Scavenger hunt in Portland

Explore the Rose City in a playful way. These experiences lead you past Powell's City of Books, Pioneer Courthouse Square, the Japanese Garden in Washington Park and the food cart pods of Portland.

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Bridge spot the bridges

Portland is the City of Bridges (twelve crossing the Willamette). Walk to the Burnside Bridge and take a group photo where as many different bridges as possible are visible behind you.

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Checkpoint: Japanese Garden

Navigate to the Portland Japanese Garden in Washington Park and check in at the entrance.

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Checkpoint: Pioneer Courthouse Square

Navigate to Pioneer Courthouse Square in downtown and check in on the brick steps.

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Checkpoint: Powell's City of Books

Navigate to Powell's City of Books on Burnside and check in at the main entrance.

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Flannel and beard count

Walk a single Portland block and count how many flannel shirts or impressive beards you spot. Take a group photo of the team in the same block wearing whatever flannel you have (or imitating beards with hair).

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Food cart pod feast

Portland has more food cart pods than any city. Find one (5th Avenue, Hawthorne, Mississippi) and order four different cuisines for the team. Take a single photo of the spread laid out on a picnic table.

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Garden serene pose

Inside or just outside the Japanese Garden: take a group photo where the team strikes meditative poses on a moss bank, a stone path or in front of a koi pond. The slower the breathing, the better.

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Keep Portland Weird

The "Keep Portland Weird" mural by the Burnside Bridge is the city motto. Find it (or any "Keep Portland Weird" sign or sticker) and take a group photo with team members striking deliberately weird poses.

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Local Portlander tip

Convince a local Portlander to share a tip about the city. Take a photo with your impromptu guide and remember the tip.

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Portland finale

Final challenge. Find a beautiful Portland spot and take an amazing closing group photo. Cheers from PDX!

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Portland kick-off

The hunt begins! Find a typical Portland backdrop (a vintage neon sign, a coffee cart, a moss-covered wall, a flannel shirt on a stranger) and take a group photo with the whole team in shot.

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Portland's living room shot

On Pioneer Courthouse Square: take a group photo where the team is spread across the brick amphitheatre, each person standing on a different step, like Portlandia's living room.

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Powell's color room photo

Inside Powell's: the rooms are named by colours (Blue, Red, Gold, Rose). Find one and take a group photo where each person holds a book matching the colour of the room.

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Stumptown coffee toast

Stumptown is the Portland coffee roaster that launched the third-wave coffee scene. Find a cafe (Annex on Pine is the original), order pour-overs for the team and take a group toast photo. Single-origin discussion encouraged.

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Trivia: Portland nickname

Portland Oregon has many nicknames. Which one refers to its garden heritage (two words)?

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Trivia: Powell's superlative

Powell's City of Books in Portland is the world's largest independent what (one word)?

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Voodoo Doughnut bite

Find Voodoo Doughnut (the original on SW 3rd Avenue) and take a group photo with the team biting into Voodoo Bubble or a Maple Bacon Bar. Pink box visible.

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Weird title hunt

In Powell's, find the weirdest book title you can in five minutes. Take a photo of the team holding it up like a serious book club pick.

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White Stag sign pose

The "Portland, Oregon, Old Town" white stag neon sign by the Burnside Bridge is the city's most iconic. Find a spot where the sign is in view and take a group photo where one person pretends to be the leaping stag.

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