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From earthquake simulators and working science labs to a real Navy submarine floating on the Willamette River, OMSI turns an ordinary museum visit into an unforgettable Oregon adventure. There’s a moment when you’re approaching the Oregon…
Rainy afternoons, neighborhood strolls, and a stop for something sweet feel like a natural part of life in Portland. In a city where people care deeply about good food and local businesses, there's one bakery on…
It started with a million dollar hamburger. Now they sell some of the best steak in Portland.
While Portland has changed dramatically over the years, Goose Hollow Inn still feels wonderfully familiar.
If you've spent much time in Oregon, you've probably heard the claim before: Portland has more strip clubs per capita than any other city in the United States. Whether you're a lifelong Oregonian or just visiting…
For most of us, Oregon exists as a collection of familiar things. Highways winding toward the coast. Farm fields stretching across the Willamette Valley. Neighborhood streets in Portland. Tiny eastern high desert towns. Fences separating properties.…
There are certain Portland restaurants people mention with a kind of reverence. The kind of place locals insist you have to try at least once, visitors plan entire mornings around, and hungry diners willingly stand in…
Portland has never been a city that settles for ordinary. It’s a place where creativity spills into the streets, where old buildings are given new life, and where some of the most memorable spots are the…
We're going a bit out on a limb here at That Oregon Life. This story began as a sort of "Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives" compilation, but after a giant list of my own and a slew…
There are restaurants you try once… and then there are the ones you grow up with. The ones where the coffee is always hot, the booths feel like they’ve heard a thousand stories, and the pie…
Fair warning… this is not the kind of place you go when you’re trying to “be good.” Fogo de Chão has officially opened at Bridgeport Village in the old McCormick & Schmicks building (RIP), marking its…
If you’ve ever wished you could press pause on the noise of everyday life without actually leaving Portland, there’s a place that quietly delivers exactly that. Tucked into a basalt cliff in northeast Portland, The Grotto…
