Academic Activities in Portland, OR

From fiery deaths to watery graves: In this 1.5 mile cemetery walking tour, we weave what we know of the peoples who lived here for millennia with verifiable stories of recent centuries. We can only guess, based on our psychics’ readings and eerie coincidences we have observed, where people here before us feared to walk and canoe at night. As a wise person wrote, every story ends as a ghost story. Our ghosts are legion. We now call it Oregon; “ourigan” was ancestral home to hundreds of thousands. They have left a darkness here, expressed with stories from the earliest days of our written history to modern times. Starting with early disasters, we will tell ghost stories we have collected, from fiery deaths to those in the waters of nearby river; from self-inflicted to deaths brought by the state or a rich man’s guilt. Our route takes us through the inner eastside, where more of Portland’s disasters have happened than any other part of the city & where many early settlers are buried.

Explore the Columbia River Gorge on a 4-hour private tour from Portland. Visit five waterfalls, including Latourell, Wahkeena, and Oregon's 620-foot Multnomah Falls. Take in panoramic views from Vista House at Crown Point and relax at Rooster Rock State Park. An optional visit to The Grotto is available. Door-to-door private transportation and an English/Mandarin bilingual driver-guide are included. Group size is limited to six guests. Adults and children are charged per person. Infants ages 0-2 travel free but must be included in the booking and occupy their own seat. Complimentary age-appropriate child safety seats are available on request. Please provide each child's age, height, and weight when booking so we can arrange the appropriate seat. This tour is not wheelchair accessible. Walking paths and stairs at some viewpoints require a moderate fitness level.

Jumpstart your morning with a huge variety of coffee and donuts across 4-5 mouthwatering stops where each bite and sip was crafted right here in Portland. Along the way, immerse yourself in quirky history while exploring Downtown Portland. We like to think this the perfect way to discover Downtown Portland, see where locals get their coffee and donut fix, and have fun! Tour highlights: - Taste two single-origin coffees brewed by pour-over, side by side. - Portland has over 75 locally owned donut shops, and we’ll sample a selection of the best from our favorite. - Stand in Pioneer Courthouse Square and learn all about “Portland’s Living Room”. - At the coziest Portland hole-in-the-wall café, indulge in a traditional macchiato paired with a homemade French pastry. - Plus much more! Note: We do not visit Voodoo or Blue Star during this tour as they are on the common tourist track – instead we keep it local.

A bookstore the size of a city block, a copper goddess and a dragon-guarded gateway — Portland keeps it delightfully weird. This app-led scavenger hunt takes you through Portland on foot, using phone-based riddles to guide you from one landmark to the next. No guide, no fixed start time. • Lose yourself in Powell's City of Books, the world's largest indie bookstore • Pass the dragons of the Chinatown Gateway • Look up at Portlandia, the hammered-copper giant above the crowd Available in 24 languages including English, French, German, Spanish, Italian — see the full list when booking and choose yours when you start the game in the app. Around 2 hours - any group size. Keep Portland weird — and keep score while you're at it.