The Portland, Oregon Challenge!

Here's a challenge for those of you living in or around Portland, Oregon, who used to live in or around Portland, Oregon, or love visiting Portland, Oregon:

If you were to visit Austin, Texas and said you wanted to see what made Austin such a great city, or you just wanted to have a good time, I would tell you to:

• Have breakfast at the Magnolia Cafe on South Congress Avenue, then stroll up and down the street and enjoy the various shops and galleries (particularly Yard Dog). Take lots of time and then have lunch at Guerro's.
• Take in a show at the Continental Club and/or Ginny's Little Longhorn
• Take in a movie at the Alamo Draft House
• Have some beer and play table shuffle board on a beautiful antique table at the Shoal Creek Saloon
• Drive out to Black's barbecue in Lockhart, for great food, Texas prairie scenery, and a cute little town visit
• Hike Barton Creek
• Walk around downtown and the grounds of the state capital
• Enjoy the sunset over Lake Austin at the Oasis Restaurant
• Stroll around Waterloo Records and Book People, then have some ice cream at Amy's.

If you were to visit Louisville, Kentucky, I would tell you to:

• go to any of the Irish bars on Bardstown Road in the late afternoon or early evening with your dog, and just eat and drink and people watch outside (and play cornhole is such is offered)
• have breakfast at Lynn's Paradise Cafe and then visit the shops two doors up and two doors down on either side of it.
• walk around the Highlands and take in some really amazingly-beautiful houses (if any are for sale and having an open house, go in!), then visit the Pie Kitchen.
• go to Cherokee Park and have a picnic with your dog
• go see a baseball game at Louisville Slugger field
• take the Louisville Slugger factory tour
• visit the historic house and grounds of Locust Grove (during an event like a concert or festival is even more fun)
• go to any bar during a U of KY game (I'm sure there's a few Cardinal fans in Louisville as well)
• drive down and take the Maker's Mark tour, then stroll around Bardstown, and see some lovely Kentucky scenery in between your drives.
• visit the Speed Art Museum

Now, people of Portland and lovers of Portland, do the same for me regarding your city and the surrounding area: offer concrete ways to spend a morning, an afternoon, an evening, even an entire weekend, that would make someone say, "Wow, this is really nice/great/different. This is what makes Portland cool." We've seen Powell's Books (which is WAY impressive and more addictive than heroin), we've visited Silverton (adorable) and we've had some nice lunches at a few places (all nice, but nothing really special). Here's your chance to show us what we're missing!