{"product_id":"secret-portland-oregon-ann-carroll-burgess-9781550229240","title":"Secret Portland, Oregon: The Unique Guidebook to Portland's Hidden Sites, Sounds, \u0026 Tastes","description":"Portland, the secret gem of the West Coast, is almost too good to be true. Imagine a city where a bookstore occupies an entire city block. A city where brewing beer has been elevated to an art form; a city containing both the world's smallest dedicated park and largest forested city wilderness. No sales tax, old-fashioned gas stations, the only volcano within city limits, and a world-renowned transit system. You would have to be imagining Portland, and you wouldn't be dreaming. \u003ci\u003eSecret Portland\u003c\/i\u003e is the only guide that takes the time to explore the city's scores of lesser-known treasures -- the secrets that make it a place worth dreaming about. Leading you to the spots that only locals know, \u003ci\u003eSecret Portland\u003c\/i\u003e is readable, quirky, and intimate, exposing little-known histories and legends, the best ethnic eateries, chicest cheap hotels, and locally favoured nightspots. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDon't miss the opportunity to watch the weather machine in Pioneer Courthouse Square, choose a favourite blossom at the International Rose Test Garden, ride the only three-door elevator west of the Mississippi, or embark on an epic pub-crawl to the city's celebrated microbreweries. Let \u003ci\u003eSecret Portland\u003c\/i\u003e show you a side of the city you'll never forget. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSecret Portland\u003c\/i\u003e is the latest in the acclaimed and award-winning \u003ci\u003eSecret Guides\u003c\/i\u003e series. To date, we've unlocked the secrets to New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Boston, Providence and Newport, Toronto, Ottawa, Vancouver, and Montréal.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ann Carroll Burgess,Tom Burgess\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1550229249\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781550229240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e ECW Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.63lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.00h x 5.00w x 0.75d","brand":"Ann Carroll Burgess","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48807898513663,"sku":"9781550229240","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/secret-portland-oregon-ann-carroll-burgess-9781550229240","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}