6 Self-Guided Tours in Portland to Build a Day Around

1.Portland (Downtown) Scavenger Hunt & Self-Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 11 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $15.90Our pick

Portland Downtown scavenger hunt with the Explorial app, app-led clues, points, and photo tasks at your pace, including Powell’s.

“Awesome and a lot of fun for everyone. Glad we did this. Interesting way to learn some things about the city.”

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2.Portland (Along the Waterfront) Scavenger Hunt & Self-Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 6 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $15.85

Portland waterfront scavenger hunt in English, $15.85, about 2 hours, self-guided via Explorial app with puzzles and photo tasks.

“Walking across the bridges was fun, but overall the tour was a little one note. Mostly consisted of walking down a single path on the Wilamette”

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3.Smartphone-Guided Walking Tour of Downtown Portland

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 6 reviews · 1 hour 10 minutes to 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $27.50

Smartphone-guided downtown Portland walk from Pioneer Courthouse to Morrison Bridge, with quick quizzes, iconic fountains, and easy pacing.

“Pioneer courthouse was a pleasant surprise We had fun walking around I liked the quiz questions It gave us a basic overview of downtown Portland and its history”

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4.Mount Hood Loop Scenic Drive Self Guided Audio Tour

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 5 reviews · 3 to 4 hours (approx.) · from $16.99

Drive the Mount Hood Loop and Columbia Gorge by self-guided audio, with 60+ stories, waterfalls, viewpoints, and offline maps.

“The start of the tour was confusing. It gave a location by the Troutdale airport but was ne where near the airport. The tour would not show the route until we were at the exact location and that seemed to be under the overpass.”

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5.Hood River Team Trivia Hunt: New 2024 Mobile Game App!

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 3 reviews · from $21

Hood River Team Trivia Hunt is a GPS puzzle walk from the History Museum, with local trivia and quests for $21, about 5 hours.

“We explored the waterfront path that we hadn't realized was there. The hunt also took us past local businesses and we discovered Wilderton distillery because of that :)”

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6.Downtown Portland’s Outdoor Sculptures: A Self-Guided Audio Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 2 reviews · 30 minutes (approx.) · from $5.20Best value

Self-guided VoiceMap walk through Downtown Portland sculptures, starting at Pioneer Courthouse Square, featuring Weather Machine and Portlandia.

“A very cute tour of some of Portland Downtown's sculptures! The directions were clear and the facts about the sculptures were interesting. I only wish it was longer - it covered a very small area of downtown. There were many other sculptures within a few blocks that I would have liked to learn about.”

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