Welcome to Rip City, the City of Bridges and Roses. We hope you'll plan to take some time to explore our fair city.

  Accommodations
Stay with one of our Season Sponsors, The Mark Spencer Hotel, the official hotel for The Gathering. Portland's hotel to the arts, The Mark Spencer is conveniently located on the Portland Streetcar line that runs directly to St. Mary's Academy where RTG will be held, and offers complimentary continental breakfasts and kitchenettes in each room! Mention RTG and you'll get the exceptional rate of $99/per night. Please secure your reservation before May 20 (503.224.3293), June is Portland's most popular tourism month and availability is limited.


MAX Moonlight Tour
Join us Friday night when we visit the Japanese-American Historic Plaza then ride MAX to the Expo Center where we'll take in the sites and sounds of Valerie Otani's Torii gates. Witness her tribute to the Japanese-Americans who made the Portland Assembly Center their home during the WWII internment. The tour begins in Nihonmachi, historic Japantown, immediately following the Opening Reception at the Oregon Nikkei Legacy Center. This guided tour is free thanks to TriMet's generous support.		  


  City Sites
Plan to include a Rose Festival event. In its 99th year, Portland's premier summer event, will end the weekend of RTG with the Portland Arts Festival and Champ Car Grand Prix.

Find sanctuary in the tranquil beauty of the Japanese-American Historical Plaza, Japanese Garden, International Rose Test Garden and Portland Classical Chinese Gardens.

Walk or run on the banks of the Willamette River; an approximate 3-mile loop connects Waterfront Park to the East Bank Esplanade by crossing the Steel and Hawthorne Bridges.

Before leaving Portland, find gifts and souvenirs at the Saturday Market (open Sundays too) and support Portland's artisans.


Transportation
You won't need a taxi or car when you visit Portland. TriMet offers light rail, streetcar, trolley and bus service. And if you stay at The Mark Spencer, you'll be within Fareless Square where you can ride all of Portland's public transportation FREE (including the Streetcar and Vintage Trolley) within the square.

Streetcar Schedule
Vintage Trolley Schedule
MAX Schedule

Taxicabs
Broadway (503.227.1234)
Portland (503.256.5400)
Rose City (503.282.7707)
  


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