Portland Art Museum vs Pioneer Courthouse Square
Both are endorsed by professional travelers. On balance, Portland Art Museum scores marginally higher than Pioneer Courthouse Square. Portland Art Museum is ranked #7 in Portland with approval from 7 reviewers including Where, Concierge and Travel + Leisure.
Portland Art Museum
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1219 SW Park Avenue, Portland, OR 97205
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Fodor's
"The treasures at the Pacific Northwest's oldest arts facility span 35 centuries of Asian, European, and American art."
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Concierge
"The permanent collection includes a range of contemporary, Native American, and European art."
Frommer's
"This is the oldest art museum in the Northwest, and it has an excellent collection of modern and contemporary art."
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Travel + Leisure
"Since the construction in 2005 of a new wing, the Pacific Northwest’s oldest art museum has really become two facilities in one."
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"Now one of the 25 largest museums in the United States, the Portland Art Museum has a collection of more than 32,000 works of art from American Indian artifacts to Monet’s Waterlilies."
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Pioneer Courthouse Square
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701 Southwest Sixth Avenue, Portland, OR 97204
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Fodor's
"In many ways the living room, public heart, and commercial soul of downtown, Pioneer Square is not entirely square, rather an amphitheater-like brick piazza."
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Lonely Planet
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"The heart of downtown Portland, this brick plaza is nicknamed 'Portland's living room' and is the most visited public space in the city."
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Travel + Leisure
"Spend any time in Pioneer Courthouse Square and you'll find that it's ground zero for the alternative lifestyle embraced by the city."
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Not For Tourists
"Portland's living room. Sit down a bit. Unless it's raining."
Where
"Food vendors, a flower stand, a Starbucks and public restrooms add to the charm of Pioneer Courthouse Square, and the city’s light-rail system runs on two sides of the square."
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