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Washington Park vs Tom McCall Waterfront Park
Washington Park and Tom McCall Waterfront Park are both highly recommended by reviewers writing for major publications. On balance, Tom McCall Waterfront Park ranks significantly better than Washington Park. Tom McCall Waterfront Park scores 90 with approval from 6 sources like Not For Tourists, Frommer's and Fodor's.
Washington Park
Lonely Planet
Travel + Leisure
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SW Park Place, Portland, OR 97210
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Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"Hoyt Arboretum showcases more than 1000 species of native and exotic trees and has 12 miles of walking trails. It's prettiest in the fall."
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Travel + Leisure
"This park has enough sights and attractions that it’s easy to spend a full day here. If time is short, though, focus on the International Rose Garden."
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"Washington Park is set on 546 acres on the city’s West Hills, where it overlooks downtown Portland and east beyond into the mountains."
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Michelin Guide
2 Stars
"Unlike Forest Park, most of Washington Park has been landscaped to serve as a setting for its acclaimed gardens, zoo and nature-related attractions. "
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Condé Nast Traveler
"You could spend days and days exploring this spectacular 410-acre city park, one of Portland’s oldest and most beautiful, and easily accessed from downtown."
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Tom McCall Waterfront Park
Fodor's
Lonely Planet
Not For Tourists
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Michelin Guide
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Front Avenue, Portland, OR 97205
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Fodor's
"Affords a fine ground-level view of downtown Portland's bridges and skyline. Once an expressway, it's now the site for many annual celebrations, among them the Rose Festival."
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Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"This popular riverside park, which lines the west bank of the Willamette River... replaced an old freeway with 1.5 miles of paved sidewalks and grassy spaces."
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Not For Tourists
"This park used to be a highway. Portland traded up."
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"The park starts at the Broadway Bridge, stretches south for about 2 miles and then converts into a portion of the Greenway, a path continuing south to Willamette Park."
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Michelin Guide
1 Star
"The grassy 23-acre park that now stretches for about 1.5mi along the Willamette River was once Portland's raucous river port. "
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