Portland, Oregon's largest little city, is a bastion of creative living, excellent food, happy inebriation and devotion to the great outdoors. Video: New York Times
There's no point fighting the beards and skinny jeans stereotypes in Portland - embracing them is the way to love the hipster capital of the Pacific Northwest.
The city's hippie streak has a lot to do with the surrounding nature, however, and Forest Park is the largest urban park in the US. Stretching from near Downtown along the Willamette River, and with more than 110 kilometres of walking trails, it's an easy-access taste of the north-west's entrancing wild landscapes.
