Portland Self-Guided City Walking Tour & Scavenger Hunt

4.8
(11 reviews)
Portland (US), USA

2 hours (approximately)
Offered in: English and 1 more

A bookstore the size of a city block, a copper goddess and a dragon-guarded gateway — Portland keeps it delightfully weird.

This app-led scavenger hunt takes you through Portland on foot, using phone-based riddles to guide you from one landmark to the next. No guide, no fixed start time.

• Lose yourself in Powell's City of Books, the world's largest indie bookstore
• Pass the dragons of the Chinatown Gateway
• Look up at Portlandia, the hammered-copper giant above the crowd

Around 2 hours, any group size, available in English and Spanish.

Keep Portland weird — and keep score while you're at it.

What's Included

Riddles, trivia challenges, and photo tasks
Points and scoring system — compete with your group
Access to all tour content for the full route
Unique game code - sent by email after booking
Self-guided walking tour via the Explorial App required (free download)
Flexibility: no waiting, start when you want, own pace, a many breaks as you want
Smartphone is required and not provided. Fully charged with active data connection (internet)
No live guide: The tour is 100% self-guided – no one will be meeting you at the starting point
This is not an audio guide

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point
1000 SW Naito Pkwy

→ Book 1 ticket for each participant → You get one game code per booking by text or Viator message → Download the Explorial App from explorial.com or your app store → Open the app and enter provided game code (6 digits) → All particpants join the game with same game code

End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What to expect

Starting at 1000 SW Naito Parkway on the waterfront, you'll open the Explorial app, enter the 6-digit game code that you received by text and Viator chat message, and head into downtown. The tour is fully self-guided — no guide, no fixed start time, just your group and the city.

Powell's City of Books devours a whole city block with a million volumes under one roof. Riddles browse the colour-coded rooms without getting lost — mostly.

The Chinatown Gateway follows, five roofs and two bronze lions marking the historic district's entrance. Trivia bows respectfully.

Then Portlandia leans down from the Portland Building — the second-largest hammered-copper statue in America after Lady Liberty, and far more publicity-shy.

Around two hours of bridges, books and food-cart temptations. The leaderboard names Portland's finest — weirdness counts double.

Additional info

  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • After booking you receive a text message and a Viator message with your game code. Download the Explorial app from your appstore or explorial.com. Open the app, enter your 6 digit game code
  • Technical requirements: You will need a fully charged smartphone and an active mobile data connection
  • Recommended attire: It’s best to wear weather-appropriate clothing and comfortable walking shoes — approx. 2 hours of light walking
  • Weather & Health Guarantee: If bad weather or illness prevents you from going on the tour, you can simply reschedule it for another day. You can also rebook to a different city or request a refund
  • Entrance fees are not required for the game. All puzzles relate to the public areas of the sights
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Self-guided Tours
Walking Tours
Fun & Games
Scavenger Hunts
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Low Last Minute Supplier Cancellation Rate
Short term availability

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Rating

4.8 Based on 11 11 reviews
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