Where loft apartments overlook bustling streets, art galleries, boutiques, hip bars and restaurants.

The Pearl District is a distinctly Portland neighborhood that is bustling from early morning until late in the night. Here you'll find more than 70 home furnishing stores and dozens of restaurants including coffee shops, bakeries and cuisine from Japanese to Peruvian, Thai to French and so much more.

These charming, tree-lined sidewalks buzz morning to night with shoppers, alfresco diners and bar hoppers.

The blocks surrounding Northwest 23rd and 21st avenues, from Burnside to Vaughn streets, were once mostly residential with historic Victorian mansions and narrow streets. Today, it's a charming community of sophisticated shops, upscale restaurants, cafes and lively bars.

Take a glimpse into Portland's past, from shanghai tunnels to historic buildings.

A 10-minute walk north of downtown is Portland's oldest neighborhood: Old Town / Chinatown. Long ago, sailors and loggers frequented the saloons here, and Asian immigrants, who worked on the ships and ports, settled en masse.

A curving promenade, alfresco dining, wine tasting, unique boutiques and a seat overlooking it all on the portland aerial tram.

This southwest portland neighborhood with brick-facade buildings and mom-and-pop shops has a charming, small-town feel.

Located in the southwest hills, sandwiched between residential areas, Multnomah Village is defined by independent stores, great food and friendly residents.

A laid-back neighborhood of cafes, one-of-a-kind shops and bookstores.

This Southeast Portland hangout is home to high-end, vintage furniture and clothing shops, music stores, the world-famous Perfume House and a slew of ethnic restaurants (Afghani, Indian, Ethiopian, Lebanese, Vietnamese, Korean and Eastern European to name a few).

Where you'll find antiques row, oaks bottom wildlife refuge and Oaks Amusement Park.

Known as "antique row," the area along S.E. 13th and Milwaukie avenues is the place to go for vintage finds. Its mom-and-pop shops and quiet tree-lined streets populated by families with strollers and leashed dogs give this part of town a truly locals vibe.

This sleepy southeast neighborhood is home to hipsters and young families, and is budding with culinary gems.

There is a growing food scene happening among the quiet intersection at S.E. 26th and Clinton streets and along S.E. Division Street. Where once there were a few coffee shops, there is now a noteworthy burgeoning food scene.

A bevy of fantastic restaurants, bakeries and wine bars.

Head east of downtown to explore one of Portland's finest culinary neighborhoods, affectionately dubbed "Restaurant Row." Start your food adventure off at 28th Ave. & E. Burnside.

Portland's thriving arts community captures the city's creative spirit.

This lively northeast community, known as the Alberta Arts District, runs east from around 15th to 33rd avenues.

North Mississippi boasts a small but superb core of restaurants and retail shops.

Mississippi is fast becoming Portland's next trendy neighborhood hot spot. This six-block (give or take) stretch is home to boutiques carrying both local designers and lesser-known labels.

Home to the NBA's Portland Trail Blazers, the Oregon Convention Center, one huge shopping mall and a year-round ice skating rink.