The Top Five Places in Portland To Avoid Tourists

The Top Five Places in Portland To Avoid Tourists

What follows is one of the many articles in the Mercury‘s 2026 Music Issue. Find a print copy here, subscribe to get a copy mailed to you here, and if you’re feeling generous and want to keep these types of articles coming, support us here.—eds. Warmer weather means tourists are now descending on our fair city, like raccoons advancing on a New Seasons dumpster. As any true Portlander will tell you, no restaurant, bar, or public park is safe from…