This Portland suburb is perhaps best known as the headquarters of Nike.
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It’s fitting that a giant sports apparel maker chose to locate here, for Beaverton is close to just about any kind of athletic opportunity you can imagine: Both the ocean and the slopes are a little over an hour away. Plenty of hiking, biking, and golfing is available right in town (Beaverton has nearly a thousand acres of parkland). For a more leisurely day, residents can hit the nearby Washington Square shopping mall or Beaverton’s weekly Farmers Market, which has been recognized as one of the best in the west. --B.D. Is Beaverton a great town, or what?
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