For seekers of gourmet street food, an unstoppable flow of craft beer and a heady dose of weirdness in the Pacific Northwest, the best destination is not be as obvious as it might seem. People are so friendly that there’s an area named Friendly Neighborhood, and the city’s hippies are authentic, not hipster. Progressive businesses have filled the spaces in between the community gardens, co-ops and natural food stores that have existed since the ’70s. Today, the city is a haven not just for students and sports fans but also for beer lovers, food lovers, artists and musicians. The heart of Eugene’s vibrant counterculture beats downtown at the Saturday Market, the first of its kind in the U.S., founded in 1970. The market is shut down for the winter, but you can get the same kind of vibe at the indoor iteration, the Holiday Market, open on weekends through Dec.