Mobile App

Available for free for iOS and android powered smartphones and tablets

Chart your own course through Lan Su Chinese Garden with our new free mobile app, Meridian.  Designed for both iOS (iPhone and iPad) and Android based phones and tablets, the app is part personal tour guide for Lan Su’s key points of interest, plant guide including “What’s Blooming” in Lan Su, a map with turn-by-turn directions and a comprehensive list of all of the events that your membership or admission ticket gets you into.

Key Features Include

  • Garden map with GPS: Find your current location within the garden and navigate using the digital floor plan. Note: the GPS feature requires an active mobile data plan.
  • Turn-by-turn directions: Get to the next pavilion, plant of interest or other location within the garden using the quickest route possible.
  • Tour the garden: Take a tour onsite with detailed information on each of the garden’s key points of interest.
  • Plant guide: See key plants within the garden including a frequently updated list of what’s in bloom.
  • Event guide: Preview Lan Su’s upcoming featured events and see a list of all upcoming events happening during Lan Su’s regular hours, all of which are included with membership or admission.
  • Garden information: Learn the history of Lan Su, see the garden’s Chinese teahouse and menu, become a member and follow Lan Su on social media.
  • Preview your visit: Download the app at home and plan your trip by seeing events on the day of your visit
  • Share the beauty of the garden with friends and family: Lan Su’s app can be accessed from anywhere in the world so you can re-live your visit over and over and learn more about the garden for a return visit
  • See other great Portland sites: Lan Su’s app is built on Meridian, an app framework that also includes the world famous Powell’s Bookstore, Portland Art Museum, Portland international Airport and the Portland Timbers already built-in!

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Download from the App Store    Download from the Android Marketplace

There's always something new at Lan Su.

Ongoing Programs

Lan Su Chinese Garden offers infinite paths to discovery, whether you are a visitor simply taking in the beauty of the garden for the first  time, or a member who comes back day after day to sip tea in the Teahouse. Most activities are included with your purchase of membership or admission. Visitors can join in an instructor-led tai chi session, take a guided tour of the garden with a staff horticulturalist, enjoy live music performances at the Teahouse, or learn to play Chinese games like mahjong and weichi.

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