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Lotus Garden

Manhattan Valley

Step through a hidden door and find yourself in a 7,000-square-foot bamboo forest floating above the Upper West Side. This rooftop sanctuary, tended by 28 volunteer gardeners since 1983, rustles with fish ponds, fruit trees, and flowering shrubs: a genuine escape from the city below.

Volunteer-maintained oasis
Hidden rooftop escape
Intimate garden tour
Urban bamboo forest

Tips

🎋"A rare find on the UWS-----I love unusual finds" (Barbara)
🐟look for the fish ponds among the bamboo
📅Sundays only for public access

Lotus Garden

250 W 97th St, New York, NY 10025, USA

+1 516-249-2940

Free

www.thelotusgarden.org

Upcoming at Lotus Garden

Sunday, Jun 14
The Lotus Garden Public Hours

The Lotus Garden Public Hours

June 14 at 1pm

Perched above a parking garage, this secret rooftop garden unfolds like a private retreat you somehow stumbled into. Koi glide through small ponds while greenery muffles the city below, but you'll need to time it right: it's only open Sunday afternoons.

The Lotus Garden Open Hours

The Lotus Garden Open Hours

June 14 at 1pm

Escape the city without leaving it at this rooftop garden perched above a West 97th Street parking garage. Open just three hours each Sunday, it's a pocket-sized oasis of fish ponds, flowers, and genuine tranquility.

Thursday, Jun 18
Summer Solstice Soiree

Summer Solstice Soiree

June 18 at 6pm

Toast the longest day of summer from a secret rooftop garden hidden above Manhattan's bustle. The Lotus Garden opens its gates for an evening of sunset mingling among fish ponds, cultivated blooms, and skyline views that feel worlds away from the street below.

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