If you have even the remotest interest in either gardens or Chinese culture, just go. You will not be disappointed. Lan Su is a small but stunning garden in the heart of downtown Portland. I've never seen anything like it in this country.

If you have time, take an afternoon to enjoy lunch in Portland's Chinatown, then walk down to the Clasical Chinese Garden. Every detail has been addressed to bring you from a bustling cityscape, into the Zen peace of a well designed garden, complete with Koi ponds & amazing architechture. You will be glad you did!

Quiet refuge in inner city. Worth a visit if you love Asia. Very good male docent tour.

after visiting the huge 5 acre japonese garden I wondered how this would compare... it does well and in such a small space captures one and transports one into another world.. the peace and quiet in the middle of the city is amazing! the tea and the treats and the chinese music was the icing on the cake! I stayed... More

Be sure to stop into the Tea House for a beverage. Enjoy being surrounded by serenity and calm. Relax and enjoy.

so much to see - hidden gardens, lovely tea house, incredible stone work

Very interesting and beautiful. The guided tour is worth doing as you will learn much more about the gardens than if doing it alone. Best to do if you can catch it when there are no group tours (schools) as you may miss the peacefulness.

This is a quick little stop in the Portland tour. It doesn't take long and there are lots of picture opportunities to be had.

There are fewer Chinese restaurants than there once were in the Old Town neighborhood on Portland's near Northwest side, but this venerable and venerated oasis of Chinese vegetation and culture remains and is well worth a visit and the admission fee (which, after all, goes toward its continued existence).