New York's Hidden Tropical Forest
A miniature rainforest is growing inside of a Midtown Manhattan office building.

šŸ“œ A tropical jungle hidden inside an office building, built in 1967 by Kevin Roche and John Dinkeloo for the Ford Foundation.
šŸ” Twelve stories high, constructed of glass and steel, functioning as an oversize tropical greenhouse.

Why Go

šŸŒæ Unique indoor tropical forest
šŸ¢ Remarkable glass and steel architecture
šŸ’§ Self-sustaining ecosystem with collected rainfall
šŸš¶ Open to the public year-round

Why Avoid

āš ļø Public access conditional on gallery exhibition

šŸ•’ Hours

Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. when the gallery has an exhibition on view. If the gallery is closed, there is no public access.

šŸ“ Address

The Ford Foundation Building, 320 East 43rd Street, New York, New York, 10017, United States

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