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17 Unique Outdoor Art Gardens to Explore

Sculpture-stuffed backyards and marvelous mosaic estates to spend hours admiring.

by allegrarosenberg
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If you want to surround yourself with art without missing out on a sunny day, a wander through a unique outdoor art garden might be just what your soul is craving. 

Through the ages, trained sculptors and outsider artists alike have felt called to fill their backyards, gardens, and properties with fantastic sculptures, mosaics, and installations. These personal wonderlands are always labors of love, and often represent the life’s work of a singular artist: like the 30-plus years it took Nek Chand to construct his stone garden in Chandigarh, India, or the 20 years Niki de Saint Phalle took to build her Tarot Garden in Tuscany. 

Whimsy and delight abound in these unique gardens, filled with surprising statues and striking artworks—monuments to their creators’ dedication and vision.

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Brooklyn, New York

Columbia Street Waterfront District Sculpture Garden

This eclectic sculpture garden in Brooklyn, home to a bizarre collection of art, was once a run-down junkyard.
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Minnetrista, Minnesota

Big Stone Mini Golf

Sculpture garden and miniature golf course blend together in the oversized backyard of a Minnesota sculptor.
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