Places near me Random place
All the United States Minnesota Saint Paul Western Sculpture Park

Western Sculpture Park

An underappreciated sculpture garden just a few blocks from the capitol building.

Saint Paul, Minnesota

kemlevi2713 profile photo
Added By
Kynaroo
Western Sculpture Park   kemlevi2713 / Atlas Obscura User
Western Sculpture Park   kemlevi2713 / Atlas Obscura User
Western Sculpture Park   kemlevi2713 / Atlas Obscura User
  Collector of Experiences / Atlas Obscura User
  michaelnhartman / Atlas Obscura User
  michaelnhartman / Atlas Obscura User
  michaelnhartman / Atlas Obscura User
  Collector of Experiences / Atlas Obscura User
  michaelnhartman / Atlas Obscura User
Been Here
Want to go
Added to list

This Place Is a Stub

Help improve this place with additional information or photos.

Make an Edit

About

A hidden gem within walking distance of the capitol building tucked away behind several apartments. The plants and hedges are overgrown, and weeds grow through the sidewalk cracks. However, this park hosts many events during the summer months for the residents and general public.  

Western Sculpture Park is a collaborative venture between Public Art Saint Paul and the City of Saint Paul. The goal is to imagine and create a more beautiful city by placing artists in leading roles. 

Places

Discover your next amazing Atlas Place.

Get more unusual and extraordinary places each week with the Atlas Obscura Places newsletter.

Your newsletter subscriptions with us are subject to Atlas Obscura's Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.

Know Before You Go

Exit off I-94W on Marion Rd, or Kellogg Blvd coming from I-94E. The park is on Marion, to the right is the old Sears building and the park is on the left. Plenty of street parking is available on both sides of the road and side streets. Just read the signs to avoid costly downtown tickets. Do not park in apartment building parking lots.

There are plenty of delicious foods within walking distance on University Ave. 

Community Contributors

kemlevi2713 profile photo

Added By

kemlevi2713

michaelnhartman profile photo

Edited By

michaelnhartman

Published

July 6, 2021

Edit this listing

Make an Edit
Add Photos
Sources

Related Tags

Art Sculpture Gardens Public Art

Nearby Places

Explore the Destination Guide

Related Places

  • Crawick Multiverse.

    Crawick, Scotland

    Crawick Multiverse

    Modern megaliths form this work of cosmic, Celtic landscape art.

  • Plaza Botero in Medellín.

    Medellín, Colombia

    Plaza Botero

    Home to 23 voluptuous and instantly lovable sculptures by one of Latin America's most celebrated artists.

  • The People’s Treasure

    Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

    The People’s Treasure

    Cool Soviet-era public sculpture outside the Kyrgyz National Academy of Sciences on Chuy Ave.

  • Waldkunstpfad

    Darmstadt, Germany

    Waldkunstpfad

    A forest outside Darmstadt becomes an open-air art gallery, where international artists turn trees, branches, stones, and clearings into strange, playful, and thought-provoking works.

  • City of Justice

    Vilnius, Lithuania

    City of Justice

    Another beautiful spot in the hidden universe of Eames Demetrios.

Aerial image of Vietnam, displaying the picturesque rice terraces, characterized by their layered, verdant fields.
Atlas Obscura Membership

Become an Atlas Obscura Member

Join our community of curious explorers.

Become a Member