We love to visit “art parks” or art collections installed outdoors. Their curation, intention, and influence range just as the size of these parks differ greatly.  Some include more site-specific environmental installations where the work feels more discovered than placed. Others are formally arranged, so it feels like you are walking through a museum but with more nature or noise. Here is the ongoing list of art parks we visited and remember. It’s not all the art we’ve seen or all the parks we’ve played at, but the places that combine the best of both! You can find our take on experiencing these places with children on this site. If you have any recommendations for art parks we should visit, let us know. We are always making travel plans for art.

Alabama

Charles W. Ireland Sculpture Garden at BMA

France

The Gardens of Versailles

Georgia

Isamu Noguchi Playground

Illinois

Cedarhurst Center for the Arts

Ireland

Liss Ard Estate Sky Garden

Italy

Gori Collection

Chianti Sculpture Park

Castello di Ama

Giardini della Biennale

Louisiana

Besthoff Sculpture Garden at NOMA

Michigan

Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park

Minnesota

The Minneapolis Sculpture Gardens at the Walker Art Center

Missouri

Laumeier Sculpture Park

Citygarden

The Mural Mile

New York

The High Line

Socrates Sculpture Park

Art Omi

Storm King

Tennessee

Carell Woodland Sculpture Trail at the Cheekwood Botanical Gardens