Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park

Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park is an attraction in Grand Rapids, MI, part of the West Michigan guide. Cost: $25 to $50.

1000 East Beltline Ave NE · Grand Rapids, MI

Why you should go…

Opened in 1995, this 158-acre botanical garden and sculpture park pairs horticulture with modern and contemporary art. You walk among more than 200 works of sculpture set in the landscape, an 8-acre Japanese garden, the Michigan Farm Garden and a children's garden. Indoors, the five-story Lena Meijer Tropical Conservatory holds coconut palms, orchids and banana trees, and annual traditions include a spring butterfly exhibit and fall mums.

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#sculpture park
#japanese garden
#tropical conservatory
#art museum

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