Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park

Always growing. Always beautiful. Always new.

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    (616) 957-1580

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    meijergardens.org

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    Sculpture Garden

Address

1000 E Beltline Ave NE (btwn Bradford & Leonard) Grand Rapids , MI 49525 United States

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Wi-Fi Free
Outdoor Seating Yes

Comments / 78


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Alejandro Garro

The sculpture park is very nice, and the gardens are really something. The man-made waterfall is quite a view . The horse is impressive! Very nice place overall. Looking forward to the Japanese Garden .

Amy Lebowsky

This is truly one of Michigan's gems. I didn't start visiting until a few years ago and I feel like I really missed out! It is an outstanding way to spend an afternoon, any time of the year.

Chad Curry

Sooo beautiful and some really amazing sculptures . The 24ft bronze horse is magnificent and well placed. The kids play area is also wonderful and educational with tree houses.

Phillip Overley

Had the whole family here and it was a great experience for all of us. We all were amazed!!! You will be at an Awwwwwwwww.

M N A T 2

Every concert here is amazing, such an awesome venue! Let the dancers dance , eventually every will be dancing along too...white people sometimes just take a little longer to get movin!

Marc Vermut

Beautiful, awesome, interesting, colorful. Delivers on its name. Plus, Butterflies !

Lily

it's a huge place! it's just beautiful and i feel relaxed to walk around the gardens and art pieces.

Sokenbicha Tea

This botanical garden is currently the 2nd most-popular cultural destination in Michigan with 600,000 annual visitors and welcomed its 6 millionth visitor on 5/7/10.

BarbaraKB

A peaceful place to view huge modern sculptures and enjoy lovely gardens .

Rudy Zung

Go see The American Horse sculpture , the story of which is http://www.atlasobscura.com/places/leonardo-s-horse-il-cavallo-dello-sforza

ikach

Try to spot the tropical birds near the feeder and scrambling on the ground within the tropical gardens

Yolis Garza

Beautiful gardens , is better to walk than taking the train , if you walk, you can take closer pictures to sculptures

Anna Peters

Great library , beautiful landscaping, and a vast array of succulent plants.

Lisa Rose Starner

It's impossible to be lonely in the company of plants. This is a great place for plant therapy, especially in the dead of winter ... And a good place to brush up on your botany skills.

Laura Byers

This is a great place to buy a membership: you will always have an interesting, changing walk!! If you walk the entire Garden as well as indoors, plus through the parking lot , you can clock a little

Joel J

Cafe just a bit pricy but the outdoor seating has some small water fountains that make it especially nice in warm weather.

Raymond Bailey

A must see if in Grand Rapids. Take a few hours to walk around.

Amanda Zylstra

Wear comfy shoes . There is allot of cool stuff to look at. Great place to take pictures.

WZZM 13 News

The Butterflies are Blooming at Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park in Grand Rapids.WZZM 13 Meteorologist Aaron Ofseyer just had to check it out. We claim no responsibility for what he decided to wear. Read more

Joel J

The red barn in the farm area is a wonderful place for picnics . Bring a lunch to enjoy!

Jorge de Leon

If you're at a wedding here, make sure you get at least 3 drinks lined up prior to dinner service because you can't get a drink during the dinner service. *protip*

K_to_the_ukla

Go to the Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park and check out da Vinci's Horse. Pat yourself on the back for saving $2,337.20 by not flying to Malan to see the same thing. Read more

Matt Rich

Butterfly gardens and the summer concert series are must see events

Kristen Jeffery

Fun place for the family! Bring a towel and let the kids get wet!

Denise

Outstanding venue for a concert . FYI, beer and wine are $7 each.

Luis Torres

Best place for a walk ????

Lewis Inman

Great for the family!!!

Blaine

Beautiful flowers and plants.

Frederick B

Come to the annual Xmas trees exhibit . Lots of lovely cultural misappropriation and incorrect facts.

Matthew Heminger

Students get a discount and children under 3 enter free!

Diane Franklin Kellogg

wonderful place to take your family or even just you

Pete Bruinsma

Wow this place is world-class, gets better every show! Tip: no tips allowed, so think of a great compliment for your server.

Colin Z.

AAA members receive a discount of $0.50 per adult ticket.

Tommy Allen

Pretty amazing new Japanese Garden . You just have to wait until 2015 for the dedication.

Stephanie Bishop

Beautiful. Nice family atmosphere

Vicki Bramer

Beautiful place!

Leah Burke

The plants here are super fresh

Jess Dawson-Will

Possibly the best place in the world to see a show on a Wednesday night, I'm talking about Bright Eyes... :) Read more

Boiling Pot Festival

Amazing art here! Not to mention the world class musicians who play here!

Forrest

Take a walk around the sculpture gardens in the springtime.

Brian Kozminski

Love the butterflies !

Kim Cheesebro

Picnic lunch surrounded by fall

Angela

Bring a change of clothes just in case the water "escapes" from the Great Lakes Garden .

Phil Hull

The Children's Garden is awesome.

Tom McNally

Enjoy the Summer Concert Series sponsored by Harvey Lexus!

Stephanie Bishop

Beautiful place amazing scenes

Joel J

Save $3 on student prices.

Jack's Mannequin On Tour

Come back and see Jack's Mannequin and Guster Live on August 31st, 2011. More info here: <aclass="entity url"rel="nofollow" href="http://jacksmannequin.com/tour"target="_blank" data-sig="lEi665QC+5z4KyPF7npQcQiIjXk=" onmousedown="fourSq.ui.OutgoingLink.mousedown($(this), event)" data-source="tip-text">http://jacksmannequin.com/tour</a>

karen rothenberger

The Chihuly exhibit is amazing! Check out the water pond with blue moon and yellow boat.

Michael Neveau

Trees from around the world.

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Give yourself an hour just to meander through. The tea house keeps very strange and sporadic hours, so don't have your heart set on a cuppa. - JenKudu

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They have a great selection of craft beer. Pretty much rivals any high end liquor store - Kyle McFarland

Outdoor Sculpture
The American Horse (1999) by Nina Akamu

It's really impressive - JenKudu