Franconia Sculpture Park

My first visit to the sculpture park was a great one. The fall day was warm but overcast. I loved all the colors of the trees. I was here with the Urban Sketchers group. I walked around the park to check out the artwork. I then decided to sketch two pieces. The area is so large that it can accommodate many people without seeming crowded. The day featured large puppets and folks on stilts. There was a scavenger hunt and pumpkin carving. Lots of families and pets. I was early so parking was easy. Make a donation to support this wonderful park.

This place is very pleasant. The grass and foliage was turning brown so it won't be as pretty with the sculpture within it.Place is big for a sculpture park. Visiting center was very clean and helpful. A nice little gift store.Overall my only critique is the art sculpture itself. To me the sculpture feels like it's just put together there for a place to show their creative work. But my only issue is don't see the artistic style or value of each piece. What im trying to say is most of the art pieces are just made to look like art pieces and most of the sculpture are redundant and plain or boring. It's too many of the same style sculpture repeatedly and some sculptures - it was hard to define what it is or what makes it artistic.But if you want to drive 30mins outside of Saint Paul to walk around looking at sculptures then this is a good spot with ample parking spaces.

Buggy in the evening!The horse flies and mosquitoes were very present. Prepare with bug spray.The sculptures were beautiful. I enjoyed exploring the art, but did cut the trip short because I was not prepared for the bugs.I look forward to come back again and see what was missed from my first visit.

I've visited this place twice over the past few years and love it. There's so much space and so many cool things to look at. Dog friendly as well! There is also a little farmer's market on occasion. Always a great place to visit. The parking lot looks small but I never have a problem finding a spot. There's indoor bathrooms and a gift shop inside which I haven't seen myself but my husband said it was nice. Worth the drive!

This was absolutely an incredible experience!I am from LA and moving to MN next year. My husband and I went to experience this and it was so wonderful! We went during the Halloween event and it was great! I took a ton of pictures, we enjoyed the walk through and festivities! A must see if you are anywhere near here and worth the drive if you are not!HIGHLY RECOMMEND!

It's a breath of fresh air to see original artwork on display on such a beautiful venue. I would highly recommend this for anybody who loves art, hiking or supporting artist having a venue to display their pieces.

Cool unique sculptures all over the property ! Nice postcards inside the gift shop and bottled water for those hot days.

If you are in the area and have the time, definitely stop by this place. Even if you're not into art, it's a nice place to get out and stretch and take a nice walk. Very unique displays and if you are adult enough to not get too bent out of shape about agendas behind some of the pieces, you will be just fine. If not, don't look at them. An overall nice addition to a day trip in the area.

This place is SO COOL! I am baffled by the fact that it took me 2 years of living here to discover it! Why isn't there more talk about this place?It's all so much bigger than you can imagine. The further you walk, the more you see right as you approach it or discover more things to see in the distance! The kids had a blast exploring and running around. This puts the Minneapolis sculpture park to shame.They even have an area with chairs and a stage! I wonder how many weddings they've had there! Makes me want to renew my vows there for real.I can't say enough how much we enjoyed visiting! We wanted to stay longer but we got there only a couple hours before they closed. Next time will be an all day event, and I'll bring cash to donate! Thank you so much for having this open to the public!

We have been to many sculpture parks across the country and this is the first one that we did not enjoy. Art can be quirky, odd, etc. but many of the sculptures in this one just were not that artistic. There were a only scant few that caught our eye. I can see four boats stacked on a lakeside boat rack at thousands of places in MInnesota, it's not art. Also, we have never been to a sculpture park that is totally covered with three foot high plants everywhere which, while pretty, are a nightmare for anyone with seasonal allergies.