Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park

Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park is a 158-acre (64 ha) botanical garden , art museum, and outdoor sculpture park located in Grand Rapids Township , Michigan , United States . Opened in 1995, Meijer Gardens quickly established itself in the Midwest as a major cultural attraction jointly focused on horticulture and sculpture. Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park includes a large tropical conservatory, an 8-acre Japanese garden, major works of modern and contemporary sculpture on the grounds and indoors, along with a series of outdoor gardens and nature trails. On its northern border, it neighbors Leonard Street, directly across from Forest Hills Northern campus shared by Northern Trails Upper Elementary School, Northern Hills Middle School, and Forest Hills Northern High School . It is a well attended cultural site in Michigan, having attracted 750,000 visitors annually between 2015 - 2017. Meijer Gardens has continued to grow their permanent collection of sculpture from major figures in Modern and Contemporary art while building additional structures for indoor and outdoor gardens. In 2018, the Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park was included as one of "Eleven of the World's Greatest Sculpture Parks" by Artsy .