Grand Rapids was originally in our itinerary as a stopover between visiting family in Canada and Chicago.  Although our route changed, we stuck to our plans so we could visit Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park which looked pretty cool in our pre-trip research.

It turned out to be a great stop – the city has a small but quality history museum (apparently one of the oldest in the US) that the kids loved – think Robot Zoo, National Geographic Earth Explorers et al.

However, the Gardens and Sculpture Park was the winner – no better way to appreciate these wonderful pieces of art than in an immaculately manicured and lush landscape.  It may not be on your regular itinerary, but if you are in that part of the world, definitely worth a visit.  Some sculpture highlights below, and all photos from Grand Rapids are here.

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