My other favorite piece at the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden was an untitled set of rocks painted with a cool, shimmering, metallic paint in lovely shades:
Like most art, I can’t tell you exactly why I was drawn to it, only that I was.
Again I was grateful for the rain that had fallen which offered some interesting views reflecting off the puddles!
As promised, here’s a closer look at my very favorite sculpture in the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden…”Spoonbridge and Cherry.” Pretty self-explanatory, no?
I especially love that not only is the spoon sitting in the water, the stem of the cherry is also a water feature!
This was a really cool thing to get to see in person, with the city in the background and the cherry standing out against the grey sky!
One of my favorite things about our trip to Minneapolis last month was getting to visit the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden. It’s a beautiful place, with many interesting pieces of art. My two favorites (which I’ll be looking at in greater detail in the coming days) were “Spoonbridge and Cherry,” which I’m told is a favorite of locals, as well, and at set of shimmering “Untitled” rocks:
There were so many other cool sculptures, too:
We were fortunate to experience only a bit of light rain while we were there, but the rain that had fallen earlier made for some excellent puddle photography!
I love finding cool local places to visit when we travel!
We actually managed to sleep in a bit on the second day of our trip, which is pretty much unheard of for us…but that just meant we were well-rested for our visit to the Mall of America!
My first priority was getting Caribou Coffee…I was not disappointed!
A big highlight of our trip to the mall was visiting the Lego Store:
We even got to see a “Space Brick,” built by the ESA from a meteorite:
The m&m’s store was also really cool…it ended up being one of my favorite stops in the mall!
There’s a whole Nickelodeon theme park in the center of the mall:
I think you can find a Dole Whip just about anywhere these days!
It was just so much fun to walk around a thriving retail space!
Before we left, we stopped for boba:
Five+ hours later, we finally made our way back to the car, and decided since the rain had held off, we would go visit the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden.
I loved the sculptures and the setting with views of the skyline in the distance!
Up next: A cathedral, a basilica, and a bunch more fun!
I’ll be doing a day-by-day recap of our recent trip to the Twin Cities starting today, but first, here’s a look at it through Chickadee’s eyes.
On the way north, we stopped in Riverside, IA, to see the future birthplace of Captain Kirk.
We went to the Mall of America:
And the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden:
We toured the Cathedral of St. Paul:
On the way home, we stopped in Madison, WI, and walked around their beautiful capitol building:
And had a meal at Portillo’s!
It was a great trip…stay tuned for the full details!