Franconia Sculpture Park

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Outdoor sculpture park that offers a 50-acre outdoor museum with a rotating collection of over 100 contemporary sculptures

General Information

Hours:
Open daily dawn to dusk
Fees:
Free
Pet Policy:
Pets allowed on leash
Closest cities with major hotel chains:
Minneapolis, MN, 55 miles
Seasons:
All year
Location:
29836 St Croix Trail, Shafer, MN 55074
Website:
franconia.org
Rating:
★ 5.0

How to Get There

From Minneapolis, MN (55 mi): Take I-35 N from Minneapolis approximately 35 miles to Exit 132 for US-8 E, then head east on US-8 approximately 20 miles along the St. Croix River to the park entrance on the left at 29836 St Croix Trail.

Overview

Franconia Sculpture Park is an outdoor sculpture park in Franconia, Minnesota, that offers a 50-acre outdoor museum. The 50-acre (20 ha) park, with a rotating collection of over 100 contemporary sculptures, and is free and open to the public.

On September 26, 2020, Franconia Sculpture Park opened Franconia Commons, a civic space that includes a visitor center, gift shop, restrooms, seasonal cafe, the Driscoll Education Center and the Mardag Gallery.

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article "Franconia Sculpture Park", which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0

Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Image Size Adjusted
Greg Gjerdingen from Willmar, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Image Size Adjusted
Greg Gjerdingen from Willmar, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Image Size Adjusted
Greg Gjerdingen from Willmar, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Image Size Adjusted