点评:We took out of town visitors to Grounds for Sculpture during their recent visit. This was a great choice. Although it was early November, there were still leaves on the trees. There was lots of color. They have plenty of evergreens too.
This is a sculpture park near Trenton and close to the Hamilton Train station on New Jersey Transit. Like many museums, they need to figure out how to make a visit interesting for younger audiences.
There is no printed map. Paths wind through the grounds. I think it is about 46 acres. They have plenty of spectacular sculptures, but they also have life size figurines that look a,most real. It might be a coup,eve gracing behind a bush or a person sleeping on a bench.
They have scenes where a famous artist is working on what appears to be a famous painting, with the scene directly in front of you.
I mentioned there is no paper map. You download an app to your phone. Through the app, you know where you are at all times, the details about the sculptures nearby and how to get back to the main building.
They also have a spectacular gift shop.
Are there negatives? Although this is a large outdoor park, you book timed tickets in advance. They run about $18 as I recall. If you wait until the last minute (to be sure the weather will be good) the tickets might be sold out.
This is a great attraction, suitable for all ages.
翻译:我们最近带外地来的朋友去了雕塑公园(Grounds for Sculpture)。这真是一个绝佳的选择。虽然当时已是十一月初,但树木依然枝繁叶茂,色彩斑斓。公园里还有很多常绿植物。
这座雕塑公园位于特伦顿附近,靠近新泽西州公共交通公司的汉密尔顿火车站。和许多博物馆一样,他们需要思考如何才能吸引年轻游客。
公园里没有纸质地图,小径蜿蜒穿过整个园区。我估计公园大约占地46英亩。这里不仅有许多壮观的雕塑,还有一些真人大小、栩栩如生的雕像。比如,一只小鸟栖息在灌木丛后,或者一个睡在长椅上的人。
公园里还有一些场景,比如一位著名艺术家正在创作一幅名画,而创作过程就发生在你眼前。
我之前提到过这里没有纸质地图,你需要下载一个应用程序到手机上。通过这款应用程序,您可以随时了解自己的位置、附近雕塑的详细信息以及如何返回主楼。
这里还有一家非常棒的礼品店。
有什么缺点吗?虽然这是一个大型户外公园,但您需要提前预订定时门票。我记得票价大约是 18 美元。如果您等到最后一刻(为了确保天气晴朗),门票可能已经售罄。
这是一个很棒的景点,适合所有年龄段的人。