Storm King Art Center:\u00a0Mountainville, NY<\/h1>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Storm-King-Art-Center-flickr-cc-Shinya-Suzuki.jpg\")
Flickr CC: Shinya Suzuki<\/a><\/p><\/div>\nGet ready to feel small at Storm King<\/a>, where sculptures like artist Mark di Suvero\u2019s E = MC2 towers 90 feet into the sky and Zhang Huan\u2019s Three Legged Buddha gracefully arches well over the heads of viewers. Then there\u2019s the landscape: 500 acres of forest and meadow dotted with 100 or so works and surrounded by thousands of acres of untouched parkland. Don\u2019t miss Maya Lin\u2019s calming Storm King Wave Field or Richard Sera\u2019s Schunnemunk Fork, which is evolving into its hilly gallery. Storm King closes for the season on December 13, 2020.<\/p>\nCovid protocols:<\/strong>\u00a0Timed tickets must be purchased online; the museum is closed on Tuesdays.\u00a0Restrooms and bike rentals are available; the main building is not open.\u00a0Shuttle service from Metro-North is available only on weekends and must be reserved.\u00a0No groups larger than six.<\/p>\nColonial Williamsburg:\u00a0Williamsburg, VA<\/h1>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Colonial-Williamsburg-flickr-cc-cw.jpg\")
Flickr CC: CW<\/a><\/p><\/div>\nIf you haven\u2019t visited Colonial Williamsburg<\/a> since you were a kid, it\u2019s time to head back: Though it\u2019s still fun for little ones, there\u2019s plenty for your adult self as well, including an ongoing archaeology project unearthing artifacts from the Williamsburg home of planter John Custis, as well as a second project which will reveal a building that once housed First Baptist Church, one of America\u2019s oldest churches founded by Black people. Thanks to a recent $42 million expansion, Colonial Williamsburg\u2019s art museums can now display a larger portion of its collection of more than 67,000 antiques and works of art and 7,000 pieces of folk art.<\/p>\nCovid protocols:<\/strong>\u00a0Prepare to be flexible; capacity caps for indoor spaces (including shuttle buses and horse-drawn carriages) are in place, so you may need to wait in line.\u00a0Masks are required; face shields are not acceptable.<\/p>\nNeon Museum:\u00a0Las Vegas, NV<\/h1>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Neon-Museum-flickr-cc-Tom-Hilton.jpg\")
Flickr CC: Tom Hilton<\/a><\/p><\/div>\nLong before laser shows and dancing fountains, flashing neon marquees gave Vegas its iconic glow. Celebrate all those buzzing bulbs at Las Vegas\u2019 Neon Museum<\/a>, where more than 200 neon signs rescued from shuttered casinos and hotels are displayed in two neon “boneyards\u201d that surround a striking arched Jetson-style visitors center. Guided tours and a new sound and light show at the North Gallery offer insight into the history of each sign; at night, 19 fully restored signs are fully lighted for guests. Tip: Come at dusk for the best photos!<\/p>\nCovid protocols:<\/strong>\u00a0Timed tickets must be purchased online.\u00a0Photography is permitted, but only with a phone or tablet.<\/p>\nMinneapolis Sculpture Garden:\u00a0Minneapolis, MN<\/h1>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Minneapolis-Sculpture-Garden-flickr-cc-Paul-VanDerWerf.jpg\")
Flickr CC: Paul VanDerWerf<\/a><\/p><\/div>\nMaybe it\u2019s Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen\u2019s whimsical Spoonbridge and Cherry, or perhaps the tempting wooden swing that hangs from Mark di Suvero\u2019s massive Arikidea, but even during the winter, there\u2019s a certain exuberance to this 11-acre urban sculpture garden. A partnership between the Walker Art Center<\/a> and the city\u2019s Parks and Recreation Department, the verdant space is also a haven for garden lovers, who may notice new plantings of native, water-loving grasses in a low, boggy section of the park and a stunning shaded allee of Linden trees reminiscent of Europe\u2019s formal gardens. Admission is free.<\/p>\nCovid protocols:<\/strong>\u00a0Restrooms within the park are closed; visitors may use facilities in the adjacent Walker Arts Center during opening hours.\u00a0Masks are required indoors and outdoors if social distancing is not possible.<\/p>\nNoah Purifoy Outdoor Desert Art Museum:\u00a0Joshua Tree, CA<\/h1>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Noah-Purifoy-Outdoor-Desert-Art-Museum-flickr-cc-Channone-Arif.jpg\")
Flickr CC: Channone Arif<\/a><\/p><\/div>\nArtist Noah Purifoy<\/a> transformed desert to gallery and junk to art when he filled 10 starkly beautiful acres of Mojave Desert with more than 100 large-scale abstract sculptures assembled from castoff materials ranging from corrugated metal and building materials to old shoes, fast-food wrappers and a toilet. Purifoy\u2019s goal was for viewers to consider the original life of its parts and the stories left behind. Today, as exposure to the elements has caused each piece to erode and rust, the works remain relevant as a social commentary on neglect. Admission is free; there are no facilities.<\/p>\nCovid protocols:\u00a0<\/strong>Park restrooms and visitor centers are open; exhibition areas within visitor centers remain closed.<\/p>\nALSO:<\/strong> Earn rewards when you book, redeem on your next hotel\u2014join Orbitz Rewards today!<\/a><\/p>\nOak Street Alley Murals:\u00a0Phoenix, AZ<\/h1>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/phoenix-Flickr-cc-ms-phoenix.jpg\")
Flickr CC: Ms Phoenix<\/a><\/p><\/div>\nThere\u2019s something about Phoenix that inspires mural painters: A colorful work by the artist Clyde is tucked under an overhang at 1 N First St, a 12-artist collaboration decorates a wall behind the Churchill food hall and Jane Goat\u2019s stylized Sonoran desert enlivens the Hyatt, among others. Set amid the 1920s bungalows and Tudors in the city\u2019s leafy Coronado neighborhood, you\u2019ll find Oak Street Alley<\/a>, and a cinder-block stretch between 14th<\/sup> and 16th<\/sup> streets decked out with colorful (and always changing) murals created by more than 40 local artists. To get there, grab a pedicab or hop on a rental GridBike for the 3-or so-mile ride from downtown.<\/p>\nCovid protocols:<\/strong> None<\/p>\nBesthoff Sculpture Garden:\u00a0New Orleans, LA<\/h1>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Besthoff-Sculpture-Garden-flickr-cc-Bernard-Spragg.jpg\")
Flickr CC: Bernard Spragg<\/a><\/p><\/div>\nWith 90 sculptures set within a blooming garden of native plants and trees, the New Orleans Museum of Art\u2019s Besthoff Sculpture Garden<\/a> brings nature and art together in a beautiful 11-acre package that was originally designed in 1872 by Frederick Law Olmsted\u2019s landscape architecture firm. Though filled with contemporary sculptures by Frank Stella, Teresita Fernandez and Henry Moore in a nod to its 19th<\/sup>-century roots, the garden is also home to several works by classic artists including Augustus Saint-Gaudens and Pierre Auguste Renoir.<\/p>\nCovid protocols:<\/strong>\u00a0The Garden is closed Mondays and Tuesdays. Wednesday through Sunday, the Garden is open to seniors and immune-suppressed individuals only between the hours of 9:30am-10:30am and opens to the public at 10:30am.\u00a0Through December 31, 2020, the $5 admission fee is waived for health care workers and first responders.\u00a0The Garden will be kept at 25% capacity; face masks are requested.\u00a0Restrooms are open.<\/p>\nLaumeier Sculpture Park:\u00a0St. Louis, MO<\/h1>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Laumeier-Sculpture-Park-flickr-cc-artistmac.jpg\")
Flickr CC: artistmac<\/a><\/p><\/div>\nGrab the dog, pack a picnic, bundle up the kids, download the free Art & Nature Guide and head out for the day to this free, 105-acre sculpture park<\/a> located about 20 minutes from downtown St. Louis. Once you\u2019ve arrived, you\u2019ll find more than 60 works that can be accessed via the park\u2019s .64-mile long main loop or the slightly longer (and more rugged) Art Hike Trail. There\u2019s a children\u2019s sculpture garden, too, where little ones can climb on insect-inspired works by Tom Huck and Jessica Stockholder\u2019s stage-like Flooded Chambers Maid.<\/p>\nCovid protocols:<\/strong>\u00a0The park is open daily; the adjoining Aronson Fine Arts Center is closed.\u00a0Restrooms are available in the Way Field.<\/p>\nBrookgreen Gardens:\u00a0Murrells Inlet, SC<\/h1>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Brookgreen-Gardens-flickr-cc-Rain0975.jpg\")
Flickr CC: Rain0975<\/a><\/p><\/div>\nWhen early 20th<\/sup>-century sculptor Anna Hyatt Huntington and her husband, industrialist Archer Huntington, opened their 9,000-acre winter estate near Myrtle Beach to the public in 1931 as Brookgreen Gardens<\/a>, it was the country\u2019s first outdoor sculpture garden. Today, it remains the largest, holding more than 1,200 works within its lush outdoor galleries graced with blooming shrubs, centuries-old live oak trees and peaceful ponds. While you\u2019re there, take a pontoon boat tour of the river, a guided walk through plantation ruins and a stroll through a history and wildlife preserve.<\/p>\nCovid protocols:<\/strong>\u00a0Indoor galleries, restrooms and some food venues are open; masks are strongly encouraged.\u00a0Wheelchairs and strollers are no longer available on site (guests must provide their own).<\/p>\nRiver North (RiNo) Murals:\u00a0Denver, CO<\/h1>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/RiNo-murals-flickr-cc-Jules-Antonio.jpg\")
Flickr CC: Jules Antonio<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n
Flickr CC: Shinya Suzuki<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n Get ready to feel small at Storm King<\/a>, where sculptures like artist Mark di Suvero\u2019s E = MC2 towers 90 feet into the sky and Zhang Huan\u2019s Three Legged Buddha gracefully arches well over the heads of viewers. Then there\u2019s the landscape: 500 acres of forest and meadow dotted with 100 or so works and surrounded by thousands of acres of untouched parkland. Don\u2019t miss Maya Lin\u2019s calming Storm King Wave Field or Richard Sera\u2019s Schunnemunk Fork, which is evolving into its hilly gallery. Storm King closes for the season on December 13, 2020.<\/p>\n Covid protocols:<\/strong>\u00a0Timed tickets must be purchased online; the museum is closed on Tuesdays.\u00a0Restrooms and bike rentals are available; the main building is not open.\u00a0Shuttle service from Metro-North is available only on weekends and must be reserved.\u00a0No groups larger than six.<\/p>\n Flickr CC: CW<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n If you haven\u2019t visited Colonial Williamsburg<\/a> since you were a kid, it\u2019s time to head back: Though it\u2019s still fun for little ones, there\u2019s plenty for your adult self as well, including an ongoing archaeology project unearthing artifacts from the Williamsburg home of planter John Custis, as well as a second project which will reveal a building that once housed First Baptist Church, one of America\u2019s oldest churches founded by Black people. Thanks to a recent $42 million expansion, Colonial Williamsburg\u2019s art museums can now display a larger portion of its collection of more than 67,000 antiques and works of art and 7,000 pieces of folk art.<\/p>\n Covid protocols:<\/strong>\u00a0Prepare to be flexible; capacity caps for indoor spaces (including shuttle buses and horse-drawn carriages) are in place, so you may need to wait in line.\u00a0Masks are required; face shields are not acceptable.<\/p>\n Flickr CC: Tom Hilton<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n Long before laser shows and dancing fountains, flashing neon marquees gave Vegas its iconic glow. Celebrate all those buzzing bulbs at Las Vegas\u2019 Neon Museum<\/a>, where more than 200 neon signs rescued from shuttered casinos and hotels are displayed in two neon “boneyards\u201d that surround a striking arched Jetson-style visitors center. Guided tours and a new sound and light show at the North Gallery offer insight into the history of each sign; at night, 19 fully restored signs are fully lighted for guests. Tip: Come at dusk for the best photos!<\/p>\n Covid protocols:<\/strong>\u00a0Timed tickets must be purchased online.\u00a0Photography is permitted, but only with a phone or tablet.<\/p>\n Flickr CC: Paul VanDerWerf<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n Maybe it\u2019s Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen\u2019s whimsical Spoonbridge and Cherry, or perhaps the tempting wooden swing that hangs from Mark di Suvero\u2019s massive Arikidea, but even during the winter, there\u2019s a certain exuberance to this 11-acre urban sculpture garden. A partnership between the Walker Art Center<\/a> and the city\u2019s Parks and Recreation Department, the verdant space is also a haven for garden lovers, who may notice new plantings of native, water-loving grasses in a low, boggy section of the park and a stunning shaded allee of Linden trees reminiscent of Europe\u2019s formal gardens. Admission is free.<\/p>\n Covid protocols:<\/strong>\u00a0Restrooms within the park are closed; visitors may use facilities in the adjacent Walker Arts Center during opening hours.\u00a0Masks are required indoors and outdoors if social distancing is not possible.<\/p>\n Flickr CC: Channone Arif<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n Artist Noah Purifoy<\/a> transformed desert to gallery and junk to art when he filled 10 starkly beautiful acres of Mojave Desert with more than 100 large-scale abstract sculptures assembled from castoff materials ranging from corrugated metal and building materials to old shoes, fast-food wrappers and a toilet. Purifoy\u2019s goal was for viewers to consider the original life of its parts and the stories left behind. Today, as exposure to the elements has caused each piece to erode and rust, the works remain relevant as a social commentary on neglect. Admission is free; there are no facilities.<\/p>\n Covid protocols:\u00a0<\/strong>Park restrooms and visitor centers are open; exhibition areas within visitor centers remain closed.<\/p>\n ALSO:<\/strong> Earn rewards when you book, redeem on your next hotel\u2014join Orbitz Rewards today!<\/a><\/p>\n Flickr CC: Ms Phoenix<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n There\u2019s something about Phoenix that inspires mural painters: A colorful work by the artist Clyde is tucked under an overhang at 1 N First St, a 12-artist collaboration decorates a wall behind the Churchill food hall and Jane Goat\u2019s stylized Sonoran desert enlivens the Hyatt, among others. Set amid the 1920s bungalows and Tudors in the city\u2019s leafy Coronado neighborhood, you\u2019ll find Oak Street Alley<\/a>, and a cinder-block stretch between 14th<\/sup> and 16th<\/sup> streets decked out with colorful (and always changing) murals created by more than 40 local artists. To get there, grab a pedicab or hop on a rental GridBike for the 3-or so-mile ride from downtown.<\/p>\n Covid protocols:<\/strong> None<\/p>\n Flickr CC: Bernard Spragg<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n With 90 sculptures set within a blooming garden of native plants and trees, the New Orleans Museum of Art\u2019s Besthoff Sculpture Garden<\/a> brings nature and art together in a beautiful 11-acre package that was originally designed in 1872 by Frederick Law Olmsted\u2019s landscape architecture firm. Though filled with contemporary sculptures by Frank Stella, Teresita Fernandez and Henry Moore in a nod to its 19th<\/sup>-century roots, the garden is also home to several works by classic artists including Augustus Saint-Gaudens and Pierre Auguste Renoir.<\/p>\n Covid protocols:<\/strong>\u00a0The Garden is closed Mondays and Tuesdays. Wednesday through Sunday, the Garden is open to seniors and immune-suppressed individuals only between the hours of 9:30am-10:30am and opens to the public at 10:30am.\u00a0Through December 31, 2020, the $5 admission fee is waived for health care workers and first responders.\u00a0The Garden will be kept at 25% capacity; face masks are requested.\u00a0Restrooms are open.<\/p>\n Flickr CC: artistmac<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n Grab the dog, pack a picnic, bundle up the kids, download the free Art & Nature Guide and head out for the day to this free, 105-acre sculpture park<\/a> located about 20 minutes from downtown St. Louis. Once you\u2019ve arrived, you\u2019ll find more than 60 works that can be accessed via the park\u2019s .64-mile long main loop or the slightly longer (and more rugged) Art Hike Trail. There\u2019s a children\u2019s sculpture garden, too, where little ones can climb on insect-inspired works by Tom Huck and Jessica Stockholder\u2019s stage-like Flooded Chambers Maid.<\/p>\n Covid protocols:<\/strong>\u00a0The park is open daily; the adjoining Aronson Fine Arts Center is closed.\u00a0Restrooms are available in the Way Field.<\/p>\n Flickr CC: Rain0975<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n When early 20th<\/sup>-century sculptor Anna Hyatt Huntington and her husband, industrialist Archer Huntington, opened their 9,000-acre winter estate near Myrtle Beach to the public in 1931 as Brookgreen Gardens<\/a>, it was the country\u2019s first outdoor sculpture garden. Today, it remains the largest, holding more than 1,200 works within its lush outdoor galleries graced with blooming shrubs, centuries-old live oak trees and peaceful ponds. While you\u2019re there, take a pontoon boat tour of the river, a guided walk through plantation ruins and a stroll through a history and wildlife preserve.<\/p>\n Covid protocols:<\/strong>\u00a0Indoor galleries, restrooms and some food venues are open; masks are strongly encouraged.\u00a0Wheelchairs and strollers are no longer available on site (guests must provide their own).<\/p>\n Flickr CC: Jules Antonio<\/a><\/p><\/div>\nColonial Williamsburg:\u00a0Williamsburg, VA<\/h1>\n
Neon Museum:\u00a0Las Vegas, NV<\/h1>\n
Minneapolis Sculpture Garden:\u00a0Minneapolis, MN<\/h1>\n
Noah Purifoy Outdoor Desert Art Museum:\u00a0Joshua Tree, CA<\/h1>\n
Oak Street Alley Murals:\u00a0Phoenix, AZ<\/h1>\n
Besthoff Sculpture Garden:\u00a0New Orleans, LA<\/h1>\n
Laumeier Sculpture Park:\u00a0St. Louis, MO<\/h1>\n
Brookgreen Gardens:\u00a0Murrells Inlet, SC<\/h1>\n
River North (RiNo) Murals:\u00a0Denver, CO<\/h1>\n
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