Juxtaposing Art and Landscape...Museums With Gorgeous Gardens
Two of my favorite ways to spend time when I travel is to visit museums filled with amazing art and to stroll through stunning gardens...it is even better when you can enjoy both at the same time.
Here are a few world class museums with equally extraordinary gardens:
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Visiting Winterthur Museum and Gardens in Delaware is one of my favorite day trips. I love the period rooms filled with antiques collected by Henry Francis DuPont. The gardens are equally gorgeous, especially during azalea season.
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The medieval collections surrounded by peaceful gardens at the Metropolitan Museum's Cloisters overlooking the Hudson River in the Bronx are a haven of tranquility in the city.
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The Huntington Library, Art Collection and Botanical Garden in San Marino, California combines acres of lovely gardens and an excellent collection of fine art.
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At the Getty Center in LA, stunning architecture, sculptural landscape design and an impressive fine art collection are all found in one stunning setting overlooking the Pacific.
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The Vizcaya Museum and Gardens in Coconut Grove, Florida juxtaposes seventy rooms of distinctive architectural interiors decorated with numerous antiques with ten acre classic Italian renaissance garden and forty acres of native jungle forest.
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One of my favorites spots in Paris is the Musée Rodin...the garden itself is the setting for many Rodin's masterpieces surrounded by beautiful flowers and landscapes. Inside the
Hôtel Biron, where Rodin lived and worked, there are more of his works and other special exhibits.
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The Vatican Museums house arguably the finest collection of art in the world, but many of the nearly 6 million visitors miss the spectacular gardens which can only be seen by special arrangements.
The weather has been SO beautiful lately...absolutely perfect for wandering through gardens and soaking up a little culture!! Have a lovely week, my friends!!
xoxo