Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park Reviews

Very beautiful place to visit! Especially right now with the fall colors.

Beautiful place, perfect for families. The waterfalls are a definite must.

This is an excellent attraction for someone visiting Grand Rapids. It is also a great venue for someone planning a banquet or corporate meeting. The greenhouses are a better bet during winter months, but when the weather warms the sculpture gardens outside make for a most pleasant walk. The cafe serves good food, and the catered meals for banquets are also quite tasty.

The largest horse... designed by Leonardo Da Vinci, something to see from far away, from the sides and from under...

A wonderful place, celebrating the art of nature, sculpture and peacefulness.

The Blooming Butterflies exhibit was amazing. My boyfriend and I went as a day date and it was so cool. It's a great place to take kids and those who need handicapped accessible areas. The volunteers and workers were VERY friendly. We will go back this summer to explore more.

Great place to spend time with family. We go often and the kids never get bored.

This place has alot it wonderful things to see and do with kids of any age. A great trip for a family outing or a class trip

Beautiful garden! Love the Japanese garden area. Lots of waterfalls and cute bridges. They also had lots of COVID precautions in place. Hand sanitizer stations and restroom was plentiful. Sculptures were kinda weird but will interesting. I liked the iron tree the best.

Will be back.

They had a lot of wheelchairs for the handicapped. Unlike the Detroit zoo which had none

Always a beautiful experience. Expect a crowd that flutters around experiencing these beauties in the tropical heat.

Love this place. So many different plants. Even if you aren't a plant lover, you will love this place in warm weather. Plus...tons of pokestops.

Amazing! Had never been before but definitely worth it.

Incredible place! If you want to see exotic plants and unique sculptures and art created by artists from all over the world, this is the place to go! Staff is great too. If you have never been here before, do yourself a favor and GO!

The butterfly exhibit is amazing. Perfect for a family trip!

Great place for the whole family. Butterflies were everyone's favorite.

Always fun and educational. The membership is worth it.

I was at the gardens with my grandchildren they were having an evening to honor grandparents. We had a delightful time and the gardens were beautiful as always.

The sculpture garden is amazing. The kids tree house area is great for kids and they are open late on Tuesday till 9 pm.

Beautiful gardens, interesting sculpture garden. A gorgeous day of walking!

The gardens are great. It's crazy to get in right now because of the construction. I had a meal at a banquet the pear salad was great. the entree was bland and the asparagus was killed though I understand feeding 600 is hard. The dessert was good.

One of the Grands in the Grand Rapids area. This place truly has something for everyone. The atmosphere is relaxing, and fairly cultured and sophisticated without feeling pretentious or overly middle class, and the ticket prices are reasonable. Absolutely worth every penny. Try to arrive in the morning or at least before early afternoon though, because the line gets long quickly.

Your kids will have a great time here, especially in the summer. I have many fond memories of the children's playground outdoors, playing in the scale Great Lakes with toy boats, and looking at butterflies in the summer and Christmas trees in the winter. Seeing the multi-storey-tall bronze horse is another childhood highlight.

If you're the type who hates modern art, you'll still probably enjoy the art exhibits. This art is not the 'lazy artist full of themselves' type. Sure, lots of it is abstract and conceptual, but it's all either interesting or at least large enough that it's impressive to behold. If you do appreciate conceptual and abstract art, this is your go-to in the GR area. The indoor pieces cycle through quickly enough for regular visits to be enjoyable, and their tastes in what they put through are good as far as I can tell.

Even if you absolutely disdain art of all kinds, the Japanese gardens are beautiful any dry day. The water, trails, and foliage combine to create a very relaxing experience, bar any crowds. The nature trails in the outskirts are also therapeutic, and are representative of the typical Michigan nature trail. Similar to Millennium Park, but more secluded and closer to nature.

The food here is also delicious. About on par with the Grand Rapids Public Museum's cafe. A bit pricy, but it works in a pinch of you don't have lots of kids and tastes great. If you are bringing a large family and need a budget option, tickets offer re-entry and you can pack a 'picnic' lunch to eat in the car.

In conclusion, I would recommend Frederick Meijer Gardens to anyone looking for a relaxing time observing both art and nature, dancing together in a masterfully crafted and maintained duality. I would encourage you to visit once before considering a membership, as it's not for everyone as a regular stop. But everyone living in and around Grand Rapids should have the opportunity to experience this modern-day Garden of Eden.

Huge sculpture garden well worth visiting on a sunny day. Rainy day, not so much. Amazing collection of artists. Sadly entrance does not include a discount for regular Meijer's supermarket customers.

Wow, world class sculpture/botanical gardens hiding in West Michigan. Incredible facility with very well orchastrated plantings both indoors and outside. Terrific trail that reveals different sculptures as you round each turn. Also a nice stage set up for outdoor concerts and events. Very impressed.

Beautiful Gardens! Worth seeing for the unique themes, and great photo ops. Definitely a better visit for summer. Michigan can get a little too cold for most even in the fall.

Live dream, walking through such creative and inspiring space, beautiful year around.

Beautiful grounds. Lots to look at and admire. Plan to spend about 4-6 hrs looking at everything!

A really relaxing place to walk around and be close to nature. Indoor green houses have a lot of interesting things to look at. Outdoor areas have great water falls and beautiful plants to get the back to nature feeling.

Great place to spend some time walking around. During the early spring the butterfly room is always a great stop.

Did a whirlwind tour with 1 hour till close. Give yourself 3-4 hours to appreciate everything they have to offer. Gardens and sculptures were on point !

Four stars for it being a bit pricey. Other than that it's what you would expect. Beautiful Park area for the kids, sculptures to look at inside, plus more gardens and art inside. Couple stores not to be taken seriously, as the price is triple anywhere else.

Library was nice, same with the worker there.

We love visiting Meijer gardens, especially the children's garden!

The sculptures are varied, thought provoking, & beautiful; we especially liked the Great Lakes water feature in the Children's Garden; and, as Chihuly fans, the Cafe ceiling installation set the tone for a lovely lunch!

Well worth the price of admission if you have enough time to walk around and enjoy it here. Super beautiful sprawling gardens! Love the indoor hothouses too.

Lovely place to walk around anytime of year. The gardens are stunning and warm. The butterfly s in the spring are a highlight of the city. The art and scenic gardens here are a staple of Grand Rapids and surely a must stop for all. A lot of walking, but worth every bit

Plan a future visit. Loved the place. Lot of beauty.

This was our first time here. We went to see the Christmas trees, but we will definitely be returning to enjoy everything else this place has to offer!

Always a pleasre to see a world class place that does it right. Plants of all kinds, splendid displays, beauty, sculpture, relaxation. Stroll around, soak it in!

Great place for a trip with kids, very friendly people that work there. The butterfly exibit is worth going to several times. The outdoor part on a nice day is excellent for kids

I've always loved the gardens for the peace I've found here.

Nice sculpture park. Children's are is good for them to play outdoor. Fountain and Shape of great lakes is cool for children's to play. Very green and neat . Can spend one day...

Beautiful, fun and informative. My kids and I have a great time here. The cafe has good food, too.

Excellent place.had a fabulous time.staff was wonderful. beautiful wedding.thank you very much.

This place is huge. Butterflies in bloom is a huge attraction for the park. Make sure to bring your walking shoes, water bottle, and sunscreen. It is a nice place to visit for families to spend time together and be able to connect without the need of technology. Love the sculptures, and the way it just brings people together in such a unique way.

Very nice gardens. I didn't realize how nice they were until I saw similar offerings in other areas.

I'm not a big fan of concerts here. They really pack people in. If you do a concert, make sure to have the low back chairs.

Always a great experience. Stopped in to see the butterfly exhibit this time!

Great place to visit, we love visiting for the butterflies in the spring!!

Truly an amazing place. The layout, artistry and floral gardens are nothing less than phenomenal.

Exploring this park is a wonderful way to spend the day. Either walking around or taking a tramcar (check the schedule as they stop running quite early), you will get to enjoy beautiful gardens and interesting sculptures. They have an outside theater which hosts concerts that I have to imagine is quite a good time and they have a lovely gift shop as well.

Excellent place to visit nice gardens specially Japanese garden

Waited to get in for an hour and no parking but great once your in

Such a nice place to visit, but no place to get out of the heat .

Didn't know what to expect. Loved the different sizes of sculptures. I think the waterfalls were some of my favorites.

Great place to get out of the house and walk in nature and look at sculptures

These gardens are such a beautiful experience and new Japanese garden is a must see.

We've been coming to Meijer Gardens for years in all seasons. There's always something to see and it's nice to just walk through even if you've seen it all before. The kids area is always phenomenal, we spend hours there. A Grand Rapids staple for sure.

A must see place. Beautiful warm and friendly staff