Spend A Spring Day Admiring Art And Nature At This Lovely, Little-Known Park In Kentucky

In historic Frankfort, Kentucky, there is an outdoor sculpture park that’s truly inspired — and inspiring. Josephine Sculpture Park is a wonderful day trip if you’re looking to revel in the resplendence of Kentucky *while* ogling amazing artwork. This little-known park is a perfect spring day trip in Kentucky that's sure to leave you refreshed, recharged, and inspired!

Looking for a unique Kentucky day trip that's family- and kid-friendly, fun, free, and a total hidden gem? We know just the place.

Pictured: The Conversationalist by Chakaia Booker.

Come visit Josephine Sculpture Park, a little-known park in Frankfort, Kentucky! This unique place is open daily from sun-up to sunset and admission is always free.

Pictured: Explore Clarity Vehicle by Mollie Rabiner.

Even better? No matter when or what time of year you visit, you're in for a wholly unique and dynamic experience. From new artists in residence to temporary exhibits to explore, there's always something new to discover at this 30-acre park.

This unique Kentucky park is always pushing the boundaries between art and nature, making visitors realize that all nature is in fact art! These beguiling bird feeders from a local nature store? Art.

This sinuous, sprawling chinquapin oak tree known affectionally as The Grandmother Tree? Art.

There are also exhibits that invite visitors to grab a brush -- or, in this case, spray paint -- and leave their artistic mark. GRAPHOLOGYHENGE by Peyton Scott Russell is a postmodern riff on "Stonehenge" that allows visitors to bring a spray paint can and quite literally become part of the dynamic, ever-changing piece.

(Fun fact: this isn't the only Stonehenge in Kentucky!)

Of course, there *are* installations at this little-known park in Kentucky that do fit with a more standard definition of art, as with this provocative sculpture by Boaz Vaadia.

While there are some 70 individual pieces of artwork across this park's 30 acres, nature in its purest, rawest form is also fully "on display" at Josephine Sculpture Park. The park's mowed trails are 5-10 feet wide and traverse the landscape (including gentle hills) to be as accessible as possible by motorized wheelchair.

Because art? It should be accessible to everyone. And at Josephine Sculpture Park in Frankfort, Kentucky, it is.

Have you been to this outdoor sculpture park in Kentucky before? What an inspiring place! Visit the Josephine Sculpture Park website for more information and to plan your artistic adventure.