Title

Gilgal Sculpture Garden

Description

Gilgal Sculpture Garden in Salt Lake City is a unique 2.5-acre art park created by a local mason between 1945 and 1963 featuring bizarre sculpted figures including a sphinx with Joseph Smith's face. The garden is free and open to the public and presents a quirky piece of Utah folk art history that kids find endlessly fascinating.

Type

Arts & Crafts

Subject

sculpture

folk art

garden

age

All ages

Temporal Coverage

30 min-1 hour

plan

Free

Alternative Title

Gilgal Sculpture Garden

cites

Salt Lake City

Provenance

UT