5 Sculpture Parks Across the Globe

At Japan's first sculpture park, opened in 1969, the collection includes over one thousand works of art by famous European sculptors like Henry Moore, Constantin Brâncuși, and Hepworth alongside Japanese artists Rokuzan Ogiwara and Taro Okamoto. Wander amongst them for yourself.

About 120 works are on permanent display across the park. The Picasso Pavilion hall alone contains 300 of the artist's works. The museum also offers sculptures children can play on and natural fed hot-spring footbaths for guests.

Ladonia is unusual. It's not just a sculpture park, it claims to be an independent nation. In 1980, the artist Lars Vilks started building a pair of sculptures Nimis and Arx, without permission on a remote beach in the Kullaberg nature reserve.

When they were eventually discovered, the government demanded they be removed. But locals rather enjoyed them, and they had become a tourist destination. In 1996, after a lengthy court battle, Vilks decided to declare independence, and the micronation of Ladonia was born.

For decades, people have marvelled at Carhenge. Who was it built by, and why? Carhenge comprises a collection of vintage American automobiles, spray-painted grey. Actually, it's no mystery. It was built by Jim Reinders as a memorial to his father.

The layout matches precisely the that of the original Stonehenge, which Reinders studied when he lived in England. He later added more car sculptures, and donated the 10 acre site, now known as the Car Art Reserve, to a local community group.