Entry No. 25 — the New Orleans file — filed under: outdoor

The Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden at NOMA

An ~11-acre walkable sculpture garden behind the New Orleans Museum of Art, threading roughly 90 to 100 works among 200-year-old live oaks, two lagoons, and an arcing boardwalk over constructed cypress islands. A 2019 expansion doubled its size, adding 6.5 acres. Admission to the garden is free and it is open seven days a week, so it reads more like a strange enchanted park than a museum.

The move: Wander the lagoon boardwalks at golden hour and race to find the most unsettling sculpture hidden among the oaks.

• 📍 City Park / Mid-City
• 💸 $$
• ⚡ Up for anything
• 🌗 Indoors

Where: 1 Collins Diboll Cir, New Orleans, LA 70124

Hours: Added 2026-06-22 — confirm current hours before you go.

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Proof: source 1 · source 2 · source 3

last checked: 2026-06-22