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photo credit: Grounds for Sculpture site<\/p><\/div>\n

Now that my daughter is in college, we don’t get to spend as much time as we wanted to but when we do it’s always a moment. Today, we ventured into a not so distant fairytale-like garden in Hamilton, New Jersey. It’s called the Grounds for Sculpture by Seward Johnson. This place is really amazing! The last time I was here was when my daughter was just 9 yrs. old and I remember being so enthralled by the place like a child in a dream. It really feels like your Alice in Wonderland.<\/p>\n

The Grounds for Sculpture<\/a> is an outdoor museum created by american sculptor Seward Johnson. His life-like and monumental sculptures are known throughout the world. You probably have seen at least one or two in your city or in one of your travels. His “Forever Marilyn” probably attracts the most attention because, well…who doesn’t like Marilyn right? It’s not my personal favorite but hey, who doesn’t want a photo with that monumental figure in a white dress. His other popular ones are the “Unconditional Surrender” which is the sailor kissing a nurse, “God Bless America”, which is inspired by Grant Wood’s American Gothic and one of my personal favorites, and “Return Visit” which is President Lincoln with a man in his side.<\/p>\n