Lake Nona Sculpture Garden

Really beautiful and amazing! Located right behind the Wave hotel..free parking is available in the garage. Lot of palm trees and beautiful landscaping all around the garden with big sized sculptures.. Loved it! Absolutely a hidden gem! Very peaceful and relaxing place!

This was an absolute gem. I'm so glad my daughter and I found this place. Tucked away secretly behind the hotel, the garden displays creative seating areas and works of art available for viewing and purchase. There is no cost to enter the garden and plenty of shade to protect you from the bright Florida sun! I would encourage anyone to visit that loves art and beauty.

This is such a beautiful place to walk, especially right around sunset. The views are absolutely stunning — the way the sky lights up with shades of orange, pink, and purple is something you don’t get to see every day. There’s always a nice breeze, which makes the walk even more relaxing and enjoyable. It’s the kind of spot that instantly puts you at ease. The area is clean, well-maintained, and there’s a creative touch to the surroundings that gives it real character. Whether it’s art installations, unique architecture, or just the natural landscape, there’s always something interesting to look at. It’s the perfect place to take a stroll, clear your head, or just enjoy the moment. Romantic place to bring a date, walk, take pictures! Not crowded.

What an exceptional place to take a walk and enjoy art with your person. The sculpture garden is filled with unique and inspiring pieces that spark conversation and creativity. The atmosphere is peaceful, and the vibe from the nearby Wave Hotel adds a touch of luxury and modern energy to the whole experience. A must-see if you’re in Lake Nona!

Wandering Wonders at Lake Nona Sculpture Garden If you’re looking for a place where art kisses nature under Florida sunshine, Lake Nona’s Sculpture Garden is your golden ticket. Tucked behind the Wave Hotel, this dreamy little escape feels like you’ve walked into a modern fairy tale with a steel-and-marble twist. Massive sculptures by international legends like Fernando Botero and Philip Jackson hold court on perfectly manicured grounds. It’s part gallery, part Instagram fantasy, part meditative mind-walk. Think Alice in Wonderland meets Art Basel—but you can wear flip-flops. Kids? They’ll love the space to roam. Art lovers? Bring your sketchbook. And if you're just there for the vibes—congrats, the vibes are immaculate. Top tip: Go around sunset. The sculptures catch that golden-hour light like they were made for it (they probably were). Grab a coffee or cocktail from the nearby hotel and let the modern magic do its thing.

Beautiful and scenic. Love the concept and mixing art with nature. They even had little signs to learn about the plant life and sculptures. Very nice place to walk a dog or take a break from the heat. Good job building this sweet spot

We came to visit the sculpture garden and we're so happy to have Come. All of the sculpture exhibits were amazing and the grounds were so beautiful. I would encourage others to come here and visit if you're in the area. You won't regret it.

It is a unique and beautiful place. It is a small place so you don't need more than a few minutes to walk around it. But it is worth going to see the sculptures, they are very interesting.You do not need to buy any ticket, cause the admission is free.

I came with my family on a slightly cloudy afternoon that would turn into rain showers. It's a very pretty garden with interesting sculptures. I like that there are a few eating options next to it and free parking nearby on the second level of the parking garage. The unfortunate part regarding the food is that all three of the areas close for a small part of the day. It's a very simple and beautiful garden to bring a date or visit with your family. I would love to return to eat and enjoy it more on a clearer day.

Lake Nona has long been a community on the forefront of medicine and technology. Now you can add premier art destination to the list. The Lake Nona Sculpture Garden opened in 2022 and admission is free. You can find the sculpture garden adjacent to the newly opened Lake Nona Wave Hotel, the world's most technologically advanced hotel. The sculpture garden is in a 50,000 square foot space created for outdoor events. The sculptures in the garden are from the Lewis Collection, a distinguished collection of international works and one of the world's largest private collections.. Framing the sculptures is gorgeous landscaping, including 300 hand selected palm trees arranged in waves of foliage as a nod to the curves of the adjacent Lake Nona Wave Hotel. Adorning the garden are gardenia, ylang-ylang, jasmine, and orchids. There is also swing seating around tables. At night you can enjoy multi hued lighting elements and the scent of night blooming flowers. Sculptures in the garden include the legendary Charging Bull by Arturo di Modica, Leda and the Swan by Fernando Botero, Mother and Child and Upright Motive No. 9 by Henry Moore, Postmodern Man by Eric Goulder, Jeté II by Enzo Plazzotta and Cloister Conspiracy and The Don by Philip Jackson. I especially loved the four pieces in the BAks series by local artist JEFRË. Faith, Empowerment, Time, and Passion represent the great qualities JEFRË thinks a city should have and which can be found in Lake Nona. The figures resembling humans but with box heads seem made to bounce the Florida sunshine off of their highly reflective surfaces. They were recently featured in his show at the Orlando Museum of Art. The parking garage across the street from the hotel has complimentary parking from the second floor up. The garden is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. There are additional animal sculptures along the road leading up to the hotel. Thank you Rachel M. for recommending the Lake Nona Sculpture Garden to me. I wish I could have checked out Boxi Park but it was closed on the day I visited. I really like Lake Nona, a place I would love to explore more.

The garden is located in the back of the Wave hotel, and it is accessible straight thru hotel lobby or sideways. There is no gates or stairs, but it is part of the property and hotel guests frequently have weddings, birthdays and all different kind of celebrations in the garden. I loved the sculptures, find the whole wibe very hip and pretty. Great 30min to an hour stop, great photo ops if you're in a need for selfies, out on a romantic stroll with a partner or for girls night out. Free parking is right next to the hotel, hotel has some great restaurants on a property if you get hungry and outside hotel, Boxi park is in a 5 min walking distance, so less expensive, more casual scene. Highly recommend.

My husband has family in the Lake Nona area, and we were visiting for a short weekend. One day when we were on our own, I decided to try to do something touristy/cultural (which I like doing on every trip we are on) and found this garden was nearby. We followed the directions on yelp and later followed the street signs pointing to the garden which weren't the best and we wound up driving a bit in circles. We went to the Wave hotel to ask and the first guy we asked had no idea what we were saying. We then asked the main valet guy and were told that we had to walk through the hotel. This isn't exactly accurate. Yes, you can get to the garden by valet parking and walking through the hotel; however, if you drive around the side of the hotel, you can access it from the road which is what we did once we figured out where it was. I did a quick walk through the garden as we were parked by the side of the road. The lawn is astro turf and bright green. It makes the sculptures stand out brilliantly against the color. They are place throughout the perfectly manicured bushes and trees -- which also have informative signs every now and then. The sculptures vary in size and material. My favorite was of a whimsical dancer in flight (leaping?). It was bronze and so graceful. You could see every muscle in his legs and arms. There was a huge bull with big horns that might be scary to children. It reminded me of the statue near Wall Street in New York City. There was a cube like "man" made of very shiny metal (aluminum?) that was a bit eerie. And some adorable white bunny rabbits in a small grouping among others. This place isn't in a very accessible area, but if you happen to find yourself in Lake Nona with some time and you like this sort of thing, stop on by. It was a quiet and peaceful setting and a nice break from all the noise of the city.

Nice little park located inside the Wave Hotel. It was very clean and quiet with lots of opportunities to take pictures. It was free of charge and it's great away from the noises of outside parks.

A nice little excursion to view art and plants. A good time to stroll with family or even as one of a few activities for an interesting date.

Small garden near Boxi Park, but a nice little pit stop to enjoy if you are in the area.

I've been Visiting Lake Nona for a handful of years and have watched it become ever so beautiful. Lake Nona Sculpture Garden is another reason that I love visiting the area. It's located behind the Wave Hotel. The address directs to the general Lake Nona Town Center, but go directly to the Wave Hotel. There's a parking garage across the street from the hotel but don't know how it works. I park next to the town center parking garage which is also across from Boxi park. This is a free beautiful sculpture garden with many sculptures by world renowned artists. The centerpiece sculpture is The Charging Bull. There's about 10-15 sculptures that are a good size and there's also whimsical places to sit. It's such a fun place for pics for the whole family. Since it's right next to the hotel, go inside and see how bright and artistic it is. The bar is right there as well with the coolest stair case. I will post those pics on the hotel profile. From the website, I see this is part of the city and it's one of many of their community art programs. Definitely check this out when you go to Lake Nona's Town Center, Boxi Park, Wave Hotel and the surrounding area. It is also very close to Orlando International Airport so you see and hear the airplanes soaring above!

Free structure parking, free entrance, well maintained, shady. The fake grass floor of the little "forest" of palm trees was delightful.

Cool place, out of the way and unexpected. Now, it's smack in the middle of a new urban city-plex, surrounded by a $300/ a night hotel, office buildings, and "trendy" restaurants, shops, etc. So, if you're looking for a pristine wildland experience - forget it. BUT it's free, something I always look for in tourist trap areas. Parking was nearby in a large garage, too, and free for 2 hours. It's also a nicely planted botanical garden-type spot, which I love. The sculptures are interesting... if you like modern avant-garde type "art." Not a big fan, myself..., but it was all presented in clever formats in a pleasing even calming environment. Would I call it must see in Orlando? Well, it aint the manic Universal/Disney sort of attraction, so if your wallet craves action like that don't bother. But, on a scale of 1 to 10, its a 7. Plus its free, it actually has parking available (free), and its unique and its worth the time. So, yeah...bring some Chick-Fil-A and check it out.

This beautiful sculpture is behind the Wave Hotel in Lake Nona. There's free parking right by the entrance of the path. I enjoyed walking around taking pictures, and it was such a peaceful environment that I decided to stay and relax for a while.

Is it better than Not having a sculpture garden? Yes. Are sculptures, arts and gardens good things? Yes. Should this be in Yelps "top 5 things to do" No. Thus my low rating. I felt I had to "help" stop sending people to decorated parking garages and hotel backyards as if they were true destinations worth anything more than a 5 minute stop for those who happen to already be in the area for something else. Maybe in 10 years the collection of all the 5 minute nice touches in LN will make for a true destination. Not there yet.

Beautiful sculpture garden, outside a super cool, modern and artistically designed hotel. You can walk through the hotel lobby to get to the sculpture garden. We drove from Orlando to do something different from an attraction park. The sculpture garden is really nice, and I'd recommend getting a drink and hanging out. It was kind of small and could be finished in like 20 minutes (only reason for 4 stars). Parking was confusing too, but valet was nice enough to let us pull over and leave our car for free while we looked around.

Beautiful outdoor park where they have a few sculptures. Next door is the Wave hotel that is absolutely amazing. You can sit near the sculpture's but do not touch. It's a nice place to visit and when you're done you can grab something to eat within walking distance.