Noguchi Garden

Great place to take a break if you work in the area or just walk around and explore. You have to pay for parking or visit on a weekend and look for free parking. Enter the garden from the west side, between 3210 & 3200 Park Center Dr. There’s a good amount of places to sit under the shade and the architecture is interesting.

We came across this place unexpectedly and it's such a pleasant encounter! Very calm ambient, peaceful crowd and mind relaxing design of shapes and spaces.

It’s a nice place but- I wouldn’t necessarily drive out of my way to go there. It’s a courtyard between office buildings. Stop by if you’re in the area but don’t drive more than half an hour for it

This is a little slice of paradise in the middle of high rises. I walked so none of the parking issues for me. Its small but so well designed!

"California Scenario" is one of my favorite free little hidden gems of Orange County! Very serene, flowing water, and a variety of different plants, including cacti and redwood trees!! I can definitely see it as a good place to journal, draw, meditate, or read! And, I think it's great both during the day and at night, since the lighting highlights the different parts of the garden.

It's small but beautiful. I came and paid to park and was a bit disappointed it wasn't larger or at least free parking. I did enjoy it though and I can see that it's more of a local/worker park. I think it is well done

Just like I remembered it from 25 years ago... Well, the fountain was off but otherwise the same. Tress may have grown a little taller? 😂 It's a nice little hidden oasis in this part of town. Check it out if you get the chance. Just a stroll away across the bridge from South Coast Plaza.

One of those 7 wonders of Irvine. This place should host music events and shows. The space is transcendent. Makes you want to be at peace

Took the cutesttt pics for prom here. It was such a lovely area with plenty of greenery!

Well, it is a zen garden in the heart of a business complex. It was kind of confusing on how to find it and parking was kind of a bummer since I had to pay for it on the weekend. Need to find a better parking option. Several places to sit down and read or relax. The waterfall and water features were really cool.

Very nice hidden gem. The Noguchi sculpture garden is a great cultural attraction, a relaxing park and the kids seem to enjoy it as an adventure.

This is a nice quick sculpture garden in downtown Costa Mesa. It's is very isolated and quiet, so it makes it a nice serene spot in the middle of the city. It is also part of a collection of art called the OC art walk. There is an online listening guide which is such a fun free thing to do. I would recommend to do this when the weather is nice.

I found this place after doomscrolling social media. There's plenty of post about why you should come visit. One of the biggest is that it is free, and the parking cost is pretty reasonable. That this park has a bunch of different sculptures you can take pictures with and calm yourself. Depending on the perspective you can get some pretty gnarly shots. We came on a weekend so it was pretty dead here.