A list of Art Environments throughout the Midwest with photos, videos, and background information about all that have been visited. For more information about Art Environments across the country visit Narrow Larry or SPACES for invaluable resources.
Bishop Castle
Political Sculptures
Garden of Eden
The Holy Ghost Dickeyville Grotto
The Shrine of The Grotto of The Redemption
Jubilee Rock Garden
Great Pyramids of Iowa
Wagon Wheel Tower
Itasca Rock Garden (Christensen Rock Garden)
St. Peter’s Rock Grotto
Our Mother of Sorrows Grotto
World’s Largest Totem Pole
Art environments visited (click on each image to learn more and see more photos)
COLORADO
- JOHN BISHOP Bishop Castle (1969-2023) // Rye, Colorado in Pueblo County
IOWA
- FATHER PAUL DOBBERSTEIN The Shrine of The Grotto of The Redemption (1912-1954) // West Bend, Iowa in Palo Alto County
- L.J. MAASDAM Wagon Wheel Tower (1994) // Lynnville, Iowa in Poweshiek County
- WILLIAM H. LIGHTNER Our Mother of Sorrows Grotto (1929 – 1941) // Cedar Rapids, Iowa in Linn County
- FATHERS M.J. KAUFMAN AND DAMIEN LAVERY Our Lady of Grace (1920-1931) // West Burlington, Iowa in Des Moines County
- FATHER PAUL DOBBERSTEIN The Crucifixion Grotto (1921-1925) // St. Joseph Cemetery east of Wesley, Iowa in Kossuth County
- FATHER PAUL DOBBERSTEIN The Liberty Fountain (1918) // John Brown Park, Humboldt, Iowa in Humboldt County
- AXEL PETERSON Great Pyramids of Iowa (1939) // Hickory Grove Cemetery in Avery, Iowa in Monroe County
- Father Dobberstein’s Holy Family Grotto // Dubuque, Iowa // Dubuque County
ILLINOIS
- WILLIAM NOTZKE Jubilee Rock Garden (c. 1939-1963) // Jubilee Township near Brimfield, Illinois in Peoria County
KANSAS
- M.T. LIGGETT Political Totem Sculptures (1989-2017) // Mullinville, Kansas in Kiowa County
- Miller’s Park // Lucas, Kansas in Russell County
- S. P. DINSMOOR Garden of Eden (1907-1928) // Lucas, Kansas in Russell County
MINNESOTA
- JOHN CHRISTENSEN Itasca Rock Garden (Christensen Rock Garden) (c. 1925-1938) // Albert Lea (formerly Itasca), Minnesota in Freeborn County
OKLAHOMA
- ED GALLOWAY World’s Largest Totem Pole & Totem Pole Park (c. 1937-1948) // Located near Foyli, Oklahoma in Rogers County
SOUTH DAKOTA
- FATHER SCHEIER St. Peters Rock Grotto (c. 1926-1933) // Farmer, South Dakota in Hanson County
WISCONSIN
- FATHER MATTHIAS WERNERUS The Holy Ghost Dickeyville Grotto (1925-1930) // Dickeyville, Wisconsin in Grant County, Wisconsin
- Rudolph Grotto and Wonder Cave // Rudolph, Wisconsin
- Dr. Evermor’s Sculpture Park // North Freedom, Wisconsin // Sauk County
MORE!
Art environments yet to be visited (more to come soon!) — Visit Narrow Larry or SPACES for invaluable resources on Art Environments across the country.
ILLINOIS
- LaFleur Grotto // Byron, Illinois (Stillman Valley) // Ogle County
IOWA
- Harris Mini Grotto // Harris, Iowa // Osceola County
MINNESOTA
NEBRASKA
- Charles Horn Sculpture Garden // Oconto, Nebraska // Custer County
SOUTH DAKOTA
- Wayne Porter’s Porter Sculpture Park // Montrose, South Dakota // McCook County
- Petrified Wood Park & Museum // Lemmon, South Dakota // Perkins County
WISCONSIN
- Father Dobberstein’s Grotto of the Holy Family // St. Joseph, Wisconsin // St. Croix County
- The Wegner Grotto // Sparta, Wisconsin
- James Tellen Woodland Sculpture Garden // Wilson, Wisconsin // St. Croix County
- Grandview // Hollandale, Wisconsin // Iowa County
- Prairie Moon Garden // Fountain City, Wisconsin
- Wisconsin Concrete Park // Phillips, Wisconsin
