{"id":701,"date":"2016-02-22T02:20:38","date_gmt":"2016-02-22T02:20:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dancentury.com\/travel\/?p=701"},"modified":"2022-12-29T16:48:18","modified_gmt":"2022-12-29T16:48:18","slug":"grounds-for-sculpture-the-most-interesting-place-in-new-jersey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dancentury.com\/travel\/grounds-for-sculpture-the-most-interesting-place-in-new-jersey\/","title":{"rendered":"Grounds for Sculpture: the most interesting place in New Jersey"},"content":{"rendered":"

Trigger warnings: New Jersey, Nudity, Taxidermy.<\/p>\n

New Jersey is simultaneously wonderful and horrible, and there doesn’t seem to be a middle ground. I’m generalizing, of course, but I’ve spent 95% of my life in the state, and struggle with the population density, high cost of living, close-mindedness, and rudeness every day. New Jersey is not 100% Sopranos & MTV’s Jersey Shore, but it is at least 50% that. Every now and then I have to take a step back and think “why do I live here?” It is then that I remember all the good people and places in New Jersey, and think “oh, that is why”. <\/p>\n

Mahatma Gandhi said, \u201cBe the change that you wish to see in the world.\u201d If there was one place in New Jersey that is an example of a better New Jersey, it is Grounds for Sculpture<\/a>. Located in Hamilton, NJ, Grounds for Sculpture is a sprawling, peaceful, verdant park filled with hundreds of impressively-large sculptures. Visit Grounds for Sculpture and you will feel as if you’ve been transported to a new dimension, where people aren’t rude and have an interest in and respect for art. <\/p>\n

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New Jersey should be more like Grounds for Sculpture. If you’re not from New Jersey, spend a day there — it will erase many negative misconceptions you have about New Jersey. <\/p>\n

Disclaimer: I’ve only been there during the fall when there were no crowds. I’m hoping that it isn’t like a noisy shopping mall packed with rude, pushy people during the warmer months.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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