Musee Rodin in Paris, France

The Musee Rodin is the only park almost completely dedicated to Rodin's works – of which there are many. Located just outside Rodin's Paris home, together the outdoor park and the indoor museum host over 6,000 sculptures. Of course the museum has the most prominent Rodin pieces like The Thinker, The Kiss and The Gates of Hell.

Lapidea International Sculpture Symposium in Mayen, Germany

The Lapidea International Sculpture Park is constantly changing each year because of the event called ‘The Symposium’. Located just outside the region’s basalt-lava quarries, each year budding young artists gather to show their prowess in the art of the stone. After the event is over and the artists have left, all that remains is the fruit of their labour.

The Fran and Ray Stark Sculpture Garden in Los Angeles, California, US

Located just outside the J Paul Getty Museum is the stunning Fran and Ray Stark Sculpture Garden. It is certainly not the largest outdoor sculpture park with only 28 works, but that does not make it any less special.

This park earned such a prestigious name for itself because all 28 works on view were donated from the private collection of film producer Ray Stark and his wife Fran. The oldest statue dates back to 1911 and the newest is from the 1980s. Some of the artists showcased in the collection include huge names on the sculpting scene like Alberto Giacometti, René Magritte, Saul Baizerman, Elisabeth Frink, Ellsworth Kelly and Roy Lichtenstein.

For guests who want a bird's eye view over the whole affair, be sure to make a visit up to the museum terrace, which looks down over the whole sculpture garden.

Kielder Water and Forest Park in Northumberland, England

Kielder Water and Forest Park is more so a park with some sculptures hidden in it. With only 22 pieces along the 47-kilometre forest trail, it will definitely take more than a day to see it all. However, in between hiking to the next beautiful piece of art you’ll see some of the most beautiful forest along the Scottish-English border.

DeCordova Sculpture Park and Museum in Lincoln, Massachusetts, US

The internationally renowned DeCordova Sculpture Park sprawls through the forests, fields and carefully-tended gardens of the DeCordova Museum grounds. The sculptures change from time to time as they rotate to other venues, but some of the permanent pieces are from renowned artists such as Sol Lweitt, Anthony Gormley, Aexander Liberman and Roy Lichtenstein.

Olympic Sculpture Park in Seattle, Washington, US

The Olympic Sculpture Park opened in 2007 as a collaborative effort between the Seattle Art Museum and the Trust for Public Land. This sculpture park was an effort to preserve the very last piece of undeveloped land on Seattle's waterfront. Not only was a wonderful piece of nature preserved in an otherwise constantly developing city, but the expanse is now the prize of the community.

See the Typewriter Eraser by Claes Oldenburg or Scale X by Coosje van Bruggen, all framed by the backdrop of Puget Sound and the Olympic Mountains. It is a wonderful mingling between art and nature, all in the centre of an urban hub.