Dr. Seuss National Memorial Garden - Springfield, MA
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N 42° 06.224 W 072° 35.137
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The Dr. Seuss National Memorial Sculpture Garden is located at the Quadrangle (21 Edwards St.) in Springfield.
Waymark Code: WMCWY7
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 10/20/2011
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The sculpture garden has five bronze sculptures ranging in size from small to huge each depicting a Dr. Seuss characters and Dr. Seuss himself. In addition, there is a twelve foot high replica of the book Oh, The Places You'll Go!, complete with the entire readable text.
The sculptures are:
1. The Lorax - A small statue of the Lorax inscribed with the word Unless on its base.
2. The Yertl Garden - Yertl the Turtle sits atop a stack of his fellow turtles.
3. The Storyteller - A twelve foot high replica of the book Oh, The Places You'll Go!, complete with the entire text. Standing next to it is the Grinch and his dog Max.
4. The Horton Court - A huge sculpture featuring Horton the Elephant, Thidwick the Big-Hearted Moose, Sam I Am, One Thing, Two Thing Conrad, and Sally. All the characters except Sally are placed on the pages of an open book. Sally is on a flat platform extending under the book.
5. Dr. Seuss and the Cat-In-The-Hat - Dr. Seuss is sitting at his desk with the Cat-In-The-Hat looking over his shoulder.
Price of Admission: 0.00 (listed in local currency)
Weekday Hours: From: 9:00 AM To: 6:00 PM
Weekend Hours: From: 9:00 AM To: 6:00 PM
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