Roadside oddityHidden gem
Garden of Eden
Lucas, Kansas
A civil war veteran's concrete sculpture garden, and his mausoleum, in a tiny prairie town.
- Price
- About US$8 per adult
- Booking
- No need to book
- Time to allow
- 60 min
Samuel Dinsmoor built this in the 1900s from concrete trees and figures, retelling bible scenes and a few political jibes. His glass-sided mausoleum is on site and you can view his own body inside. Lucas has a whole run of other folk art spots worth a stroll.
Good to know
- Guided tours are the best way to see it
- Lucas also has a grassroots art centre and a toilet-seat art shop
- Allow time for the town, it is small but full of surprises
- Vehicles
- Campervans fine
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