This is a hidden gem. PepsiCo headquarters are surrounded by a beautiful sculpture garden that is open to public on weekends and is free. This is a great way to spend 1-1.5 hrs walking around meticulously landscaped garden with some nice sculptures. About half the sculptures are modern art which i don't care about. But plenty are actually pleasant to look at. Totems were great looking. Some sculptures are funny like Personage ( aka ET with erection) Overall very enjoyable afternoon here read more

See all

Such a gorgeous park! The sculptures are varied and fascinating, and the landscaping is beyond belief. You can keep finding new little delights, sometimes almost hidden! Lots of treats await you as you stroll through the park and discover almost unseen gateways into the woods, or the lily pond, or a piece of sculpture that awes you. read more

By happenstance we were here and its free! A beautiful garden and sculpture park you need to set aside at least 60-90 minutes to really walk and enjoy this place. There's a welcome center and a map to help you find your way. Take a photo of the map! so you can navigate this huge huge place. Bathrooms at the welcome center. EV charging there too! No bikes, No electronics vehicles, no sports play, no picnicing. Only walking and visually enjoying allowed. read more

Great visit to the Gardens. Known of them for a while now but finally made the 25-minute journey on a late Sunday morning. The free gardens are open to the public on the weekends, from 10am - 4pm during the mid-spring through early-fall months. (April - November) I followed the general directions to the front gate where I was greeted by a staff member who took my name, phone number and directed me to the visitor's parking lot. Once parked in the designated visitor's lot, there is a visitor's information window as well as bathrooms there. From there, you can start your walk throughout the gardens at your own pace. There are lots of sculptures and scenic paths to explore. Particularly lovely during the fall months. I took about 1.5 hours to cover the entire gardens. All staff I encountered were friendly and helpful. Highly recommended. read more

See all

Lovely manicured park with wonderful sculptures by famous artists (Miro, Calder, Max Ernst etc.) - - BUT !!! The sculpture garden and grounds is CLOSING to visitors on December 1, 2012, not to reopen until late 2015 due to construction. Definitely worth a visit when it reopens! read more

There are several sculpture garden around NYC proximity, but each have their disadvantages. It could be too far, high admission price, small collection, too crowded, no parking or not well maintained enough. Enter Pepsico sculpture garden, it got all: less than an hour from Manhattan, free, spacious area with neat landscape, quiet, plenty of parking with quality artwork (ie Henry Moore). I find their collection more interesting compare to Storm King's. The sculptures are placed along the pebbles path, so take that walk to enjoy them max. It would take approx 1 hour to finish the outer loop. If after you are done and still need your art fix, go visit Neuberger museum, only 5 minutes drive away, small but packed with AC to cool your body after those walk under the sun. read more

See all

This is a beautiful place to walk around and relax. There are many different pieces of arrwor to see and benches to sit on. You can picnic by the water. read more

Right off I-287, there's probably one road that leads you to another world- literally. I actually got lost, one day after work, trying to meet up with a friend. Mind you, Purchase is like "right there" to me. Large sculptures around their grounds kind of give you a gist of what to expect, but was stopped, right at the gate. The attendees filled me in on visiting hours and was told, the Sculpture Garden opens just weekends from 10am-4pm...... Pulled up to the Parking gate mid morning on a Saturday and was given a laminated "Parking Pass" to keep on my dashboard. Followed the barricades in what seemed like a maze that further led me to another parking lot- close to the Garden. Attendant at the log cabin-kiosk, welcomes visitors with pamphlets and maps. PepsiCo Sculpture Garden has been around since the 60's offering the perfect spot and landscape for outdoor art. Who knew? On this side of Westchester? You can follow any path you want, but folks are advised to stay on the pebble road. Past the trees and Evergreen bushes- the Garden, opens to a few large sculptures. Keep walking, and you'll see more. The Garden is cool for families and couples. Come with the intention of spending time here and take your sweet time. Wear comfortable shoes, sneaks, whatever- just get ready to freaking walk. So ok......you may not get lush flowers upon flowers, but you get the Art here. I honestly think, it's freaking Genius!!! read more

See all

I was introduced to sculpture parks by the founder on an amazing travel Facebook group I joined. She has traveled all over the world and a few of her destinations were local sculpture parks in the USA. I was in awe of her pics and started searching sculpture parks I could see locally and then venture into internationally when my funds allow. :-) I randomly visited this park a year ago and was informed it was closed and they didn't have a definite date when it would re-open. I checked sporadically to see if it opened and saw it was just opened on the weekends. It was about an hour drive from Manhattan since I was coming from work. I wanted to arrive when it opened to beat the crowds I was expecting. To my surprise my car was the 2nd one in the parking lot. Throughout my visit to this park, the crowds never showed. Admission was free, woo hoo and you receive a map of the grounds. They have a small visitor/information booth. I did see a few people jogging the premises on the runners path. The park was absolutely breathtaking and a lot bigger than I expected. The grounds were immaculate and there were a lot of groundskeepers throughout cleaning/up keeping the park. It took about 1.5 hours for me to walk the entire area. The weather was really hot and I noticed there weren't a lot of places to sit since you were unable to sit on the grass. My favorite area was the lake like area with the water spiking up in the air. The mist from the water felt so good in the heat. There were a few sculptures that really stood out to me. What an amazing company location to work at with garden and cool sculpture views. This is definitely a place you should bookmark to check out and enjoy the serenity and beautiful greenery throughout the park. read more

See all

Foodie went to PepsiCo sculpture garden. My daughter Jen the foodie said it was a nice visit. This can be googled PepsiCo. Com sculpture garden. I recommend that you google their rules for your visit. Example, no dogs even if leashed , stay on paths and more. I felt I would enjoy in the spring. With changing leaves fall maybe nice. Foodie found a app on her phone that discribed the sculptures. I asked if she ate lunch there? No she answered, I'm not sure if there is an eatery at the sculpture garden. I feel this will be on a spring bucket list for me. read more

If you are looking for a very pleasant sculpture park experience not far from NYC at no cost, check out Pepsi Gardens' sculpture park! Pepsi Gardens, is very close to the Hutchinson River Parkway as well as I-287. So anyone from Connecticut or the NYC area can come around to see this park with less travel time required compared to Storm King in the Hudson Valley or Grounds for Sculpture in Hamilton NJ. This park is SIGNIFICANTLY smaller than both parks mentioned above. But it is worth visiting for a short quick stroll if you live or are visiting nearby! The sculptures are all spread out in very gorgeous landscaping surrounding PepsiCo's Purchase HQ Campus. They have a beautiful pond in the back of the HQ buildings. Its a pleasant walk to go through to see each sculpture. If you love walking you'll love this park. This park is perfect for those who would like to spend only a few hours enjoying some art! If you want a fun-filled day with numerous activities in the Westchester Area, you can certainly add this place to that one day! read more

See all

Beautiful and engaging. Loved the walk through many different landscaping and sculptures.

This is FREE...which is a great impetus for a bored family. The sculptures are wide ranging and very eclectic. The grounds are gorgeous and can take an hour to explore. It is a very wide and spacious park-like excursion. Plus PepsiCo has a downloadable interactive guide which allows you insight into the artists and explanations of the sculptures you're seeing. This is a wonderful and rich experience for a nice weekend afternoon but be aware, there is MUCH MORE to see than what the existing path shows. As we left we saw so many more sculptures we didn't see on the pathways that were marked. If PepsiCo has other pathways to see these other sculptures, they are not evident or easy to find. I suggest asking at the entrance how to get to the ENTIRE sculpture gardens around the front and side of the building...otherwise you'll feel a bit cheated even though there's no entrance fee. But, again, it's a gorgeous stroll and very interesting works to walk around and enjoy! read more

See all

Who knew that PepsiCo's corporate headquarters had so many sculptures by the likes of Auguste Rodin, Max Ernst, Joan Miro, Alexander Calder, and Henry Moore? They sit on more than 100 acres of pristinely landscaped grass, surrounded by trees whose branches appeared manicured to achieve a certain neatness. The grounds were so perfect that we freaked out when we saw a single dandelion! (Lily pond was neglected though). Don't miss the magnificent totem poles by Canadian Native artist Robert Davidson, and the wonderfully inventive "Caryatids" by Judith Brown -- it looks like classical ruins, except it's made of junkyard metal. read more

Pepsi Gardens - Caryatids, by Judith Brown. - Parks Near Me - Purchase, New York

Really nice job PepsiCo. We'll run/managed/free. Highly recommend anyone in the area dropping in and enjoying the grounds/sculptures. read more

The place is opened now weekdays only: 10 to 4. No picnics, no walking bare feet on the grass, no pictures with status, no dogs. This place is NOT Dog Friendly any more ;(.... So disappointed... raised my kids there and after 20 years - booom ;((((( read more

This place is CLOSED until August 2015. When you drive up to the gate, they will kindly turn you back around. They will also give you a yellow paper explaining that they are renovating. Had to make this rather long even though I wanted to make it simple one sentence. This is because if you make it short it will classified as a tip instead of a review. read more

Just wanted to spread the word that the Gardens are TEMPORARILY CLOSED. PepsiCo is renovating their headquarters building and surrounding campus, which includes the Gardens. For safety reasons, the Gardens must be closed during the renovation project. The renovation is scheduled to be complete in mid-2015, and the Gardens will reopen. read more

Wow, this place hasn't been reviewed in more than 2 yrs. Doesn't matter, this place was pleasantly crowded on mother's day. I suppose it's because the grand sculptures are static.. This place is amazing. It's definitely one of my favourite places to go in Westchester. I love love love how it's like going to a park rather than a "museum". You can walk around the ponds (don't forget the smaller lilly-ponds), large green areas, lazily look at sculptures, picnic, lie around the grass, etc. It's romantic, educational, and good for kids & pets! Favourites include Alexander Calder's red stabile "Hat's off" , Arnaldo Pomodoro's Triad. Best of all -- it's FREE! read more

You know how travel guides rate attractions by whether you should go see it if you are passing by, or go if you are in the neighborhood. This isn't one of those places, this one is better - no it's better than better, it's the best sculpture garden within 25 miles of midtown Manhattan. The grounds are beautiful, the art work, nearly all 20th Century monumental sculpture in a variety of schools and styles, of the highest quality, and displayed in settings that bring out the work instead of competing with it. Whether you go for a stroll or a serious two hours with the art, you won't be disappointed. And if you are making a day of it, when you are done with the sculpture, head across the road to visit the Neuberger Museum of Art at SUNY Purchase. read more

It's not easy to create a large modern art sculpture garden that will keep the attention of an antsy group of school kids, but this one manages that feat in leaps and bounds. I came here for a college sculpture class field trip, and I was VERY impressed with the whole place. Every single work of art is meticulously crafted and placed to get the most enjoyment and aesthetic majesty out of it, and one could spend hours both meandering the garden or contemplating a single piece. Highlights include the giant red interconnected arches, the great bear over by the fish pond, the moving wind sculpture, the Grecian pillars made entirely of car parts, the enormous fork in the ground, and the huge totem pole. And that's just a fraction of the works they have displayed. Artists and sculptors should definitely make a trip here at some point in their careers, but it's certainly a great place for a relaxed day outside no matter what your interests may be (as long as giant sculptures don't bore you to tears). In addition to the artwork, the landscaping itself is gorgeous. Flowers, trees, and shrubs of all kinds are artistically arranged and meticulously kept, and overall you get such an amazing feeling of space that it's a little hard to leave at the end of the day. More info and some photos: http://www.sirpepsi.com/pepsi1.htm read more

The sculpture garden at Pepsico's world headquarters in Purchase NY includes 45 different sculptures. It is a favorite place for summertime pre-wedding photographs near the lagoon. The garden is open to the public, don't be intimidated by the security gate! And admission is FREE! read more

See all

Much understated for the art available and on a beautiful Spring day with the cherry trees in bloom this is a great day trip option to let the feet wander. It's extremely well maintained and the grounds are quite large so anyone nearby with even the slightest interest in outdoor sculptures is missing something if they don't stop - it's a no cost frill and the gardens are spotlessly well maintained! read more

Pepsi Gardens - Go Pepsi - charging station - Parks Near Me - Purchase, New York

Beautiful grounds, great photo ops One small thing...not enough bathrooms- ladies room only has two stalls and a huge line! read more

Wonderful. Bring a picnic. Walk the path and take in the beauty of the scluptures and gardens. Don't forget ur headphones and get a digital player at the visitor centet. read more

See all

What a revelation! A must-see if you like contemporary sculpture. Nice selection of pieces by artists known and unknown to me. The landscaping and layout are both clever and easy to visit. Hats off to Kendall, E.D. Stone, Sr. & Jr., and to PepsiCo for making this treat available to all at no charge. Excellent PepsiCo app with photos and succinct commentary to make the visit even more enjoyable. Reminiscent of nearby Storm King Art Park (in Cornwall), though on a more human scale. read more

The Pepsi campus is beautiful and a truly amazing place to walk around.

One of my favorite photography spots! Beautiful, scenic landscape filled with creative sculptures and artwork. It's right down the street from my job AND open to the public. I highly suggest taking a stroll here with a camera handy... Inspiration everywhere :) read more

Always fond memories of this place since I was little kid. On a lovely sunny day my mom would take us here. We would stroll around, take pictures and I always wondered at the time, what's inside the building?! The art is great and I like that you have to walk a certain distance to the next exhibit. A day here is worth it, as the grass is always green. read more

It is still scheduled to reopen in August 2015, which is a shame, since we thought it would be a highlight of our trip to NY from Hungary. We have been there before, and thought it's possibly the best modern sculpture garden in the world. The sculptures and the landscaping are both just amazing, and the entire garden is designed so that every sculpture has it's own perfect place to enjoy. It's very spacious, yet easy to stroll through. When we visited there weren't many people there, in fact very few people I know in NY has even heard about it. We took quite a few pictures. https://flic.kr/s/aHsjnoGwJr read more

If you want to be outside on a gorgeous N.Y. day and also see amazing sculptures this is the place to be! Vast land (not one skyscraper in sight!) with MANY works of art; my favorite, Alexander Calder! Since being on the grounds of Pepsico....you suddenly feel like a Pepsi! ***I don't remember seeing a Pepsi machine anywhere though. read more

Aside from the fact that it is Pepsi (ewww) headquarters, this place is fantastic. If you are in the area and have an hour or so, check it out. It's free, well-maintained, tons of parking, easy to find, and beautiful. read more

Update Nov. 2015: Pepsico Gardens will remain closed through this winter; expected reopening is now April 2016.

It is hard to believe that this exquisite public garden is a corporate head quarters to one of the biggest global companies in the world. The large scale sculptures, some by very well know artists are beautifully landscaped with exotic and indigenous plants. I have strolled this campus in every season and it is always beautiful. Dogs are permitted and it is rarely very crowded. There are picnic tables and lunch can be brought from one of the local restaurant for a memorable afternoon. This place is a treasure! read more

Not sure why it's priced at $$, since the wonderful park has a free entrance. I was really impressed with sculptures, the landscape, and whole experience. Thanks to PepsiCo you get an amazing art & outdoor experience. Only 45 min from NYC by car, a nice place to escape when looking for outside city activities. Excited to comeback when the weather is a little warmer. Thanks Pepsi! read more

Can't wait till the Donald M. Kendall Sculpture Gardens reopen... have had such great times there with family and relatives, whether after a wedding or simply viewing outdoor sculptures and the gardens: Alexander Calder, Henry Moore, Arnaldo Pomodoro to name only a few... great photos taken there as well. read more

I visited yesterday, Sunday, 7-12-2015. The sculpture park is still closed for renovation. The guard said it is expected to open "early next year" (early 2016). read more

I'm very pleased that if finally reopened. It is a beautiful place to walk around and the sculptures and landscaping are absolutely wonderful. Too bad the hours are very limited and there really should be more basic amenities such as benches and drinking water fountains....but I guess we are only supposed to drink Pepsi. 5+ Stars, go and visit. read more

The Gardens are open again but very restricted. Saturday and Sunday 10-4 only. As a result, they are very crowded in nice days. We went last Sunday and it was packed!! Still, gardens and sculptures are magnificent! read more

Visited the Sculpture Gardens for the first time yesterday, and will definitely be returning. The sculptures are amazing (we all had our favorites; IMHO the Triad, by Arnaldo Pomodoro was the best) and the landscaping complimented the artwork impeccably. In fact, that was my only gripe. To keep the grounds that lovely takes a lot of work, and it was hard to enjoy some of the pieces with the sound of lawnmowers and leaf blowers drowning out even normal conversational levels. But, it's free, so overall a solid 5 stars. read more