Gilgal Gardens

My dad told me about this strange sculpture garden in SLC called Gilgal Gardens. It's a odd, hidden little spot full of all sorts of strange folk/LDS-themed sculptures.

I went up to spend the afternoon with my friend Smithy & since it was in a neighborhood right by her house we thought we'd check it out.

And by "in a neighborhood" I mean it feels like you're going to walk into someone backyard. But there is a gate marking the way in so you don't actually wander into someones yard.

And by strange sculptures I mean things like: a sacrificial altar, a stack of four giant granite books, a huge sphinx with the face of Joseph Smith, not to mention a life-size statue of the artist, Thomas Child, wearing brick pants. Weird.

All over the garden are flat stones on the ground with scriptures or quotes about scriptures (maybe 50+).

The creepiest sculpture would be a tie between the hearts and hands one (supposed to represent "turning the hearts of the fathers to the children" apparently going for a literal interpretation) or the strewn body parts guy.

I'm pretty sure the most surreal part was the fact that the whole park smells like bread. I found out later that the garden is backed up against the WonderBread factory. So, the fresh-made bread smell wasn't a ghost or some sort of sign of hollowed ground... which is kinda too bad.

A seriously quirky place that if you're ever in the area you gotta check out.

P.S. And if the place wasn't trippy enough here are some fish-eye lens shots for your enjoyment