There are lots of great kid-friendly restaurants nearby if you want to have dinner before or after like ümami café, Tagine and Justin Thyme. Tickets are sold in 30-minute increments, but Lightscapes took us about an hour to get through (we went at a leisurely pace). (We got lucky since, by this point, our 3-year-old was out cold on my shoulder and couldn't beg for souvenirs). Just like the Blaze, Lightscapes funnels visitors through a gift shop at the very end. (Tag your photos #Lightscapes if you want share your experiences.) Overall, the grounds are stroller-friendly, save for the garden maze (there's stroller parking just outside). The care and creativity put into each piece is evident.Īs you can imagine, there are endless photo ops, and we found that caused a few short backlogs.
Cut and bent, shaped and arranged, every structure is fashioned from materials that are normally tossed aside, making this a particularly eco-friendly celebration of spring. Upon careful examination, you'll see that all of the fantastical flowers, fairies, insects and animals are crafted from thousands of soda bottles, plastic cups, milk jugs, detergent bottles and bowling pins held together in ingenious ways. However, the biggest and most wonderful surprise is discovering what all the illuminated art is made of: recycled plastics. There's also the chance to walk through an enormous caterpillar tunnel, get lost in a garden maze and come face-to-face with giant insects, including a praying mantis. My family's favorites included the embryo nestled inside a giant egg, an endless line of ants, seasonal flowers and massive mushrooms, a gigantic dragonfly hanging off the mansion's roof and the White Rabbit from Alice in Wonderland. Take your time to observe it all as there are awesome sights around every turn.
At the start, small flowers line the walkways, eventually giving way to a garden of tall, space-age-inspired flowers and down-to-earth daises and Lilies of the Valley. Hovering in the air, above the illuminated structures, are bubbles and glowing mist.
It's no wonder kids (and grown-ups) just stop in their tracks and stare. And then the real show begins.Įverything is aglow in illuminated colors. After making it through the lantern-festooned hospitality tent (where you can snag some delicious ice cream from The Blue Pig), you enter Lightscapes by walking under an enormous, color-changing rainbow. Installed throughout the grounds of the 18th-century Van Cortlandt Manor, Lightscapes catches your eye before you even arrive, as the front lawn and house are aglow with flowers and vines visible all the way from Route 9.
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