Topiary Park

Topiary Park is a unique 9.2-acre public garden located in downtown Columbus, Ohio's Discovery District. The park's centerpiece is a topiary recreation of Georges Seurat's famous painting "A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte." Created by sculptor James T. Mason, it is the only known topiary representation of a painting in the world.

The park features 54 people, 8 boats, 3 dogs, a monkey, and a cat, all sculpted from yew trees to match the figures in Seurat's pointillist masterpiece. The largest topiary figure stands 12 feet tall. A pond in the center of the park represents the Seine River depicted in the painting. Visitors can view the entire topiary scene from an elevated area designed to mimic the artist's vantage point.

Originally part of the Ohio School for the Deaf campus, the land was repurposed as a park in the 1980s after the school buildings were destroyed by fire. The topiary garden officially opened in 1992 and has since become a popular destination for art lovers, garden enthusiasts, and tourists.

In addition to the topiary garden, the park includes walking paths, benches, and over 220 trees representing 35 different species. A visitors center housed in a chateau-style building offers information about the park and its history. The park is maintained by the Columbus Recreation and Parks Department and is open to the public year-round from dawn to dusk.