Dogs and Cats Walkway & Sculpture Garden at Maurice A. Ferré Park opened in Miami in 2023 to great fanfare and has already been visited by thousands of people and their pets from all around the world. This dog-friendly sculpture park features 52 oversized aluminum sculptures, 26 dogs and 26 cats, painted by local artists and nestled within a beautiful garden overlooking Biscayne Bay. As you walk Fido, learn more about the art using the QR codes mounted by each sculpture. This breakthrough exhibit is not only intended to educate children and adults about the various breeds of dogs and cats, but it also seeks to raise awareness about animal respect and protection.

After you visit Dogs & Cats Walkway & Sculpture Garden, make it a fun weekend in Miami with your pup and book a room at the Kimpton EPIC Hotel.

Bring your pooch to Laumeier Sculpture Park in St Louis and explore 60 works of large-scale outdoor sculptures in a 105-acre park. In addition to sculptures, flowers and native plant species, Laumeier is home to many types of wildlife, including some that you may not be used to seeing often, like owls and snakes. Dogs are welcome to join their owners along the sculpture park’s trails but must remain leashed during their visit. Check the events calendar before you go, because dogs are not allowed at any special events within the park. The park is open daily from 7 a.m. until 30 minutes past sunset and is free to visit.

Stay at Benton Park Inn, a quaint bed and breakfast that welcomes Fido and has a grassy pet relief area.

Olympic Sculpture Park is a dog-friendly art park in Seattle’s Belltown neighborhood. You and your cultured canine can get some exercise while walking through Seattle Art Museum’s award-winning, nine-acre sculpture park along the waterfront of the Salish Sea. Olympic Sculpture Park is also Seattle’s largest downtown green space. The park is open daily from 30 minutes before sunrise until 30 minutes after sunset and admission is free.

Check out the city when you stay at Ace Hotel Seattle, the flagship location of the pet-friendly chain of hotels, where dog bowls are available upon request.

Pet-friendly Pappajohn Sculpture Park features artwork by over two dozen of the world's most celebrated artists. Leashed dogs are welcome to join you in the 4.4-acre space located in downtown Des Moines, and an audio tour is available on the Des Moines Art Center website. Walk Fido around all 30 pieces of art on permanent display within the park, admiring the works from different vantage points and snapping photos along the way. Pappajohn Sculpture Park is open during city park hours, sunrise to midnight, and admission is free.

Fido will be treated like royalty when you stay in a pet-friendly room at Surety Hotel where he’ll receive treats, doggy beds, and feeding bowls.

Get cultured alongside your four-legged friend at deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum in Lincoln, MA. Leashed dogs are welcome to admire the unique art pieces with you at this 30-acre park, the largest of its kind in New England. There are over 60 large-scale, modern and contemporary sculptures and exhibits that are constantly changing, making each visit to the park unique. To prevent overcrowding, guests must purchase timed tickets for a one-hour arrival window with limited capacity. Admission fees apply for humans, but Fido can explore for free.

Aloft Lexington makes an excellent home base during your pet-friendly stay near Boston. Treats, beds, and bowls are provided, and there is a designated grassy area for pet relief.

Although dogs are not permitted inside the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City, MO, they are welcome to enjoy the beautiful grounds of the Donald J. Hall Sculpture Park at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. The park is a 22-acre oasis in the heart of Midtown Kansas City and is home to 36 sculptures for you and your leashed dog to view. For a special treat, visit during one of the Bark in the Sculpture Park events with live music and adoptable pups. The park is open from dawn to dusk, 365 days a year and is free to visit.

Book a room at Hotel Indigo Kansas City Downtown an IHG Hotel where your canine art connoisseur can sleep comfortably.

The City of Cerritos dedicated the Cerritos Sculpture Garden as a 50th anniversary gift to the community in 2006. Enjoy a photo op with Fido at the small, pet-friendly sculpture garden on the same grounds as Cerritos Civic Center and Library. Leashed dogs are welcome to explore the area with you, which showcases up to 20 pieces of public art. Framed with graceful trees and textured courtside stone walls, the garden itself is a work of art. The Cerritos Sculpture Garden is open daily during daylight hours and is free to visit.

Afterward, your pup will enjoy the grassy pet relief area at Holiday Inn Los Angeles Gateway - Torrance an IHG Hotel.

The Skokie Northshore Sculpture Park is a two-mile expanse of walkways landscaped with grass, trees and shrubs featuring a variety of sculptures and art installations. Leashed dogs are welcome to join you for a walk on one of the trails through four half-mile sections, and they can accompany you for lunch at one of the picnic shelters. Free public tours and guided and self-guided tours are available. The Sculpture Park is open all year, and admission is free.

Rest weary paws at the Hampton Inn & Suites Chicago-North Shore/Skokie, a consistently comfortable pet-friendly hotel.