The sculpture garden at the Brooklyn Museum is a marvelous
sort of orphan home for stray
monsters. 
Rescued figures and architectural details of every stripe have
been gathered here where they hang along the walls and nestle in shady ivy
beds. 
Although there is something a little peculiar about the row of
giant Bacchus heads mounted along an otherwise featureless concrete wall
(giving them more the air of guillotine victims than gods of wine and
revelry), for the most part the craftsmanship of the individual pieces is
brought to the fore in this gallery-type setting.
The ideal trip to the
sculpture garden will actually begin across the street at the Brooklyn
Botanical Gardens- which is another New York City gem.
A picnic lunch on the Cherry
Tree Esplanade is highly recommended, followed by a leisurely stroll
through the Japanese garden where you may be lucky enough to spot an
exotically colored wood duck.
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Once
your senses are sufficiently
intoxicated, make the short trip across the shared parking lot to the Brooklyn
Museum. 
You'll know you're getting close when you see blocks of marble
looking suspiciously like unfinished tombstones discarded in the grass.