Dr. Seuss National Memorial Sculpture Garden

The Dr. Seuss National Memorial Sculpture Garden was officially opened in 2002. Sculptures include Horton the Elephant, Sam I Am, characters from The Cat in the Hat, The Grinch, Dr. Seuss, The Lorax, and Yertle the Turtle. Ted Geisel (Dr. Seuss)'s stepdaughter,  Lark Grey Dimond-Cates, created over 30 statues for the memorial.

Born in 1904, Theodore Seuss Geisel would later be internationally known by his pen name, Dr. Seuss. His first children's book And to Think I Saw it on Mulberry Street (1937), was inspired by a street in Springfield, Massachusetts. After his death in 1991, his wife Audrey greenlit the creation of The Dr. Seuss National Memorial Sculpture Garden in Springfield, MA. The memorial opened to the public in 2002, and The Amazing World of Dr. Seuss Museums opened nearby in 2017.

Dr. Seuss is best known for his children's books such as The Cat in the Hat and Green Eggs and Ham.

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