At the grand opening of Scotland's newest sculpture park, a fireworks display scattered moon dust across the terrain. A fitting commencement for a place called Jupiter Artland. Ten miles from the Jupiter Artland. Ten miles from the Sheraton Grand Hotel & Spa, Edinburgh, the 80-acre sculpture park is filled with magical works of art like "Firmament," a massive figure of steel bands that crouches against a blue sky like an intricate line drawing. Or "Over Here," a hand-knitted net that stretches across the forest resembling an oversized spiderweb. "Stone Coppice" is comprised of mysterious stones held within slender tree-trunks that lead the way to grassy stepped hillsides called "Life Mounds." Nearby, the white forms of five "Weeping Girls" take shape.

A storybook terrain filled with imaginative narratives and wondrous surprises, Jupiter Artland is situated on the grounds of the private estate Bonnington House. The works of contemporary artists like Anish Kapoor, Andy Goldsworthy, and the recently deceased Ian Hamilton Finlay rise up from the landscape's meadows and woodlands, each one constructed in careful regard to its specific topographical location. Guests are provided with a map that details the location of each work of art, but there's no set route through the grounds, and visitors are invited to simply wander at will. Open Friday through Sunday all summer long, Jupiter Artland is 30 minutes by car or bus from Edinburgh's city center.