St. Petersburg’s Sunken Gardens

Sunken Gardens, a 100-year-old botanical paradise in St. Petersburg, offers a unique display of over 50,000 tropical plants and flowers. In 1903 a local plumber drained a lake, created a garden and began charging a nickel in the early 1920s when the garden became such a popular place to visit. His family ran the attraction for three generations before it was purchased by the city. The Gardens  are open Monday to Saturday 10am to 4:30pm and Sunday from noon to 4pm. Admission is $8, $6 for those over 55 and $4 for children ages 2 to 11.

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