Sunken Gardens
On October 30, we drove over to St.
Petersburg to visit an attraction known as Sunken
Gardens. As Wikipedia describes, this is "4 acres (1.6 hectares) of well-established botanical
gardens, located in the Historic Old Northeast neighborhood of St.
Petersburg, Florida, at 1825 4th Street North. The
Gardens have existed for more than a century, and are
one of the oldest roadside tourist attractions in the
United States. The Gardens are now operated by the City
of St. Petersburg, FL and maintained with the help of
volunteers. Sunken Gardens are open to the public every
day of the week. An admission fee is charged for
entrance into the gardens and a yearly membership is
also available.
Sunken Gardens retains their historical interest as an
important example of a 1930s Florida roadside commercial
attraction, and is probably the oldest commercial
tourist attraction on Florida's west coast. The Gardens
are open to the public for educational programs, tours,
and special events, particularly weddings which have
taken place for decades on the Wedding Lawn and
in the banquet facilities in the Garden Room overlooking
the unique garden setting." The senior citizen
rate was $8 and Marcia had a coupon for buy one, get
one, so it was a pretty cheap date! This
is a very pretty location. We took a number of
pictures when we were there. |
