Sunken Gardens
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Sunken Gardens vegetation
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Sunken Gardens vegetation
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Orchids in Sunken Gardens
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Sunken Gardens is one of Florida’s oldest tourist attractions and is still open to the public. It was originally owned by George Turner Sr. In 1903, he drained the small lake on his private property to create a sunken garden. He planted many tropical and subtropical fruit trees eventually opening a produce stand and nursery. Shoppers would pay five cents to walk through the tropical garden he created, and soon he was able to increase the entrance fee to twenty five cents. The city of St. Petersburg purchased Sunken Gardens in 1999. In 2002, the building, which was built in 1926, was added to the National Register of Historic Places.

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Sunken Gardens

The Sunken Gardens are 4 acres (1.6 hectares) of well-established botanical gardens located at 1825 4th Street North, in the center of St. Petersburg, Florida, USA. The Gardens were a commercial tourist attraction for many years, but are now operated by the city and maintained with the help of volunteers. Sunken Gardens are open to the public every day of the week; admission is charged.

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunken Gardens (Florida)