St. Petersburg, Florida - Sunken Gardens

Address:
1825 4th St. N., St. Petersburg, FL
Directions:
Sunken Gardens Botanical Park. I-275 exit 24. East on 22nd Ave. for about 25 blocks to 4th St. Turn right onto 4th St. Sunken Gardens will be about blocks south, at 4th St. and 18th Ave.
Phone:
727-551-3100

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St. Petersburg, Florida - King of Kings sculptor walks through the Waxy Gates
Artist Leone Chaney, 85, creator of the King of Kings wax exhibit, died on Jan. 29 at St.... [03/29/2003] Complete News Story

St. Petersburg, Florida - Sunken Gardens adds Great Explorations Museum
St. Petersburg, FL's classic garden and flamingo attraction, Sunken Gardens, continues to mutate.... [03/01/2003] Complete News Story

St. Petersburg, Florida - Sunken Gardens Blooms Again As City-Owned Attraction
In January, Sunken Gardens in St. Petersburg, FL reopened, this time as a city park, and the early returns are encouraging.... [02/27/2000] Complete News Story

St. Petersburg, Florida - Clothes back on at Sunken Gardens
Plans turn Sunken Gardens, St. Petersburg, FL, into a nudist attraction have been nixed after disagreements between the prospective buyer and the city council, according to reports in the Tampa Tribune. The Titan Marketing Group of Homosassa Springs wanted to spend $2 million to turn the gardens into a nudist resort and holistic health center geared toward wealthy Europeans." ... [01/17/1999] Complete News Story

St. Petersburg, Florida - Steamy Sunken Gardens may get naked!
Sunken Gardens -- which was once the home of the King of Kings Christian wax museum -- is in danger of being turned into a nudist resort. ... [10/25/1998] Complete News Story

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