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Safety Harbor, Florida: Whimzeyland: Bowling Ball House

Artists Todd Ramquist and Kiaralinda transformed their property using, among other things, an under-appreciated home decoration element: bowling balls.

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Whimzyland Holidazzle.

Whimzeyland Holidazzle

As if the Bowling Ball house wasn't already enough of a year-round spectacle, during the holidays they really lather on the dingdangles and whizzymajigs. The dazzle will continue through Dec. 30th.

[Archibald Family, 12/24/2011]
Bowling Ball House

There is a multi-colored house with more than 300 bowling balls lining the flower beds and bordering the house -- there is a bottle wall around the cactus garden, gardens of blue bottles on stakes, a zoo of funny sculpture animals called the Whimzoo. Several artcars often park in the parkingpit. There is a a colorful and ornately decorated gazebo and crabtrap buoy ornaments hanging from the gingerbread eaves. There's also a Bowling ball Art Museum that has 80 artistically manipulated bowling balls -- everything from corked, beaded and feathered ones to larger sculptures incorporating the ball somehow -- created and donated from artists from all over the country. Also a favorite golden ball was photographed with a bunch of celebrities -- Roy Rogers, Muhammed Ali, Bob Dole, John Denver. Overall, it's a fun and magical place that makes everybody who visits smile.

[Whimz1, 03/04/1999]

Whimzeyland: Bowling Ball House

Address:
1206 3rd St. N., Safety Harbor, FL
Directions:
One block north of Main St., 12th Ave and Okeechobee St.
Hours:
Daytime, free to wander grounds. Artists away during summer art show season. (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
Phone:
727-725-4018
RA Rates:
Major Fun
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