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Sunken Gardens

A century-old tropical garden in a sunken lake bed in St. Petersburg, with waterfalls, flamingos and 50,000 plants.

Official Website
Photo: Ebyabe · CC BY-SA 3.0
Open
Every day
Price
Paid
Time Needed
1 hour
Address
1825 4th St N, St. Petersburg, FL 33704Google MapsApple Maps
Getting There
About 5 minutes by car north of downtown St. Petersburg.

Why Go

Plumber George Turner drained a lake in 1903 and planted fruit trees in its rich soil; by the 1930s it was one of Florida's early roadside attractions. The city now runs it as a public garden.

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