Sunken Gardens, The Pier, and Pass-a-Grille

May 30, 2010 we set out for a birthday adventure in St. Petersburg, FL. "St. Pete" as locals refer to it by is located on a peninsula between Tampa Bay and the Gulf of Mexico.

Sunken Gardens

Our first destination of the day was to a botanical garden that is midst the center of the city. The Sunken Gardens are 4 acres of some of the oldest tropical plants in the area. The garden began in 1903 by avid gardener George Turner (no relation) who purchased the land below sea level that included a shallow lake. He drained the lake to create the “sunken” garden.