6 Cool and Unusual Things to Do in St. Petersburg - Atlas Obscura

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Salvador Dalí Museum

Florida might be at its most surreal in this museum devoted to the famed Spanish artist.

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Sunken Gardens

A luxuriant botanical garden below sea level.

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Chihuly Collection

The first custom-designed building to showcase the works of Dale Chihuly is a wonderland of glass and light.

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Jungle Prada Site

The site of a gold-digging conquistador's bloody landing in the Americas.

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World's Largest Shuffleboard Club

The story of a Floridian city as told through an obscure sport for retirees.

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James Museum of Western & Wildlife Art

This Florida museum dedicated to western artwork is entered through an artificial sandstone canyon.

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The Church by the Sea

Visitors flock to see the church tower's unintended feature: that it happens to resemble a giant chicken from multiple points of view.

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