Jan 2015  p46
Sunken Gardens has been an attraction in St Pete since 1935.  Prior to that a plumber, George Turner, drained a shallow lake on his property to grow his garden.  By 1924 the garden was attracting visitors.  Grove heaters were brought in to heat the palms and other cold sensitive tropical plants during the winter.  In 1999 the Turner family sold the property to the city of St Pete.  The gardens has many palm trees, bird-of-paradise, bouganvillas, crotons, orchids, and ferns.  Weddings are held frequently at the gardens.

January 2015  p45
My son, franklin, and his wife moved to Arkansas recently.  He still needed to complete 6 days of Army Air Reserve in St Pete before going inactive reserve on Feb 1.  So he flew to Sanford and we camped near St Pete in my camper and I drove him to work each day.  I did sightseeing each day while he was at work.  It saved him from having to rent a car and pay for a hotel.
One day I cycled 36 miles on the Pinellas trail.  It goes for 40 miles through Pinellas county from St Petersburg to Tarpon Springs.  One of the best cycling trails in the state.
In Largo the Armed Forces Military Museum has scenes created with military equipment about various wars.  I met a visitor to the museum in his 90s who served in the Army in WW II from 1943 to 46. The man looked like he could still fit into his old uniform.
Since the 1970s the county has moved old buildings and homes from the 1800s to a park creating a Heritage Village. A train depot, barn grocery store, homes, outhouses, windmill, and many others fill the village.  Many buildings you could walk through with volunteers present to answer questions and tell about.
When I was at Ft Desoto my son flew overhead in a Blackhawk helicopter he was testing.  Unfortunately I was inside the museum when he flew over and didn't hear it.