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Sugar Mill Gardens
Port Orange, FL
Sugar Mill Gardens has 12 acres of ruins from an English sugar mill from the 1880s (the Dunlawton Plantation), tropical gardens and five concrete dinosaurs. The dinosaurs were left on the property from "Bongoland" (1948-1952) - an attempt to turn the place into a theme park. Bongoland featured about 20 dinosaurs, "Bongo" the baboon, a human sundial, the sugar mill ruins, and a replica Seminole Indian Village. A small train carried visitors around the park. The dinos were made from concrete on wire frames by M.D. "Manny" Lawrence. The site is now a botanical garden which is frequently used for weddings. For more, see this website.

Harold's Auto Center
Spring Hill, FL
Harold's Auto Center was built as a Sinclair gas station in 1964. The dinosaur is 110 feet long, 30 feet wide, 34 feet high to its back, and 48 feet to top of its head. It has three arched service bays in the dinosaur's side. The office and green-tile bathroom are under the neck. The gas pumps were removed long ago. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map]

pink dinosaur
Spring Hill, FL
The pink dinosaur stands in front of Elio's Barber Shop. It was built in 1962 for the Dinosaur Wildlife Museum which stood behind it. Restored in 1999, the dinosaur is 22 feet tall and 58 feet long. It is a cross between a brontosaurus and a stegosaurus. [map]

St. Augustine:
Gatorland [vintage; gone]

Goony Golf Dinosaur [gone]
St. Petersburg, FL
This Goony Golf Dinosaur remained although the mini golf course was long gone. The statue was restored around 2002. These photos are from 2009. Sometime after that, the dinosaur was painted Army green. In 2014, the building was vacant but the statue was still there. In 2015, the statue was demolished by the new property owner.

For more about Goony Golf courses, see this page.

Sumterville:
Rainforest Art Garden and Dinosaur Jungle [gone]

Recyclosaurus
Tampa, FL
2009: 2021:
The Recyclosaurus was installed in front of MOSI, the Museum of Science & Industry, in 1993. The statue is 20 feet tall. It is made of wire and orange mesh statue and is filled with recyclable cans and plastic milk cartons. [map]

West Palm Beach:
T-Rex

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