Exotic Tiki Island Podcast

For this 25th episode,  I wanted to do something special for all you listeners and at the same time pay homage to one of Florida's best south seas Polynesian tiki tourist attractions. I'm referring to a place where every element was Polynesian themed. Some of the attractions on the roster included: • Polynesian Garden • Peacocks Villa • a Jungle Trail • Tiki Lagoon • Monkey Village • The Garden Wedding Chapel • Fire Mountain • Bird Tower • Trader Franks "Polynesian" restaurant •  and 8 gift shops that offered souvenirs and treasures from the south seas and beyond I'm sure many of you already know the place I've just described. But for those of you who don't, I'd like to introduce you to "Tiki Gardens".  Tiki Gardens was a South Seas Polynesian theme park located in Indian Shores, Florida. In 1962, "Trader" Frank and "Wahine"Jo Byars opened a small garden (about four acres) that was adjacent to their Signal House Gift shop. Unfortunately in 1963 the gift shop burned down but within one year, Frank