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The Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens is the former home of sculptor Ann Weaver Norton. Ann was the widow of Ralph Hubbard Norton. The two-acre estate showcases a collection of 250 species of tropical palms adjacent to the Intracoastal Waterway and next to downtown West Palm Beach. The residence is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. 

World-renowned botanist Sir Peter Smithers designed the Gardens as a unique and valuable tropical palm garden. Ann Norton’s monumental, mysterious sculptures built in situ over a period of 15 years were meant to be discovered as surprises amongst the thick, tropical jungle-like vegetation. The Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens is the largest tract of botanical garden containing enormous sculptures and it was…

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