Penny Lane Beatles Museum Opens In Downtown St. Pete

The Penny Lane Beatles Museum, which previously called Dunedin home, has moved into an expanded space in downtown St. Pete.

By Tiffany Razzano, Patch Staff

Oct 14, 2026 9:53 AM EDT

The Penny Lane Beatles Museum, which previously called Dunedin home, has moved into an expanded space in downtown St. Pete. (AP Photo/File)

ST. PETERSBURG, FL — Beatles fans have a new place to celebrate the Fab Four in downtown St. Petersburg, where the Penny Lane Beatles Museum officially opens Wednesday.

The museum, located at 146 2nd St. N., brings a collection of more than 1,600 artifacts into a space about four times larger than its original home in Dunedin.

"Experience the love, laughter and lore of all the things that made Beatlemania so popular. Relive those days and share it with future generations. Mark your calendar and bring someone who needs to see this," according to a social media post from the museum.

The Penny Lane Beatles Museum grew out of a decades-long collecting passion that began in the 1980s, when founder Dr. Robert Entel started acquiring Beatles memorabilia while studying medicine in the United Kingdom, according to the museum's website.

Over four decades, Entel built a collection of records, memorabilia, and other items documenting the band's history and cultural influence.

The collection was previously displayed in a 560-square-foot space in Dunedin before moving to its new downtown St. Pete location, providing substantially more room to showcase the artifacts.

The nonprofit museum said that it's the only museum in the United States dedicated entirely to the Beatles.

Its mission is to preserve the band's history and introduce its legacy to new generations of fans.

"We come from a fan-based mission of preserving Beatles memorabilia that invites everyone to discover, remember, and enjoy the most defining force in modern music history, and to keep this important piece of cultural history alive," museum staff wrote in a social media post.

The museum offers visitors an intimate look at memorabilia collected over decades. Displays will rotate regularly, giving returning visitors opportunities to see different pieces of the collection, the museum said.

Penny Lane is open Wednesday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is $15 for adults, and children 8 and younger enter free.