INFO Hours: 9:30a-5:30p daily Tickets close 4:00p Tickets: Adults $11.50 Children $6.75

Miami Metro Zoo

The Miami Metro Zoo can trace it's history back to 1948 when it was created on a small island off Key Biscayne. Since then it has moved to a huge facility and grown to over 1000 animals.

I can see this zoo is trying to be a world class zoo but it's not quite there yet. It's huge with decent enclosures but seems a bit sparsely occupied with many enclosures containing only one animal. That said it was a pleasant visit. It was sunny and not too hot. We noticed rest areas all over the park with shade, fans and even water mist sprayers so it should even be tolerable in the summer.

The day we went was very empty. We felt almost like it was a private zoo. It's a large zoo so I'm sure they can absorb a fair number of guests. Being large there is a LOT of walking involved but there is also a monorail that you can take from one part of the park to another. There were also tours available riding on a trolley-like thing.

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