The Miami-Dade Zoological Park and Gardens, better known as Zoo Miami, is the oldest and largest zoological garden in Florida. The750-acre zoo was established in 1948 at Crandon Park in Key Biscayne and relocated to the former Richmond Naval Air Station in southwest Miami in 1980. It is the only tropical zoo in the continental United States and is home to more than 3,000 animals spread across more than 100 exhibits. There are over 3 miles of trails and paths between the exhibits. The major exhibits are Florida: Mission Everglades, with native fauna and flora of the Everglades region; Asian Riverlife Experience, home to an Indian rhinoceros; and Amazon and Beyond, which has several habitats with animals from South and Central America.

Zoo Miami, 12400 SW 152nd St, Miami, FL 33177, Phone: 305-251-0400

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