Zoo
Jungle Island
1111 Parrot Jungle Trail, Miami, FL 33132, USA
Cage-free tropical bird park turned animal encounter park on a bayfront island, home to parrots, lemurs, and reptiles.
This guide to Jungle Island in Miami opens in 1936, when feed-store owner Franz Scherr staked a wager on Florida's south side: fill a tropical park with parrots and never cage a single one. Neighbors were sure the birds would simply fly off. You'll meet Pinky, a cockatoo who became one of the park's biggest stars, and hear how a stubborn immigrant's bet on trust turned a rented patch of land into one of Florida's must-see stops.
Audio guides are written and narrated by AI.