One of the world’s great zoos, Miami Metro Zoo houses more than 1,200 wild animals in a cageless setting that closely approximates the animals’ natural habitats and allows them to roam freely on their individual island. Large, open-air exhibits allow visitors to enjoy beautiful and endangered wildlife at a safe yet remarkably close range, while the animal remains free of tight enclosures.

With nearly 300 developed acres on a 740-acre parcel of land, Metrozoo is the only zoo in the continental United States located in a subtropical climate. This climactic advantage and our large, natural exhibits enable the Zoo to establish successful breeding programs with animals that cannot easily be exhibited in colder climates.