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Zoo Miami

Q: Where is Zoo Miami?

Miami, United States. Zoo Miami is a zoo or wildlife park in Miami, United States. Its coordinates are 25.610° N, 80.400° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Everglades National Park, about 61 km away.

Q: What animals can you see at Zoo Miami?

338 species. Citizen-science photos record 338 species at Zoo Miami, including American Flamingo, American White Pelican, Bald Eagle, Bar-headed Goose and Redhead. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.

Q: Where can you see the animals of Zoo Miami in the wild?

American Flamingo: Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve. Some of the animals photographed at Zoo Miami also live in the parks and cities we cover: American Flamingo (about 70% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve), American White Pelican (about 50% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve) and Bald Eagle (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Great Bear Rainforest).

Q: Does Zoo Miami charge an entrance fee?

Yes, it is paid. The open map data for Zoo Miami lists it as a paid-entry attraction. It does not include ticket prices or any change since it was last edited, so check the official website before you go.

Q: When did Zoo Miami open and how big is it?

Opened 1948, 275 ha. Zoo Miami, a zoo or wildlife park in Miami, United States, opened in 1948 and covers about 275 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 338 species are photographed there.

🇺🇸 United States

🏙️ In Miami

🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, United States 338 spp. present

The Miami-Dade Zoological Park and Gardens, also known as Zoo Miami, is a zoological park and garden in Miami and is the largest zoo in Florida. Originally established in 1948 at Crandon Park in Key Biscayne, Zoo Miami relocated in 1980 as Miami MetroZoo to the former location of the Naval Air Station Richmond, southwest of Miami in southern unincorporated Miami-Dade County, surrounded by the census-designated places of Three Lakes (north), South Miami Heights (south), Palmetto Estates (east) and Richmond West (west). Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

25.610° N 80.400° W

🎟️ Visit

Essentials

Entrance

Paid

Tourism

High

Species present

338

species

Opened

1948

Size

Large

Visit

Getting there

zoomiami.org ↗

What visitors say

🦒 Animals in captivity

Phoenicopterus ruber

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve+ 10 more parks

Pelecanus erythrorhynchos

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve+ 22 more parks

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

in Great Bear Rainforest+ 35 more parks

Anser indicus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

in Kaziranga National Park+ 11 more parks

Aythya americana

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

in Elk Island National Park+ 23 more parks

EN Endemic

Varanus komodoensis

Daily sighting probability >90% · Very likely

in Komodo National Park

Chauna torquata

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

in Iberá National Park+ 3 more parks

Athene cunicularia

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

in Emas National Park+ 19 more parks

Before you go

Where is Zoo Miami?

Miami, United States

Zoo Miami is a zoo or wildlife park in Miami, United States. Its coordinates are 25.610° N, 80.400° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Everglades National Park, about 61 km away.

What animals can you see at Zoo Miami?

338 species

Citizen-science photos record 338 species at Zoo Miami, including American Flamingo, American White Pelican, Bald Eagle, Bar-headed Goose and Redhead. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.

Where can you see the animals of Zoo Miami in the wild?

American Flamingo: Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve

Some of the animals photographed at Zoo Miami also live in the parks and cities we cover: American Flamingo (about 70% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve), American White Pelican (about 50% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve) and Bald Eagle (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Great Bear Rainforest).

Does Zoo Miami charge an entrance fee?

Yes, it is paid

The open map data for Zoo Miami lists it as a paid-entry attraction. It does not include ticket prices or any change since it was last edited, so check the official website before you go.

When did Zoo Miami open and how big is it?

Opened 1948, 275 ha

Zoo Miami, a zoo or wildlife park in Miami, United States, opened in 1948 and covers about 275 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 338 species are photographed there.