Zoo Miami
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…| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Park
- Description: zoological park and garden in Miami, in the United States
- Also known as: “Miami MetroZoo” and “Miami-Dade Zoological Park and Gardens”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Gold Coast Railroad Museum and Federal Correctional Institution, Miami.
Gold Coast Railroad Museum
Museum
The Gold Coast Railroad Museum is a railroad museum located in Miami, Florida, adjacent to Zoo Miami.
Federal Correctional Institution, Miami
Prison
The Federal Correctional Institution, Miami is a low-security United States federal prison for male inmates in Florida. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice.
Miami Southridge High School
School
Miami Southridge Senior High School is a secondary school located in South Miami Heights, Florida. Its current principal is Humberto J. Miret. The school serves ninth through twelfth grade students in a mostly unincorporated suburban and rural area in the southern stretches of Miami-Dade County between South Miami and Homestead. Miami Southridge High School is situated 2½ miles southeast of Zoo Miami.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Richmond West and South Miami Heights.
Richmond West
Locality
Photo: NOAA Photo Library, Public domain.
Richmond West is a census-designated place in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. It is part of the Miami metropolitan area of South Florida. The population was 35,884 at the 2020 census, up from 31,973 at the 2010 census.
South Miami Heights
Locality
Photo: Frederick N. Ward, Public domain.
South Miami Heights is a census-designated place, originally known as Eureka, in Miami-Dade County, Florida. It is part of the Miami metropolitan area of South Florida. The population was 36,770 as of the 2020 census. South Miami Heights is situated 1½ miles southeast of Zoo Miami.
Three Lakes
Locality
Three Lakes is a census-designated place and planned community in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. It is part of the Miami metropolitan area of South Florida. The population was 16,540 at the 2020 census, up from 15,047 in 2010. Three Lakes is situated 2½ miles north of Zoo Miami.
Zoo Miami
- Categories: zoo, botanical garden, and nonprofit organization
- Location: Miami-Dade County, Greater Miami, Florida, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
Discover Zoo Miami from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Spanish—“Zoo Miami” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Metropolitan Zoo”
- Dutch: “Zoo Miami”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جنينة حيوانات ميامى”
- Esperanto: “Bestoĝardeno Miami”
- Finnish: “Miamin eläintarha”
- French: “Miami MetroZoo”
- French: “Zoo Miami”
- German: “Zoo Miami”
- Italian: “Miami-Dade Zoological Park and Gardens”
- Italian: “Zoo Miami”
- Japanese: “ズー・マイアミ”
- Japanese: “マイアミ・メトロズー”
- Japanese: “マイアミ動物園”
- Malayalam: “മയാമി മൃഗശാല”
- Polish: “Miami-Dade Zoological Park and Gardens”
- Polish: “Zoo Miami”
- Russian: “Зоопарк Майами Метро”
- Spanish: “Zoologico de Miami”
- Spanish: “Zoológico de Miami”
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Explore places such as Lindgren and Vehlin.
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Highlights include Village Plaza and Miami Military Museum.
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