Monkey Jungle - Miami, Florida

Address:14805 SW 216 street
Miami, Florida
Tel: (305) 235-1611

This is the real deal, so don't expect the sanitized version. Monkeys are everywhere and you'll be able to watch them playing freely as you walk through a screened-in trail that winds through their jungle home. Go to the Wild Monkey Swimming Pool and you can see a show in which Java monkeys dive for food.

Especially for kids: Petting Zoo, Playground.

Extras: Shows, Tours.

Open 9:30 am to 5 pm. $$$ (Expensive)

Statistics: Approximately 30 species of animals.

When Joseph DuMond, an inquisitive animal behaviorist, released six monkeys into the wilds of a dense South Florida hammock in 1933, he didn't realize his endeavors would help shape the attitudes of many in the primatological and zoological fields. The release fifty years ago of that small Java troop signified the beginning of the larger thriving troop that runs free at MONKEY JUNGLE today. It is home to nearly400 primates, most running free on a 30 acre reserve. It is one of the few protected habitats for endangered primates in the United States and the only one that the general public can explore.