Discover your wild side at Jungle Island! At South Florida’s popular wildlife and botanic attraction, guests enjoy engaging animal shows and exhibits while strolling by streams and waterfalls under a lush canopy of tropical trees. Jungle Island is home to over 450 animal wonders including a 900-pound liger and resident twin orangutans, Peanut and Pumpkin, as well as the only tame cassowary on the planet, and much more. Visitors can watch a bicycle-riding cockatoo at the Winged Wonders show; get up-close to fascinating felines at Wild Encounter; and learn about unusual residents, like the kinkajou and python snake, at the Wild Adventures presentation. For an experience of a life-time, Jungle Island also offers animal enthusiasts an exciting opportunity to sign-up for hands-on interactions with rare critters or go on privately guided behind-the-scenes VIP tours: Go Wild, Go Wilder or Ultimate Jungle Trek. Jungle Island is open 365 days a year.

Located on I-395 MacArthur Causeway between Downtown Miami and South Beach (305) 400-7000. www.jungleisland.com