Plenty to see and do at Jungle Island

Jungle Island, formerly known as the Parrot Jungle, gives people an opportunity to see and interact with rare wildlife from all over the world. What makes up the "Jungle" are more than 3,000 exotic animals and 500 species of plants. At Jungle Island, hundreds of Flamingos can be found spread across a lake. Flamingos were filmed at the original Parrot Jungle for the opening theme of the television show Miami Vice.

Visitors can enjoy a world famous bird show "Winged Wonders" in the Parrot Bowl. In this show, a cockatoo shows off by riding his bicycle on a high wire. "Reptiles of the Jungle" can be seen in the Serpentarium and "Tales of the Tiger" can be seen in the Jungle Theater, an open-aired arena.

A great feature for kids, especially during the summer, is the Hippo Slide. This water slide is 3 stores tall and has a 40 degree drop!

Jungle Island is located off the MacArthur Causeway (A1A) between Downtown Miami and Miami Beach.

Jimbo's Place Key Biscayne

Jimbo's Place in Key Biscayne's Virginia Beach is a must see! I don't even know where to begin to describe it. Anyone is welcome to stop by and visit. You can walk around and enjoy the scenery, try some smoked fish and sip on a ice cold beer. Ask for Jamaican Paul and talk to him about the history of the place - needless to say a very interesting man.

James "Jimbo" Luznar has lived just off the Rickenbacker Causeway for over 50 years where he established a little shrimp shack. People continue to visit Jimbo and take part in his birthday celebration every April.


Jimbo's has served as a movie set for films such as Wild Things, Ace Ventura and True Lies.