Top American Zoos – Jungle Adventures Nature Park & Zoo

Driving along State Road 50 just on the outskirts of Christmas, Florida you may be surprised to find yourself astride a 200-foot alligator if you didn’t know to be looking for one. This impressive roadside façade may have the taste of tourist trap or the rumblings of roadside robbery, but don’t you believe it. Jungle Adventures Nature Park & Zoo in Florida is the real deal.

A fun, diverse and accredited nature park, Jungle Adventures celebrates the profound ecological diversity of the Florida swamplands with this endlessly amusing assortment of attractions built around a man-made river populated by 200 very real alligators. Not surprisingly, the river itself is the main attraction. You walk over or around it, or even ride atop it in the Queen River Boat. This leisurely cruise around the bend is narrated by a live wildlife expert, and along with the grinning gators you’ll see tropical birds and impeccable recreations of Old Florida.

There are plenty of other guided and do-it-yourself experiences, including a show where a gator expert wrestles and feeds one without protection, a gator feeding show and hands-on wildlife shows in which you can pick up and hold baby gators, snakes and many other exciting creatures. For something special, check out the Dinner after Dark in the Jungle, a $40 dinner and entertainment program with a creepy nighttime swamp cruise finale.

Jungle Adventure Nature Park & Zoo is open every day of the year, rain or shine. Support an independently owned zoo attraction today. For more, read here.

Since it’s located rather out of the way no matter where you are, the lodging options could be numerous. Look to stay in Orlando or, better yet, Cocoa Beach. A charming place located on the Space Coast and known to be family-friendly, Cocoa Beach is a good starting point for any number of fun east coast vacations. Among Cocoa Beach hotels, consider the Holiday Inn Cocoa Beach Oceanfront Resort.

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