# Jungle Island

- **Location:** Miami, Florida
- **Zoo Name:** Jungle Island
- **Date Opened:** (as Parrot Jungle) (at current location)

The attraction opened on December 20, 1936, to about 100 visitors. Each person paid 25 cents to see and hear Scherr talk about his birds, trees and flowers. Since 1936, over a million visitors have visited Parrot Jungle. Among its many famous visitors were Sir Winston Churchill, film director Steven Spielberg, and former US President Jimmy Carter.

![Photo of Jungle Island](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e1/Parrotjungleisland.jpg)

**Source:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jungle_Island (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)