Here are 3 more zoos and 2 aquariums...putting Florida up to a grand total of 95 "zoos": Carson Springs Wildlife Conservation Foundation (Gainesville) Daggerwing Nature Center (Boca Raton) Florida International Teaching Zoo (Bushnell) Gulf Specimen Marine Lab (Panacea) River Center (Jupiter)
Wild Florida in Kenansville, FL (South of Orlando) has a small "zoo" with native and exotic wildlife. They also offer airboat rides. https://wildfloridairboats.com Also, Croc Encounters in Tampa, FL. As the name implies, they primarily have crocodiles and aligators, and caimans, but they also have other reptiles. They are open every day for guided tours ($45 a person, $99 for 5 people) and on Saturday for self-guided tours ($5 a person). Croc Encounters | Home
Here is an updated Florida zoo list with a whopping 97 zoos! By my count there are 67 "zoos" and 30 aquariums in the state...can we hit 100? Aquatica Orlando (Orlando) Audubon Center for Birds of Prey (Maitland) Back to Nature Wildlife Refuge (Orlando) Big Cat Habitat & Gulf Coast Sanctuary (Sarasota) Big Cat Rescue (Tampa) Brevard Zoo (Melbourne)* Busch Gardens Tampa Bay (Tampa)* Busch Wildlife Sanctuary (Jupiter) Butterfly World (Coconut Creek) Calusa Nature Center & Planetarium (Fort Myers) Carson Springs Wildlife Conservation Foundation (Gainesville) Central Florida Zoo (Sanford)* Clearwater Marine Aquarium (Clearwater) Conservancy of Southwest Florida (Naples) Croc Encounter (Tampa) Dade City’s Wild Things (Dade City) Daggerwing Nature Center (Boca Raton) Discovery Cove (Orlando)* Disney’s Animal Kingdom (Lake Buena Vista)* Dolphin Connection (Duck Key) Dolphin Research Center (Grassy Key) Dolphins Plus (Key Largo) Emerald Coast Wildlife Refuge Zoological Park (Crestview) Everglades Alligator Farm (Homestead) Everglades Outpost Wildlife Rescue (Homestead) Everglades Safari Park (Miami) Flamingo Gardens (Davie) Florida Aquarium (Tampa)* Florida’s Adventures in Paradise (Merritt Island) Florida International Teaching Zoo (Bushnell) Florida Keys Aquarium Encounters (Marathon) Florida Museum of Natural History: Butterfly Rainforest (Gainesville) Florida Oceanographic Coastal Center (Stuart) Gatorama (Palmdale) Gatorland (Orlando) Giraffe Ranch (Dade City) Golf N Gator (Cape Canaveral) Gulfarium Marine Adventure Park (Fort Walton Beach) Gulf Breeze Zoo (Gulf Breeze) Gulf Specimen Marine Lab (Panacea) Gulf World Marine Park (Panama City Beach) Gumbo Limbo Nature Center (Boca Raton) Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park (Homosassa) Imaginarium Science Center (Fort Myers) Jacksonville Zoo (Jacksonville)* John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park Visitor Center (Key Largo) Jungle Adventures (Christmas) Jungle Island (Miami) Key West Aquarium (Key West) Key West Butterfly & Nature Conservatory (Key West) Lion Country Safari (Loxahatchee)* Lions, Tigers & Bears, Inc. (Arcadia) Loggerhead Marinelife Center (Juno Beach) Lubee Bat Conservancy (Gainesville) Marineland Dolphin Adventure (St. Augustine) Marine Science Center (Ponce Inlet) McCarthy’s Wildlife Sanctuary (West Palm Beach) Miami Seaquarium (Miami) Monkey Jungle (Miami) Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium (Sarasota)* Museum of Science (Miami) Museum of Science & Industry: BioWorks Butterfly Garden (Tampa) Naples Zoo (Naples)* Palm Beach Zoo (West Palm Beach)* Panhandle Butterfly House (Navarre) Peace River Wildlife Center (Punta Gorda) Pioneer Park & Zoo (Zolfo Springs) Reptile Discovery Center (De Land) Reptile World Serpentarium (Saint Cloud) River Center (Jupiter) Safari Edventure (Miami) Safari Wilderness (Lakeland) Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo (Gainesville)* Sarasota Jungle Gardens (Sarasota) Save Our Seabirds: Wild Bird Learning Center (Sarasota) Sea Life Orlando (Orlando) Seaside Seabird Sanctuary (Indian Shores) SeaWorld Orlando (Orlando)* Shell Factory & Nature Park (North Fort Myers) South Florida Museum: Parker Manatee Aquarium (Bradenton) St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park (St. Augustine)* St. Augustine Aquarium (St. Augustine) St. Lucie County Aquarium (Fort Pierce) Suncoast Primate Sanctuary (Palm Harbor) Tallahassee Museum (Tallahassee) Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo (Tampa)* Tarpon Springs Aquarium (Tarpon Springs) Theater of the Sea (Islamorada) The Seas with Nemo & Friends (Epcot at Lake Buena Vista)* Tree Hill Nature Center (Jacksonville) Two Tails Ranch (Williston) White Oak Conservation Center (Yulee) Wild Florida (Kenansville) Wooten’s Animal Sanctuary & Alligator Park (Ochopee) Zoological Wildlife Foundation (Miami) Zoo Miami (Miami)* ZooWorld (Panama City Beach) * 17 zoos in Florida are AZA-accredited
The new Miami Sciecne Museum and Aquarium is due to open its doors next week : Miami’s long-awaited new $305M science museum finally has an opening date
There also used to be the Pier Aquarium in St. Petersburg, FL. However, it closed when the pier closed. They intend to open a new facility this fall (2017) and rename it Marine Exploration Center: COMING to the Port of St.Petersburg!
@Bib Fortuna I have the Museum of Science (Miami) already on the list and the big shark tank appears to be both unique and spectacular. @tampasteve I'd heard about the new aquarium in St. Petersburg and it will also be interesting to see if a major aquarium in Jacksonville ever gets built. One thing about all of these Florida zoos is that only 17 are AZA-accredited and so there is essentially a vast number of privately-owned, for-profit facilities in the state.
The fruit stand called "Robert is Here" in Homestead, Florida (apparently renowned for exotic fruits and shakes) has a small petting zoo in back. There is one large paddock with anything from emus to spurred tortoises to cows, and a small set of aviaries for parrots and pigeons. I will leave it to @snowleopard to decide whether or not to call it a zoo, but I did not and never plan to.
It has been a year since I've updated this list, and I see that Florida truly does have 100 facilities that could be regarded as zoos. Astonishing! 100 Florida Zoos: 69 zoos and 31 aquariums Aquatica Orlando (Orlando) Audubon Center for Birds of Prey (Maitland) Back to Nature Wildlife Refuge (Orlando) Big Cat Habitat & Gulf Coast Sanctuary (Sarasota) Big Cat Rescue (Tampa) **Brevard Zoo (Melbourne)++ **Busch Gardens Tampa Bay (Tampa)++ **Busch Wildlife Sanctuary (Jupiter) Butterfly World (Coconut Creek) Calusa Nature Center & Planetarium (Fort Myers) Carson Springs Wildlife Conservation Foundation (Gainesville) Central Florida Zoo (Sanford)++ Clearwater Marine Aquarium (Clearwater) Conservancy of Southwest Florida (Naples) Croc Encounter (Tampa) Dade City’s Wild Things (Dade City) Daggerwing Nature Center (Boca Raton) Discovery Cove (Orlando)++ **Disney’s Animal Kingdom (Lake Buena Vista)++ **Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge (Lake Buena Vista) Dolphin Connection (Duck Key) Dolphin Research Center (Grassy Key) Dolphins Plus: Bayside (Key Largo) Dolphins Plus: Oceanside (Key Largo) Emerald Coast Wildlife Refuge Zoological Park (Crestview) Everglades Alligator Farm (Homestead) Everglades Outpost Wildlife Rescue (Homestead) Everglades Safari Park (Miami) Flamingo Gardens (Davie) **Florida Aquarium (Tampa)++ Florida’s Adventures in Paradise (Merritt Island) Florida International Teaching Zoo (Bushnell) Florida Keys Aquarium Encounters (Marathon) Florida Museum of Natural History: Butterfly Rainforest (Gainesville) Florida Oceanographic Coastal Center (Stuart) Gatorama (Palmdale) Gatorland (Orlando) Genesis Zoological Center (Auburndale) Giraffe Ranch (Dade City) Golf N Gator (Cape Canaveral) Gulfarium Marine Adventure Park (Fort Walton Beach) Gulf Breeze Zoo (Gulf Breeze) Gulf Specimen Marine Lab (Panacea) Gulf World Marine Park (Panama City Beach) Gumbo Limbo Nature Center (Boca Raton) Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park (Homosassa) Imaginarium Science Center (Fort Myers) **Jacksonville Zoo (Jacksonville)++ John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park Visitor Center (Key Largo) Jungle Adventures (Christmas) Jungle Island (Miami) Key West Aquarium (Key West) Key West Butterfly & Nature Conservatory (Key West) Lion Country Safari (Loxahatchee)++ Lions, Tigers & Bears, Inc. (Arcadia) Loggerhead Marinelife Center (Juno Beach) Lubee Bat Conservancy (Gainesville) Marineland Dolphin Adventure (St. Augustine) Marine Science Center (Ponce Inlet) McCarthy’s Wildlife Sanctuary (West Palm Beach) Miami Seaquarium (Miami) Monkey Jungle (Miami) Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium (Sarasota)++ Museum of Science (Miami) Museum of Science & Industry: BioWorks Butterfly Garden (Tampa) **Naples Zoo (Naples)++ **Palm Beach Zoo (West Palm Beach)++ Panhandle Butterfly House (Navarre) Peace River Wildlife Center (Punta Gorda) Pioneer Park & Zoo (Zolfo Springs) Reptile Discovery Center (De Land) Reptile World Serpentarium (Saint Cloud) River Center (Jupiter) Safari Edventure (Miami) Safari Wilderness (Lakeland) Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo (Gainesville)++ Sarasota Jungle Gardens (Sarasota) Save Our Seabirds: Wild Bird Learning Center (Sarasota) Sea Life Orlando (Orlando) Seaside Seabird Sanctuary (Indian Shores) SeaWorld Orlando (Orlando)++ Shell Factory & Nature Park (North Fort Myers) South Florida Museum: Parker Manatee Aquarium (Bradenton) **St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park (St. Augustine)++ St. Augustine Aquarium (St. Augustine) St. Lucie County Aquarium (Fort Pierce) Suncoast Primate Sanctuary (Palm Harbor) Tallahassee Museum (Tallahassee) **Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo (Tampa)++ Tarpon Springs Aquarium (Tarpon Springs) Theater of the Sea (Islamorada) The Seas with Nemo & Friends (Epcot at Lake Buena Vista)++ Tree Hill Nature Center (Jacksonville) Two Tails Ranch (Williston) **White Oak Conservation Center (Yulee) Wild Florida (Kenansville) Wooten’s Animal Sanctuary & Alligator Park (Ochopee) Zoological Wildlife Foundation (Miami) **Zoo Miami (Miami)++ ZooWorld (Panama City Beach) ** I've visited these 13 facilities already ++ AZA accredited Aquariums are in bold
Gatorworld: Wildwood, FL GatorWorld Parks - A Drive-Through Alligator Park near Orlando, Florida Also, Lowry Park Zoo changed their name to "Zoo Tampa at Lowry Park".
Thanks very much for the updates. I gained Gatorworld to add to my list but then I found out that this place closed down its butterfly walk-through display: Museum of Science & Industry: BioWorks Butterfly Garden (Tampa). We are still at 100 zoos!
No problem. Yeah, they closed down the butterfly garden, quite a loss really. It is difficult as the museum is feuding with local municipal and philanthropic groups as they want to move to a new facility to be built down town where most of the museums are, but the philanthropic groups are pushing back because they donated so much on the current facility. Now the museum is closing a large part of the building to save costs. It is hard to see how this all plays out, but supposedly they will build a new facility.
Well, technically those two establishments are not AZA accredited as here is the updated list as of April 2018: Currently Accredited Zoos and Aquariums On a side note, I've visited approximately 80% of all of the USA's accredited zoos and aquariums. Both White Oak and Lubee are part of the 13 establishments that are AZA "certified related facilities". Currently Certified Related Facilities I've only visited 3 of the "certified related facilities".
That's kind of interesting, I normally use the "find a facility" to get a list of everywhere and both White Oak and Lubee appear on there, but some of the other related facilities don't. I wonder what makes the difference. I thought the only difference between accredited vs certified was being open to the public? So closed facilities wouldn't technically meet all of the accredited guidelines because some involve things relating to guests.
Most likely. Accredited Facilities also have stringent rules on off view area organization and how things are set up, I would imagine Certified are far less stringent in that regard.
A few I've come across: Alligator Attraction (Madeira Beach) Alligator Attraction & Wildlife Learning Center Bearadise Ranch (Myakka City) Home Emerald Coast Zoo (Crestview) Emerald Coast Zoo Everglades Holiday Park (Fort Lauderdale) Everglades Airboat Tours & More - Everglades Holiday Park Exotic Animal Experience (Orlando) Exotic Animal Encounter | Orlando, FL Forest Animal Rescue (Silver Springs) Forest Animal Rescue Island Dolphin Care (Key Largo) About Jungle Friends Primate Sanctuary (Gainesville) Jungle Friends Primate Sanctuary Monroe County Sheriff's Office Animal Farm (Key West) Monroe County Sheriff's Office - Florida Keys (Is this the only zoo run by a prison?) NGALA Preserve (Naples) https://ngala.net/ Panther Ridge Conservation Center (Loxahatchee) Panther Ridge Conservation Center | Big Cat Rescue Sanctuary Ripley's Aquarium of Myrtle Beach Ripley's Aquarium of Myrtle Beach RumFish Grill (St. Pete Beach) RumFish Grill - RumFish Grill Sea Quest Fort Lauderdale SeaQuest | Your Quest Begins Here! Suncoast Primate Sanctuary Suncoast Primate Sanctuary, Inc. - Suncoast Primate Sanctuary Columbus Zoo's satellite facility in Myakka City does tours, but only through this December, when the animals will be moved to Ohio Columbus Zoo and Aquarium - Reservations - Sea Lion Tour - Florida Satellite Facility The Marine Exploration Center in St Pete seems to have never opened, but they do run a thing at the Guy Harvey Resort in St Augustine Florida's Adventures in Paradise seems to have rebranded as Obloy Family Ranch, a petting zoo / wedding venue https://www.obloyfamilyranch.com/
A few more: Amazing Animals (St. Cloud) Amazing Animals Inc - Inspiring conservation through hands on education Arnold's Wildlife Rehab (Okeechobee) ARNOLD'S WILDLIFE REHABILITATION CENTER, INC. Boyett's Grove and Citrus Attraction (Brooksville) Boyetts Grove Citrus and Attraction Catty Shack Ranch (Jacksonville) www.cattyshack.org Center For Great Apes (Wauchula) (must become a member at $250 level) Great Ape Sanctuary | Center for Great Apes Central Florida Animal Reserve (St. Cloud) Big Cat & Wildlife Reserve - Central Florida Animal Reserve Diamond D Ranch (Jacksonville) http://www.diamonddranchinc.com/ Environmental Learning Center (Vero Beach) http://www.discoverelc.org/ Everglades Wonder Gardens (Bonita Springs) Visit One Of Old Florida's Cultural Icons. Gator Golf Adventure Park (Orlando) Home Green Cay Nature Center (Boynton Beach) Parks & Recreation - Green-Cay Horse Power For Kids (Tampa) Tampa Animal Sanctuary Horse Power for Kids - Non-profit Organization Hunsader Farms (Bradenton) http://www.hunsaderfarms.com/ Kulaqua Retreat and Conference Center (High Springs) http://kulaqua.com/ Marathon Wild Bird Center (Marathon) http://www.marathonwildbirdcenter.org/ MOSH Museum of Science and History (Jacksonville) http://themosh.org/ Mystic Jungle (Live Oak) http://www.mysticjungle.org/ Natural Encounters Inc (Winter Haven) http://www.naturalencounters.com/ Octagon Wildlife Sanctuary (Punta Gorda) http://www.octagonwildlife.org/ Ostego Bay Foundation (Fort Myers Beach) http://www.ostegobay.org/ Rookery Bay Environmental Learning Center (Naples) http://www.rookerybay.org/ Sea Turtle Hospital (Marathon) http://www.turtlehospital.org/ Seacrest Wolf Preserve (Chipley) http://seacrestwolfpreserve.org/ Shy Wolf Sanctuary (Naples) http://shywolfsanctuary.org/ Single Vision (Melrose) http://www.singlevisioninc.org/ Smooth Waters Wildlife Park (De Leon Springs) http://www.smoothwaterswildlife.com/ South Florida Science Center - Aquariums of the Atlantic (West Palm Beach) http://www.sfsciencecenter.org/ Sunken Gardens (St. Petersburg) http://www.stpete.org/sunken/ Uncle Donald's Farm (Lady Lake) https://www.uncledonaldsfarm.com/ Uncle Sandy's Macaw Bird Park (Pensacola) http://macawbirdpark.org/ Wild at Heart Wildlife Center (Okeechobee) https://www.facebook.com/WildatHeartWildlifeCenter/ Wildlife Survival Sanctuary (Spring Hill) http://www.wildlifesurvival.com/ Dolphins Plus - Oceanside no longer exists. There's now Dolphins Plus: Marine Mammal Responder, I don't know if that's the same location? Florida Museum, home of the Butterfly Rainforest, now also has a multi-year exhibit with several live croc species. Imaginarium is now IMAG History & Science Center. The Miami Science Museum / Museum of Science is now Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science / Frost Science. The Museum of Science and Industry no longer has a butterfly garden. Panhandle Butterfly House no longer exists, but they're looking for a new location. I believe the zoo at Pioneer Park is now the Hardee County Wildlife Refuge? The websites for the Park aren't loading to confirm that way, but I found a lot about the refuge in the park. South Florida Museum is now Bishop Museum of Science and Nature. My personal list has exactly 150 places on it! I'm sure there's more out there, but that's what I've got so far. I should note that I only count petting zoo/farm type places if they have several wild species - bison, zebras, lemurs, deer, alligators, etc. (not alpacas, camels, or llamas).
Thanks to the excellent work of @TinoPup , I've been able to expand the list of Florida zoos to a whopping 119 establishments. There are many more captive wildlife facilities in the state, but I've been a little picky in assembling a list of 'accessible' locations. I haven't included anywhere that is only open for one or two days per month, or is almost entirely farm animals, or has extremely limited and expensive private tours, or is an outreach center that visits schools and businesses, etc. The 119 zoos below are all ones that are open to the public on a daily basis or are easily accessible via pre-booked tours and therefore it wouldn't be difficult to visit any of these zoos on a long Florida road trip. 119 Florida Zoos: Alligator Attraction & Wildlife Learning Center (Madeira Beach) Aquatica Orlando (Orlando) Arnold’s Wildlife Rehab Center (Okeechobee) Audubon Center for Birds of Prey (Maitland) Back to Nature Wildlife Refuge (Orlando) Big Cat Habitat & Gulf Coast Sanctuary (Sarasota) Big Cat Rescue (Tampa) Bishop Museum of Science and Nature (Bradenton) Boyett’s Citrus Attraction (Brooksville) Brevard Zoo (Melbourne)++ Busch Gardens Tampa Bay (Tampa)++ Busch Wildlife Sanctuary (Jupiter) Butterfly World (Coconut Creek) Calusa Nature Center & Planetarium (Fort Myers) Carson Springs Wildlife Conservation Foundation (Gainesville) Catty Shack Ranch (Jacksonville) Central Florida Animal Reserve (St. Cloud) Central Florida Zoo (Sanford)++ Clearwater Marine Aquarium (Clearwater) Conservancy of Southwest Florida (Naples) Croc Encounter (Tampa) Dade City’s Wild Things (Dade City) Daggerwing Nature Center (Boca Raton) Discovery Cove (Orlando)++ Disney’s Animal Kingdom (Lake Buena Vista)++ Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge (Lake Buena Vista) Dolphin Connection (Duck Key) Dolphin Research Center (Grassy Key) Dolphins Plus: Bayside (Key Largo) Dolphins Plus: Marine Mammal Responder (Key Largo) Emerald Coast Wildlife Refuge Zoological Park (Crestview) Everglades Alligator Farm (Homestead) Everglades Holiday Park (Fort Lauderdale) Everglades Outpost Wildlife Rescue (Homestead) Everglades Safari Park (Miami) Everglades Wonder Gardens (Bonita Springs) Flamingo Gardens (Davie) Florida Aquarium (Tampa)++ Florida International Teaching Zoo (Bushnell) Florida Keys Aquarium Encounters (Marathon) Florida Museum of Natural History: Butterfly Rainforest (Gainesville) Florida Oceanographic Coastal Center (Stuart) Gatorama (Palmdale) Gator Golf Adventure Park (Orlando) Gatorland (Orlando) GatorWorld (Wildwood) Genesis Zoological Center (Auburndale) Giraffe Ranch (Dade City) Golf N Gator (Cape Canaveral) Green Cay Nature Center (Boynton Beach) Gulfarium Marine Adventure Park (Fort Walton Beach) Gulf Breeze Zoo (Gulf Breeze) Gulf Specimen Marine Lab (Panacea) Gulf World Marine Park (Panama City Beach) Gumbo Limbo Nature Center (Boca Raton) Hardee County Wildlife Refuge (Zolfo Springs) Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park (Homosassa) IMAG: History and Science Center (Fort Myers) Island Dolphin Care (Key Largo) Jacksonville Zoo (Jacksonville)++ John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park Visitor Center & Aquarium (Key Largo) Jungle Adventures (Christmas) Jungle Island (Miami) Key West Aquarium (Key West) Key West Butterfly & Nature Conservatory (Key West) Lion Country Safari (Loxahatchee)++ Lions, Tigers & Bears, Inc. (Arcadia) Loggerhead Marinelife Center (Juno Beach) Lubee Bat Conservancy (Gainesville) Marineland Dolphin Adventure (St. Augustine) Marine Science Center (Ponce Inlet) McCarthy’s Wildlife Sanctuary (West Palm Beach) Miami Seaquarium (Miami) Monkey Jungle (Miami) Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium (Sarasota)++ Naples Zoo (Naples)++ Obloy Family Ranch (Merritt Island) Octagon Wildlife Sanctuary (Punta Gorda) Ostego Bay Foundation (Fort Myers Beach) Palm Beach Zoo (West Palm Beach)++ Panther Ridge Conservation Center (Loxahatchee) Peace River Wildlife Center (Punta Gorda) Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science (Miami) Reptile Discovery Center (De Land) Reptile World Serpentarium (Saint Cloud) River Center (Jupiter) Safari Edventure (Miami) Safari Wilderness (Lakeland) Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo (Gainesville)++ Sarasota Jungle Gardens (Sarasota) Save Our Seabirds: Wild Bird Learning Center (Sarasota) Seacrest Wolf Preserve (Chipley) Sea Life Orlando (Orlando) SeaQuest Aquarium (Fort Lauderdale) Seaside Seabird Sanctuary (Indian Shores) Sea Turtle Hospital (Marathon) SeaWorld Orlando (Orlando)++ Shell Factory & Nature Park (North Fort Myers) Single Vision (Melrose) Smooth Waters Wildlife Park (De Leon Springs) South Florida Science Center and Aquarium (West Palm Beach) St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park (St. Augustine)++ St. Augustine Aquarium (St. Augustine) St. Lucie County Aquarium (Fort Pierce) Suncoast Primate Sanctuary (Palm Harbor) Tallahassee Museum (Tallahassee) Tarpon Springs Aquarium (Tarpon Springs) Theater of the Sea (Islamorada) The Seas with Nemo & Friends (Epcot at Lake Buena Vista)++ Tree Hill Nature Center (Jacksonville) Two Tails Ranch (Williston) White Oak Conservation Center (Yulee) Wild Florida (Kenansville) Wildlife Survival Sanctuary (Spring Hill) Wooten’s Animal Sanctuary & Alligator Park (Ochopee) Zoological Wildlife Foundation (Miami) Zoo Miami (Miami)++ ZooTampa at Lowry Park (Tampa)++ ZooWorld (Panama City Beach) ++ 17 zoos in Florida are AZA-accredited Aquariums are in bold
Lubee and White Oak are both tour-only, with tours being minimum $100; not sure if that qualifies as expensive or not. I've been working on a google map of east coast places and have color-coded markers for ones that are only open certain days, or are tour-only.
