I explored the ruins of an abandoned zoo on the coast of Florida. It was overrun by nature, but eerie cages remained.

The author visited abandoned structures at the Crandon Park Zoo's ruins in Florida. Joey Hadden/Business Insider The story of Miami's first zoo is a sad one. A hurricane destroyed the coastal attraction, leaving the cages empty. The animals that live there today are free. Elephants, monkeys, tigers, and reptiles once lived on a corner of a South Florida beach, where I found empty cages covered in graffiti and greenery. The Crandon Park Zoo opened in 1948 as Miami's first zoo, according to the

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