The area of Cocunt Grove is very beautiful. Frommers has a lot of information on things to do in the area.   click here to visit frommers     Doubletree Hotel Coconut Grove   The Double Tree was the most convenient, and best priced hotel we could find in the area. Its has recently been remodeled and is very nice. The Rehearsal Dinner will also be held at this location. It is about five minutes from the church where we will be married. This hotel is also about a half a mile from where the reception will be held. We have reserved a block of rooms there and have received a small discount for our guests. When making reservations let them know you are with the Droze Wedding. This season is very busy in South Florida. So book your room as early as possible.   DoubleTree's website     South Beach   During the day, enjoy the beautiful blue skies, turquoise water and the art deco hotels that make up one of the most famous beaches in the world. By night, the clubs sizzle.   visitsouthbeach.com                 Parrot Jungle Island   A brand new jungle has bloomed on an island near Miami -- Parrot Jungle Island, a $47-million park opened in June, 2003, replacing Parrot Jungle and Gardens, a South Florida fixture dating to 1936. The new 18.6-acre entertainment destination, between downtown Miami and South Beach just off MacArthur Causeway, is home to some 3,000 exotic animals and 500 plant species, with animal stage shows, one-of-a-kind aviaries, jungle trails, a petting farm and more. Parrot Jungle Island's centerpiece is Jungle Theater, an open-air "oooh" and "aaah" arena. Guests are "face-to-beak" with more than 200 parrots and macaws in the Manu Encounter, the world's only aviary replicating the clay cliffs of Manu, Peru. Everglades Habitat recreates South Florida's "river of grass" and its wildlife. The park's huge collection of reptiles and amphibians, including an extremely rare albino alligator and a 21-foot crocodile, are housed in the Serpentarium. At the 1,200-seat Parrot Bowl, shows feature antics of trained parrots, cockatoos, and macaws. Theme park admission is not required for access to the indoor/outdoor Lakeside Café, overlooking Flamingo Lake with tropical fish and a sea of pink Caribbean flamingos.   http://www.parrotjungle.com/jsps/ Parrot Jungle and Gardens 11000 SW 57th Avenue Miami, Florida 33156 1-305-666-7834     Miami MetroZoo   Surviving hurricanes Betsy and Andrew, today's Miami Metrozoo can be traced back to Key Biscayne's Crandon Park Zoo, created in 1948 when three monkeys, two black bears and a goat were picked up for $270 from a road show stranded near Miami. The collection grew to 1,200 animals, resulting in the Crandon Park Zoo, which in 1967 succeeded in the rare captive birth and rearing of an aardvark. Then 1965's Hurricane Betsy caused deaths of 250 animals leading to Metrozoo, a county-operated zoo opening in 1981, with 38 exhibits covering 200 acres. In 1982, another 25 acres and a monorail were added, with following years bringing the Wings of Asia exhibit, a 1.6 acre free-flight aviary and more. In 1989, Metrozoo debuted both the first koala born on the east coast and PAWS, the children's petting zoo. In 1990, the Asian River Life Experience opened with small-clawed Asian otters, a blood python, Malayan water monitor, clouded leopards, land tortoises, muntjac deer, demoiselle cranes, and fly-river turtles. On Aug. 24, 1992, Hurricane Andrew blew away some 5,000 trees and Wings of Asia, built to withstand winds of up to 120 m.p.h. The 300 exotic birds, representing the finest collection of Asian birds anywhere, were lost. Reopening four months later, by July, 1993, animals were back home at Metrozoo and 7,000 trees had been planted. Exhibits now include the Andean Condor (1999), Meerkats (2000), Cuban Crocodiles (2001), Squirrel Monkeys (2001) and "Dr. Wilde's World," housing traveling zoological exhibits. American Bankers Family Aviary, Wings of Asia opened in May, 2003.   metrozoo.com Miami Metro Zoo 12400 SW 152nd Street Miami, Florida 33177 1-305-251-0040     Miami Seaquarium   Salty's Pirate Playground, Miami Seaquarium's new wet/dry playground for children, is a two-level pirate ship, 31 feet by 27 feet, smack in the center of a shark-filled moat. The pirate ship, featuring water blasters, cargo nets, punch bags, padded areas and a spiral slide is geared for kids ages two through 12. Two more play areas are being added surrounding the pirate ship - one for kids age 5 through 12, and another for ages 2 through 5.   http://www.miamiseaquarium.com Miami Seaquarium 4400 Rickenbacker Causeway Miami, Florida 33149 1-305-361-5705

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