Children's Animal Park (Petting Zoo)

It may seem a bit odd to have a children's petting zoo in a jail, but Key West is known for doing things a little differently. The detention center (on Stock Island) was made to withstand a category five hurricane, and since the evacuation area was not being used for anything else, the farm was started in 1994 and began taking in homeless animals. One of the more unusual animals is a 100-pound African spurred tortoise named Albert who was recently joined by three others of the same species. The farm is also home to Patagonian Cavies, the second-largest rodent in the world (which can actually be quite friendly with humans), as well as a llama and an albino python.