So in little ol' Gainesville, there is a beautiful teaching zoo at the University of Florida feeder community college, Santa Fe college. They apparently have a stellar zoology program, and the zoo tour was led by students and was outstanding. The peacocks freely roam, and they had a pretty nice reptile exhibit, but the enclosures were almost impossible to photograph. The Gator was a 12 foot beast, a truly impressive creature
If you're in the area, check it out, it was only $5, or free for UF and Santa Fe students and military.