Zoo
The Maryland Zoo
🇺🇸 United States
🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, United States 109 spp. present
The Maryland Zoo—also known as The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore and formerly as The Baltimore City Zoo or the Baltimore Zoo—is a 135-acre (0.55 km2) park located in historic Druid Hill Park in the northwestern area of the City of Baltimore, Maryland, with the postal address of 1876 Mansion House Drive. Druid Hill was opened in 1876 as the first major park purchase by the City under Mayor Thomas Swann (1809-1883), (and later as 33rd Governor of Maryland, 1866-1869) and was later designed by famed nationally-known landscaper Frederick Law Olmsted (1822-1903). Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
39.323° N 76.649° W
🎟️ Visit
Essentials
Entrance
Paid
Tourism
High
Species present
109
speciesOpened
1876
Size
Large
Visit
Opening hours
Mar–Dec · Every day · 10:00–16:00Jan–Feb · Fri–Mon · 10:00–16:00
Getting there
- Address
- 1 Safari Place, Baltimore, MD 21217
- Phone
- +1-410-396-7102
- Access
- Wheelchair accessible
What visitors say
🦒 Animals in captivity
Before you go
Where is The Maryland Zoo?
Baltimore, United States
The Maryland Zoo is a zoo or wildlife park in Baltimore, United States, at 1 Safari Place, Baltimore, MD 21217. Its coordinates are 39.323° N, 76.649° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Shenandoah National Park, about 157 km away.
What animals can you see at The Maryland Zoo?
109 species
Citizen-science photos record 109 species at The Maryland Zoo, including African Penguin, American Flamingo, Red-crested Pochard, Blue-bellied Roller and Great Cormorant. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.
Where can you see the animals of The Maryland Zoo in the wild?
African Penguin: Table Mountain National Park
Some of the animals photographed at The Maryland Zoo also live in the parks and cities we cover: African Penguin (about 10% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Table Mountain National Park), American Flamingo (about 70% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve) and Red-crested Pochard (about 30% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Fertő-Hanság National Park).
Does The Maryland Zoo charge an entrance fee?
Yes, it is paid
The open map data for The Maryland Zoo lists it as a paid-entry attraction. It does not include ticket prices or any change since it was last edited, so check the official website before you go.
When is The Maryland Zoo open?
Mar–Dec · Every day · 10:00–16:00
According to its open map listing, The Maryland Zoo is open Mar–Dec · Every day · 10:00–16:00; Jan–Feb · Fri–Mon · 10:00–16:00. Opening hours change with the season and on public holidays, so confirm them on the official website before you travel.
When did The Maryland Zoo open and how big is it?
Opened 1876, 50 ha
The Maryland Zoo, a zoo or wildlife park in Baltimore, United States, opened in 1876 and covers about 50 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 109 species are photographed there.
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Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Wikidata (CC0) · iNaturalist observers · Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)