The playground at Celebration Hill by the Main Gate is closed. The silo slide in the Farmyard and Giant Tree slide in Maryland Wilderness remains open.
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Private Rentals
From picnics to family reunions, the Zoo has the spaces and expertise to offer the perfect setting for any private event.
Corporate Rentals
Host your networking event, awards ceremony, formal dinner, picnic, and more at the Zoo’s rental facilities.
Groups & Parties
No matter the event you have in mind, we want to make your event one to remember. Home to more than 1,500 animals from 200 different species and situated in the urban oasis of Druid Hill Park, the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore offers the perfect backdrop for your special event. Explore the diverse array of locations and stunning habitats across our campus ...
Autism Acceptance Day
Celebrate Autism Acceptance Month with the Zoo in partnership with Itineris. Featuring fun activities, resources, and Zoo animals, join us in supporting, including, and accepting people with autism. These festivities are included with Zoo admission or membership! What to Expect: Debut of “Zoo ABC (Animal Are Neurodiverse, Too!)” children’s book ...
Northern Copperhead
Northern copperheads live in varying terrain along the east coast of the United States, from Massachusetts south to Georgia and Alabama and west to Illinois. In Maryland, they can be found in coastal areas, marshes, forests, fields, wooded slopes, and ravines from the Eastern Shore west to the Blue Ridge Mountains. Copperheads particularly like terrain ...
Another Successful Year for Maryland Zoo in Baltimore
BALTIMORE — For the second year in a row The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore hosted more than 400,000 visitors. The Zoo is celebrating a successful end to Fiscal Year 2013 with a total count of 400,162 visitors. “We are thrilled to go over the 400,000 mark again, as well as seeing growth in other areas such as membership, event attendance and off-grounds ...
Leopard Tortoise
Leopard tortoises are native to the dry savannahs of central and southern Africa. They belong to the family of “land tortoises” known as Testudinae. Africa supports more species of land tortoise than anywhere else. The Maryland Zoo has leopard tortoises on exhibit in its African Journey portion of the Zoo. Leopard tortoises are well adapted to ...
Sulcata Tortoise
The Sulcata tortoise is native to the Sahara Desert and the Sahel, a transitional eco-region of semi-arid grasslands, scrub, and savannah in northern Africa. See them at the Maryland Zoo in the African Journey. Sulcata tortoises are big, slow, and tough survivalists. Adults average 18 inches in shell length and 70 to 100 pounds in weight, but ...
Broad-headed Skink
Broad-headed skinks are native to the central and southeastern United States. They live in open, moist wooded areas. They are known to inhabit the coastal plain of southern Maryland and the Eastern Shore. At the Zoo, you can see broad-headed skinks in the Meadow exhibit in Maryland Wilderness. Broad-headed skinks are active during the day but not ...