4/5 Jeff M. 2 years ago on Google
The
third
oldest
zoo
in
America
and
I
just
learned
about
it
last
week!
Luckily,
my
family
and
I
(wife
and
4
kids
ranging
from
5
months
to
8
years
old)
already
had
a
mini
vacation
planned
to
the
area
so
we
decided
to
take
a
look.
The
Maryland
Zoo
is
kind
of
tucked
away
in
a
larger
park
in
Baltimore
but
when
we
arrived
there
seemed
to
be
a
lot
of
others
arriving
for
the
day.
For
being
an
older
zoo,
the
animals
have
relatively
large
exhibits
which
I
appreciated
and
it
seemed
like
there
must
have
been
a
recent
push
to
bring
the
zoo
to
a
more
modern
style
as
the
enclosures
seemed
in
good
condition
and
reasonably
new.
Unlike
the
Philly
Zoo
(the
nation's
oldest
and
the
local
zoo
for
my
family;
we
are
members)
where
it
feels
like
you
can
always
see
an
animal
from
where
you
are
to
maximize
the
limited
space:
the
Maryland
Zoo
opts
for
fewer
species
with
more
natural
looking
habitats
and
a
more
leisurely
stroll
around
the
park.
There
were
definitely
pros
and
cons
to
this
approach.
The
biggest
win
for
the
Maryland
Zoo
over
most
zoos
that
I've
been
to
would
have
to
be
the
enclosures.
They
felt
new
and
state
of
the
art,
especially
for
the
elephants
and
giraffes,
offered
good
lines
of
sight
to
most
of
the
area
or
extra
vantage
points,
and
the
animals
moved
around
the
enclosures
in
a
way
that
looked
comfortable
as
opposed
to
the
classic
pacing
back
and
forth.
The
disadvantage
is
the
distance
between
habitats
could
occasionally
be
rather
far,
especially
from
the
front
gates
to
the
bulk
of
the
animal
habitats:
I
think
it
might
have
been
a
half
mile
walk
uphill,
which
is
kind
of
the
last
thing
one
wants
when
you've
been
walking
around
in
the
summer
heat
for
4
hours
and
just
want
to
get
back
to
the
car.
Additionally,
there
were
several
misprinted
signs
around
the
park
that
had
incorrect
information
about
a
species:
sometimes
contradicting
an
earlier
statement
on
the
same
sign.
All
in
all,
it
was
a
great
time.
We
make
a
trip
down
from
South
Jersey
to
the
Baltimore/DC
area
most
years
to
go
to
the
National
Aquarium
and
National
Zoo/Smithsonian
and
this
will
have
to
be
added
to
the
rotation
for
future
years.
Some
exploration
of
the
encompassing
Druid
Hill
Park
seems
to
be
in
order
as
well
but
we
were
too
exhausted
from
our
weekend
to
really
do
any.
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