3 Best Places To See in Baltimore, MD

The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore is a delightful destination for families seeking a fun and comfortable day out. One of its standout features is the free and easily accessible parking, conveniently located near the main entrance, making arrivals and departures hassle-free . Navigating the zoo with young children is a breeze, thanks to its stroller-friendly pathways. For added convenience, the zoo offers stroller rentals too! A highlight for many families is the African Journey section, where the elephant habitat is located. This area is thoughtfully designed with ample shaded spots, providing a comfortable place for children to cool off and rest while observing these magnificent creatures. Overall, the Maryland Zoo combines accessibility, family-friendly amenities, and engaging exhibits to create a memorable experience for visitors of all ages.

One of the best zoo’s in the east coast! I can’t believe we’ve never made this trip before in all the times we’ve visited Baltimore. It is very easy to get to and any family looking for a good day out, should check it out. Highly recommend the Otter Experience! What is also fun is how upon entering the zoo, you walk by the historic old zoo too. It took me back in time to the Bronx Zoo when I was younger - metal bars, animals on display in rough situations. And they keep all that for education right now but will soon turn into more current exhibits. My favorite part is the penguin exhibit! It was like WOW! Spend some time there.

After staying at the Ronald McDonald House for the past few months, we have been missing home. We have a small homestead in SC. We were able to come enjoy the day at the Zoo and breathe some fresh air and just enjoy time outside. It was worth the time. And the food was good too. Just a fun family day.

For starters you can go to their gift shop called the “side show” for free and support those artists. Normally gift shops are steep, but this one is not that way. Everything is priced really fairly and has been curated over many decades. I spent about 2hrs at the museum. The museum two buildings, the round mosaic building has 4 floors of art. When I was there it was mixed media. The second building (which you get to by walking through the outdoor sculpture garden) has kinetic art, which means it moves! It has three floors, the third one lets you go into this cool birds nest balcony. There is a lot of attention to detail and cohesion, jam packing art even into the bathrooms or elevators. The stair railings incorporate the cast metal look tree branches and organically bent metal tubing that cohesively can be found if you look closely in the benches, outdoor sculptures, and door handles across the multiple buildings. This is not just celebrating art but showing by example how it can be incorporated into mundane furnishings. Next to highlight the platform and investment this museum put into the children of the community from displaying art to having the mosaics projects that adorn the building involve them. Highly recommend you support.

This place is really cool!! There's so much to take in! Each room focuses on different artists. There was an deaf artist with Downs syndrome who created amazing sculptures out of found objects. There was an artist who embroidered pictures to tell the history she lived during the holocaust that was unbelievable. I would highly recommend this place! We ate next door at the Rusty Scupper afterwards. We actually parked in the public parking across the street from the museum and validated our parking ticket for $10 parking for the whole afternoon! Also- if you have AAA you'll get an extra discount into the museum. You'll need to ask for it though.

Very interesting art museum! I really love this museum because it is very different from any other art museum that focuses on classical art. Each piece has detailed information of the art piece and the artist which is interesting. Museum has 2 builidngs where the first building focuses on painting and objects whereas the other building focuses on statues and mechanical toy art which is more interactive. I was able to get the student discount so make sure you bring your student ID for discount. I highly recommend this place.