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Plumpton Park Zoo, Rising Sun, MD

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Plumpton Park Zoo

A nonprofit family zoo in Cecil County, Maryland, known for close encounters with giraffes, white lions, and sloths.

1416 Telegraph Rd, Rising Sun, MD 21911 · Rising Sun, MD

About Plumpton Park Zoo

Plumpton Park Zoo is a nonprofit family zoo in Rising Sun, Maryland, near Interstate 95 and Route 1. It is home to more than 200 animals across mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians, and many were taken in from owners who could no longer keep them. Visitors can watch giraffes at a feeding station, see white lions, tigers, bears, wolves, sloths, zebras, and other animals, and use free parking. The grounds also include a snack bar, a gift shop, and gemstone and fossil panning. The site has a historic gristmill dating to 1734 beside North East Creek, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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