Trips & Tours - Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois

This urban center, nestled in 112 acres of oak-hickory forest, offers Girl Scout loaner backpacks with materials
for groups to earn badges while visiting. A “Discovery Table” associated with badge work is held once a month
during the school year. Also featured are forest, fish and wildlife exhibits, including a 3,000 gallon aquarium.
Purina Farms
200 Checkerboard Drive, Gray Summit, Missouri 63039
314-982-3232
www.purina.com
Hours: Open seasonally mid-March through mid-November. Spring: weekdays from 9:30am-1pm,
weekends 9:30am-3pm. Summer: Tue-Sun 9:30am-3pm. Closed on all major holidays.
Discover how pets help people live healthier lives, visit the 28-foot-tall Victorian style cat house, or pet a variety
of dogs on display. Learn how to teach dog tricks or romp in a real-life hayloft. Picnics are not allowed and
reservations are required.
Rockwoods Reservation
2751 Glencoe Road, Glencoe, Missouri 63038
636-458-2236
Hours: Sunrise – one half-hour past sunset
Education Center 8 am – 5 pm; Closed on all state holidays
Rockwoods Reservation is a state forest and wildlife refuge located in western St. Louis County and managed
by the Missouri Department of Conservation. Facilities include six nature trails ranging in length from 300 yards
to 3-1/4 miles, picnic areas and an education center. The education center contains many exhibits on
Missouri’s forest, fish and wildlife resources.
St. Louis Children's Aquarium
City Museum
701 North Fifthteenth Street, Second Floor, St. Louis, Missouri 63103
314-647-9594
www.worldaquarium.net
Hours: 9 am – 5 pm, daily
Tours available; Call for appointment & information.
A visit to the Aquacenter will let troops visit with Amazon and Mississippi animals at the touchpool and explore
the aqua stations. Hands-on exhibits highlight native wildlife. Other attractions include the Intertidal Zone, the
Fringing Reef, the Open Ocean, the Mississippi River Exposition, and a rainforest exhibit.
Girl Scout Programs at World Aquarium: The World Aquarium has developed programs just for Girl Scouts!
Programs include leader booklets with suggested activities to do with your troop before and after the visit to the
World Aquarium to meet the requirements for specific recognitions.
Programs Available:
Girl Scouts Daisies: Rose Petal (Making the World A Better Place)
Girl Scouts Brownies: Animal Try-It; Water Everywhere Try-It
Girl Scout Juniors: Water Wonders; Earth Connections; Plants and Animals; Wildlife
Girl Scouts Cadettes-Ambassadors: From Sea to Shore; Wildlife
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