Trips & Tours - Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois

The museum celebrates the history of Clabber Girl Baking Powder as one of the oldest brands in the country.
The bake shop provides breakfast and lunch item, and the General Store has many unique items and
souvenirs of the area. The facility recently began hosting cooking demonstrations and cooking classes.
Fire & Police Museum
Eighth & Idaho Streets, Terre Haute, Indiana 47802
812-235-9865
Hours: May 1-September 15, Sunday: 1 pm-4 pm
Memorabilia and equipment from the early 1800’s, including the first motorized fire vehicle in Indiana, is
housed in the museum.
Fowler Park Pioneer Village
3000 E. Oregon Church Road, Terre Haute, Indiana 47802
812-462-3392
Hours: Weekend tours Memorial Day through Labor Day
This 1840 era village features eight log homes, smoke house, barn, church/schoolhouse and gristmill. The
oldest remaining covered bridge in Indiana, dating back to 1844, is also in this area
Native American Museum
170 E. Poplar Terre Haute, Indiana 47802
812-877-6007
Hours: Monday-Saturday: 9 am – 5 pm, Sunday: 12 pm – 5 pm
The Native American Museum is dedicated to preserving the Woodland Native American culture, both
prehistoric and historic. Bead works, points, axes, guns, clothing, regalia and knives are among some of the
treasures to see. The museum schedules many make-it and take-it classes during the year.
Paul Dresser Memorial Birthplace
First Street & Dresser Drive, Terre Haute, Indiana 47807
812-235-9717
Hours: May – September, Sunday: 1 pm – 4 pm
Group tours available by appointment
Dresser was a popular songwriter in the late 19 th century and shared his fame with his novelist brother,
Theodore Dreiser, author of the classic “An American Tragedy.” The home is a stone’s throw from the river
which Dresser immortalized -- a resting place for the home of a man who wrote Indiana’s State Song “On the
Banks of the Wabash.”
Soldiers & Sailors Monument Vietnam War Memorial
S. Third Street, Terre Haute, Indiana 47807
Honoring and commemorating local heroes, these monuments grace the lawn of the Vigo County Courthouse.
Vigo County Historical Museum
1411 S. Sixth Street, Terre Haute 47802
812-235-9717
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