Trips & Tours - Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois

Concordia Historical Institute
804 Seminary Place, St. Louis, Missouri 63105
314-721-5934, ext. 320 or 314-505-7900 to request a tour
chi.lcms.org
The Institute includes archives and a museum, both devoted to American Lutheran history. The tour gives a
brief overview of the museum, a twenty-minute investigation of the archives, and concludes with the visitor's
self-guided tour in the museum. There is a small museum shop with items for sale related to our collection.
The Eugene Field House and St. Louis Toy Museum
634 South Broadway, St. Louis, Missouri 63102
314-421-4689
www.eugenefieldhouse.org
The Eugene Field House and St. Louis Toy Museum is the birthplace and childhood home of Eugene Field,
known as the “Children’s Poet” It is also the home of his father, Roswell Martin Field, the lawyer who
represented Dred Scott and his family when they were suing for their freedom.
Tours offered:
General tour: Covers all areas of the history of the house and its people. Can be adapted to suit any age.
African-American History: Roswell M. Field, Dred Scott and St. Louis African-American history up to the Civil
War. Presented for Girl Scout Juniors through Girl Scout Ambassadors.
Topic Tours: on the subject your troop is studying, within the scope of the museum’s collections (must be
booked at least one month before date of visit).
Girl Scout Badge: Tours adapted for Girl Scout badges.
First Missouri State Capitol-State Historic Site
200-216 S. Main Street, St. Charles, Missouri 63301
636-940-3322
Hours: Monday – Saturday: 9 am – 4 pm, Sunday 11 am – 5 pm
Missouri’s early legislators met here from June 4, 1821 – Oct. 1, 1826, while a new Capitol was being built in
Jefferson City. The building, fully restored, contains two residences, a general store, legislative chambers, a
committee room, the first Governor’s office and an interpretative center with exhibits.
Fort Belle Fontaine Park
13002 Bellefontaine Road, Spanish Lake, Missouri 63138
314-544-5714
www.stlouisco.com/parks
Open 8 am – sunset
Free Admission, excluding special events.
Fort Belle Fontaine was the first U.S. military post west of the Mississippi in the ahhLouisiana Territory. Take a
free self-guided tour or a guided tour available by appointment only. Various educational programs are offered.
General Daniel Bissell House
10255 Bellfontaine Road, St. Louis, Missouri 63137
636-532-7298
www.stlouis.com/parks/bissell.html
Hours: Group tours by appointment only.
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