Museums & Zoos

The following agencies and contacts offer specialty programs and discounts for Girl Scouts and Girl Scout Troops. If you are interested in setting up a troop or group program please contact the agency person listed below.

Binder Park Zoo
Contact: Carrie Dunn
cdunn@binderparkzoo.org
7400 Division Drive
Battle Creek , MI 49014-9500
(616) 979-1351 ext. 133 or www.binderparkzoo.org
Binder Park Zoo offers several different overnights for your troop. Each overnight is geared toward a certain age level and most are badge accessible. Binder Park Zoo also offers discounted rates on group admission to the park. The zoo offers special workshops for groups if you have a group of 15 or more, they can bring the workshops to you.

Curious Kids Museum
Contact: Patty Runyon
(616)983-ckid or ckmscout@hotmail.com
415 Lake Blvd.
St Joseph , MI 49085
www.curiouskidsmuseum.org
Cost of Program: Overnights are $25.00 per girl Adults $5.00 a 50% deposit is required. Badge day events: Junior badge events: $7.50 per girl, Leaders are free, 6 girl minimum & a $45.00 deposit is required. Brownie Try-Its: $5.00 per girl, leaders are free, 8 girl minimum, $40.00 deposit required. * One hour of museum time can be scheduled before or after the workshop for an additional $2.00 per girl. Call for programs.

France Scout Museum of Scouting Memorabilia
Contact: Robert or Scott France
(616) 842-2178
12417 State Road
Nunica , MI 49448
By appointment only. Call for details.

Frankenmuth Museum
Contact: (989) 652-9701
Cost of Program: $5.00-$6.00 per person. Does not include badge.
Daisy program available. Try-It's: Listening to the Past, Ready, set, go!, Around the World and Colors & Shapes. Badges: Yarn & Fabric Arts, On My Way, World Neighbors, Making Hobbies and Prints & Graphics. IPP'S: Travel, Artistic Crafts, Museum Discovery and Heritage Hunt.

Grand Rapids Children Museum
11 Sheldon NE
Grand Rapids, MI
http://www.grcm.org
Contact the scheduler at 616-235-4726 ext 103 or email schedule@grcm.org to sign up for a program.

The Amazing Puzzle Challenge:
Amazing puzzle challenge is whole museum adventure; Scouts will travel throughout the museum earning puzzle pieces by completing all of the puzzle challenges. The activity will take 90 minutes. Group sizes can be 1-200 (1 chaperone per 5 girls). Girls can earn their GRCM participation patch.

Greenfield Village & Henry Ford Museum
20900 Oakwood Boulevard
Dearborn , MI 48124
http://www.hfmgv.org/exhibits/hf/
Explore the Patch walks and Girl Scout badges available at Greenfield Village & Henry Ford Museum . Check out their web page for more information. Overnight are also available.

Impression 5
Contact: Marion
(517) 485-8116 ext. 31 or reservations@impression5.org
200 Museum Drive
Lansing , MI 48933
www.impression5.org
Cost of admission: $3.50 scouts, $5.00 adults. Overnight
Camp-Ins $27.50 per person.
Impression 5 is a hands on science center. They offer group overnights as well as special exhibits. Call for more information.

John Ball Zoo
(616) 336-4300
1300 W Fulton
Grand Rapids , MI 49503
Take your troop to explore John Ball Zoo. Complete the Zoo Scavenger Hunt.

Kalamazoo Air Zoo
Contact: Brenda Try
(269)382-6555
3101 East Milham Drive
Kalamazoo , MI
Cost: $19.50 for adults
$15.50 for kids 15 and under.
Children 5 and under admitted free.
Group rates: 20 or more with 2 weeks notice, $15.50 for adults and $12.50 for kids 15 and under.
Take a group tour of the museum. Girl Scout patch opportunities coming soon.

Kalamazoo Family Museum
(616)-373-7990 or 800-772-3370 info.
(616)-373-7965 to book mission-must book 2 weeks in advance.
230 North Rose Street, PO Box 4070
Kalamazoo , MI 49003-4070
Cost of program: Junior Mission : $10.00 per person, Full Group Mission $25.00 per person.
Explore the Challenger Learning Center : Junior Group Missions - 90 minute simulation, ages 8 and up, 8-14 participants. Full Group Missions - 2 hour simulation, 15-34 participants, ages 12 years and up.

Public Museum of Grand Rapids
Contact: Janet
(616) 456-3974
272 Pearl St NW , Grand Rapids , MI
Cost: $3.50 per Girl Scout, Two troop leaders are free with each group, additional adults are $6.00. Groups must consist of 15-20 girls
The "Curious Collectors" Program is designed for Daisy Girl Scouts. They will learn what a collection is; this program will reinforce counting, grouping, and similar and not alike. This program is preceded by a visit from a docent to your troop to prepare you for the museum visit.
Program Length: 45 minutes at museum
Programs may be requested from the end of August through January, Monday through Thursday.

Girl Scouts Michigan Trails 3275 Walker Avenue NW Grand Rapids, MI 49544 (616) 784-3341 (800) 442-1401 FAX: (616) 784-8187