St. Louis Planetarium. Photo Courtesy of St. Louis CVC.
St. Louis offers so many things to see and do in earth, life and space sciences that you and your group will probably run out of time before you run out of options. St. Louis offers a wide variety of science museums, interactive science exhibits, astronomy, one of the finest zoo’s in the country, and science and technology. Designed to enhance your science curriculum and objectives, our St. Louis Science Tour will help your students gain a deeper understanding of earth, life and space sciences. Let the team at Kaleidoscope Adventures design a custom St. Louis Science Tour for your group.
The St. Louis Science Tour has many options from which to choose including the following:
The Butterfly House
More than a thousand live tropical butterflies fly freely in the glass conservatory at the Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House. Watch a butterfly emerge from a chrysalis right before your eyes. Or go outside and visit native and migrating species in the Butterfly Garden. Classes at The Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House include classroom interactions and twenty to thirty minutes in the Tropical Conservatory. The programs are designed to foster a greater understanding of butterflies and their importance to the balance of life on Earth. Photo Courtesy of St. Louis CVC.
Challenger Learning Center – St. Louis
The award-winning Challenger Learning Center-St. Louis provides space education programs for school groups. At the core of the center is state-of-the-art space simulators, which include an orbiting space station and a Mission Control center modeled after NASA’s Johnson Space Center. Participants can experience one of two simulated space missions, Voyage to Mars or Rendezvous with a Comet. Photo Courtesy of St. Louis CVC.
Grant’s Farm
There are many exciting animal encounters possible at Grant’s Farm, the 281-acre ancestral home of the Busch family, located just south of the city of St. Louis. The Farm is home to more than 1,000 animals representing more than 100 different species from six continents. Grant’s Farm, operated by Anheuser-Busch, Inc., has been a St. Louis tradition for over five decades. The farm takes its name from our 18th President of the United States, Ulysses S. Grant. In the 1850s, Grant founded and farmed a portion of the 281 acres. Today, this land is home to Grant’s Farm and is preserved as a living symbol of the Busch family’s love for animals and Anheuser-Busch’s commitment to wildlife conservation and preservation. Photo Courtesy of St. Louis CVC.
Missouri Botanical Garden
Considered among the top three public gardens in the world, the Missouri Botanical Garden is the nation’s oldest botanical garden in continuous operation and a National Historic Landmark. The Garden is a center for botanical research and science education, as well as an oasis in the city of St. Louis. The Garden offers 79 acres of beautiful horticultural display, including a 14-acre Japanese strolling garden, the Climatron – a geodesic dome that houses a recreated tropical rain forest, Henry Shaw’s original 1850 estate home, and one of the world’s largest collections of rare and endangered orchids. For over 150 years, the Garden has been a place of beauty and family fun—and also a center for education, science, and conservation. Photo Courtesy of St. Louis CVC.
St. Louis Science Center
Being one of the top five science centers in the country, groups can learn what it’s like to live and work in outer space at the St. Louis Science Center’s state-of-the-art Boeing Space Station in the James S. McDonnell Planetarium. There is also a variety of offerings on the OMNIMAX big screen, a dark sky Planetarium show, more than 700 exhibits that offer hands-on fun, special events and a number of traveling exhibits throughout the year. The Saint Louis Science Center has a number of resources available for educators to assist in complementing your classroom curriculum and objectives as well. Photo Courtesy of St. Louis CVC.
St. Louis Zoo
The Saint Louis Zoo has been named the #1 zoo by Zagat Survey’s U.S. Family Travel Guide in association with Parenting magazine. The Zoo is home to 18,000 exotic animals, many of them rare and endangered. These 700 species represent the major continents and biomes of the world. Set in the rolling hills, lakes and glades of Forest Park, the zoo is always a great place for science groups to visit. Teachers and students can experience educational programs including Ecology, Classification/Animals, Conservation and Adaptation plus more. Photo Courtesy of St. Louis CVC.
World Bird Sanctuary
The World Bird Sanctuary is both a unique St. Louis attraction and entertaining environmental education opportunity. With over 305 acres and 200 animals in their care, they offer a one-of-a-kind wildlife experience. The World Bird Sanctuary’s mission is to preserve the earth’s biological diversity and to secure the future of threatened bird species in their natural environments. The World Bird Sanctuary works hard to fulfill that mission through education, captive breeding, field studies and rehabilitation. Photo Courtesy of St. Louis CVC.
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The team at Kaleidoscope Adventures can customize a complete science travel package catered to your needs and curriculum. We will assist you with hotel accommodations, transportation, attraction tickets, meals, sightseeing, shopping, and special events plus more.