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Ideas (presented alphabetically, hours and pricing may not be up-to-date):
- Al’s Popcorn
Cost: free
Hours: Mondays and Thursday at 11:30 or 1:30
Location: 1500 Bethel Road (in Bethel Centre), Columbus, Oh - American Whistle Factory Tour
Cost: $10/person
Hours: 10 a.m. Tuesday or 1 p.m. Wednesday
Location: 6540 Huntley Rd., Columbus, OH 43229 - Anthony Thomas Factory Tour
Cost: $2 / person ages 2-17, $4 / person ages 18 and older
Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
Location: 1777 Arlingate Lane, Columbus, OH 43228 - Auntie Anne’s
- Apple Store
- Armstrong Air & Space Museum
Cost: starting at $5 / person, $50 / person overnight
Location: 500 Apollo Drive, Wapakoneta, OH 45895 - Bareclay Pottery
Location: 734 East Lincoln Ave. Columbus, Ohio 43229 - Bee Wrangler of Columbus
Bee specialist visit with bees in a cage from May-Sept.
Contact: Will Merrill at wnm0628@yahoo.com - Boonshoft Museum of Discovery
Location: 2600 DeWeese Pkwy, Dayton, OH 45414 - Buckeye Trail
- Camp Ken-Jockety and Elam Environmental Center Field Trips
Location: 1295 Hubbard Rd, Galloway, OH 43119 - Cedar Bog Education Center and Nature Preserve
A National Natural Landmark and the first nature preserve in Ohio purchased with state money.
Location: 980 Woodburn Road, Urbana, OH 43078 - Center for Automative Research
Location: 930 Kinnear Road Columbus, OH 43212 - Central Ohio Fire Museum & Learning Center
Cost: $6 / child, $8 / adult
Location: 260 N. 4th St., Columbus, OH 43215 - Chadwick Arboretum & Learning Gardens
Location: The Ohio State University - Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati
Patch program – attend a production and respond to the performance with a review or artwork. - Cincinnati Reds
- Circle S Farms
Location: 9015 London Groveport Rd. Grove City, OH 43123 - Cleveland Museum of Natural History
Location: 1 Wade Oval Drive, Cleveland, OH 44106 - Columbus Art Walks
- Columbus Astronomical Society
- Columbus Blue Jackets
Location: 200 W Nationwide Blvd, Columbus OH 43215 - Columbus Clippers
Location: 330 Huntington Park Ln, Columbus, OH 43215 - Columbus Crew
Location: One Black and Gold Blvd, Columbus, OH 43211 - Columbus Humane Society
Location: 3015 Scioto Darby Executive Ct, Hilliard, OH 43026 - Columbus Museum of Art
Location: 480 East Broad Street, Columbus, OH 43215 - Columbus Zoo and Aquarium Overnights
Cost: $55 / person
Hours: 6:45 p.m. – 10 a.m. the following day, select Friday and Saturday nights from June through August
Location: 4850 W Powell Road, Powell, OH 43065 - COSI
Location: 333 West Broad St. Columbus, OH 43215 - Dawes Arboretum
Events offered through GSOH
Location: 7770 Jacksontown Rd SE / Newark OH 43056 - Delaware County Volunteer Opportunities
- Dewey’s Make Pizza with Dewey’s
by special request - Dublin Arts Council Riverboxes
From their website: “Dublin Arts Council has commissioned the creation of Riverboxes™, artist-created vessels that are inspired by the hobbies of letterboxing and geocaching which combine map-reading or GPS skills and artistic pursuit with delightful ‘treasure hunts’ in beautiful, scenic places.
Riverboxes contain a unique artist-made stamp, journal and historical and environmental information for visitors to discover in Dublin parks along the banks of or connected to the Scioto River and its tributaries.” - Educational Service Center of Lake Erie West
Badge workshops for Dasiy – Cadettes
Cost: $15 / Girl Scout, plus $5 extra for a patch
Location: 2275 Collingwood Blvd., Toledo, OH 43620 - Etiquette Institute of Ohio
Badge programs for all levels
Cost: $12.75 / Girl Scout / Hour
Location: Come to you - Eye Doctor visit
- Flint Ridge Ancient Quarries and Nature Preserve
Visit prehistoric quarry pits, learn how flint was formed & why it was used
Location: 15300 Flint Ridge Road, Glenford, OH 43739 - Franklin County Dog Shelter
Field trips and educational programs about safety and responsible dog ownership
Location: 4340 Tamarack Blvd, Columbus, OH 43229 - Franklin County Soil and Water District
- Franklin Park Conservatory
Self-Guided badge programs Daisy – Cadette
Price: $10.50 / Girl Scout, $8.50 / adult
Location: 1777 E. Broad Street Columbus, OH 43203 - Glass Axis
Private demonstrations available for $5 per person, $100 minimum
Location: 610 W Town St, Columbus, OH 43215 - Glen Helen Raptor Center
1075 State Route 343, Yellow Springs, OH 45387 - Goldfish Swim School
Free Water Safety program to teach girls how to be safe in and around the water. They will travel to the location of your choice, and perfect for second-year Daisies. The girls even get a patch when the program is over! This program can tie in to the Daisy Respect Authority petal (learn the rules of water safety), or the Responsible for What I Say and Do petal (show that you can be responsible around the water). If you’re looking to get a head start on Brownie badges, this program ties in to the Brownie Safety Award (#4 plan a trip and say how to stay safe) and would be great to do before taking any camping trips with your troop. - Grange Audubon Insurance Center
Bird study, conservation study, and water study programs that meet some badge requirements.
Cost: $100
Please contact Allison Clark at allison.clark@audubon.org for more information and to check the calendar for availability. - Growing Up Wild
- Hanby House
Hours: March – December
Location: 160 W. Main St., Westerville, OH 43081 - Hocking Valley Scenic Railway
Diesel powered train rides through SE Ohio aboard vintage equipment
Cost: $9 / Girl Scout, $12 / Adult
Location: 427 Nelsonville, Ohio 45764 - Honor Flight
Honor and celebrate WWII veterans as they return from memorial trip to Washington
Location: Port Columbus International Airport, 4600 International Gateway / Columbus 43219 - Inspiring U
Brownie Painting Badge and other craft lessons
Cost: $12 – $25 / Girl Scout
Location: 409 W. Main St., Westerville, OH 43081 - James A Rhodes State Office Tower
Free tour view Columbus from the 40th floor
Cost: free
Contact: 614-466-7361 - Jewelry-Making
Individuals and groups by request. Cathie Reichert (formerly of 1-stop Bead Shop), cathie.reichert@gmail.com, 614-582-5161. For Girl Scouts, $10.00 per person, all-inclusive (beads, tools and supplies provided). - Kelton House
Location: 586 E Town Street, Columbus, OH 43215 - Knox County Historical Museum
Exhibits include the life and travels of Johnny Appleseed
Cost:free
Hours: March – November, Wednesday 6:00 to 8:00 pm,Thursday, Friday & Saturday from 2:00 to 4:00 pm
Location: 875 Harcourt Rd, Mount Vernon OH 43050 - Lake Erie Nature & Science Center
Badge earning programs for all ages and backpacks with everything you need to earn badges
Location: 28728 Wolf Road, Bay Village, OH 44140 - Lake MetroParks
Badges D-S, Service Projects, Gold Award Projects
Location: Concord Township Programs - Lynd’s Fruit Farm
U-pick apples/pumpkins, seasonal corn maize, orchard wagon rides
Location: 9090 Morse Rd SW, Pataskala OH 43062 - Mad River Mountain Ski Resort
Snow skiing, tubing, snow boarding
Location: 1000 Snow Valley Rd, Zanesfield OH 43360 - Magic Mountain Fun Centers
Includes lock-in
Location: 5890 Scarborough Blvd Columbus, OH 43232 - Maize at Little Darby Creek
Fall fun with a giant corn maize, hay rides, pumpkin patch and more
Location: 8657 Axe Handle Rd, Milford Center OH 43045 - Marmon Valley
Horseback riding, barn dancing, hayrides, team building, archery, climbing wall and miniature golf in day trip and overnight outings
Location: 7754 State Route 292 S, Zanesfield, OH 43360 - Math Plus
Girl Scout Engineering workshops (relates to Brownie Inventor badge) and a Chess for Beginners class (helps girls with math and cognition they can use in Cookie season). @2nd grade+ - Columbus Metro Parks
- Motts Military Museum
U.S. military history museum
Cost: $7 / Girl Scout, $12 / adult
Location: 5075 S Hami - Shrum Mound
One of the last ancient cone-shaped burial mounds remaining in Columbus
Cost: free
Location: Campbell Park, 3141 McKinley Ave, Columbus, OH, USA - Mucai Dance
- My Very Own Blanket
No sew blankets for children in foster care
Cost: $12 / blanket - National Museum of the Air Force
World’s largest & oldest military aviation museum
Cost: free
Hours: 9am – 5pm
Location: Wright Patterson Air Force Base, 1100 Spaatz St, Dayton OH 45433 - National Road / Zane Grey Museum TP
136 foot diorama of the National Road, author Zane Grey memorabilia & OH pottery
Cost: $3 / Girl Scout, $7 / adult
Hours: Wed – Sat 10-4, Sun 1 – 4
Location: 8850 East Pike, Norwich OH 43762 - Nationwide Children’s Hospital Poison Center Program to Go
COPC’s most popular educational tool kit that can be loaned from the Central Ohio Poison Center. - Newport Aquarium
Location: 1 Aquarium Way, Newport, KY 41071 - Northwest Village
Mid 1800 village including museum, park, covered bridge, chapel, log cabin & more
Location: 4100 Columbia St / Hilliard OH 43026 - Ohio Cavern
Largest of all Ohio’s caves
Location: 2210 E SR 245, West Liberty OH 43357 - Ohio Craft Museum tour
Location: 1665 W. Fifth Ave., Columbus, Ohio 43212 - Ohio Governor’s Residence & Heritage Garden
Hours: Wednesdays, by appointment
Location: 58 North Parkview Ave, Bexley, OH 43209 - Ohio History Center
Location: 800 E. 17th Ave., Columbus, Ohio 43211 - Ohio House Rabbit Rescue
Location: 5485 N. High Street, Columbus, Ohio 43214 - Ohio Nature Education
Live animal programs tailored to your curriculum
4782 Riley Rd, Johnstown, OH 43031 - Ohio State Marching Band (Skull Session)
OSU marching band warm up session prior to home football game
Cost: free
Location: St John Arena, 410 Woody Hayes Dr, Columbus, OH 43210 - Ohio State Parks
74 state parks to choose from located all over the state of Ohio with a variety of free admission nature centers, beaches, trails, lodges, campgrounds, picnic areas & more - Ohio State Planetarium
Brownie Space Explorer
Cost: $100
Locaton: Smith Laboratory, 174 W 19th Ave., Columbus, OH 43210 - Ohio Statehouse
Location: 1 Capitol Square, Columbus, Ohio 43215 - Ohio Village
Location: 800 E 17th Ave, Columbus, OH, 43211 - Ohio Wildlife Center
Location: 6131 Cook Rd., Powell, OH, 43065 - Olentangy Indian Caverns
Location: 1779 Home Road, Delaware, Ohio 43015 - Orange Johnson House
- Orton Geological Museum
Tours and exhibits of minerals, fossils, Ohio geological history and more
Cost: free
Location: Ohio State, 155 S Oval Mall, Columbus, OH 43210 - OSU Aerospace Reseach Center
CTE tour was from Jim Lawson - OSU Biodiversity Museum
- OSU Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center
- OSU Women’s Hockey or any OSU Women’s Game
- Our Cupcakery
Badge and patch programs
Cost: $39 – $40 / person
Location: 54 S. High St., Dublin, Ohio 43017 - Penn & Beech Candle Co.
Location: 1255 Grandview Ave. - Perkins Observatory
Planetarium shows, observatory tours, weekend stargazing programs
Location: 61 S. Sandusky St. Delaware, OH 43015 - Phoenix Bats
Factory tours
Cost: $10 / person, $100 minimum
Hours: Monday – Friday, 9 – 5
Location: 7801 Corporate Blvd. Suite E Plain City, Ohio 43064 - Preservation Parks Delaware County
Badge programs, letterboxing, geocaching and more
Cost: most are free - Ramseyer Farms
Location: 4000 Ramseyer Lane, Wooster, OH 44691 - Red Cross
- REI Outdoor School
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Location: 1100 Rock and Roll Boulevard, Cleveland, Ohio 44114 - Roscoe Village
Restored 1830’s canal community offers exhibits, crafts & canal boat tours
Location: 600 N. Whitewoman St, Coshocton, Ohio 43812 - School of Rock
Custom programs to meet badge requirements
Location: 6727 Dublin Center Drive, Dublin, Ohio 43017 - Seeds of Caring
Service projects for kids with options you can do independently and others you can do on-site in a variety of locations - Serpent Mound
Location: 800 E. 17th Ave., Columbus, OH 43211 - Sherman House
Birthplace of famous Civil War general William Tecumseh Sherman
Hours: Wednesday – Sunday, 12, 1, 2, & 3pm
Location: 137 E Main St, Lancaster, OH 43130 - Skate Zone 71
Team building, STEM, and private events
Location: 4900 Evanswood Dr, Columbus, OH 43229 - Solar United Neighbors
SUN Patch Program; Bronze, Silver, Gold Awards - Supreme Court of Ohio
Tours
Location: 65 S. Front Street, Columbus,OH 43215-3431 - Tecumseh
Life story of the legendary Shawnee leader presented as an outdoor drama
Hours: Friday & Saturday, 8pm
Location: Sugarloaf Mountain Amphitheatre, 5968 Marietta Rd, Chillicothe OH 45601 - Thurber House
Tour former home of author, humorist, cartoonist & playwright James Thurber
Location: 77 Jefferson Ave, Columbus, OH 43215 - Topiary Garden
Locaton: 480 E Town St, Columbus, OH 43215 - Tours from Columbus Technical Societies
- Vertical Adventures
Location: 6513 Kingsmill Court, Columbus, OH 43229 - Wahkeena Nature Preserve
150 acre nature preserve including hiking trails & lodge with nature exhibits
Location: 2200 Pump Station Rd SE, Sugar Grove, OH 43155 - WCBE Radio Station
Learn how a radio station operates and participate in a promo - Weathervane Playhouse
Backstage tours and badge programs D-S
Cost: $50 / class hour
Location: 1301 Weathervane Lane, Akron, Ohio 44313-5186 - Wilds Overnight Camp or Sleepover
- Worthington City Council
- Zoombezi Bay. P
| DON’T FORGET these places make for fun and interesting trips as well: Airports, Banks, City Halls, Bowling Alley, Construction Sites (be sure to contact builder first), Factories or Manufacturing Plants, Fairs or Festivals, Farms, Fire Station, Grocery Store, Hardware Store, Library, Newspapers, Parent’s Place of Work, Police Station and Restaurants |