Girl Scout Badge Explorer

at New Harmony State Historic Site

THE INNOVATIVE APPROACH BEHIND THE UTOPIAN COMMUNITIES

During a visit to the New Harmony State Historic Site, Girl Scouts will be able to accomplish the following badge requirements. Please call 812.682.3702 to make your tour reservation.

As you arrive

What do you notice about the buildings and land around you?
Who would have lived here 100 years ago?

During your visit

What do you see?
Focus on an object in the room you are in. Have you seen something like this before? Where? How is it the same or different?
If you were a kid then, what would you do?
What is the coolest thing you see?
If you were an inventor then, what would you create?
Why do you think the historic site was preserved for people to visit?

After your visit

Talk with your family and/or troop about your visit. Share your top three things you found interesting, surprising, or cool.

410 Main St, New Harmony, IN, USA

Take a trip to see us

The New Harmony State Historic Site is open Wednesday through Sunday, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. CDT, with tours at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m.. Reservation for groups required to guarantee availability.

  • Daisy

    Eco Learner
    Step 2 (Harmonist Labyrinth outdoor exploration)

    Space Science Explorer
    Step 1 (Harmonist Labyrinth, Red Bud Park, or Community House #2 yard, Harmonist Cemetery, Fauntleroy Garden)

    Good Neighbor
    Step 2 (tour); Step 3 (tour)

    Outdoor Art Maker
    Step 1 (Harmonist Labyrinth, Red Bud Park, or Community House #2 yard), Step 2 (Harmonist Labyrinth exploration), Step 3 (Harmonist Labyrinth, Red Bud Park, or Community House #2 yard, Harmonist Cemetery, Fauntleroy Garden)

  • Brownie

    Eco Learner
    Step 2 (Harmonist Labyrinth outdoor exploration)

    Space Science Explorer
    Step 1 (Harmonist Labyrinth, Red Bud Park, or Community House #2 yard, Harmonist Cemetery, Fauntleroy Garden)

    Good Neighbor 
    Step 2 (tour); Step 3 (tour)

    Outdoor Art Maker
    Step 1 (Harmonist Labyrinth, Red Bud Park, or Community House #2 yard), Step 2 (Harmonist Labyrinth exploration), Step 3 (Harmonist Labyrinth, Red Bud Park, or Community House #2 yard, Harmonist Cemetery, Fauntleroy Garden)

  • Junior

    Flowers 
    Step 1, Step 2 (Harmonist Labyrinth, Red Bud Park, or Community House #2 yard, Harmonist Cemetery, Fauntleroy Garden)

    Animal Habitats
    Step 2 (Harmonist Labyrinth, Red Bud Park, or Community House #2 yard, Harmonist Cemetery, Fauntleroy Garden)

    Playing The Past
    Step 5 (Tour)

  • Cadette

    Animal Helpers
    Step 1 (Tour; How animals helped at key points in history)

    Outdoor Art Apprentice
    Step 3, Step 4 (Harmonist Labyrinth, Red Bud Park, or Community House #2 yard, Harmonist Cemetery, Fauntleroy Garden)

  • Senior

    Outdoor Art Expert
    Step 3, Step 4 (Harmonist Labyrinth, Red Bud Park, or Community House #2 yard, Harmonist Cemetery, Fauntleroy Garden)

    Eco Explorer
    Step 2, Step 3 (Harmonist Labyrinth, Red Bud Park, or Community House #2 yard, Harmonist Cemetery, Fauntleroy Garden)

  • Ambassador

    Outdoor Art Master
    Step 1 (Harmonist Labyrinth, Red Bud Park, or Community House #2 yard, Harmonist Cemetery, Fauntleroy Garden)

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