At Grant’s Farm, visitors can travel past bison, feed goats, and meet animals from around the world. Now, the attraction is encouraging families to slow down and discover something a little closer to home. A new Nature Exploration Area, unveiled this week in the Tiergarten, introduces visitors to the plants, pollinators, birds, and ecosystems that make up Missouri’s natural landscape. The free attraction combines play, education, and hands-on discovery in a space designed to help children understand the wildlife and habitats they might encounter in their own backyards.
“It’s an added experience that ties conservation, heritage, native plants, pollinators, insects, and birds together,” says Tara Sondag, director of marketing and events at Grant’s Farm.
Located beneath a sprawling oak tree near the heart of the Tiergarten, the new space features winding pathways, native plantings, tunnels to crawl through and explore, picnic tables, and educational stations that encourage children to engage with nature through play.
“It’s a really great space for families to just relax and create their own memories,” Sondag says.
