Scouting Around Corpus Christi

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Scouting Around Corpus Christi is an All Ages Award from the Girl Scouts of Greater South Texas Council. This is a rocker patch that goes with a white center from the council.

# Activities

**REQUIREMENTS FOR SCOUTING AROUND CORPUS CHRISTI**

Complete the starred activity (\*\*) and three additional activities to earn the patch.

1. CORPUS CHRISTI MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND HISTORY & LOS BARCOS
Location & Contact Information: 1900 North Chaparral Corpus Christi, TX 78401
Phone: (361) 826-4667
Website: http://www.ccmuseum.com
Hours: Tuesday thru Saturday: 10:00am-5:00pm Sunday: 12noon-5:00pm CLOSED Monday
Admission: Children 4 and under: Free
Children 5-12: $6.00
Adults: $11.50
Senior Citizens: $9.00
Advance notice is required for groups. Call for reservation and rates.
What to do: Tour museum and listen to audio description of an old south Texas house. Watch the movie at the Shipwreck Exhibit. Tour the Columbus ship.
Answer these questions:

1. Of what are the shellcrete bricks made?

2. What do our present day appliances replace from the historical home?
3. Which of the three ships is the largest?
4. How many people did each of these ships contain?
2. CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS MEMORIAL STATUE
Location & Contact Information: James Storm Pavillion, Port of Corpus Christi Under Harbor Bridge
Hours: Always open.
Admission: Admission is free.
What to do: Look at the statue and read the description.
Answer these questions:

1. How long did Columbus’ first voyage take?

2. What direction is Columbus pointing?
3. MEMORIAL STATUE ON SHORELINE BOULEVARD
Location & Contact Information: Shoreline Blvd. and Peoples St.
Hours: Always open.
Admission: Admission is free.
What to do: View the statue and memorial.
Answer these questions:

1. Who is memorialized by the statue?

4. HERITAGE PARK
Location & Contact Information: 1581 N. Chaparral St. Corpus Christi, TX 78401
Phone: (361) 826-3410
Hours: Galván House is open: Monday thru Thursday: 9:00am-5:00pm Friday: 9:00am-2:00pm Saturday: 11:00am-2:00pm CLOSED Sunday. All other houses are open by appointment. Call beforehand to make arrangements.
Admission: Admission to the Galván House is free.
Tours:
Children: $2.00
Adults: $6.00
Call ahead to arrange a tour.
What to do: Read all of the signs in front of the homes. Tour at least four houses.

5. TEXAS STATE MUSEUM OF ASIAN CULTURES
Location & Contact Information: 1809 N. Chaparral St. Corpus Christi, TX 78401
Phone: (361) 882-2641
Website: http://www.asianculturesmuseum.org
Hours: Tuesday thru Saturday: 10:00am-5:00pm CLOSED Sunday & Monday
Admission: Children 12 and under: $2.00
Students: $3.00
Adults: $5.00
What to do: Tour the museum and try on oriental apparel.

6. CORPUS CHRISTI CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Location & Contact Information: 1201 N. Shoreline Blvd. Corpus Christi, TX 78401
Phone: (361) 881-1800
Website: http://www.corpuschristichamber.org
Hours: Monday thru Friday: 9:00am-5:00pm CLOSED Saturday & Sunday
Admission: Admission is free.
What to do: Read the sign outside of the building.
Answer these questions:

1. What happened on August 16th and August 18th?

* + 7. MIRADORES

Location & Contact Information: Miradores are the gazebos along Shoreline Drive along the Bayfront.
Hours: Always open.
Admission: Admission is free.
What to do: Read the signs in the Miradores.
Answer these questions:

1. What two types of Indians lived in the Nueces County area?

2. What does “Corpus Christi” mean?
3. Who captured Cabeza de Vaca? For how long?
4. What was the name of one survivor from the Spanish ships?
5. What did Captain Falcon establish?
6. What is Isle de Corpus Christi?
7. What was the area around Zachary Taylor’s camp?
8. What did Captain Richard King establish?
8. TEXAS STATE AQUARIUM
Location & Contact Information: 2710 N. Shoreline Blvd. (Near Corpus Christi Beach) Corpus Christi, TX 78402
Phone: (800) 477-4853
Website: http://www.texasstateaquarium.org
Hours: Open daily 9:00am-6:00pm
Admission: Children 2 and younger: Free
Children 3-12: $9.95
Adults: $14.95
Parking: $4.00
Call for specifics on group rates.
What to do: Take a tour of the aquarium.

9. USS LEXINGTON
Location & Contact Information: 2914 N. Shoreline Blvd. Corpus Christi, TX 78403
Phone: (800) LADY-LEX
Website: http://www.usslexington.com
Hours: Memorial Day thru Labor Day: 9:00am-6:00pm Labor Day thru Memorial Day: 9:00am-5:00pm
Admission: Children 3 and under: Free
Children 4-12: $7.95
Adults: $12.95
Parking: $3.50
What to do: Tour the ship.
Answer these questions:

1. In what part of the ship are the Junior Officers’ quarters?

2. What does USS stand for?
3. How many planes did the USS Lexington destroy?
4. How many planes did the USS Lexington shoot down?
5. How did the USS Lexington get the name “The Blue Ghost?”
10. OLD NUECES COUNTY COURTHOUSE
Location & Contact Information: Intersection of North Mesquite and Interstate Highway 37
Hours: No admission.
Admission: No admission.
What to do: Read the sign outside of the fence in front of the building.
Answer these questions:

1. When was the courthouse built?

2. How much money did it cost to build?
11. THE TIDE
Location & Contact Information: The Tide is the city bus that travels over the Harbor Bridge, also known as Route #78. The bus leaves the Staples Street Transfer Station at the corner of Staples and Mestina, across from the City Hall, and goes to the Aquarium and USS Lexington.
Hours: 6:00am-7:00pm every half hour
Admission: Children: $0.50
Adults $1.00
What to do: Ride The Tide. This eliminates parking costs for the Aquarium and USS Lexington.

*Answers to all questions can be found at the link.*

# External Links

http://www.gsgst.org/images2/patches/Scouting%20Around%20Corpus%20Christi%20Requirements.pdf