Mid Atlantic/ Chesapeake GS overnights
- Amelia
- Jun 11, 2020
- 2 min read
Updated: Jul 19, 2020
Girl Scouts get opportunities that other travelers do not get. This post lists some special opportunities, discounts, and chances only Girl Scouts get in the Mid-Atlantic region. The Mid-Atlantic area is full of opportunities especially in the Nations Capital region, full of historical sites and museums.

DC area
* Virginia Aquarium - Stay the night or attend a day badge event with your troop. find out more at https://www.virginiaaquarium.com/learn/Pages/Scout-Programs.aspx
* Maryland Zoo - The Maryland Zoo offers a GS overnight day to Girl Scouts. For more info go to https://www.marylandzoo.org/event_series/zoo-snooze-overnights/scout-group-overnights/
* National Aquarium - The National Aquarium offers a GS overnight day. Unlike family overnights, the GS program offers discounted prices. Check it out at https://www.aqua.org/scouts
* Maryland Science Center - Girl Scout sleepover adventures. They offer events for daises and brownies as well as Juniors and Cadetttes visit www.MarylandScienceCenter.org or contact campin@mdsci.org for more information
* Port discovery - Port Discovery offers overnight adventures. It offers Overnight Adventure to GS groups at https://www.portdiscovery.org/overnights
* Virginia Air and Space Museum - Stay the night at the Air and Space Museum by visiting https://www.vasc.org/educate/scouts/

Pennsylvania
* Night at the History museum - Girl Scout overnight experience limited to Girl Scouts. Learn more at https://www.heinzhistorycenter.org/learn/youth-and-family/scout-programs/night-history-museum
* Hersey Park overnight - Camp over at Hersey park. Learn more at https://www.hersheypark.com/assets/pdf/groups/camp-o-ree.pdf A GS day event is also available at https://www.gscnc.org/en/events-repository/2020/girl_scout_day_at_he.html
* Franklin Institute overnight - Experience science and history first hand at the Franklin institute in Philadelphia. For more info visit https://www.fi.edu/camp-in
* Reading Public Museum - Special Opportunity just for GS. Features badge workshops, overnight opportunities and more at the RPM museum. Find out more at https://www.readingpublicmuseum.org/scheduled-scout-workshops

New York
* Night at the museum - Step into Night at the Museum, by staying overnight at the American Museum of Natural history in New York. Find more at https://www.amnh.org/plan-your-visit/sleepovers
* New York Science Center - sleepover in a place where you feel like an astronaut. Learn about the solar system and the stars at this overnight badge experience. Find more at https://nysci.org/school/sleepovers/
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