Things to do / Travel Guide
Address:200 Checkerboard Drive
Gray Summit, Missouri
Tel:
(314) 982-3232
Our Zoo and Aquarium Expert Says:
It's Christmas all year round for the cats and dogs who call this farm their home, and you can help them celebrate. A 20-foot-tall, multilevel cat house, complete with windows, stairways, rocking chairs, and other furnishings help create a cat heaven that you can observe. Educational displays and videos that help visitors better understand their pets. Visitors can also experience the scents a dog's sensitive nose perceives while walking through a field. Regularly scheduled obedience shows and grooming demonstrations captures the essence of the relationship people have with their pets. Children can also pet Purina's own dogs and cats, milk a cow, and play in the hayloft. Reservations are required.
Especially for kids: Petting Zoo.
Extras: Shows.
Open 9:30 am to 3 pm (Reservations Required). FREE
Statistics: 200,000 estimated annual visitors.
From Purina Farms - Gray Summit, Missouri:
The Purina Farms Visitor's Center incorporates a Pet Center, a full-size barn containing domestic farm animals, and a theater and informational center. Demonstrations, dog obedience shows and hands-on petting areas are some of the highlights of this popular attraction. Regularly scheduled obedience shows and grooming demonstrations captures the essence of the relationship people have with their pets. Children can also pet Purina's own dogs and cats, milk a cow, and play in the hayloft.