March 14th – May 11th, 2025
Accept Your Mission!
How to Play
Download the free Agents of Discovery app and search the names of the Missions from the list below. Each Mission is a series of interactive challenges to learn and explore. If you’re logged in and play more Missions, you’ll be entered to win more cool prizes!
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Lee’s Summit Parks and Recreation
Legacy Park Adventures
Kansas City
Hodge Park: Through the Ages
Loose Park: Sunshine & Sprouts
Missouri Department of Conservation
Burr Oak Woods: Mysterious Footprints of Bethany Falls Trail
Runge Nature Center: Birds’ Beaks and Bills
Powder Valley Nature Center: Sights and Sounds of Spring
Wonders of Wildlife
Mission Conservation: Wonders of Wildlife: Aquarium
Mission Conservation: Wonders of Wildlife: Wildlife Galleries
Mission Conservation: Wonders of Wildlife: Mermaids and Myths
At Home Mission Conservation: Birdin’ Around
At Home Mission Conservation: Wandering the Wetlands
At Home Mission Conservation: Restore and Rewild
Boone County
Urban Agriculture Expedition
Boone County Courthouse Plaza
Mark Twain National Forest
Glade Top Trail – Caney Picnic Area
Potosi Living Classroom
Dogwood Canyon
Mission Conservation: Dogwood Canyon: Tram Tour
Mission Conservation: Spring at Dogwood Canyon
Ancient Ozarks Natural History Museum
Mission Conservation: Ancient Ozarks Natural History Museum
Mission Conservation: Lost Canyon Cave Trail: Spring
McDonald County Historical Society
Coming Soon!
Play From Anywhere
Library – Smokey Bear’s 80th Birthday Mission
Sustainable Recreation 2.0
Dr Lichenz Research Lab
Woodsy Owl’s Junior Snow Ranger Mission 2022
Mission Conservation – Moana Pasifika’s Ocean Icons
Mission Conservation – Moana Pasifika ‘I am the Ocean, the Ocean is me.’
2025 Missouri Explorer Prizes
We’ve got lots of great prizes this year, so make sure you’re logged into the Agents of Discovery app! Logged in users get a chance to win Grand Prizes, whether they play in-person or virtually. See the interactive map below for more information on where you can pick up prizes.
Complete 1 Mission
Get a Mission Conservation lanyard and a player card
Complete 3 Missions
Earn the Missouri Explorer badge (while supplies last) and be entered into a raffle to win tickets to the Discovery Center, Wonders of Wildlife, Dogwood Canyon, Missouri Botanical Gardens, Steamboat Arabia Museum, Missouri’s Cave Fantastic Caverns, or Talking Rocks Cavern!
Complete 6 Missions
Earn an Agent in training pin
Missourinet – Missouri Explorer scavenger hunt takes kids “from screen time to green time”
Sam the Saquatch plays Agents of Discovery Missouri Explorer Challenges at Lee’s Summit Parks and Recreation
Missouri Magazine – 2025 Missouri Explorer Campaign Uses AR Gaming to Help Kids Engage with Nature, Proving that Screen Time Can be Green Time
Accept Your Mission!
Missouri Explorer Archives
Missouri Explorer 3.0
The Missouri Explorer Campaign took placebetween September 1 and October 31 , 2023. Players were able to earn badges and lanyards by completing Missions in the area, and were entered in a draw to win other cool prizes as well!
Locations with the Most Players in the Missouri Explorer 3.0
1st Place
Wonders of Wildlife
2nd Place
Missouri Department of Conservation
3rd Place
Boone County
Participating Locations
Wonders of Wildlife: Aquarium
Wonders of Wildlife: Wildlife Galleries
Mission Conservation: Botany
Mission Conservation: Endangered Species
Mission Conservation: Ocean Awareness
Mission Conservation: World Ocean Day
Mission Conservation: Zoos & Aquariums – Conservation Keepers
Dogwood Canyon: Tram Tour
Autumn at Dogwood Canyon
Cave Trail in Autumn
Ancient Ozarks Natural History Museum
Missouri Department of Conservation
Discovery Center Discover Migration
Runge Nature Center Sensory Hike
Powder Valley Habitat Exploration
Springfield Conservation Nature Center Animal Architecture Mission
Cape Girardeau Nature Center Secrets of the River Hills
Boone County
3M Flat Branch-Hinkson Creek Wetlands
Boone County Courthouse Plaza
Jefferson City
Mission JC Parks: Ellis-Porter Riverside Park
Mission JC Parks: The Linc
U.S Forest Service- Mark Twain National Forest
Glade Top Trail – Caney Picnic Area
Play From Home Mission: Healthy Forest Adventure!
Prizes
Complete 1 Mission to get a Mission Conservation lanyard and a player card. Complete 3 Missions to earn the Missouri Explorer badge and be entered into a raffle to win tickets to the Discovery Center, Wonders of Wildlife, Dogwood Canyon, St. Louis Botanical Gardens, Steamboat Arabia Museum, Skyzone. Complete 6 Missions to earn an Agent in training pin.
Missouri Explorer 2.0
The Missouri Explorer Campaign took placebetween September and November , 2021. Players were able to earn badges and lanyards by completing Missions in the area, and were entered in a draw to win other cool prizes as well!
Winners of the Missouri Explorer 2.0
1st Place
Cave Trail – Ancient Ozarks
2nd Place
Rutledge Wilson Farm
3rd Place
National History Museum – Ancient Ozarks
Participating Missions
PLAY ON-SITE
Mark Twain National Forest, Healthy Forest Adventure
Mission Conservation: Wonders of Wildlife: Aquarium
Mission Conservation: Wonders of Wildlife: Wildlife Galleries
Mission Conservation: Ancient Ozarks History Museum
Mission Conservation: Dogwood Canyon: Tram Tour
Mission Conservation: Autumn at Dogwood Canyon
Mission Conservation: Cave Trail
RWF Maze Mission 2022
Discovery Center Backyard Birds
Shoal Creek Habitat Adventure
Springfield Conservation Nature Center Birding Mission
Twin Pines Ecosystem Adventure
The Linc
Ellis-Porter Riverside Park
PLAY AT HOME
Prizes
Complete 1 Mission to get a Mission Conservation lanyard and a player card. Complete 3 Missions to earn the Missouri Explorer patch and be entered into a raffle to win tickets to Dickerson Park Zoo, the Discovery Center, Wonders of Wildlife, or Dogwood Canyon. Complete 6 Missions to earn a Field Agent badge with Agent in training pin.
Missouri Explorer
September 20 – November 8, 2021
The Missouri Explorer Campaign took place from September 20 – November 8, 2021. Players were able to earn badges and lanyards by completing Missions in the area, and were entered in a draw to win other cool prizes as well!
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Missouri Explorer Partners
Participating Missions
PLAY ON-SITE
Mission Conservation: Aquarium
Mission Conservation: Wildlife Galleries
Mission Conservation: Ancient Ozarks Natural History Museum
Mission Conservation: Cave Trail
Maze Mission
Runge Nature Center Habitat Mission
Cape Girardeau Nature Center Wood Duck Swamp
Powder Valley Nature Center Ecosystem Adventure
Burr Oak Woods Nature Center Tree Trail Mission
PLAY AT HOME
Healthy Forest Adventure
Public Lands
Sharks
Ocean Appreciation
Creepy Creatures
Pollinators
Forests
Prizes
Play 4 participating Missions (minimum 2 in person) to earn a special Missouri Explorer Campaign patch! Check in with the front desk or visitor center of the location where you complete your final Mission to receive your prize.
In addition to earning this patch, you can “level up” by completing more Explorer Campaign Missions!
Check in at the front desk or visitor center at the Mission you are playing to pick up a Mission Conservation lanyard and Agent card. Each Mission you complete as part of the Explorer Campaign will be another step toward completing your Agent in Training, Field Agent, and Special Agent phases! Complete 6 Missions to level up to the next phase and earn a special reward.
You can keep levelling up after the campaign by playing the Missions at the Wonders of Wildlife National Museum and Aquarium.
Promotional Materials
2021 Missouri Explorer Poster 8.5×11
2021 Missouri Explorer Poster 11×14
2021 Missouri Explorer Poster 11×17