Thierbach Orchards, Marthasville

Location: 18427 State Hwy 47, Marthasville, MO 63357

Website: http://www.thierbachorchards.com/

There are a few different locations for Thierbach, so if you want the place with the "Fields of Fun" and petting zoo go to their Market in Marthasville on Hwy 47. They have an orchard 4 miles down the road, but there's nothing there except the berry patch and peach orchard.

The amenities here include a vine maze, tile maze, rope maze, 2 bounce houses, a slide, pedal tractors, small petting zoo, corn bins, and hay rides for $5 per child age 3 and up.

I was underwhelmed with this place. It is kind of run down and there wasn't much to do for the kids. I didn't think what they offered was worth $5. I think toddlers would enjoy it much more than school-aged children.

The goats love to stick their head out of the hole in the fence. Hope they don't escape!

Big slide

Honeysuckle vine maze

Tractor rides

I think they could print out a nicer sign than this. 

Market

Longmeadow Rescue Ranch, Union

Location: 480 St. Joseph's Rd., Union, MO 63084

Website: http://longmeadowrescueranch.org/

Longmeadow Ranch is a division of the Humane Society that handles farm animals. If you ever see a horse, pig, duck, or other farm animal that is being neglected or mistreated you can call them and they will see about rescuing the animal. They adopt out their animals as well. Several times a year they have an event called "Wagon Days" where you can get a free wagon ride around the 165 acre property. They have animals in various different barns and we enjoyed learning about their histories and how they came to live there. They had BBQ for sale and a nice pavilion. I'm glad we got to see the place but it's not somewhere we'd go on a regular basis. It's a wonderful organization though and it's almost completely run by volunteers, which is amazing in and of itself.

The first thing you do when you get here is go to the gift shop and sign in. They will give you a visitor's badge and show you where to go. 

Katie the llama

Animals in the playhouse

Cool horse sculpture at the entrance

This horse was new and was in quarantine.

The playhouse has sheep, goats, ducks, and roosters. 

Gift shop