The NPS Wellness Challenge at Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site

Welcome to your Wellness Challenge at Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site!

Begins During National Park Week, April 16-24, 2022

Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site manages White Haven, a historic home lived in and owned by Ulysses S. Grant during the nineteenth century. Located on a ten-acre plot in South St. Louis County, the park offers numerous opportunities to explore Grant's fascinating life story while providing opportunities to enjoy physical, mental, and learning challenges.

What is the NPS Wellness Challenge?

The Wellness Challenge promotes the unique health resources that you can find in all seven Missouri National Parks. Challenge yourself by choosing from a wide range of activites - physical, mental and learning - to promote your health and well-being.

Learn more about The National Park Service Wellness Challenge in Missouri.

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Discover Your Path to Wellness

Will you stroll along the same paths as Grant’s family? Will you learn something new about his role in the Civil War? Will you sit on White Haven’s lawn and reflect on the challenges he faced and how he overcame them? Personal wellness is out there waiting for you. And, it is well within reach.

Choose Your Challenge

Pick a path, the possibilities are endless! Take a look at Wellness Challenges offered at Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site and start earning your badges.

Answer our brief survey, to get your Wellness Challenge Completion Certificate for Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site.

Physical Wellness

Take part in three physical challenges at Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site by exploring history-filled trails.

Learning Wellness

Exercise your mind with three learning challenges highlighting the life of Ulysses S. Grant and his impact on the Civil War and civil rights

Mental Wellness

Relax and reflect as you absorb the sights and sounds of Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site with three mental challenges.

Physical Wellness at Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site

The physical challenges invite you to explore the park to improve your physical health. Whether you decide to walk, roll, or bike past historic structures or wander the park grounds and imagine the Grant family’s life with your own eyes — you can take time for yourself and find new ways to move at Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site.

Once you complete the challenges,download your digital badge to share on social media. You can also get a rubber stamp to add to your Passport Book or NPS Wellness Challenge Guide at the Visitor Center lobby.

• Moving Through History — Join a Park Ranger for a three-mile jog to see the original location of Hardscrabble, a log cabin built by Ulysses S. Grant in the 1850s while he lived in St. Louis.
• A Place Called Home — Walk the park grounds and learn about the Grants, Dents, and enslaved African Americans who lived at White Haven in the 1850s.
• Visit the White Haven Estate — Visit the historic White Haven estate.

Learning Wellness at Ulysses S.**** ****Grant National Historic Site

Exercise your mind with learning challenges that focus on Grant’s life as an enslaver, General, and president. Whether you interact with exhibits at the museum, learn the stories of enslaved people working in the Summer Kitchen or watch our 18th president’s story come alive on the screen - each activity will grow your knowledge and challenge your perspective.

Once you complete the challenges, download your digital badge to share on social media. You can also get a rubber stamp to add to your Passport Book or NPS Wellness Challenge Guide at the Visitor Center lobby.

• Ulysses S. Grant's Life and Accomplishments — Visit the park's museum to learn more about Ulysses S. Grant's life and times.
• The Legacy of Freedom — Watch the park's 22-minute orientation film about Ulysses S. Grant's life.
• Bicentennial Celebration — Learn more about the park's efforts to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Ulysses S. Grant's birth in 2022.

Mental Wellness at Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site

Sometimes you just need a moment to pause, reflect, and heal. The mental challenges invite you to explore the park to improve your mental health. Whether you explore historic trees that have lived on the grounds for centuries, soak in the park’s natural surroundings, or grapple with the stories of enslaved people working at White Haven, these mental challenges will push you to think deeply and reflect on the connections between people and places in time.

Once you complete the challenges, download your digital badge to share on social media. You can also get a rubber stamp to add to your Passport Book or NPS Wellness Challenge Guide at the Visitor Center lobby.

• Pause in the Summer Kitchen — Learn about slavery at White Haven by visiting the summer kitchen, located behind the main home on the park grounds.
• Let Nature Speak — Take in the beautiful scenery at Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site.
• Historic Trees at White Haven — View a range of historic and unique trees on the park grounds at Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site.

The National Park Service Wellness Challenge inspires you to create lasting habits of personal wellness. Healthy Parks, Healthy People advances the fact that all parks - urban and wildland - are cornerstones of your physical, mental and spiritual health, social well-being; and sustainability of the planet.

Learn More about the Wellness Challenge

Learn more about the National Park Service Wellness Challenge throughout all seven National Park Services in Missouri

Accessibility Information

The Visitor Center is accessible and includes accessible restrooms, water fountains, and parking spaces. There are two wheelchairs at the Visitor Center available for use.

The park brochure is available in braille and audio described version on the free Unidescription app or on the UniDescription website.

There are Assistive Listening Devices (ALDs) available for use during tours.

Personal, guided descriptive tours are available; please reserve at least five days in advance.

Please give us 2 weeks notice if you need an ASL Interpreter.

Learn more about accessibility at Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site. For additional questions, email usor call (314-842-1867 ext 223)

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