Exploration Merit Badge
Learn exploration history, plan and conduct an expedition, study famous explorers, and discover exploration careers to earn this merit badge.
What you'll do
- What Counts as Exploration Define exploration and explain how it differs from adventure travel, trekking or hiking, tour-group trips, or …
- The Story of Human Discovery Discuss with your counselor the history of exploration.
- Why Exploration Matters Explain to your counselor why it is important to explore.
- Choose a Real-World Exploration Path Learn about a living explorer.
At a glance
- Requirements
- 9
- Category
- Business and Industry
- Eagle Required
- No
- Updated
- March 29, 2026