Earn a History Explorer badge
Take the walking tour or the field-trip route with a grown-up and answer the questions on the Explorer card. A grown-up sends the answers for a printable certificate and a badge image you can save. Stickers coming soon.
- Who
- Families, Kids
- Ages
- 6-13
- Time
- Half a day
- Cost
- Free
- When
- Any time of year
- Show up
- On the tour route.
How to do it
- Print the Explorer card from the badges page (or use the questions on a phone).
- Walk the tour with a grown-up and answer the questions at each stop.
- A parent, guardian or teacher (18+) sends the answers on the form.
Grown-ups’ part
Come along, keep it short and fun, and let the kids lead the looking and asking. You handle anything that involves calling, sending or sharing.
Safety and respect
A grown-up comes along. The square is ringed by U.S. 64 (College St.) and U.S. 431 (Main Ave.): use crosswalks and watch for traffic.
Why it matters
Reward good citizenshipMake history fun for families & kidsHistorical contextCreate engagement
Related
- History Explorer badges
- Our walking tour (each stop lists its own sources)
- Our field-trip guide for teachers
- Find the date on three markers
- Draw the square: 1886 and today
- Ask a grandparent: what was on the square?
- All 150 things to do together
Sources
Know better? If something here is wrong or out of date, tell us.
Did it? Send us your photo or story. We print kids’ first names, faces or photos only with a parent’s OK.