Scouting at Home

Scouting can take place anywhere – even in the comfort of your home!

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Cub Scout 30-Day Challenge

Introducing the 30-Day Cub Scout Challenge, a great way to keep your Scouting skills sharp without leaving home.
Packed full of adventure and elective requirements, use this daily checklist as a roadmap to rank advancement.    

Scouts BSA 30-Day Challenge

Introducing the 30-Day Scouts BSA Challenge, a great way to keep your Scouting skills sharp and begin the trail to Eagle without leaving home. From Tenderfoot to First Class, use these daily checklists as a roadmap to rank advancement.

Virtual Merit Badge Classes          Flyer

Virtual field trips allow children to visit places around the world without ever leaving their homes. Through virtual field trips, they can visit other states, countries across the globe, and even other planets. This allows children to experience places they wouldn’t get to see otherwise. Virtual field trips are also great for when you can’t get out due to illness or can’t afford to travel.  Here are several free resources your family can use to take virtual field trips.

FREE VIRTUAL FIELD TRIPS

Africam – Watch animals in the African bush live. 

All About Birds – Watch birds all over the US and world via live webcams.

Anne Frank House – Take a 360-degree tour of Anne Frank’s home in Amsterdam.

Beyond the Battle Field – Watch a behind the scenes video-based field trip of the Museum of the American Revolution.

Boeing Aerospace Tour – Join Boeing on a virtual field trip to the Johnson Space Center.

The British Museum – View the museum’s galleries online.

Buckingham Palace – Tour the famous London palace virtually.

E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum – Browse the online collection or search for a specific specimen.

Ellis Island – Visit Ellis Island with this video created by Scholastic. 

Explore – Watch animals all over the world with these live webcams.

Eggs in Schools – Take a video-based tour of several egg farms.

Farm Tours – Learn about agriculture through these virtual tours of farms in Canada.

Great Wall of China – This panoramic virtual tour allows you to walk the Great Wall.

Holy Land Tour – Virtually visit Bethlehem, Jerusalem, and more.

Houston Zoo – Watch animals in several of their exhibits via live webcam.

International Space Station – Take a video tour of the space station.

The Louvre Museum – Explore exhibits at this famous art museum in Paris, France.

Marineland Dolphin Adventure – Learn about dolphins, sea turtles, and more during this video-based tou

Mars – Explore the surface of Mars in a 360-degree view while learning about the planet and space exploration.

MetKids – Explore the Metropolitan Museum of Arts with an interactive map and videos.

Monterey Bay Aquarium – Watch sea creatures in this California aquarium with the live animal cam.

Mount Everest – Explore the mountain through 360-degree photos and informative articles.

Mount Vernon – Take an interactive and informative tour of George Washington’s home in Virginia.

NASA Glenn Research Center – Take a look around the facilities with these interactive virtual tours.

National Aquarium – Take a virtual tour of this aquarium located in Baltimore, Maryland.

National Museum of the US Air Force – Take a virtual tour of this museum.

Power Plant Tour – Learn what goes on inside a power plant.

San Diego Zoo – Watch live videos and learn about animals, play games, and more on this interactive website.

Smithsonian Museum of Natural History – Virtually explore many current and past museum exhibits.

Son Doong Cave – Explore the world’s largest cave with 360-degree images.

The Statue of Liberty – Learn about the Statue of Liberty through the videos and photographs in this virtual tour.

Vatican Museums – Virtualy tour numerous museums, chapels, and galleries.

The Virtual Rainforest – Learn about the rainforest with this interactive tour that includes informative videos and articles.

Virtual Trip to the Sun – Take a video-based journey from the Earth from the Sun, stopping at our moon, Venus, and Mercury.

Yosemite National Park – Tour the park with interactive panoramic photographs.

Zoo Tours – This YouTube channel visits zoos all over the country.

AirPano – Visit locations all over the world virtually with 360-degree videos and photographs.

Discovery Education – This website offers a wide variety of virtual field trips.

360 Cities – Provides interactive 360-degree videos and images of locations around the world.

Sites in 3D – Tour locations across Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Kuwait, Yemen, and many other countries using 360-degree images.

Google Arts and Culture – View the art collections of over 500 different museums and galleries. Some of the museums also offer full virtual tours.

Google Earth – “Fly” anywhere in the world in seconds, explore hundreds of cities in 3D, take guided tours, and create your own maps and stories.

Google Maps Street View – Type in any address, select street view and explore the area. Not only can you take a virtual trip down the streets, but you can also “step” into many museums, landmarks, and other attractions. Here are some I’ve found.