Travel Destination (Specific) Badge

(Discover the World)
By Kerry Cordy

This badge is designed to serve as requirements to earn an individual badge for any destination you travel to such as Orlando, FL; San Francisco, CA; Rome, Italy, etc. Simply adapt the requirements to where you are planning to travel. When ordering the badge, make sure to list the place so that the badge is designed appropriately.

 

Penguins: Do three requirements including the two starred *
Otter: Do four requirements including the two starred *
Dolphin: Do five requirements including the two starred *
Butterfly: Do six requirements including the two starred *
Eagle: Do seven requirements including the two starred *
Owls: Do nine requirements including the two starred *

 

_____ 1.* Locate your travel destination on a map. How far is it from your home? How will you travel there? How long will it take? Make a plan for keeping yourself busy during travel so that you do not get bored. (Butterfly – Owl, know the costs involved in traveling to this destination.)

_____ 2.* Find out at least 3 things your destination is known for. Maybe it has an amusement park, or skyscrapers, or a historical battlefield. Visit at least one, if possible.

_____ 3. Find and list one style of architecture that is different from that in your home town. (Dolphin – Eagle need to list three, Owls need to list five).

_____ 4. Find and list two types of plant/tree/flower that is different from that in your home town. (Dolphin – list two, Butterfly – list four, and Eagle – list five, and Owl – list seven).

_____ 5. Find out what major land/water features are nearby, such as bodies of water, mountains, deserts, rivers, etc.

_____ 6. Learn about the history of your travel destination and visit at least one historical site.

_____ 7. Learn about a famous person that came from your travel destination.

_____ 8. Find out what museums are in your travel destination and visit at least one.

_____ 9. Find out what type of food is common in your travel destination. Try at least one new local food.

_____ 10. Look at a map of your destination. How is the city laid out? Are the streets in a logical grid, or do they wind all over the place? Are there different sections of the city such as downtown, suburbs, commercial districts, manufacturing, etc?

_____ 11. Find what type of music originated in this region and listen to at least 3 songs.

_____ 12. Find out about an artist or artistic style that originated in or around your destination.

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