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The World Heritage in the United States Junior Ranger program is a great place to increase your World Heritage IQ. Pit your knowledge of World Heritage against the famous Professor Harry Tidge.
We have a PDF booklet that can be completed to earn a Junior Ranger badge and certficiate. However, as of June 28, 2024, the program is on hold. The coordinator of the World Heritage in the U.S. Junior Ranger program has retired and so the program isn't being offered until a replacement is hired.
Once you've finished answering all the questions and you send in your answer sheet, we'll mail you a certificate, Junior Ranger badge and a World Heritage brochure.
We do have two animated activities that you can complete. These activities, with sound, can both be completed as extra credit.
The first animation features Frank Lloyd Wright, an American architect. Several of his properties were inscribed as a Joint World Heritage Site.
If you choose to watch this activity, answer these questions:
1. What was Frank Lloyd Wright's architectural philosophy?
2. How many of his architectural designs became a Joint World Heritage Site?
The second activity includes a trip to Mammoth Cave National Park with Professor Harry Tidge.
If you journery down into the cave with the professor, answer these questions:
1. Name one unique feature that makes Mammoth Cave so special.
2. In what year was Mammoth Cave inscribed as a World Heritage Site?
These questions are extra credit and don't necessarily need to be answered in order to earn your World Heritage Junior Ranger badge. But if you answer them, we will send you a National Park Service system map and two junior ranger stickers.
Last updated: June 27, 2024