Scouting Heritage Merit Badge Resources

Follow this link to access the requirements of the Scouting Heritage Merit Badge

Videos to assist with Requirements 1 and 2a
Requirement 4(a) Attend either a Scouting America National Jamboree, OR World Scout Jamboree, OR a national Scouting America high-adventure base. While there, keep a journal documenting your day-to-day experiences. Upon your return, report to your counselor what you did, saw, and learned. You may include photos, brochures, and other documents in your report.
Follow these links for additional information on these High Adventure Opportunities.
Philmont Scout Ranch | Northern Tier | Florida Sea Base | Summit Bechtel Reserve |
2026 National Jamboree | 2031 World Scout Jamboree |

Scouting Heritage Merit Badge NSM Patch
Requirement 4(b) Write or visit the National Scouting Museum. Obtain information about this facility. Give a short report on what you think the role of this museum is in the Scouting program.
You can send your letter via email to: philmont.museums@scouting.org
or snail mail to: National Scouting Museum, 17 Deer Run Road, Cimarron, NM 87714 ATTN: Scouting Heritage Merit Badge
Please make sure we have a valid return address so we can send you information about the museum and the patch shown to the left.
Requirement 4(c) Visit an exhibit of Scouting memorabilia or a local museum with a Scouting history gallery, or (with your parent or guardian’s permission and counselor’s approval) visit with someone in your council who is recognized as a dedicated Scouting historian or memorabilia collector. Learn what you can about the history of Boy Scouting. Give a short report to your counselor on what you saw and learned.
Below is an interactive map and list of local Scout museums around the country. If you see something that needs to be corrected or to add a museum to our database, please send us an email at philmont.museums@scouting.org. Subject: Interactive Museum Map.
Museum | Address 1 | Address 2 | City | ST | Zip | Phone |
Old Timers Museum | Camp Preston Hunt | 6918 Tennessee Rd | Texarkana | AR | 71854 | 903-277-0571 |
Camp Rockefeller Trading Post Museum | 408 Scout Dr. | Damascus | AR | 72039 | 501-318-3556 | |
Nobby Schnabel Scout Museum | 29485 Hook Creek Rd. | Cedar Glen | CA | 90321 | 949-433-3898 | |
Southwestern Connecticut Scouting Heritage Museum | 60 Wellington Rd. | Milford | CT | 06460 | 203-556-4097 | |
JN Webster Heritage Center | 231 Ashford Center Rd. (RT44) | Ashford | CT | 06278 | 860-822-6235 | |
Suwannee River Area Council Museum of Scouting | Wallwood Scout Reservation | 23 Wallwood BSA Drive | Quincy | FL | 32351 | 850-228-9226 |
R. W. Hyman Boy Scout Museum | 2066 Tanglewood Dr. | Snellville | GA | 30078 | 404-617-3330 | |
Mowogo Lodge’s Northeast Georgia Scouting Museum | Camp Rainey Mountain | 1494 Rainey Mountain Road | Clayton | GA | 30525 | |
Waterman Scout Museum | 215 Summit Street | Center Point | IA | 52213 | 319-310-0276 | |
Henager’s Memories & Nostalgia | 8837 S. State Rd. 57 | Buckskin | IN | 47647 | 812-795-2230 | |
Museum of Scouting | 1100 W. Diamond Dr. | Salina | KS | 67401 | 785-822-2385 | |
Baxter Springs Heritage Center & Museum | 740 East Avenue | Baxter Springs | KS | 66713 | 620-856-2385 | |
Post Rock Scout Museum | 161 E Lincoln Ave. | Lincoln | KS | 67455 | 785-524-5383 | |
Avondale Scout Museum | Avondale Scout Reservation | 14433 LA-10 | Clinton | LA | 70722 | 225-229-8540 |
Girl Scout Museum at Cedar Hill | 265 Beaver St. | Waltham | MA | 2452 | 844-306-4736 | |
Casoni Museum | Camp Squanto | 105 Cutterfield Road | Plymouth | MA | 02320 | 508-942-6197 |
Eaton Rapids Scout Museum | 635 State St | Eaton Rapids | MI | 48827 | ||
Thomas D Trainor Scout Museum | D-A Scout Ranch | 880 E Sutton Rd. | Metamora | MI | 48455 | 586-817-0654 |
E. URNER GOODMAN OWASIPPE MUSEUM | OWASIPPE SCOUT RESERVATION | 9900 RUSSELL RD. | TWIN LAKE | MI | 49457 | 708-616-4026 |
Many Point Scout Camp History Center | Northern Star Council | 41408 Many Point Scout Camp Road | Ponsford | MN | 56575 | 612-708-2985 |
West Concord Historical Society and Community Center | 600 West First Street | West Concord | MN | 55985 | 507-316-2480 | |
North Star Museum of Boy Scouting & Girl Scouting | 2640 7th Ave. E. | North Saint Paul | MN | 55109 | 651-283-8083 | |
Camp Wilderness History Center | 29984 Journey Trail | Park Rapids | MN | 56470 | 701-388-2494 | |
Life and Times of H. Roe Bartle | Kansas City Convention Center | 301 West 13th Street | Kansas City | MO | 64105 | 816-799-7224 |
Dr. Michael J. Clarke Museum of Ozarks Scouting | Ozark Trials Council | 1616 S. Eastgate Ave. | Springfield | MO | 65809 | 417-343-9809 |
Camp Childress Museum | 5250 Jamboree Lane | Joplin | MO | 64804 | 417-456-2222 | |
Cape Fear Council Museum | Camp Bowers | 13165 NC Hwy 53 W | White Oak | NC | 28399 | 910-352-4668 |
Raven Knob Boy Scout Museum | 266 Raven Knob Road | Mount Airy | NC | 27030 | 336-408-8501 | |
Occoneechee Lodge Museum | Camp Durant | 4637 Old Carthage Rd | Carthage | NC | 28327 | 919-656-0722 |
William “Bill” Pergerson Scouting Museum | Cherokee Scout Reservation | 3296 Boy Scout Camp Rd | Yanceyville | NC | 27379 | 336-404-5247 |
Belk Scout Camp Museum | 9408 Belt Road | Midland | NC | 28107 | 704-661-6775 | |
Batchelder Family Scout Museum | 12401 W Maple Rd | Omaha | NE | 68164 | 402-431-9272 | |
Mid-America Council | 12401 W. Maple Rd. | Omaha | NE | 68164 | 402-514-3023 | |
Lawrence L. Lee Scouting Museum & Max I. Silber Scouting Library | 395 Blondin Road | Manchester | NH | 03109 | 603-801-3650 | |
Garden State Scout Museum | 693 Rancocas Mt. Holly Road | Westampton | NJ | 08060 | 856-261-3749 | |
National Scouting Museum – Seton Memorial Library | Philmont Scout Ranch | 439 HWY 21 | Cimarron | NM | 87714 | (575) 376-1136 |
Villa Philmonte | Philmont Scout Ranch | 399 HWY 21 | Cimarron | NM | 87714 | (575) 376-2281 x51053 |
Kit Carson Museum at Rayado | Philmont Scout Ranch | 1122 HWY 21 | Rayado | NM | 87714 | (575) 376-1136 |
Unadilla Boy Scout Museum | 246 Main Street | Unadilla | NY | 13849 | 607-237-7203 | |
William Hillcourt Scout Museum | Camp Woodland | 491 Kibbe Lake Road | Constantia | NY | 13044 | 315-420-0333 |
Richard E. Garman Scouting Center | 2860 Genesee St | Buffalo | NY | 14225 | 716-870-0647 | |
Ten Mile River Scout Museum | 1481 Crystal Lake Road | Narrowsburg | NY | 12764 | 718-984-0817 | |
Camp Stambaugh Scout Museum | Great Trail Council | 3712 Leffingwell Road | Canfield | OH | 44406 | 330-755-6795 |
Miakonda Scouting Museum | 5600 Sylvania Ave | Toledo | OH | 43623 | 734-242-3445 | |
Manatoc Reservation Scout Museum | 1075 Truxell Road | Peninsula | OH | 44264 | 330-212-8649 | |
The Osage County Historical Society Museum | 700 Lynn Avenue | Pawhuska | OK | 74056 | 918-287-2666 | |
Troop 25 Emmaus Scout Room Museum | St John’s UCC Emmaus | 139 North Fourth St. | Emmaus | PA | 18049 | 610-674-7530 |
FayWest Boy Scout Museum | Scarlett Knob Campground | 133 Scarlett Knob Rd. | Ohiopyle | PA | 15570 | 724-329-5200 |
Camp Yawgoog Heritage Center | 61 Camp Yawgoog Road | Rockville | RI | 02873 | 401-539-2311 | |
Unali’Yi Lodge Museum | Camp Ho Non Wah | 2609 Boy Scout Road | Wadmalaw Island | SC | 29487 | 843-557-7038 |
Palmetto Scout Museum | 420 S. Church Street | Spartanburg | SC | 29306 | 864-585-4391 | |
SCOUTERS ATTIC | SIOUX COUNCIL CENTER | 800 N WEST AVE | SIOUX FALLS | SD | 57104 | 605-929-2408 |
The Ray Capp Centennial Museum | c/o Boxwell Scout Reservation | 1284 Creighton Lane | Lebanon | TN | 37087 | 615-260-8873 |
Jane Manly Scout Museum | 373 Camp Buck Toms Rd | Rockwood | TN | 37854 | 865-548-9862 | |
Lauderdale County Scouting Museum | c/o First United Methodist Church | 145 South Main Street, Room 117 | Ripley | TN | 38063 | 731-506-5242 |
Camp Davy Crockett Museum | Headquarters Building | 142 Scout Camp Rd. | Whitesburg | TN | 37891 | 423-747-2004 |
Harbin Scout Museum | Camp Wisdom Circle Ten Council | 6400W. Red Bird Lane | Dallas | TX | 75236 | 214-713-0103 |
Armstrong County Museum | 120 S. Trice St | Claude | TX | 79019 | 806-226-8721 | |
Tall Pines Museum | 103 Slaton Dr. | Nash | TX | 75569 | 903-277-0571 | |
Museum at Worth Ranch | 1518 Worth Ranch Road | Palo Pinto | TX | 76484 | 817-231-8500 | |
Roanoke Scouting History Project | VA | |||||
Nawakwa Scouting Museum | Heart of Virginia Council | 1719 Maidens Rd. | Maidens | VA | 23102 | 804-355-4306 |
The Western Washington Traveling Scout Museum | 3120 SW 319th PL | Federal Way | WA | 98023 | 425-318-9521 | |
Scout Heritage Museum | 330 South 84th Street | Milwaukee | WI | 53214 | 414-616-1194 | |
Bay Lakes Council Scout Museum | Bay Lakes Council | 2555 Northern Road | Appleton | WI | 54914 | 920-627-3253 |
World Scouting Museum | 1615 Washington St E | Charleston | WV | 25311 | 702-301-2555 | |
Fire Mountain McKinley Museum | 26027 Walker Valley Rd. | Mount Vernon | WA | 98274 | 425-338-0380 |