New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park - For Kids (U.S. National Park Service)

Junior Rangers giving a walking tour of the park.

Junior Rangers give a walking tour of the historic district on AHA! night.

Youth Programs
New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park offers a wide-range of year-round youth programming for K-12 students. For information about after-school,summer, weekend, and junior ranger programming click here.

Junior Rangers on a scavenger hunt with a Park Ranger

Junior Rangers on a scavenger hunt in the park

Be a Junior Ranger! Pick up your free Junior Ranger activity booklet at the park visitor center or download and print a copy right now. You can complete many of the bonus activities from home, but you will need to complete all of the "Ranger Activities" to earn your Junior Ranger badge. Do you have what it takes to be a Junior Ranger?

Cover of Inupiat Heritage Center Junior Ranger booklet showing smiling children in Barrow, Alaska

Want another challenge?
Try some of the activities from the Inupiat Heritage Center's Junior Ranger booklet. The Inupiat Heritage Center is the park's "sister" site located in Barrow Alaska. To learn more about life in Barrow click on the Barrow Junior Ranger booklet to the left.

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