Leif Erikson was a famous Norse explorer who is credited for being the first European to set foot on American soil (c. 1000). Marco Polo was an Italian explorer who traveled to the far east and back to his hometown Venice in the matter of 24 years. He is noted for making detailed chronicles of his travels (1271–95).

Simply print the explorers for children printables to learn facts about explorers Alexander Mackenzie, Amerigo Vespucci, Bartolomeu Dias, Sir Francis Drake, George Vancouver, Hernando de Soto, Jacques Marquette, Captain James Cook, Panfilo de Narvárez, Robert de la Salle, Samuel de Champlain, Simon Fraser, and Walter Raleigh.

Brave men like Christopher Columbus, Vasco da Gama, and Amerigo Vespucci set sail for the unknown. They were among the bold European explorers who dared to venture beyond known boundaries.