Stuck at home? You can still enjoy amazing sights and experiences.
Top 10 virtual tours: see museums and the world without leaving home
[ techradar.com/best/virtual-tours-museums-national-parks-around-the-world | By Adam Vjestica | March 27, 2020]. Many of the world’s most iconic locations now offer virtual tours, meaning you can visit museums, world heritage sites and other attractions from the comfort of your couch. You don’t need a VR headset, either, although some attractions do support virtual reality for a more immersive experience. [Read story]

(Machu Picchu. Image credit: Lonely Planet)
- Machu Picchu, Andes Mountains, Peru
- The Louvre Museum, Paris
- The National Museum of Computing, Milton Keynes, UK
- Georgia Aquarium, Georgia, USA
- A 3-Minute Tour, Tokyo
- The British Museum, London
- The Vatican, Rome
- Musée d’Orsay, Paris
- Athens Acropolis, Athens
- Guggenheim, New York (we substituted this one)
Wildlife and Wild Wonders—Zoos, Aquariums, Parks

(Stingray, Scripps Aquarium. © Kathryn R. Burke)
- San Diego Zoo* has a website just for kids (of all ages!) with amazing videos, activities, and games. Enjoy the tour!
- Yellowstone National Park 9 webcams take you on tour of park.
- Animas Cameras – Live Cams (Here are a few, most zoos have them)
San Diego Zoo – scroll down to access live cams of different wildlife
Monteray Bay Aquarium
Panda Cam at Zoo, Atlanta
Houston Zoo (Our favorite is the giraffes. – take a turn for your own view.)
Birch Aquarium, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Georgia Aquarium – Jellyfish, Beluga Whales, More
Discovery and Educational Programs

(Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. Bi-plane. Courtesy image, website)
- Apollo. Space Program. UTube.
- MARS Exploration program from NASA. Fascinating Videos and views
- Discovery Education Virtual Field Trips, Allow viewers to travel to amazing places and give them remarkable experiences, without ever leaving home. Each no-cost Virtual Field Trip comes with a companion guide packed with standards-aligned, hands-on learning activities!
- Great Wall of China. Virtual Tour.
- Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Anywhere. Podcasts and virtual programs. Anytime, anywhere you can enjoy a variety of online programs, stories, videos, activities, virtual tours, and resources from us here at Air and Space. [Read more]
*Editor’s Note: I raised my kids in San Diego, and the zoo was our favorite place! (KB)
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