The Great Outdoors
Yellow Stone Park Virtual Tour
Ready to explore Yellowstone? You don't have to wait for your trip out here. You can start exploring now by virtually touring some of the main attractions around the park. Included with each tour is additional information about visiting in person. https://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/photosmultimedia/virtualtours.htm
Yosemite National Park Virtual Tour
https://www.virtualyosemite.org/
Tour of Blarney Castle in Cork, Ireland
Click the photos for 360 photo tour: https://www.virtualvisittours.com/blarney-castle/
Relax during golden hour by viewing the sunset off the Cliffs of Moher in Ireland
Take a virtual tour of the famous Irish geological landmark: https://www.cliffsofmoher.ie/virtual-visit-tour/
Guided virtual walking tours through five national parks, including the picturesque rainforest of Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park
Google's online Arts & Culture activation includes a program called "The Hidden Worlds of the National Parks" in partnership with the National Parks Services, and it quite literally brings the outdoors inside.
The digital exhibit features five national parks, including Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park, Carlsbad Caverns National Park in New Mexico, Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah, Kenai Fjords National Park in Alaska, and Dry Tortugas National Park in Florida: https://artsandculture.withgoogle.com/en-us/national-parks-service
Theater/Stage Performances
11 Dramatic Virtual Tours of Stages Around the World
While many theaters are temporarily closed, you can envision yourself in the Golden Age of cinema or at an architecturally stunning opera house in Europe by taking a digital tour of performing arts centers around the world via Google Arts & Culture.
https://artsandculture.google.com/theme/11-dramatic-virtual-tours-of-stages-around-the-world/1gJiszMqltReJA
Metropolitan Opera: nightly live opera streams while closed
The renowned opera house is closed to the public through March 31 at the time of writing but will stream a performance starting at 7:30 p.m. EST every night they're closed. For now, the schedule is published through March 22, but updates will be listed on the Met Opera's website.
The recordings will be available on the Met Opera homepage for 20 hours after they're streamed at night.
Due to many people wanting to watch, you may have to wait a few minutes! https://www.metopera.org/
Animal/Science Museums and Centers
Monterey Bay Aquarium in California livestreams penguins, sea otters, jellyfish, and other creatures
Be delighted by the antics of our sea otters or mellow out to the hypnotic drifting of our jellies. With ten live cams to choose from, you can experience the wonder of the ocean no matter where you are. https://www.montereybayaquarium.org/animals/live-cams
Exhibits in the National Museum of Natural History in Washington, DC, can be toured virtually
From dinosaurs to ocean creatures, the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History offers in-depth 360-degree views of its exhibits: https://naturalhistory.si.edu/visit/virtual-tour/current-exhibits
New England Aquarium
Live presentations, new videos, and activities to try from home: https://www.neaq.org/visit/at-home-events-and-activities/
San Diego Zoo: live and archived videos of pandas, polar bears, giraffes, and other zoo animals
The California zoo has pre-recorded and live video streams showing koalas, apes, pandas, penguins, and other creatures that offer endless hours of entertainment and fascination. https://zoo.sandiegozoo.org/live-cams
NASA's free mobile app lets space-enthusiasts virtually step into mission control
NASA's free Space Center Houston app lets people explore virtual reality experiences, take astronaut selfies, and follow along through an audio tour of its educational space center. https://spacecenter.org/app/ https://spacecenter.org/
Art Museums and Exhibits
The Guggenheim Museum in New York City: free virtual tour of all its galleries
Google Arts & Culture is offering a free digital tour of the Guggenheim Museum through its Street View feature.
The Guggenheim is known for its collection of contemporary art, as well as for its unique architecture, and the experience of roaming the signature curved building is still captured by the Google Street View digital tour. https://artsandculture.google.com/streetview/solomon-r-guggenheim-museum-interior-streetview/jAHfbv3JGM2KaQ?hl=en&sv_lng=-73.95902634325634&sv_lat=40.78285751667664&sv_h=100.63659236884682&sv_p=0.0000021305855284481368&sv_pid=MfnUmHRyOSzMtY3vtYU05g&sv_z=0.27393104629168186
Museum of Modern Art: library of photos from its permanent collections, featuring works by van Gogh and other contemporary artists
Also in partnership with Google Arts & Culture, the MoMA offers one free virtual "walk-through" exhibit, plus select photos of its permanent artwork collections. https://artsandculture.google.com/exhibit/sophie-taeuber-arp/swKioHNhYqZoLw
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
A series of videos set to calming music showing stunning views of its buildings. Anyone who appreciates architecture will likely enjoy The Met's series of YouTube videos that show its most famous buildings and exhibit spaces in a 360-degree format. As a bonus, the videos also feature relaxing instrumental music soundtracks. https://www.metmuseum.org/art/online-features/met-360-project
Fans of surrealism can virtually step inside The Dalí Museum in St. Petersburg, Florida
The Dalí Museum lets visitors virtually explore its courtyard, architecture, and even inside some of its gallery areas, which houses more than 2,400 works of art by Salvador Dalí. https://thedali.org/virtual-tour/
National Portrait Gallery: digitized versions of its famous paintings
Online guests can explore several exhibits from the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, from "First Ladies" to "Eye to I: Self-portraits from 1900 to today." https://artsandculture.google.com/exhibit/first-ladies/OAJS1lr5txbLJQ
Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza
Has its Rembrandt and Portraiture in Amsterdam, 1590-1670 exhibit on virtual view. https://static.museothyssen.org/microsites/exposiciones/2020/Rembrandt/index.htm?_ga=2.121904461.717549180.1584370002-1163407309.1584370002
Picasso Museum: virtual tour of its historic courtyard and interactive map of Barcelona
The Picasso Museum offers virtual tours of its courtyards, discussing the architecture in relation to the history of Barcelona. The museum also has an interactive map depicting Picasso's Barcelona, showing a timeline of his upbringing, his first studios, and bars and galleries frequented by the famed artist. http://courtyard.museupicassobcn.org/virtual-tour
The Louvre
The Louvre's official website offers a few virtual exhibits of its own, and a separate site, YouVisit, has a realistic 360-degree tour of several parts of the Paris museum. https://www.louvre.fr/en/visites-en-ligne https://www.youvisit.com/tour/louvremuseum
Around the World
Transport yourself to a world landmark, like the Taj Mahal
Google's Arts & Culture section has crystal-clear views of the Taj Mahal in New Dehli, India, as well as several other renowned spots around the world. For example, you can look down from the top of the Eiffel Tower or relax with a view of the Sydney Opera House, all while not actually traveling. https://artsandculture.google.com/streetview/taj-mahal/UwGKcX7FFM5U4g?sv_lng=78.04199578168942&sv_lat=27.17376226664116&sv_h=16.506282250787166&sv_p=11.190250588019737&sv_pid=vQAmRxAVGgXXQmPcT8d0cQ&sv_z=1.0000000000000002
The Vatican Museums
360-degree tours of the Sistine Chapel, Raphael's Rooms and more: http://www.museivaticani.va/content/museivaticani/en/collezioni/musei/tour-virtuali-elenco.html
Take a deep breath and take a virtual stroll through the Royal Botanic Gardens, a UNESCO-recognized site in Kew, London
Some very kind visitors to the Royal Botanic Gardens captured panoramic shots of the stunning landscape, and they're available to view on Google's Street View feature. https://www.google.com/maps/place/Royal+Botanic+Gardens,+Kew/@51.4787438,-0.295573,3a,75y,275.32h,103.73t/data=!3m8!1e1!3m6!1sAF1QipPmLp2CCLNNel9mnxT-KJ_PiKQaAaEHz6H-YP_D!2e10!3e11!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipPmLp2CCLNNel9mnxT-KJ_PiKQaAaEHz6H-YP_D%3Dw203-h100-k-no-pi-10-ya159-ro-0-fo100!7i8000!8i4000!4m5!3m4!1s0x48760dc5605b3443:0xd16f914f6291fb7e!8m2!3d51.4787438!4d-0.295573
The Acropolis Museum: stunning views of Athens, Greece
In partnership with Google Arts & Culture, the Acropolis Museum has digitized many of its ancient artifacts, from statues to marble murals. Virtual visitors can also take in panoramic views of Athens via the Street View feature. https://artsandculture.google.com/streetview/acropolis-museum/IwFUpQvIJ1QDVA?hl=en&sv_lng=23.7282032&sv_lat=37.9681684&sv_h=30&sv_p=0&sv_pid=t65OTdI1BloiINk1Y00BqQ&sv_z=1.0000000000000002
History
Exhibits in the National Museum of Natural History in Washington, DC, can be toured virtually
From dinosaurs to ocean creatures, the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History offers in-depth 360-degree views of its exhibits: https://naturalhistory.si.edu/visit/virtual-tour/current-exhibits
Interactive tour from the British Museum in London
The museum has a free interactive timeline that lets users explore artifacts from ancient civilizations around the world. The virtual exhibit lets people focus on different topics and themes, like "living and dying," "power and identity," and "trade and conflict," all from different continents and eras. https://britishmuseum.withgoogle.com/
Smithsonian
A self-guided tour of the National Museum of Natural History in New York: https://naturalhistory2.si.edu/vt3/NMNH/
New Hampshire Humanities: The Real Witches of NH podcast
New Hampshire Humanities launched a new podcast series called Past Lives. We will explore the more unusual chapters of New Hampshire’s history, from witchcraft to UFOs, along with compelling stories about the lives of Granite Staters: www.nhhumanities.org/podcast
American Independence Museum: Daily history posts
Each day at 11am on both Facebook and Instagram, the American Independence Museum of Exeter, NH will be posting content related to colonial history, civics and/or the American Revolution. Whether you have children at home, are a history buff, or are looking to escape to a different time period, even for just a few minutes, the museum invites you to join them for these adventures through history.
Yellow Stone Park Virtual Tour
Ready to explore Yellowstone? You don't have to wait for your trip out here. You can start exploring now by virtually touring some of the main attractions around the park. Included with each tour is additional information about visiting in person. https://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/photosmultimedia/virtualtours.htm
Yosemite National Park Virtual Tour
https://www.virtualyosemite.org/
Tour of Blarney Castle in Cork, Ireland
Click the photos for 360 photo tour: https://www.virtualvisittours.com/blarney-castle/
Relax during golden hour by viewing the sunset off the Cliffs of Moher in Ireland
Take a virtual tour of the famous Irish geological landmark: https://www.cliffsofmoher.ie/virtual-visit-tour/
Guided virtual walking tours through five national parks, including the picturesque rainforest of Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park
Google's online Arts & Culture activation includes a program called "The Hidden Worlds of the National Parks" in partnership with the National Parks Services, and it quite literally brings the outdoors inside.
The digital exhibit features five national parks, including Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park, Carlsbad Caverns National Park in New Mexico, Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah, Kenai Fjords National Park in Alaska, and Dry Tortugas National Park in Florida: https://artsandculture.withgoogle.com/en-us/national-parks-service
Theater/Stage Performances
11 Dramatic Virtual Tours of Stages Around the World
While many theaters are temporarily closed, you can envision yourself in the Golden Age of cinema or at an architecturally stunning opera house in Europe by taking a digital tour of performing arts centers around the world via Google Arts & Culture.
https://artsandculture.google.com/theme/11-dramatic-virtual-tours-of-stages-around-the-world/1gJiszMqltReJA
Metropolitan Opera: nightly live opera streams while closed
The renowned opera house is closed to the public through March 31 at the time of writing but will stream a performance starting at 7:30 p.m. EST every night they're closed. For now, the schedule is published through March 22, but updates will be listed on the Met Opera's website.
The recordings will be available on the Met Opera homepage for 20 hours after they're streamed at night.
Due to many people wanting to watch, you may have to wait a few minutes! https://www.metopera.org/
Animal/Science Museums and Centers
Monterey Bay Aquarium in California livestreams penguins, sea otters, jellyfish, and other creatures
Be delighted by the antics of our sea otters or mellow out to the hypnotic drifting of our jellies. With ten live cams to choose from, you can experience the wonder of the ocean no matter where you are. https://www.montereybayaquarium.org/animals/live-cams
Exhibits in the National Museum of Natural History in Washington, DC, can be toured virtually
From dinosaurs to ocean creatures, the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History offers in-depth 360-degree views of its exhibits: https://naturalhistory.si.edu/visit/virtual-tour/current-exhibits
New England Aquarium
Live presentations, new videos, and activities to try from home: https://www.neaq.org/visit/at-home-events-and-activities/
San Diego Zoo: live and archived videos of pandas, polar bears, giraffes, and other zoo animals
The California zoo has pre-recorded and live video streams showing koalas, apes, pandas, penguins, and other creatures that offer endless hours of entertainment and fascination. https://zoo.sandiegozoo.org/live-cams
NASA's free mobile app lets space-enthusiasts virtually step into mission control
NASA's free Space Center Houston app lets people explore virtual reality experiences, take astronaut selfies, and follow along through an audio tour of its educational space center. https://spacecenter.org/app/ https://spacecenter.org/
Art Museums and Exhibits
The Guggenheim Museum in New York City: free virtual tour of all its galleries
Google Arts & Culture is offering a free digital tour of the Guggenheim Museum through its Street View feature.
The Guggenheim is known for its collection of contemporary art, as well as for its unique architecture, and the experience of roaming the signature curved building is still captured by the Google Street View digital tour. https://artsandculture.google.com/streetview/solomon-r-guggenheim-museum-interior-streetview/jAHfbv3JGM2KaQ?hl=en&sv_lng=-73.95902634325634&sv_lat=40.78285751667664&sv_h=100.63659236884682&sv_p=0.0000021305855284481368&sv_pid=MfnUmHRyOSzMtY3vtYU05g&sv_z=0.27393104629168186
Museum of Modern Art: library of photos from its permanent collections, featuring works by van Gogh and other contemporary artists
Also in partnership with Google Arts & Culture, the MoMA offers one free virtual "walk-through" exhibit, plus select photos of its permanent artwork collections. https://artsandculture.google.com/exhibit/sophie-taeuber-arp/swKioHNhYqZoLw
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
A series of videos set to calming music showing stunning views of its buildings. Anyone who appreciates architecture will likely enjoy The Met's series of YouTube videos that show its most famous buildings and exhibit spaces in a 360-degree format. As a bonus, the videos also feature relaxing instrumental music soundtracks. https://www.metmuseum.org/art/online-features/met-360-project
Fans of surrealism can virtually step inside The Dalí Museum in St. Petersburg, Florida
The Dalí Museum lets visitors virtually explore its courtyard, architecture, and even inside some of its gallery areas, which houses more than 2,400 works of art by Salvador Dalí. https://thedali.org/virtual-tour/
National Portrait Gallery: digitized versions of its famous paintings
Online guests can explore several exhibits from the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, from "First Ladies" to "Eye to I: Self-portraits from 1900 to today." https://artsandculture.google.com/exhibit/first-ladies/OAJS1lr5txbLJQ
Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza
Has its Rembrandt and Portraiture in Amsterdam, 1590-1670 exhibit on virtual view. https://static.museothyssen.org/microsites/exposiciones/2020/Rembrandt/index.htm?_ga=2.121904461.717549180.1584370002-1163407309.1584370002
Picasso Museum: virtual tour of its historic courtyard and interactive map of Barcelona
The Picasso Museum offers virtual tours of its courtyards, discussing the architecture in relation to the history of Barcelona. The museum also has an interactive map depicting Picasso's Barcelona, showing a timeline of his upbringing, his first studios, and bars and galleries frequented by the famed artist. http://courtyard.museupicassobcn.org/virtual-tour
The Louvre
The Louvre's official website offers a few virtual exhibits of its own, and a separate site, YouVisit, has a realistic 360-degree tour of several parts of the Paris museum. https://www.louvre.fr/en/visites-en-ligne https://www.youvisit.com/tour/louvremuseum
Around the World
Transport yourself to a world landmark, like the Taj Mahal
Google's Arts & Culture section has crystal-clear views of the Taj Mahal in New Dehli, India, as well as several other renowned spots around the world. For example, you can look down from the top of the Eiffel Tower or relax with a view of the Sydney Opera House, all while not actually traveling. https://artsandculture.google.com/streetview/taj-mahal/UwGKcX7FFM5U4g?sv_lng=78.04199578168942&sv_lat=27.17376226664116&sv_h=16.506282250787166&sv_p=11.190250588019737&sv_pid=vQAmRxAVGgXXQmPcT8d0cQ&sv_z=1.0000000000000002
The Vatican Museums
360-degree tours of the Sistine Chapel, Raphael's Rooms and more: http://www.museivaticani.va/content/museivaticani/en/collezioni/musei/tour-virtuali-elenco.html
Take a deep breath and take a virtual stroll through the Royal Botanic Gardens, a UNESCO-recognized site in Kew, London
Some very kind visitors to the Royal Botanic Gardens captured panoramic shots of the stunning landscape, and they're available to view on Google's Street View feature. https://www.google.com/maps/place/Royal+Botanic+Gardens,+Kew/@51.4787438,-0.295573,3a,75y,275.32h,103.73t/data=!3m8!1e1!3m6!1sAF1QipPmLp2CCLNNel9mnxT-KJ_PiKQaAaEHz6H-YP_D!2e10!3e11!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipPmLp2CCLNNel9mnxT-KJ_PiKQaAaEHz6H-YP_D%3Dw203-h100-k-no-pi-10-ya159-ro-0-fo100!7i8000!8i4000!4m5!3m4!1s0x48760dc5605b3443:0xd16f914f6291fb7e!8m2!3d51.4787438!4d-0.295573
The Acropolis Museum: stunning views of Athens, Greece
In partnership with Google Arts & Culture, the Acropolis Museum has digitized many of its ancient artifacts, from statues to marble murals. Virtual visitors can also take in panoramic views of Athens via the Street View feature. https://artsandculture.google.com/streetview/acropolis-museum/IwFUpQvIJ1QDVA?hl=en&sv_lng=23.7282032&sv_lat=37.9681684&sv_h=30&sv_p=0&sv_pid=t65OTdI1BloiINk1Y00BqQ&sv_z=1.0000000000000002
History
Exhibits in the National Museum of Natural History in Washington, DC, can be toured virtually
From dinosaurs to ocean creatures, the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History offers in-depth 360-degree views of its exhibits: https://naturalhistory.si.edu/visit/virtual-tour/current-exhibits
Interactive tour from the British Museum in London
The museum has a free interactive timeline that lets users explore artifacts from ancient civilizations around the world. The virtual exhibit lets people focus on different topics and themes, like "living and dying," "power and identity," and "trade and conflict," all from different continents and eras. https://britishmuseum.withgoogle.com/
Smithsonian
A self-guided tour of the National Museum of Natural History in New York: https://naturalhistory2.si.edu/vt3/NMNH/
New Hampshire Humanities: The Real Witches of NH podcast
New Hampshire Humanities launched a new podcast series called Past Lives. We will explore the more unusual chapters of New Hampshire’s history, from witchcraft to UFOs, along with compelling stories about the lives of Granite Staters: www.nhhumanities.org/podcast
American Independence Museum: Daily history posts
Each day at 11am on both Facebook and Instagram, the American Independence Museum of Exeter, NH will be posting content related to colonial history, civics and/or the American Revolution. Whether you have children at home, are a history buff, or are looking to escape to a different time period, even for just a few minutes, the museum invites you to join them for these adventures through history.
