Amazing Virtual Field Trips To Take With Your Kiddos From The Comfort Of Home
- Apr 6, 2020
- 4 min read
Updated: Jan 20, 2021
Explore museums, national parks, zoos, and art virtually from your sofa. We'll take you around the world in a day.
Have you ever wanted to travel to Mars, visit the Great Wall of China, explore Carlsbad Caverns, or get up close with a panda? Now you can!
How are you doing? It's been 3 weeks since I was surrounded by families hunting for any and every book series and movie they could check out from the library. I miss the energetic chaos of excited kids just being kids. That being said, I do not envy all of that balled up energy that is now trapped in your individual houses. Since I can't offer you a hug I can at least offer you some #virtualsanity.
There are incredible sites to behold, granted for now, websites. Many museums, zoos, gardens and parks have posted virtual tours to make us feel more connected with the world around us while we #stayhomesavelives. So sit back, relax, and enjoy your visits. What is your favorite place to visit in this great big beautiful world? Show your kids and tell them all about it. Where is their favorite place?
Before we begin with your virtual odyssey ...
I'm about to blow your mind with art! Are you sitting down? First and foremost, if you have never checked out Google's Art & Culture section, you have been missing out. As of this post there are 717 collections of art. I shed a tear of happiness when I discovered it. You are welcome. Please continue...
ART, HISTORY, + SCIENCE MUSEUMS
*CLICK ON THE PLACES TO BE TRANSPORTED TO THE SITES
Explore America’s First Planetarium that is more than a museum.
Spend time with old favorites or discover something new in our favorite city art museum.
The Museum’s exhibits and programs emphasize hands-on engagement and learning through experience, employing play as a tool to spark the inherent creativity, curiosity, and imagination of children.
Check out this interactive experience through time. Explore objects from across diverse cultures.
Did you know that the Field Museum has over 40 million artifacts and specimens?
Located in Santa Fe, this museum is dedicated to the life, art, and legacy of Georgia O'Keefe.
Paris....sigh. Visit the city of love's museum's exhibition rooms and galleries.
Tornadoes to Tesla coils, ancient boats to futuristic 'bots—the interactive and award-winning exhibits at MSI bring science to life for guests of all ages.
self-guided, room-by-room tours of permanent, current, and past exhibits.
Get up close to the masterpieces of this famous Impressionist thanks to Google Arts & Culture.
GARDENS + NATIONAL PARKS + OUTER SPACE
Go underground from the comfort of your couch.
Discover the real surface of Mars recorded by NASA's Curiosity rover.
See what it's like to be an astronaut, learn all about NASA, and explore the space station.
Tour some of the main attractions around the park.
Explore the park like never before.
Shout out to Skylar for finding this one. The world's largest flower garden with 50 million flowers.
ZOOS + AQUARIUMS + FARMS
Visit their Facebook page at 11 am Monday through Friday to watch live videos. #bringthezootoyou
Experience the beauty of flowers and see some of your favorite spring blooms.
Explore dairy farms, sheep farms, and understand the hard work that goes into farming to put food on your table.
Tune in to the Houston Zoo Webcams and enjoy a live look at animals.
The Lincoln Park Zoo is also providing virtual tours, demonstrations with animals and chats with educators.
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.
Live cams and videos of your favorite animals.
Explore Discovery Cove and other favorite spots at SeaWorld.
Home to over 1,500 species including sea otters, seahorses, dolphins, stingrays, and beluga whales. Check out their Facebook page for some extra adorable fun too.
Located in Washington D.C., check out the plants and flowers because they are always changing. No two visits are exactly alike!
What is cuter than a panda cam? Nothing.
CASTLES + LANDMARKS + DISNEY
Explore beautiful castles from across the globe.
Tour the Great Wall of China, Machu Picchu, Petra, Acropolis, Taj Mahal, Great Pyramids of Giza, and the Palace of Versailles.
The new Disney Parks imagery on Google Street View includes theme parks, water parks as well as a variety of areas at Downtown Disney and Disney Springs. You can take virtual rides on attractions at Disneyland, Disney World and some Universal Orlando thanks to Virtual Disney World on YouTube.
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