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Virtual field trips!

From virtual trips to the zoo (including live animal and sea life cams!), national parks, space museums, and even a field trips to Mars, there are an amazing amount of online field trips you can take your family on right from home!

Outer Space

Why not visit another world from the comfort of your home? With these interactive virtual tours, you can explore the galaxy and even take a trip to the International Space Station!

• Interactive Mars Virtual Tour– NASA has teamed up with Google to create an interactive Mars virtual tour using the data collected from the Mars Curiosity Rover launched in 2011. Learn about the Curiosity mission, click around the terrain to move the Rover across the surface, and travel to different mission sites.
• International Space Station – NASA– NASA has provided videos that allow you to tour the ISS with the astronauts on board.
• International Space Station – ESA– The European Space Agency has also provided a guided 3D tour of the International Space Station.
• 3D Mekanlar Virtual Sites in Space– 3D interactive tours of several our space destinations including Saturn, Jupiter, the International Space Station, Neptune and Triton, and more
• US Space and Rocket Center, Huntsville, AL– Take a look at the Saturn 5 Rocket and more on this virtual field trip at the US Space and Rocket Center.

National Parks

Yellowstone National Park actually has SEVEN different virtual tours available that would make for great virtual field trips.

• Fort Yellowstone
• Fountain Paint Pot
• Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone
• Mammoth Hot Springs
• Mud Volcano
• Norris Geyser Basin
• Yellowstone in 3-D

Yosemite National Park has an incredible interactive virtual tour available of many areas of the park including:

• Diving Board
• Tolumne Meadows
• Nevada Falls
• Ahwahnee Hotel
• Swinging Bridge
• Hetch Hetchy

Live Animal Cameras

This is a fun way to see what’s going on at the zoo LIVE without going to the zoo! Check out these live animals cams from several different zoos as a fun way to observe wildlife from home.

• San Diego Zoo Live Cam– Baboon, Penguin, Panda, Polar Bear, Ape, Koala, Giraffe, Burrowing Owl, Elephant, Tiger, Condor
• Smithsonian National Zoo Cams– Lion, Giant Panda, Elephant, and Naked Mole Rat
• Georgia Aquarium Live Cam– Southern Sea Otter, CA Sea Lion, Beluga Whale, Underwater Puffin, Indo-Pacific Barrier Reef
• Houston Zoo Live Cam– Gorilla Habitat, Elephant Yard, Leafcutter Ant, Rhino Yard, Chimp Window, Giraffe
• Monterey Bay Aquarium Live Cam– Aviary Bird, Jellyfish, Coral Reef, Kelp Forest, Monterey Bay, Moon Jelly, Open Sea, Penguin, Sea Otter, Shark
• Ouwehand Park Rehenen, Netherlands– Polar Bear Cubs

Farm Tours

Farm Food 360 has ELEVEN different tours of various aspects of farming to give you a unique look into the world of farming. Here are the tours they offer:

• Milk and Cheese
• Dairy Cow Farms
• Grain Farms
• Sheep Farm
• Mink Farm
• Egg Farm
• Egg Processing Facilities
• Canadian Feed Mill
• Oat Farm and Processing
• Apple Orchard
• Pig Farm

Art, History, and Science Museums

There are several amazing art museums from around the world that offer all kinds of free virtual tours!
Art Museums:

• The Louvre Museum, Paris
• National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
• Masterpieces from the National Gallery in London
• Uffizi Gallery, Florence Italy
• Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia
• Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam
• The Dali Museum, St. Petersburg, FL

Science and History Museums:

• Smithsonian Natural History Museum– permanent, past, and current exhibits at the Smithsonian
• Journey through the Creation Museum– get a tour of the Creation Museum in Kentucky
• Mount Vernon Virtual Tour– Interactive virtual tour of George Washington’s home
• Colonial Williamsburg Live Cams– Check out historic Williamsburg through their seven different live cameras.
• Holocaust Museum– This, of course, is a much more sobering virtual tour but one worth exploring. It contains several different online exhibits including Anne Frank, Nazi Propaganda, Nazi Book Burning, and several more

Additional: Virtual Field Trips

Africam – Watch animals in the African bush live. 

All About Birds – Watch birds all over the US and world via live webcams.

Anne Frank House – Take a 360-degree tour of Anne Frank’s home in Amsterdam.

Beyond the Battle Field – Watch a behind the scenes video-based field trip of the Museum of the American Revolution.

Boeing Aerospace Tour – Join Boeing on a virtual field trip to the Johnson Space Center.

The British Museum – View the museum’s galleries online.

Buckingham Palace – Tour the famous London palace virtually.

E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum – Browse the online collection or search for a specific specimen.

Ellis Island – Visit Ellis Island with this video created by Scholastic. 

Explore – Watch animals all over the world with these live webcams.

Eggs in Schools – Take a video-based tour of several egg farms.

Farm Tours – Learn about agriculture through these virtual tours of farms in Canada.

Great Wall of China – This panoramic virtual tour allows you to walk the Great Wall.

Holy Land Tour – Virtually visit Bethlehem, Jerusalem, and more.

Houston Zoo – Watch animals in several of their exhibits via live webcam.

International Space Station – Take a video tour of the space station.

The Louvre Museum – Explore exhibits at this famous art museum in Paris, France.

Marineland Dolphin Adventure – Learn about dolphins, sea turtles, and more during this video-based tour.

Mars – Explore the surface of Mars in a 360-degree view while learning about the planet and space exploration.

MetKids – Explore the Metropolitan Museum of Arts with an interactive map and videos.

Monterey Bay Aquarium – Watch sea creatures in this California aquarium with the live animal cam.

Mount Everest – Explore the mountain through 360-degree photos and informative articles.

Mount Vernon – Take an interactive and informative tour of George Washington’s home in Virginia.

NASA Glenn Research Center – Take a look around the facilities with these interactive virtual tours.

National Aquarium – Take a virtual tour of this aquarium located in Baltimore, Maryland.

National Museum of the US Air Force – Take a virtual tour of this museum.

Power Plant Tour – Learn what goes on inside a power plant.

San Diego Zoo – Watch live videos and learn about animals, play games, and more on this interactive website.

Smithsonian Museum of Natural History – Virtually explore many current and past museum exhibits.

Son Doong Cave – Explore the world’s largest cave with 360-degree images.

The Statue of Liberty – Learn about the Statue of Liberty through the videos and photographs in this virtual tour.

Vatican Museums – Virtualy tour numerous museums, chapels, and galleries.

The Virtual Rainforest – Learn about the rainforest with this interactive tour that includes informative videos and articles.

Virtual Trip to the Sun – Take a video-based journey from the Earth from the Sun, stopping at our moon, Venus, and Mercury.

Yosemite National Park – Tour the park with interactive panoramic photographs.

Zoo Tours – This YouTube channel visits zoos all over the country.

VIRTUAL FIELD TRIP ACTIVITIES FOR HOME

Looking for ways to expand the virtual tour?

Once you’ve viewed one of the Virtual tours, you can…

• Write up about what you learned
• Draw a picture of your favorite part
• Create a version with legos, building blocks or playdough
• Find a book online to learn more about the location
• Create a themed craft based on where you took a virtual tour
• Recreat it with sidewalk chalk
• Cook a dish from that region