Stuck in the house? Don’t despair! Thanks to technology and the internet, you can travel partake in a virtual field trip!
Did you know many educational destinations, zoos, and museums offer virtual field trips? Not only is this a good way to relieve cabin fever, but, it can entertain, inform and even add to your home learning!
Studying Art? Why not take a trip to one of these famous locations and then try to recreate your own masterpiece!
- You can Walk Inside the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City!
- Take a little tour inside the Louvre in Paris, France.
How about animal studies? Pick your favorite animal, watch their habits and make notes, drawings, or predict their next move. Feel free to tour the whole zoo as webcams allow!
- The Cincinnati Zoo has a daily safari on its Facebook Live Feed around 3:00 p.m. EST.
- Lots to see at the Houston Zoo from tiny ants to giant elephants! Check in 24 hours a day on their live cam!
- At the San Diego Zoo check out penguins, and tigers, and bears, oh my! Take your pick of many animals to view with their live cams!
- If aquatic animals are more to your liking, take a tour through various ecosystems and habitats at the National Aquarium!
- Get exclusive behind-the-scene looks at the marine residents of The Shedd Aquarium on their Facebook
- Are you a history buff or would like to learn more about the battlefields from The Revolutionary War, War of 1812, and Civil War? American Battlefield is just the website for you with over 20 battlefields to virtually visit.
- Visit space without leaving your home! NASA has a variety of tours for you to explore.
- Looking to virtually get away from it all? Check out the many links to different areas of Disney you can explore from your couch!
So staying at home doesn’t mean you have to be cut off from the rest of the world. You can pick and chose where you want to go and see with just a click of the mouse.
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