It’s a big world out there — and there’s plenty to explore, even if you’re stuck at home. In a previous post, we shared some great virtual field trips in TCEA’s home state of Texas. Now we’re taking a look beyond the borders of the Lone Star State.
Virtual field trips can help students explore the world from home, and even engage in different types of learning with audio, visual, and video media. Here’s our list of some global recommendations for world-class virtual field trips.
Art and Museums
The Louvre, Paris
Google Arts and Culture:
- Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam
- Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York
- Pergamon, Ancient Greek site
- Uffizi Gallery, Florence
- National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul
- National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico City
- Tokyo National Museum, Japan
Historical Sites
The Great Wall of China
The Secrets of Easter Isle (PBS)
Sites in 3D (including space and nature sites)
HistoryView Virtual Tours (worldwide)
Parks and Nature
Yellowstone National Park
San Diego Zoo
Smithsonian National Zoo, USA
Houston Zoo
Ouwehand Park Polar Bear Cubs, Netherlands
Monterey Bay Aquarium, California
Georgia Aquarium
Farming and Agriculture in 360º, Canada
Discovery Education
Great Lakes Now, USA
Nature Lab (The Nature Conservancy)
Science and Space Virtual Field Trips
Access Mars (Mars Rover)
International Space Station tours:
US Space & Rocket Center (video)
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, USA
Do you have virtual trips, live cameras, or other virtual exploration ideas? Let us know in the comments!
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Thank you! I had planned on converting a hyperlink list of virtual field trip resources to Wakelet and this prompted me to get it done. 🙂 Skype in the Classroom is a wonderful place to start for virtual field trips, guest speakers, Mystery Skype and so much more! link in the Wakelet: https://wke.lt/w/s/k6zOI6