Do you miss traveling? From international museums to underwater to Mars, virtual tour is best the solution to your community quarantine boredom!
Google Arts & Culture stores a wide range of virtual tour collections from 360° Street View to online exhibits. The newest virtual tour 'The Hidden Worlds of the National Parks' lets you explore five national parks in the United States--Kenai Fjords National Park in Alaska, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park in Hawaii, Carlsbad Caverns National Park in New Mexico, Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah, and Dry Tortugas National Park in Florida.
Website: artsandculture.withgoogle.com/en-us/
AirPano takes you to a virtual journey around the 360 famous places on Earth like the North Pole, Sahara Desert, Times Square in New York City, and the pyramids of Egypt. The official website boasts more than a hundred 360° videos and more than 4,000 panoramas.
Website: AirPano.com
For animal lovers, San Diego Zoo offers free access to their pre-recorded video archives featuring some of their animals. In the Live Cams section, get to see their pandas, penguins, tigers, elephants, and more.
Website: zoo.sandiegozoo.org/live-cams
For those who prefer marine animals, the National Aquarium has a live broadcast of their Blacktip Reef Sharks, Blue Blubber Jellies, and Pacific Coral Reef where Percula Clownfish, Yellow Tang, and Banggai Cardinalfish.
Website: aqua.org/Experience/live
National Marine Sanctuaries lets you experience diving without getting wet! You may choose from their eight virtual dive galleries - American Samoa, Florida Keys, Flower Garden Banks, Gray's Reef, Monterey Bay, Olympic Coast, Stellwagen Bank, and Thunder Bay - depending on your mood.
Website: sanctuaries.noaa.gov/vr
Metropolitan Museum of Art launched The Met 360° Project that allows viewers to explore some of its iconic spaces virtually. This features the Great Hall, The Met Cloisters, The Temple of Dendur, The Met Breuer, The Charles Engelhard Court, and the Arms and Armor Galleries.
Website: metmuseum.org/art/online-features/met-360-project
The Louvre Museum offers online tours of its Egyptian Antiquities, Remains of the Louvre's Moat, and the Galerie d'Apollon.
Website: louvre.fr/en/visites-en-ligne
Vatican Museums, through 360° virtual tour, lets you visit more than 20 destinations in the Vatican including the Sistine Chapel, Room of the Immaculate Conception, and the Chapel of St. Peter Martyr. On the official website, go to the 'Collection' section and click 'Museum.'
Website: museivaticani.va
Google Earth renders a 3D representation of the Earth that allows you to virtually explore all parts of the globe. The Voyager section offers interesting features like Earth at Night, Literary Locations in Real Life, and Fairy Tales from Around the World.
Website: earth.google.com/web
For travel beyond planet Earth, Access Mars by Google offers a 360° virtual tour at the “real surface of Mars.” The high-resolution images were recorded by NASA's Curiosity rover.
Website: accessmars.withgoogle.com/