If you can’t get away, your kids can still do so by taking a virtual field trip to a museum, farm, zoo, or other fun location. We’ve put together our list of favorites to help keep your kids busy and entertained. Some of these are virtual tours (you can actively decide where to go during the tour) and others are video tours (just watch and learn), but they all give you a great experience of the location.
TOP 5 Virtual Tours You MUST TRY FOR FREE
The Metropolitan Museum of Art is home to over 5,000 years of art from around the world. You can see some of it from the comfort of your home. Take a virtual walk through a portion of the museum with Google Street View. There are also numerous online exhibits on topics such as Coco Chanel, Vermeer, Catholic allegory in art, and more.
This might be cheating a little bit, because it’s actually a collection of videos, but boy, is there a collection to watch! The galleries open up a series of videos on space-related topics, from testing a parachute for Mars to moving water in space. Each video is a mini virtual tour that will amaze kids and spark their interest in science and space.
Every president since John Adams has occupied the White House, and now your kids can visit, too. Google Arts & Culture offers four museum tours (three White House tours and one of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building) plus a look at more than 140 paintings that adorn (or once adorned) the walls of the nation’s most famous residence. The 360-degree images let kids explore to their heart’s content.