Virtual days out - developing cultural experiences
The above provides our children with a range of enhancement and enrichment opportunities of exploring the world from the safety of their homes during the pandemic. Even during lockdown our children can experience trips!
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There are also other these places to visit;
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- Follow theOtter Cave Hammock trail at the Everglades National Park, Florida
- Visit Croatia! Take a guided tour ofCroatia’s beauty spots on Google Earth.
- Explore 23 exhibit rooms in Mexico’sNational Museum of Anthropology
- Trek the Amazon Rainforestand appreciate how astoundingly beautiful this world can be.
- See if you can catch a glimpse of theNorthern Lights on this live webcam feed
- Check out thisPanda live cam.
- Or thisPanda Cam in Atlanta Zoo – because Panda’s are wonderful.
- Space lovers can take avirtual tour of the moon in 4K courtesy of NASA
- If you have Amazon’s Alexa in your home, you can explore a make believe land with her as a guide. Just say “Alexa, open the magic door”
- Gasp at famous landmark’s on Google Street View like Russia’sBolshoi Theatre
- RideIt’s a Small World at Disney World’s Magic Kingdom without having to queue!
- Or experience Animal Kingdom’sExpedition Everest in 360!
- You can actually virtually walk through Disney World, if you’d like to explore the parks as a whole.
- Breath taking scenes atTembe Elephant Parkin South Africa
- Hop over to the live feed of theGuide Dogs of America nursery cam.
- Take in the sights and sounds of tropical birds at thisfruit feeder live camin Panama
- Go on a complete tour of theSydney Opera House.
- Virtually visit the Sistine Chapel. You can even zoom to take a closer look at that ceiling!
- Explorevolcanoes in Hawai’i.
- Walk around theNational Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, South Korea
- This YouTube channel streams images from theworld’s most beautiful placesin 4K 24 hours a day. It’s not as immersive as some of the other options but it’s certainly relaxing!
- Godiving with Sea Lions in the channel islands!
- Orwhale watching in the Pacific ocean!
- Explore theStreet Art of Buenos Aires with audio.
- Travel to Paris to wander the rooms ofthe Louvre.
- Visit NASA and tour theLangley Research Centre.
- Take in the scenery atAbraham Lake in Canada on Google Earth
- Get learning at afree history themed event.
- Take the famous spiral staircase at theGuggenheim Museum in New York
- Go underwater with sharks atCape Fear, North Carolina
- Visit Alaska andwatch these Brown Bearshunt for fish in the river. So peaceful.
- See thepenguins being fed at Monterey Bay Aquarium every weekday at 10:30am (PT)
- Watch this liveMoon Jelly cam to see peaceful shots of Jellyfish swimming to music.
- Visit thepenguins at San Diego Zoo!
- Or visit theirburrowing owls,
- Fly to Amsterdam’sVan Gogh Museum to see some of his most famous paintings.
- Get creative at a virtual art class.Click here to see upcoming free classes.
- Head to the Natural History Museum and attend one of theirupcoming tours on Zoom.
- Feel theglorious waves at the Banzai Pipeline – one of the most famous surfing spots in the world
- While you’re in the New Horizon’s mood, why nottour this Forestcore animal crossing island with Katie. She has a couple of similar tour videos and they’re so cute!
- Just drop yourself at the top of theEiffel Tower in Pariscourtesy of Google Arts & Culture.
- Go on anArchitecture Tour of Chicago, complete with guide.
- Get inspired withcomfort foods from around the world.
- Take advantage ofZoopla’s virtual viewings and have a nosey in houses all over the world!
- Explore theNew Orleans Lafayette Cemetery in 360.
- Wonder the Paris Catacombes.
- TourNiagara Falls in less than 10 minutes!
- Or, if you’re feeling adventurous,take a virtual zip line over to the falls.
- Visit the Rome and explore culturally significant historical sites likethe Colosseum.
- Take a leisurely stroll aroundUniversal Orlando theme park without the long flight.
- Or lose yourself indowntown San Francisco.
- Watch this360 movie from Japan’s National Tourism Board (it’s formatted for VR, if you have a headset)
- ExploreDomica Cave in Slovakia, which is included in the UNESCO World Heritage list.
- Soak up these gloriousviews from the Maldives. Use your mouse to rotate the camera. Hands up who else is living in the snow and missing the sunshine right now!
- Experience thistrain ride in Utrecht from the driver’s perspective.
- Or why not experience some of themost beautiful train journeys in the world in Norway. The scenery is absolutely stunning.
- If you’re really missing being up in the air, you can watch this Asiana Airlinesflight from Seoul to London in its entirety.
- Watch last year’sNew Year Vienna concert in full.
- Climb this 75 meter tree with no rope. It’s 360 degrees, so don’t forget to look down. (NOT recommended, if you’re scared of heights)
- Experience 360 views ofAngel Falls in Venezuela.
- Take a look insideChichen Itzawith National Geographic.
- Visit theAngkor Wat in Cambodia on Google Earth, originally built as a Hindu Temple complex but now a place of Buddhist worship, it’s also known as the “city of temples”.
- Pay a visit to theTaj Mahal and absorb the iconic “crown jewel of India”
- Experience an astronaut’sview of the Earth in 360 for the first time!
- Learn about fireflies and then watch them glow in thisvirtual Fireflies event.
- Visit thisexhibition of Cultural Expression from the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
- Follow National Geographic as they look for the real Lost City of Atlantis inthis full length video.
- Explore thegreat barrier reef with Sir David Attenborough.
- Watch deer eat at a trough on this dedicated“Deer Pantry” live feed.
- Tour this cottage because cottages are absolutely gorgeous and I can’t get enough of them!
- Wrap up warm and breathe in thisscenic relaxation film of a Winter Wonderland.
- Alternatively,fly over to Greece
- Head over to one of the manyvirtual tours of Yosemite Valley and imagine you are hiking.
- Take this quick360 hop around the world.
- Learn what it would be like to godeep into the Mariana Trench.
- Take a floor by floor walkthrough tour ofthe National Aquarium.
- WatchKoala Bears at San Diego Zoo on their live cams. You can give an optional donation to the zoo, if you want to support them.
- Imagine living inthis tiny house as you are shown around!
- Download theChile360 app to virtually explore some of Chile’s natural beauty like Easter Island and the Atacama Desert.
- Take in the world from the absolutely incredibleMachu Picchu, one of the new wonders of the world.
- And, finally,climb Mount Everest the easiest way ever.