For times when you can’t experience field trips at their destinations, bring the experience to you! There are many online resources that provide virtual tours for anyone to explore. Take your children, students, and yourself to places around the world without needing to collect those permission forms! Many of these virtual tours also offer activities and resources for children to do at home or in the classroom. Below is a list of child-safe websites to go adventuring. Which virtual field trips have you explored? Do you have a favourite? Tell me about it in the comments!

Zoos

• Zoo Atlanta’s Panda Cam: see what the pandas are up to today!
• San Diego Zoo Live Cams: explore many animals in their enclosures to see how they’re doing!
• Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Gardens YouTube Channel: watch and learn how caregivers interact with animals!
• Memphis Zoo: explore animal exhibits!

Aquariums

• Georgia Aquarium Ocean Voyager Webcam: feel relaxed as you watch the fish and shark swim in their tank!
• Monterey Bay Aquarium Live Cams: watch jelly fish, otters, sharks and more!
• National Aquarium Virtual Tour: take a tour of the aquarium without leaving your seat!
• New England Aquarium: this virtual aquarium provides many presentations of animals and animal interactions, as well as, at home activities!

Farms

• Farm Food 360: with many facts and videos about various types of farming, you’ll never get bored here!
• The Children’s Animal Farm: learn about the different farm animals you can visit at the animal farm!

Museums

• Louvre Museum Virtual Tour: Don’t break the bank visiting the Louvre, take the virtual tour!
• The Metropolitan Museum of Art: there is lots to see with 26 online exhibits!
• National Museum of Natural History: guide yourself through the virtual tour and zoom in on certain exhibits for a better view!
• Boston Children’s Museum
• Virtual Field Trip to Ellis Island: see the Statue of Liberty up close!

Planetarium

• Star Atlas: explore the stars and constellations visible at your location!
• Nature Words Everywhere: go scuba-diving, canoeing, hiking, etc. with your tour guide!

Volcanoes

• A Digital Volcano: an awesome website to explore Earth’s volcanoes!
• US Geology Survey: find real-time data about volcanoes and other natural phenomenon like floods, earthquakes, landslides and more

National Parks

• Yellowstone National Park: watch the Old Faithful Geyser and predict it’s next eruption, explore hot springs, and much more!
• Grand Canyon National Park
• Kenai Fjords National Park: explore Alaska!

Landmarks (Easter Island, Great Wall of China)

• Great Wall of China Virtual Tour
• Easter Island: click on different areas of the island to see 360° panoramic photos!
• Ancient Egypt
• Son Doong Cave: explore the world’s largest cave in Vietnam!