Virtual Tours / Online Exhibits
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Art and Culture Museums
- Pitt Rivers Museum, University of Oxford: Virtual Tour*
- The Louvre, Paris: Virtual Tour*
- Vatican Museums: Virtual Tours*
- Dalí Theatre-Museum, Catalonia: Virtual Tour*
- Hallwyl Museum, Stockholm: VR Tour*
- Byzantine and Christian Virtual Museum: Virtual Tour*
- Vizcaya Museum and Gardens: Virtual Tour*
- Finnish Art Gallery: Virtual Tour*
- Cranbrook Art Museum, Michigan: Exhibit Virtual Tours*
- São Paolo Museum of Art: Virtual Tour*
- Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum: Virtual Tour*
- The Hermitage, Russia: Virtual Tour (YouTube)*
- Arizona State Museum: Virtual Tour*
- The Kremer Museum: VR Tour (Requires download)*
- The Frick, Pittsburgh: Virtual tours, online collections, activities*
History Museums*
- Canadian Museum of History: Virtual Tour
- Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum: Virtual Tour
- The Palace Museum: The Forbidden City, China, 360-degree Virtual Tour
- American Battlefield Trust: 360-degree Battlefield Tours
- National Archaeological Museum, Spain: Virtual Museum
- Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello: Virtual Tour
- George Washington’s Mount Vernon: Virtual Tours, timelines, etc.
- Westminster Abbey, London: Virtual Tour
- National Museum of the Great Lakes: Virtual Tour
- Florence as it Was: 3D models of Florentine buildings, artworks, and squares
- Mexican National Institute of Anthropology & History: Virtual Tours (Flash)
- Museum of Flight: Virtual Tour
- National Museum of the U.S. Air Force: Virtual Tour
Natural Science Museums*
- National Museum of Natural History, US: Virtual Tour
- NASA Langley Research Center: Virtual Tour
- The National Museum of Computing, UK: Virtual Tour
- The Science Museum, London: Shipping Galleries Virtual Tour
National Parks*
- Yellowstone National Park, US: Virtual Tours
- Yosemite National Park, US: Virtual Tour
Online Exhibits*
- Girl Museum: Online Exhibits
- Virtual Migration Museum: Interactive Online Experience / App
- JFK Library: “Moonshot” App and Online Interactive
- Virtual Museum of Canada: Virtual Exhibits and Cultural Content
- Museum of Ontario Archaeology: “History of Ste. Marie II” Online Exhibit
- Monterey Bay Aquarium: Animal Live Cams
- Canadian Museum of History: Online Exhibitions
- Remembering Lincoln, Ford’s Theatre: Interactive online exhibit
- M Woods, Beijing, China: Experimental Online Exhibition
- Koshland Science Museum: Interactive Virtual Exhibits
- Second Canvas Apps: 30 Museum Apps (Google Sheet)
- Reina Sofía Museum Radio: Audiovisual resources; an acoustic museum experience
- History Colorado: Online Exhibits
- Smithsonian Latino Virtual Museum
- National Museum of the U.S. Navy
- National Women’s History Museum
Virtual Tours – Historical Sites
- Buckingham Palace (England)
- Pompeii (Italy)
- Great Wall of China
- Tour of England (YouTube interactive Video)
- Tour of London
- Colonial Williamsburg (Virginia)
- Ellis Island (New York)
- Palace of Versailles (France)
- Claude Monet’s House (France)
- La Scala Opera House (Milan, Italy)
- The Doge’s Palace (Venice)
- The Anne Frank House
- The White House (Washington DC)
Virtual Tours / Live Cams – Zoos
- San Diego Zoo Live Cams
- Zoo Atlanta Panda Cam
- Smithsonian National Zoo Live Cams
- Cincinnati Zoo
- Reid Park Zoo Lion Cam Live Feed (Tuscon)
- Brooks Falls Live Animal Cam
- African Watering Hole Live Camp
- Djuma Private Game Reserve Live Cam
- Ouwehand Park Polar Bear Cubs Live Cam (Netherlands)
- Live Animal Cam – Bear, Deer, Wolves, etc., (Transylvania, Romania)
Virtual Tours / Live Cams – Aquariums
- Monterey Bay Aquarium – Virtual Tour
- Monterey Bay Aquarium – Live Cams
- Georgia Aquarium Live Cam
- Tennessee Aquarium Live Cam
- National Aquarium
- Seattle Aquarium – this is a set of YouTube Video classes from the Seattle Aquarium
Virtual Garden Tours
- The Gardens at Waddeson Manor
- Claude Monet’s Garden (Giverny, France)
- Chicago Botanical Garden
- Hawai’i Tropical Botanical Garden (Papaikou, HI)
- Kew Gardens (London, UK)
Virtual Campus Tours
- UNC System Tours (multiple campus tours available!) You may need to download virtual reality software for this, but it is available through the App Store and Google Play
Additional Resources
- Famous Buildings in Dubai: see some of the most famous buildings in. Dubai and some fun facts about them! (submission courtesy of Amelia)
*List and/or link Courtesy of MCN: advancing digital transformation in museums