Edmonton kids are off school for a few days, and while we hope that they'll spend as much time away from screens as possible (especially if they've been doing online learning!), we've rounded up a list of virtual field trips that you can use to inspire, entertain, and occupy them while there are no classes to attend.
- Iqaluit, Nunavut – The Canadian Arctic (A Google Maps Trek page)
- Yellowstone National Park (There are actually seven different sections to this page.)
- Yosemite National Park (Not a walk-through, but a collection of 360-degree photos. It may take a bit to load - be patient!)
- Ocean School (interactive website - free registration required)
- Interactive Mars Virtual Tour (recorded by NASA's Curiosity rover)
- Tour the International Space Station (video tours - and don't miss the NASA TV section or the learning resources)
- Visit the US Space and Rocket Center (video tour on YouTube)
- Farm Food 360 (Visit Canadian farms raising beef, chicken, turkey, pig, sheep, egg, grain, mink, and more.)
- The Louvre Museum, Paris (virtual exhibit tours)
- Canadian Museum of History (online exhibitions)
- The Royal Tyrrell Museum (A Google Maps walk-through)
- Canadian Museum of Human Rights (video tours, resource guides, and online exhibits)
- The Palace of Versailles (A Google Arts & Culture page)
- Art Gallery of Ontario(view the collection online)
- The Parliament Buildings (You can walk through the building, thanks to Google. The only disappointment was that we couldn't click on any doors to open them.)
- National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. (A Google Arts & Culture page)
- Masterpieces from the National Gallery in London (A quick video walk-through of the National Gallery)
- Uffizi Gallery, Florence Italy (A Google Arts & Culture page)
- The State Hermitage Museum, St-Petersburg, Russia (A video walk-through with Russian music background - no narration)
- Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam (A video walk-through while the museum is empty; music in the background with no narration.)
- The Dali Museum, St. Petersburg, FL (Presented by Travel Thru History)
- Smithsonian Natural History Museum (Online exhibits)
- Journey through the Creation Museum (Hosted by Ken Ham)
- Mount Vernon Virtual Tour (Tip - the navigation is VERY sensitive.)
- Holocaust Museum (Online exhibitions)
