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Virtual Field Trips
Virtual field trips allow children to visit places around the world without ever leaving their homes. Through virtual field trips, they can visit other states, countries across the globe, and even other planets. This allows children to experience places they wouldn’t get to see otherwise. Virtual field trips are also great for when you can’t get out due to illness or can’t afford to travel. Here are several free resources your family can use to take virtual field trips.
Free Virtual Field Trips
Africam – Watch animals in the African bush live.
All About Birds – Watch birds all over the US and world via live webcams.
Anne Frank House – Take a 360-degree tour of Anne Frank’s home in Amsterdam.
Beyond the Battle Field – Watch a behind-the-scenes video-based field trip of the Museum of the American Revolution.
Boeing Aerospace Tour – Join Boeing on a virtual field trip to the Johnson Space Center.
The British Museum – View the museum’s galleries online.
Buckingham Palace – Tour the famous London palace virtually.
Collum’s Lumber Mill – Watch the process of pine trees being made into lumber.
Dublin Zoo – Watch giraffes, zebras, rhinos, elephants, and penguins via live webcams.
Ellis Island – Visit Ellis Island with this video created by Scholastic.
Explore – Watch animals all over the world with these live webcams.
Eggs in Schools – Take a video-based tour of several egg farms.
Farm Tours – Learn about agriculture through these virtual tours of farms in Canada.
Ford’s Theater – Tour the site of Abraham Lincoln’s assassination through panoramic images.
HenCam – Observe chickens on a small backyard farm in Massachusetts.
Historic Philadelphia – Take a picture-based tour of historic sites in Philadelphia, PA. Stops include the Liberty Bell, Independence Hall, Betsy Ross Hall, and more.
Holy Land Tour – Virtually visit Bethlehem, Jerusalem, and more.
Houston Zoo – Watch animals in several of their exhibits via live webcam.
International Space Station – Take a video tour of the space station.
The Louvre Museum – Explore exhibits at this famous art museum in Paris, France.
Marineland Dolphin Adventure – Learn about dolphins, sea turtles, and more during this video-based tour.
Mars – Explore the surface of Mars in a 360-degree view while learning about the planet and space exploration.
Memphis Fire Department – Watch a video tour of the fire department.
MetKids – Explore the Metropolitan Museum of Arts with an interactive map and videos.
Monterey Bay Aquarium – Watch sea creatures in this California aquarium with the live animal cam.
Mount Everest – Explore the mountain through 360-degree photos and informative articles.
Mount Olive Tour – Learn how pickles are made with this video tour.
Mount Vernon – Take an interactive and informative tour of George Washington’s home in Virginia.
Museo Galileo – Virtually tour this museum dedicated to Galileo in Florence, Italy.
The Most Dangerous Ways to School – Watch children all over the world travel to school with this 13 episode documentary series.
NASA Glenn Research Center – Take a look around the facilities with these interactive virtual tours.
National Aquarium – Take a virtual tour of this aquarium located in Baltimore, Maryland.
National Museum of the US Air Force – Take a virtual tour of this museum.
National Portrait Gallery – Take a tour of this London museum through 360-degree images.
The Nature Conservancy – Explore ecosystems all over the world with video based tours.
The Nature Conservancy of Oklahoma – Explore nature in Oklahoma through videos and photographs.
Rick Steves’ Europe – Visit and learn about Europe with this YouTube channel.
San Diego Zoo – Watch live videos and learn about animals, play games, and more on this interactive website.
September 11th Memorial and Museum – Explore the museum with this interactive video-based virtual tour.
Smithsonian Museum of Natural History – Virtually explore many current and past museum exhibits.
Son Doong Cave – Explore the world’s largest cave with 360-degree images.
The Statue of Liberty – Learn about the Statue of Liberty through the videos and photographs in this virtual tour.
Titanic Wreckage – Virtually tour the Titanic wreckage on the ocean floor.
Vatican Museums – Virtually tour numerous museums, chapels, and galleries.
The Virtual Rainforest – Learn about the rainforest with this interactive tour that includes informative videos and articles.
Virtual Trip to the Sun – Take a video-based journey from the Earth from the Sun, stopping at our moon, Venus, and Mercury.
Yosemite National Park – Tour the park with interactive panoramic photographs.
Zoo Tours – This YouTube channel visits zoos all over the country.
AirPano – Visit locations all over the world virtually with 360-degree videos and photographs.
Discovery Education – This website offers a wide variety of virtual field trips.
360 Cities – Provides interactive 360-degree videos and images of locations around the world.
Sites in 3D – Tour locations across Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Kuwait, Yemen, and many other countries using 360-degree images.
Google Arts and Culture – View the art collections of over 500 different museums and galleries. Some of the museums also offer full virtual tours.
Google Earth – “Fly” anywhere in the world in seconds, explore hundreds of cities in 3D, take guided tours, and create your own maps and stories.
Google Maps Street View – Type in any address, select street view, and explore the area. Not only can you take a virtual trip down the streets, but you can also “step” into many museums, landmarks, and other attractions. Here are some I’ve found.
- The White House – Washington, D.C.
- The Colosseum – Rome, Italy
- Great Wall of China – Huairou District, China
- Stonehenge – Wiltshire, United Kingdom
- Palace of Versailles – Versailles, France
- Wilson Island – Great Barrier Reef, Australia
- This is just a small sample of the places you can tour with Google Maps. Search for other locations that interest your family and see if Google will let you take a peek inside.
World of Wonder Travel – Take virtual trips around the US and world. The website includes a free printable passport and stamps to track the field trips, as well as other educational activities.
Free Virtual Field Trip Printables
These printables provide a way for your children to record what they’ve learned on their virtual field trips.
- Virtual Field Trip Journaling & Notebooking Pack
- Virtual Field Trip Log
- Field Trip Follow Up Poster
- Virtual Field Trip Travel Report
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Note: This post was originally published on March 16, 2020 and has been updated for accuracy and comprehensiveness.
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I have no small or school age children but I do have friends with those ages.
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Amazing tour of Stonehenge. I loved it.
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This was very cool for my mom and me to go on trips together. We even made smoothies for it 🙂
Ok
Amazing
this is so cool.
I would like to sign up
No sign-up is required. Just click on the links to the virtual field trips you’d like to do.
Thank you so much for this wonderful site. I am a 6th grade Geography teacher and we are out of school for 2 weeks. I have had a lot of students use this site and email me about it.
You’re welcome. 🙂
How to do it am not getting through
Which field trip are you having trouble with?
i passed this site to a friend of mine who is a Geography teacher in caracao
great site!
Thank you! I hope it helps your friend.
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none lol im a studennnnnnt
This would be great for me to help my Grandson with his schooling.
I’m a 60+ adult & enjoying the tours. I am not a fan of traveling so this gives me an opportunity to see some of these sites.
I’m glad you’re enjoying the trips!
Look at Zoo Tours also! The young man travels to different zoos and talks and shows footage about a section of the zoo that he has gone to. Very informative and educational!
Thank you! Are you talking about the Zoo Tours YouTube channel? If so, I just added it.
Do some of these have no narrative? I found no sound for some. These are just wonderful.
Some of them don’t have any sound.
cool
i would like to be in the vitrual firld trip
This is an awesome program. I shared it to Facebook and tagged my daughter that homeschools my three grandsons. Their school program is on hiatus as well until further notice.
Thank you for sharing the post.
I rate this a 10/10. I’m a student currently stuck at home and these just make me happy,as they would anytime.
I’m glad to hear that! Thank you so much!
Do we need to copy the link so that our parents can choose a field trip, or do we have to assign them individually
You can do it either way. Some teachers email the link to their students’ parents and others use something like Google Classroom to create assignments.
This can be so helpful right now and in the future for school children at home.
This is FANTASTIC! I posted it for my students to use during our school’s shutdown. What a great resource!
Thank you for sharing this with your students! I hope they enjoy the field trips.
Thank you, I would love to travel, and see more of the world, but do not have the funds., so this is the next best thing.
You’re welcome!
I just spent a couple of remarkable hours at Mount Vernon. Soooo Interesting!
I just shared this resource in Ankeny Iowa, Lebanon Indiana and Austin Texas for children affected by the virus. Thank you! I may ‘take’ some trips myself!
You’re welcome. I hope you all enjoy the field trips!
My Mom Showed Me This From My Uncle.I Love It!But I Cant Get In the VR trips 🙁 So Please Tell Me How To Get In.Thanks!
Which link are you having trouble with?
I love this website. I’m a homeschooled student and my favorite place to “visit” was the Monterey Bay Aquarium.
I’m glad you like it!
My first grader and I had a blast touring all these places today! The apes at the San Diego zoo are our favorite!
I’m glad you and your child enjoyed the tours!
What’s the best tours for first graders?
My 3 daughters loved to go to the Houston Zoo via webcam the other morning.
That’s great!
Thank you for this amazing site. I am a 3rd-grade teacher in Miami and we are out of school. I have had a lot of students use this site. Also, I use it for my four children!! Thank you!!!!!
You’re welcome! I’m so glad the site is helping students that are out of school!
Such AWESOME resources. Wish this page could be shared with everyone via facebook as folks find themselves home and needing things to do.
Thank you. Feel free to share a link to this page on Facebook.
i’M NOT A KID NOR DO i HAVE ANY BUT THESE VIRTUAL TOURS ARE SO COOL, ANYONE CAN ENJOY THEM.
Thank you!
love this!
Glad to hear that!
hI gUys tHis sIte iS amAzIng iT’s pErfeCt for leaRniNg morE!!
Thank you!
This website is unhelpful,and there is know one telling us what to do.
I’m sorry you’re having trouble. If you are a student, please ask your parent or teacher which field trip they want you to do and for further instructions. If that’s not the case, and you need help with something else, please let us know. We are always happy to help!
i agree
I learned that the dead sea has no fish
Hi every one, I read about The Great Wall of China and I love it I think is so cool.
This is amazing! Never ever thought I could go to Mount Everest!
I sent this to my Head Start families to look at while home for a period of time. I played around with it myself. Nice!!
I took a partial tour of The Louvre Museum, the Egyptian display. Lots of pictures. Interesting. I needed to change a security setting to temporarily allow the Flash setting to work. No problem after that.
this website is good so I use for my kids.
Any ideas of places that might offer a panda cam? We tried the San Diego Zoo, but it was just a tiny bit of old footage.
Zoo Atlanta also has a panda cam. https://zooatlanta.org/panda-cam/
Smithsonian’s National Zoo also has a panda cam. https://nationalzoo.si.edu/webcams/panda-cam
I love it.
this site is so cool
It gives you the chance to open your mind and explore
Confused?
Can I help you with something?
I tried the Louvre museum need FLASH ughhhhhhhhh can u make one that doesn’t need FLASH
I NEED HELP WITH FLASH
With many internet browsers you will have to change a setting to allow Flash. What browser are you using?
what wow
I LOVE IT SOOOOO COOL
THIS IS SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO COOOOOOLLLL AMAZING OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG
agree
no Georgia Aquarium sirisly
I love this virtual field trip about Lamet Egg farm in Oregon that is under Eggs in School. It is so cool.
I rate this a 10/10. I’m a student currently stuck at home and these just make me happy,as they would anytime.
Thank you! I’m glad you like the field trips.
Great list! Wow! Thank you!
ok it sounds good
I like all the ideas!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What an amazing list!! Thank you for providing this!
My Teacher sent us the link,at first, I didn’t know what it was, but now, I go on a lot! I love this site!!!!!!!1
i agree LOL
That is cool I can’t get on, but my teacher sent me the link.
Khloe is that you If not sorry for bothering you but I know that our teacher Mrs.Spirk gave us this link yesterday.
You gave me the idea to make my own Virtual Field Tr
These tours have been so helpful during the COVID19 lockdown. I am using them in my zoom meetings with my students and they are really enjoying them. The Anne Frank House was by far the most fascinating tour as it sparked so many questions and feelings in my students. We are currently reading the “Diary of Anne Frank” and some of my students had no idea she was a real person.It was by far the best discussion we have had since this COVID19 nightmare started.
THank you I really wanted to see a panda cam also do you know any red panda cams?
I love all the field trips on this! 😁
cool
Why the hue-Manatee
Cool
hi im natasha. how do i get in to see a tour?
Just click the link for the field trip you’d like to view.
I CANT FIND TURKEY THE COUNTRY
Sites in 3D has Turkey virtual field trips- http://www.3dmekanlar.com/en/3d-turkey.html
The Smithsonian American Art Museum has free virtual field trips, too. We meet with your class live and have a discussion about art from our collection. The tour topics relate to curriculum areas teachers cover in their classrooms. Minimum 5 participants, but you can join from anywhere, so gather some friends! We’ve also got a ton of other learn from home resources, including digital teacher guides and resources, printable art activities, artist interview videos, and more on our Learn from Home resources page.
nice blog really love that #virtual visual field
I am a world culture teacher and i find this website very helpful.
how do u get to learn so much about this kind of stuff. 😛
cool man
cool
hi this is cool