Here’s a list of virtual tours, symphonies, and more for you to enjoy from the comfort of your home.
Gardens
- Take a video stroll through the Japanese Gardens at the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens while the Cherry Blossoms are in full bloom.
- The NY Botanical Garden has a variety of virtual tours and programs for you.
- Take a virtual tour of the US Botanical Gardens!
- Tour Portland’s Japanese Garden.
- Take a virtual ride to the nearby Longwood Gardens!
Museums
- The British Museum – virtual tour of the iconic London museum’s collections.
- Harry Potter: A History of Magic the exhibit is now online at the British Museum!
- Google has partnered with over 2,500 instutions around the world including:
- MOMA (Museum of Modern Art), New York.
- National Gallery of Art, Washington DC.
- Palace of Versailles, Versailles, France.
- Acropolis Museum, Athens, Greece.
- You can also search by Theme, Artist, Medium, Art Movement or Place.
- The Liberty Science Center has many streaming events for kids and families
- The Lourve has set up online tours of several of its exhbitions.
- Montclair Art Museum learn and create from home.
- The Museum of Early Trades and Crafts has set up an at home page.
- The Smithsonian has many online exhibits and activities for museum lovers of all ages.
- Storm King Art Center allows you to get up close and personal with the collection and has family activities on their website.
- Vatican a virtual tour including the Sistine Chapel
- Dive into American history by visiting George Washington’s home or Thomas Jefferson’s with virtual tours.
Sightseeing
- Access MARS with NASA and Google.
- Take a virtual Field Trip with NOVA (many choices available)
- Colonial Williamsburg has a YouTube channel with many videos of the historic area
- Virtual tours of our National Parks are available through Google here or here through the National Park Service
- Buckingham Palace has a virtual tour here.
- Tour the Great Wall of China.
Music
- The Mayo Performing Arts Center has a slew of virtual shows you can view as well as links to other sites for livestreams and virtual content.
- The New Jersey Symphony is matching listeners with new pieces based on this short quiz.
- The Berlin Philharmoniker has a library of performances you can view online.
- The Metropolitan Opera streams a new performance each night beginning at 7:30pm.
Fun for Animal Fans
- The New England Aquarium offers a virtual visit.
- Several webcams are available at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo can be seen here.
Education Resources
- C2 Education of Denville. Tutoring, Test Prep and College Counseling. Free webinars available here.