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Virtual Field Trips

An airplane flies over a world map with push pins marking destinations, next to packed suitcases and a passport.

 

 

 

Virtual tours to national parks, museums from around the world, aquariums and zoos.

 

 

 

 

  • The British Museum
    Partnered with Google, The British Museum explores different art, life, religion, trade, and governent across times and places across the world.

 

  • Georgia Aquarium
    A blue background with white text that reads 'GEORGIA AQUARIUM'
    See different live webcams showing different exhibits in the Georgia Aquarium.
  • Google Arts & CultureExplore art,  museums, and cultures around the world, which may include anything from Van Gogh, Georgia O’Keeffe, jewelry, Harry Potter, super heroes, to architecture, Mayan Culture, and food.
  • Langley Research Center
    The NASA logo features a red and white curved shape against a blue circle with white stars, with the word 'NASA' in white letters.
    Explore NASA Langley Research Center in Virginia, which gives you the latest images, news, and videos from America’s space agency.
  • The Louvre
    The word 'LOUVRE' in white text against a dark, smoky background.
    Virtually explore collections in the world’s largest art museum, which is located in Paris, France.
  • The Memphis Zoo
    The logo for the Memphis Zoo, featuring a green 'M' inside a circle with the words 'Memphis Zoo' below.
    Live webcams showing pandas, hippos, or elephants.  Click learn more under the picture to open the page showing the live webcam footage.
  • National Women's History Museum
    The logo for the National Women's History Museum with the acronym "NWHM".
    Online exhibits cover the history of  women in the United States, anywhere from the women in NASA,  the suffrage and the civil rights movements to women in sports and politics.
  • Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
    A blurry image of a yellow sun with a blue background and the word Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.
    360 degree room by room exhibits dedicated to collection artifacts of the natural world and human cultural artifacts.  Click on the headset icon (marked beta)  located at the bottom of the screen, combined with a VR headset,  will give a virtual reality view.
  • Tennessee Aquarium
    The Tennessee Aquarium logo features a blue globe with a stylized wave design.
    Show live webcams of the Penguin’s Rock, River Otter Falls, and Secret Reef.
  • Tennessee HIstory Virtual Tours
    A blue background with a white outline of the state of Tennessee, three white stars, and the text 'TN History for Kids!'
    Hover your mouse on VIRTUAL TOURS and you will see the names of some of the places we can take you. From Cumberland Gap to the Hermitage; from Shiloh to the National Civil Rights Museum; from Sycamore Shoals to Old Stone Fort--we tell you what happened there and why it is important to Tennessee and U.S. history.
  • Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum
    A close-up of the text 'Thyssen-Bornemisza Museo Nacional'.
    This museum is located in Madrid and covers the history of European art.  Scroll down towards the bottom of the page to see the online exhibits.  This site also includes virtual reality (VR) exhibits.
  • Trek the World with Google Earth
    The Google Maps logo with the word 'Maps' in black and 'Google' in colorful letters.
    Visit the following:  Amazon Basin, Brazil (journey through the Amazon Rainforest); Angkor Wat, Cambodia (see thousand-year-old temples hidden in jungle); Burj Khalifa, UAE (explore a skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates); Churchill, Canada (explore the polar bear capital of the world); Colorado River, USA (explore the endangered of river of the Southwest); Eiffel Tower, France (explore the main exhibit of thw World’s Fair in 1889 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the French Revolution); El Capitan in Yosemite Nationa Park, USA (3,000 foot interactive journey climbing El Capitan); Everest Base Camp, Nepal (explore the South Base Camp of Mt. Everest); Galapagos Islands, Ecuador (explore the island and wildlife studied by Charles Darwin); Gombe National Park, Tanzania (discover the forest of Jane Goodall’s chimpanzee research); Grand Canyon, USA (explore the 277 mile long and mile-deep gorge created by the Colorado River in Arizona); Great Barrier Reef, Australia (dive into the world’s largest coral reef); Iqaluit, Canada (explore the snowy trails of the Canadian Arctic); Kennedy Space Center, USA (explore NASA”s launch operations center); The Khumbu, Nepal (along the trail in the valleys near Mt. Everest); Minatur Wunderland, Germany (explore the world’s largest model railway exhibit); Mont Blanc France (highest mountain in western Europe residing between France and Italy); Mt. Fuji, Japan (explore Japan’s tallest mountain); Petra Jordan (the Rose City known for rock formed architecture and water conduit system); Pyramids of Giza, Egypt ( one of the last surviving Seven Wonders, explore the oldest and largest pyramid in the Giza pyramid complex); Samburu National Reserve, Kenya (explore elephant habitat and the organization trying to save them); Taj Mahal, India (explore India’s most famous monument built by love); Venice, Italy (explore the city built on water);
  • The Vatican
    A symbol featuring two crossed keys and a mitre on a yellow background.
    Visit the public art and sculpture museums of the Vatican City, including the Sistine Chapel.