We know you can’t always visit every place that you want, so don’t forget about online virtual tours! Virtual tours provide a way to see many places, even when you can’t travel there. They can also fill-in the gaps if you weren’t able to fit-in everything on your last trip. Didn’t have enough time to see everything at the Louvre? No problem, just browse the virtual tour. We compiled a guide to the best virtual tours on the Internet. Check out our recommendations to help pass the time and inspire your next travel adventure.
Museum virtual tours
- British Museum, London – Discover the ancient Rosetta Stone and Egyptian mummies.
- National Gallery, London – Explore 7 exhibition spaces of Renaissance art and the Central Hall.
- Natural History Museum, London – See unique specimens and tour 10 of the new exhibits on natural history.
- Guggenheim Museum, New York – Tour the spiral staircase and discover art from the Impressionist, Post-Impressionist, Modern, and Contemporary eras.
- MoMA, New York – Discover modern art from painting to sculptures.
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art – See works from Coco Chanel, Christian Dior, and more.
- Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History – Tour multiple exhibits at your own pace.
- National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. – See two online exhibits: Fashioning a Nation as well as Vermeer and the Masters of Genre Painting.
- Nasa Langley Research Center, Virginia – Explore the different areas of the Center such as the flight simulator room.
- Louvre, Paris – Explore 4 exhibits including Egyptian Antiquities and remains of the Louvre’s Moat.
- Musee d’Orsay, Paris – See artworks from Monet, Cézanne, and Gauguin.
- Pergamon Museum, Berlin – Discover ancient artifacts including Ishtar Gate of Babylon and the Pergamon Altar.
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam – Explore works from Vermeer and Rembrandt.
- Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam – View the largest collection of artworks by Vincent van Gogh.
- The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles – See European artworks from the 8th century.
- Uffizi Gallery, Florence – Explore 4 exhibits from the Italian Renaissance era.
- Vatican Museums, Rome – Discover 7 spaces in the museum including the Sistene Chapel.
- Picasso Museum, Barcelona – Explore this vast online catalog of Picassos work.
- Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, Madrid – View artworks from Rembrandt and Dali.
- MASP, Sao Paulo – See Brazil’s first modern museum.
- National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, South Korea – Tour a mix of print, design, sculpture, photography, new media, and other large-scale installations.
Google partners with more than 1,200 cultural institutes from around the world to provide virtual tours if you want explore even further.
Zoos and aquariums
- Atlanta Zoo – Watch the Panda Cam.
- Cincinnati Zoo – Check the Facebook page at 3 PM Eastern Time for Home Safari or view them later on the YouTube Channel.
- Georgia Aquarium – View webcams of Beluga Whale, Southern Sea Otter, and California Sea Lion.
- Houston Zoo – Check out webcams of the giraffes, gorillas, and elephants. Additionally, they are doing Facebook live streams at 11 AM Central Time.
- San Diego Zoo – Watch webcams of tigers, polar bears, koalas, and more.
- Monterey Bay Aquarium – Tune-in to webcams of the aviary, coral reef, kelp forest, sharks, and more.
- National Aquarium – Visit shark alley, Atlantic coral reef, and tropical rainforest as you walk through the aquarium.
- Oregon Zoo – Check out the daily video updates on Facebook.
National park virtual tours
- Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska – Explore glaciers, fjords, and icebergs located in the Alaskan wilderness. Rappel into an icy crevasse, kayak through majestic icebergs, and see how a glacier melts.
- Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii – Explore the Nahuku Lava Tube, fly over an active volcano, and look out across volcanic cliffs.
- Carlsbad Caverns National Park, New Mexico – Walk through the fascinating caverns, view incredible rock formations, and fly with thousands of bats who live in the cave system.
- Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah – Horseback ride through Bryce Canyon, see beautiful hoodoos up close, and stargaze.
- Dry Tortugas National Park, Florida – Visit the Civil War-era Fort Jefferson, swim through the third largest coral reef in the world, and even take an exploratory dive into a shipwreck from 1907.
- Yellowstone National Park – Explore the Mammoth Hot springs, Mud Volcano, and watch Old Faithful geyser live-stream.
To explore further, Google Arts and Culture provides 113 virtual tours of National Parks including Mount Rushmore and the Statue of Liberty.
International landmarks
- Buckingham Palace, England – Explore the Throne Room, Grand Staircase, and White Drawing Room at The Queen’s official residence.
- Blarney Castle, Ireland – Visit this medieval stronghold and see the famous Blarney stone.
- Cliffs of Moher – View the beautiful Irish geological landmark.
- Doge’s Palace, Italy – See a 14th-century palace and one of Venice’s most iconic landmarks.
- Galapagos Islands – Discover the Galapagos Islands with Lindblad Expeditions and National Geographic.
- Great Barrier Reef, Australia – Explore the Great Barrier Reef with David Attenborough.
- Great Wall of China – Tour one of the Seven Wonders of the World.
- Hang Son Doog, Vietnam – Take a 360-degree adventure through the world’s largest cave.
- Taj Mahal, India – View the ivory-white marble mausoleum.
- White House, USA – Explore the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, The State Floor, and The Ground Floor.
- The Gardens of Versailles, France – Tour the royal gardens of King Louis XIV.
We hope you enjoy exploring the virtual tours in our guide. If you are ready to plan your next in-person trip, contact us to get going!