Free Virtual Field Trips for Kids
If you are starting to get a little bit of cabin fever, check out these REALLY cool free virtual field trips for kids! Time will tick on by as you explore these brilliant corners of the internet.
Free Virtual Field Trips for Kids
San Diego Zoo – The San Diego Zoo has a website just for kids to explore amazing videos, lessons, and games. Have your little one jump interactive portal that brings San Diego’s zoo right into your home. – https://kids.sandiegozoo.org/
Yellowstone National Park Virtual Field Trip – From Mud Volcanoes to Mammoth Hot Springs, take the road trip you always dreamed of with Yellow Stone’s virtual tour! – https://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/photosmultimedia/virtualtours.htm
Access Mars – Explore the surface of Mars on the Curiosity Rover! Access Mars lets you explore a 3D model of the Martian Surface identical to how it was recorded with the Curiosity Rover! – https://accessmars.withgoogle.com/
Animal Cameras – Thanks to live cameras from exhibits in San Diego, Atlanta, Houston, and Monterey Bay, your kids can look at zoo and aquarium creatures in real-time!
- https://zoo.sandiegozoo.org/live-cams
- https://www.montereybayaquarium.org/animals/live-cams
- https://zooatlanta.org/panda-cam/
- https://www.houstonzoo.org/explore/webcams/
- https://www.georgiaaquarium.org/webcam/beluga-whale-webcam/
Virtual Farm Tour – FarmFood 360 is a Canadian site that offers 11 Virtual Tours of farms from minks, pigs, and cows, to apples and eggs allowing your child to spend a day on the farm. – https://www.farmfood360.ca/
U.S. Space and Rocket Museum in Huntsville, AL – Explore the Saturn 5 Rocket on YouTube and more on this tour thanks to a real father/son outing! – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Qe5RqyMNhc
Discovery Education Virtual Field Trips – Take your kids on an interactive field trip with Discovery Channel! Discovery Education is the global leader in standards-based digital curriculum resources for K–12 classrooms worldwide. With their award-winning digital textbooks, and multimedia content, your child is able to engage in high school lessons and activities, right from the comfort of your own home. – https://www.discoveryeducation.com/
The Louvre – Travel to Paris, France in a matter of seconds to see amazing works of art at The Louvre with this virtual field trip. – https://www.louvre.fr/en/visites-en-ligne
The Great Wall of China – As China’s most famous attraction, the Great Wall of China is an essential stop on any trip to China. Explore the wall that extends over 3,000 miles and boasts over 2,000 years of history with this detailed virtual tour. – https://www.thechinaguide.com/destination/great-wall-of-china
Boston Children’s Museum – Explore multiple floors of the Boston’s Children Museum with their phenomenal virtual tour that captures all aspects and details you would see if you were really there. – https://www.bostonchildrensmuseum.org/museum-virtual-tour
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