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Virtual Field Tips

Yellow text reading %22FIELD TRIPS%22 is on the left, while a yellow school bus filled with smiling children drives on the right.

A yellow school bus with children inside travels above a stylized globe, with a dashed line indicating a circular path.

Not everyone has the time or money to travel around the world to see all the great things out there. In this age of technology, so many museums, zoos and aquariums have set up virtual tours and webcams of their facilities. Virtual field trips are a great way to visit places you might not be able to see otherwise.

TRAVEL THE WORLD

A vibrant blue hot spring with colorful mineral deposits in the foreground is surrounded by a lush green forest and a river, all under a pastel-colored sunset sky in the background. — Visit the Great Wall of China

Jagged red rocks frame a vast canyon with a river winding through it, as the sun sets in the distance. — Yellowstone National Park

A miniature, spherical world with a city and green spaces in the foreground is set against a backdrop of a bright sun and cloudy sky. — Grand Canyon

The Empire State Building dominates the foreground of a sprawling New York City skyline under a clear blue sky. — 360° Cities provides high-resolution panoramic images of locations all over the world.

A manicured green lawn and a hedge in the foreground lead to the iconic White House with a fountain in front, framed by lush trees under a cloudy sky. — Enjoy the view from the top deck of the Empire State Building

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to be president? Take a tour of the White House.

Red map pins are placed on a stylized green map with yellow roads and blue water features, set against a light blue border. — Canada's Wonderland amusement park - ride all the roller coasters!

Google Maps street view will allow you to visit almost any destination around the world. Check out this view from Pompei.

ZOOS

A large rhino sculpture stands atop a %22San Diego Zoo Safari Park%22 sign, with lush green foliage in the foreground and a clear blue sky in the background. — San Diego Zoo

A large concrete %22ZOO%22 sign with lush green grass in the foreground stands before a black banner advertising %22GIANT PANDAS AT THE NATIONAL ZOO%22 and lush green trees in the background. — San Diego Zoo

A white anteater stands above the words %22REID PARK ZOO%22 on a green background. — Smithsonian’s National Zoo

People are entering the Houston Zoo under a large sign that reads %22Houston Zoo See them. Save them.%22 — Reid Park Zoo

AQUARIUMS

A shark swims through a kelp forest viewed through a circular window.

A family silhouetted in the foreground gazes at whale sharks and a school of fish swimming in the deep blue water of a large aquarium in the background. — Monterey Bay Aquarium

Silhouetted figures gaze into a vibrant underwater world teeming with sharks, jellyfish, and coral reefs, illuminated by shafts of sunlight filtering from above. — Georgia Aquarium

Seattle Aquarium

SPACE

The words %22STAR ATLAS%22 are displayed in white text against a deep blue, star-filled background.

The International Space Station with its solar panels extended floats in the blackness of space, with a swirl of blue and white clouds visible below. — Explore the star

A detailed view of Mars, with its reddish-orange surface and swirling white clouds, is set against the blackness of space. — International Space Station – Take a video tour of the space station.

A bright, fiery sun dominates the background, with the title %22A TRIP TO THE SUN%22 in large blue letters across its surface, all framed by a futuristic control panel in the foreground. — Mars – Explore the surface of Mars in a 360 degree view while learning about the planet and space exploration.

Virtual Trip to the Sun - Take a video-based journey from the Earth from the Sun, stopping at our moon, Venus, and Mercury.