The outbreak of the COVID-19 virus may have forced your family to stay at home, but that doesn’t mean you’re stuck there. Let your kids take a virtual tour of a famous museum or art gallery. Virtual tours are a great way for kids to explore the world and enhance their learning process.
For your convenience, we’ve collected a list of online tours for families and kids. These tours are interactive and will help enhance your child’s learning experience while being stuck at home.
The British Museum
The British Museum may have closed its doors temporarily, but you can still tour its vast collection of over four million objects online.
Center For Puppetry Arts
Weekdays, various times
The Atlanta Center For Puppetry Arts presents live puppet shows.
Cincinnati Zoo
Weekdays at 3pm ET
Each day the zoo (famous for Fiona the hippo) highlights an animal with live video and activity.
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 through virtual tours.
Josh Gad
Weekdays, about 7:30pm ET
The actor who is the voice of Olaf reads stories on his Twitter account.
Lunch Doodles With Mo Willems
Mo Willems invites kids into his studio every weekday to draw, doodle, and explore new ways of writing. So grab some paper and pencils, pens, or crayons and join Mo.
Pete The Cat
Weekdays, various times
Pete The Cat creator James Dean presents virtual storytime.
Georgia Aquarium
Check out live webcams for the penguins, otters, belugas, and more.
Great Wall of China
As China’s most famous attraction, the Great Wall of China is an essential stop on all tours in China. Take a few minutes for a virtual tour of this famous landmark.
Palace of Versailles
Live virtual tour of the former home of French royalty.
Smithsonian Museum of Natural History
Dinosaurs! Snakes in jars! Giant diamonds! Check out The Ocean Hall, The Hall of Mammals, The Hall of Fossils, and more through virtual tours.
The Florida Aquarium presents SEA-SPAN
