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\"\"<\/figure>\nFor many reasons, people are unable to travel – whether you have a disability that prevents far flung travel, simply feeling poorly and are temporarily house-bound and bored, or just don’t have the resources to actually visit these great places in person.\n\nSo what can home travelers do to scratch that itch? Institutions all around the world are pulling together to give people the resources to learn and explore from home.\n

Museums<\/h2>\nMany travelers abroad relish in visiting places where they can learn about the culture of the place they are visiting as well as experiencing iconic works of art, design, and more. Many Museums are making the wonderful decision of making their exhibits accessible online. In a time where we are forced to stay at home, it is an opportune moment to learn and experience spaces around the world that will leave you inspired and moved.\n\nHere are a few of our favorites:\n\nThe Louvre<\/a> is one of the museum lover\u2019s dream galleries to travel to. Through their online tours be able to see the Mona Lisa<\/em> behind glass, Apollo Slaying the Serpent Python<\/em> and more!\n\nThe Smithsonian<\/a> has an amazing How to Travel Virtually section with multiple spots all over the world that you can travel virtually.\n\n\n\n\n\nExplore stories of Van Gogh\u2019s life virtually with the Van Gogh Museum website<\/a>.\n\n\n\n\n\nThe MOMA<\/a> has done a beautiful job providing for online art lovers with free courses exploring art. Explore tons of exhibitions and artworks on their Youtube<\/a>.\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Sistine Chapel can even be viewed in the virtual tour on The Vatican Museum<\/a> site.\n\n\n\n\n\nTake the time to see a virtual tour of The Anne Frank House<\/a>.\n\n\n\n\n\nExplore the incredible building, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum<\/a> through a Google Arts and Culture virtual tour.\n\n\n\n\n

The London National Gallery<\/a> has a virtual tour of 18 galleries showcasing over 300 paintings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Historic Monuments<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\nAlthough traveling to see the historic marvels is not allowed at this moment, we can still enrich ourselves with history virtually. Traveler\u2019s everywhere love traveling to historic sites to get a feel for what people long ago may have experienced or felt. Just because we all must stay home during this time, we can still take this moment to learn a little bit more about the history of our world.\n\n\n\n\n\nBeing one of the most acclaimed historic sites in China, at 3,000 miles long,\nThe Great Wall of China<\/a> is a great place to explore virtually and learn about this history associated with the beautiful 2,000 year old site.\n\n\n\n\n\nVirtually visit the incredible Pyramids of Giza<\/a> using Google Maps traveling back to 5,000 years ago!\n\n\n\n\n\nIf you are a die-hard Indiana Jones you for sure have seen this iconic facade in its films, Petra <\/a>is one of the great wonders of the world, explore it with Google Maps.\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Temples of Angkor <\/a>are legendary. They are known to be the single largest religious monument, dating back to approx. 9th – 15th century AD.\n\n\n\n\n\nIf you want to keep doing a deep dive into the history of the world, check out this database of ancient cave paintings<\/a>.\n\n\n\n\n

National Parks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\nWhile visiting national parks in person isn\u2019t advised right now, you can take an online tour thanks to Google Earth\u2019s expansive collection. It\u2019s the perfect opportunity to scout out potential future roadtrips.\n\n\n\n\n\nBadlands National Park<\/a> of South Dakota is jagged and desolate, just as the name would suggest.\n\n\n\n\n\nArches National Park<\/a> in Utah features sandstone cliffs and picturesque cutouts in the rock.\n\n\n\n\n\nDeath Valley National Park<\/a> in Nevada and California is the hottest, driest and lowest national park.\n\n\n\n\n\nGrand Canyon National Park<\/a> in Arizona, the aftermath of the Colorado river, is a beautiful red canyon over a mile deep and 277 miles long.\n\n\n\n\n\nGuadalupe Mountains National Park<\/a> in Texas has permian fossil reefs and the four highest peaks in the state.\n\n\n\n\n\nRedwood National Park<\/a> in California is home to redwood trees that are thousands of years old.\n\n\n\n\n\nSequoia National Park<\/a> of California houses giant sequoia trees, some of the largest and oldest forms of life on Earth.\n\n\n\n\n\nYou can also see the comprehensive list of national parks on Google Earth here<\/a>.\n\n\n\n\n

Zoos<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\nHave you ever wondered what happens at zoos when the visitors are all gone and the animals are left on their own? The following zoos are giving us a glimpse with their live cams.\n\n\n\n\n\nThe San Diego Zoo<\/a> has the most options of live cams by far, but our favorite is their penguin cam<\/a>.\n\n\n\n\n\nZoo Atlanta <\/a>has a panda cam to bring panda joy all around the world.\n\n\n\n\n\nThose who prefer more aquatic animals will appreciate the Monterey Bay Aquarium\u2019s<\/a> featured animals. Don\u2019t miss out on the moon jellyfish<\/a>.\n\n\n\n\n\nWhile not a live cam, the National Aquarium<\/a> does have an interactive tour you can access with multiple education resources.\n\n\n\n\n\nWhen it\u2019s time to travel again, we\u2019ll be there to assist you. Until then, enjoy these virtual travel experiences!\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

For many reasons, people are unable to travel – whether you have a disability that prevents far flung travel, simply feeling poorly and are temporarily house-bound and bored, or just don’t have the resources to actually visit these great places in person. So what can home travelers do to scratch that itch? Institutions all around […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":7148,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[681],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nVirtual Vacations from Home: Museums, Monuments and Parks<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Stuck at home and bored? Maybe you had to cancel a trip? 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