Review Geek: LEGO House, The Brand’s Museum in Denmark, Will Offer Free Virtual Tours This Summer6/8/2020  While LEGO’s LEGOLand theme parks are a fun destination for kids, those interested in the more technical and historical aspect of the toys need to go all the way to Denmark for the LEGO House. But in response to continuing COVID-19 isolation, LEGO will be hosting a series of free virtual online tours from June to September. Note: The above comes directly from their website. Click here to read more!  Monterey Bay Aquarium Choose from 10 live cams ranging from hypnotic jellyfish to playful penguins at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. There’s even a cam set up to view Monterey Bay itself and home viewers can spot various birds and sea mammals that call the bay home. Georgia Aquarium Piranhas, puffins and beluga whales are among some of the animals that can be seen via the aquarium’s live cams. Explore the Indo-Pacific Barrier Reef exhibit and try to spot each fish and coral listed below the live cam. National Aquarium in Baltimore Not only does the National Aquarium in Baltimore have live animal cams (the blacktip shark cam is extra cool), but you can do a walk-through tour of the aquarium as well to really feel like you’re there. The National Aquarium even provides at-home activities to add extra learning and interactivity to your tour. Note: The above comes directly from the Marketwatch article: "Help for frazzled parents: 20 virtual field trips to keep your kids occupied (and learning)" written by Emily Handy. Click here to read more!   Surface of Mars Explore the surface of Mars in the ultimate form of social distancing. While the team at NASA is currently updating the site, you can still take a peek at 360-mode and get a feel for what the Curiosity rover sees every day. ISS Tour Expedition 33 Commander Suni Williams floats through the International Space Station and gives those of us stuck on Earth a tour of the laboratories, observation deck, the crew’s sleep quarters and more. It’s fascinating to see our planet down below from the observation deck and to find out what life is really like on the station. Note: The above comes directly from the Marketwatch article: "Help for frazzled parents: 20 virtual field trips to keep your kids occupied (and learning)" written by Emily Handy. Click here to read more!   Great Wall of China Trek across 3,000 miles of the Great Wall of China without even having to stop to catch your breath with this virtual tour. You can explore some of the more famous sections of the wall, such as Badaling and Jiankou in Beijing, but you don’t have to push past huge tourist groups for the best views! Easter Island Virtually venture to Easter Island, one of the most remote islands in the world and check out the moai — the mysterious giant statues that the island is known for. It’s easy to get lost in researching all about the approximately 900 moai and 300 ahu (or the ceremonial platforms) that can be found along the island’s coast. Note: The above comes directly from the Marketwatch article: "Help for frazzled parents: 20 virtual field trips to keep your kids occupied (and learning)" written by Emily Handy. Click here to read more!   The Louvre You can soak up some culture while wearing your pajamas and take an online tour of several exhibits at this iconic Paris museum. The tour even takes you to the Louvre’s basement, where you can explore the ancient remains of the Louvre’s original moat. Be sure to check out the Egyptian Antiquities virtual tour and get up close and personal with the Great Sphinx of Tanis. Boston Children’s Museum Powered by Google Maps, this virtual field trip is pretty close to the real deal. Virtual visitors can “step” through the museum’s three levels and even walk through the queue, but you won’t find any lines here. They have also provided resources to play and learn at home while you can’t venture out to the museum. The British Museum This engaging and interactive tour is super cool. Check out hundreds of artifacts that can be searched by era, category or region of the world. Round clay tablets from schoolchildren in ancient Mesopotamia, a crocodile-skin suit of armor from ancient Egypt or even the Rosetta Stone are just a few of the treasures you can check out from home. Uffizi Galleries This virtual tour is perfect for those interested in European history or for those who just want to pretend they’re strolling around Florence for a bit. This world-famous gallery is known for its stunning Renaissance pieces like “The Birth of Venus” by Botticelli and “Medusa” by Caravaggio. Besides the fascinating step-by-step Google Arts & Culture gallery tour, there are four online exhibits you can choose from, and you can zoom in on high-quality photos of the art for optimal detail viewing. Note: The above comes directly from the Marketwatch article: "Help for frazzled parents: 20 virtual field trips to keep your kids occupied (and learning)" written by Emily Handy. Click here to read more!   San Diego Zoo The San Diego Zoo has an entire site for kids with live cams, animal facts, activities and games. Check out favorites like the polar bear cam and the baboon cam for an experience that almost feels like being there. Houston Zoo Every weekday at 11 a.m. Central time, tune into the Houston Zoo’s Facebook page for behind-the-scenes livestreams of daily zoo life, including zookeepers bathing elephants, taking a cheetah on a walk or feeding giraffes. Cincinnati Zoo Similarly, the Cincinnati Zoo has begun hosting Home Safari Facebook Live events daily at 3 p.m. EST. The zoo highlights one animal a day and includes a related activity that you can do at home. Viewers can even ask questions about each animal in the comments during the live event. Atlanta Zoo Panda Cam There’s nothing more cheerful than a couple of pandas noshing on bamboo or soaking up some sun in real-time. Below the livestream, guests can learn more about giant pandas and even see what it’s like to be a keeper for a day. Note: The above comes directly from the Marketwatch article: Help for frazzled parents: 20 virtual field trips to keep your kids occupied (and learning) written by Emily Handy. Click here to read more!  The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden is closed to the public right now and thousands (millions?) of kids are home from school right now too. That's why the zoo has announced that they're hosting daily "Home Safaris" beginning today at 3pm ET. These Home Safaris will be broadcast live on Facebook. Each Home Safari will feature a different animal and a related at-home activity. Be sure to follow the zoo's Facebook page to be notified when the Home Safaris begin.
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