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How to See the World from the Safety of Your Living Room

I don’t even know what day of “quarantine” it is here in the United States, but I can tell you that we are NOT doing a good job and LA County is on the verge of another “stay-at-home” order!! As someone who travels frequently (as in going somewhere at least once a month), being forced to stay at home has been LESS than ideal. I think we can all agree that we’re going a bit stir crazy, no?! But, obviously, safety first. #stayhome

Thankfully, popular places around the world have found a way to continue to give the people what they want. Check out my recommendations of virtual tours and webcams from around the world! Happy touristing!

Yellowstone National Park

Check out virtual tours here

The Northern Lights

Live stream the Northern Lights in Canada here

The Carlsbad Caverns

Take a virtual tour from the comfort of your couch here

The Great Wall of China

This site will let you go on a virtual hike on the wall

The United Kingdom

I was supposed to be in the UK for a few weeks in March, but alas, that did not happen. These tours and webcams have certainly helped me imagine I’m there!

Buckingham Palace

Stonehenge

Tower of London

Roman Baths

Giant’s Causeway

St. Ives, Cornwall

Edinburgh Castle

St. Paul’s Cathedral

Africa

There are virtual tours and webcams set up at a handful of major, wildlife spots throughout Africa!

Tembe Elephant Park

Kwa Maritane Bush Lodge

Olifants River

Naledi Dam

Bringing Africa Home has tours, recipes, and playlists for you to enjoy too!

Cat-Eye Game Lodge

Rosie’s Pan

Nkorho Bush Lodge

Huntington Beach, CA

Check out this webcam to feel like you’re right on the pier in Surf City, USA!

The San Diego Zoo

Ape cam

Elephant cam

Koala cam

Panda cam

Monterey Aquarium

Coral reef cam

Jelly cam

Shark cam

Penguin cam

Sydney Harbour, Australia

Go on a virtual tour down under!

Waikiki Beach, Honolulu, Hawaii

Imagine you’re lying on the beach in Hawaii here

Democratic Republic of Congo

Check out the mountain gorillas here

British Columbia

Whale lover? See if you can spot some orcas here

Italy

Take a stroll through Venice here

Take in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican here

Take a walk across Florence’s Ponte Vecchio here

Lake Tahoe, California

Gaze at one of the prettiest lakes in America here

Museums

You can also take virtual tours of some of the world’s most famous museums!

British Museum, London

Guggenheim Museum, New York

National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.

Musée d’Orsay, Paris

National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul

Pergamon Museum, Berlin

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam

The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles

Uffizi Gallery, Florence

The Louvre, Paris

Google Arts & Culture

There are so many things to see and do! https://artsandculture.google.com/

So while we may not be able to see any of these places in person, and things are a little bit hazy as to when that might be, I’m super thankful for a wifi connection and the creativity of all these places in being able to connect us to nature, art, history, and beauty from the safety of our own homes. Stay safe, stay healthy, and stay at home!!