The Louvre, Paris

Yes, that’s right, the world’s most famous art museum located in Paris, France offers free virtual tours of some of their most important exhibits like Egyptian Antiquities and the Galerie d’Apollon. Check them out here for a 360-degree view of some of history’s coolest art.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Using Google Street View’s Arts and Culture technology, you can take a virtual tour of Amsterdam’s most well-known museum, the Rijksmuseum, which is full of world-famous artworks from artists like Vermeer and Rembrandt.

Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, D.C.

One of Washington, D.C.’s most visited museums, the Smithsonian also offers free self-guided, room-by-room virtual tours. Avoid the crowds while seeing the famous Hall of Mammals, Insect Zoo, and Hall of Paleobiology. It’s a 360-degree tour, so you won’t miss any corner of these exceptional, world-renowned natural history exhibits.

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One way to get your travel fix while staying at home is with virtual reality tours, something that is made even more fun, immersive, and interactive with the help of a VR headset.

Virtual reality is becoming more and more commonplace to find, and plenty of tourist attractions have spent the past year or so uploading virtual tours of their spots that can be seen using VR devices.

Headsets, available from companies such as Oculus at a price point ranging between $300 and $500, are still a relatively new market addition but a great investment for all kinds of applications in the future.

Virtual travel is one of my favorite things to use a VR headset for, as it completely immerses you in the sights and sounds of a different place, all from the comfort of your own home.

Would you give travel through a virtual reality headset a try?

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One of my favorite virtual tours I have discovered recently is a tour of the Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona.

The Grand Canyon National Park is the home to one of the most recognizable natural wonders in the United States. The most common route used to hike the Grand Canyon is the Bright Angel Trail, which begins on the canyon’s South Rim and leads all the way down to the Colorado River.

This eight-mile long trail is one of the newest virtual treks Google Maps has made available in a 100% virtual format.

Doing this hike in real life is difficult and strenuous—with a sixteen-mile round trip, a 10% average grade, and unpredictable and varied temperatures making it a hike that’s best for experienced trekkers.

Whether or not you have this type of expertise, observing the burnt red natural landscape and the Colorado River coursing through the canyon on this virtual trek can be done from the safety and comfort of your own home. It’s a brilliant way to lose yourself in one of the most impressive places on Earth.

So, if you find yourself with wanderlust and a desire to seek out something new while you’re at home, a visit to the Grand Canyon National Park and a hike on its Bright Angel Trail might just be the remedy you were looking for.

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Here are some of the continent’s top art museums that offer fantastic virtual visits.

Uffizi Gallery (Florence, Italy)

The Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy is the home to arguably the world’s best collection of Italian Renaissance art. Housed in a former palace, check out this all-encompassing virtual 3D visit, which you can control with the click of a mouse.

The Louvre (Paris, France)

The Louvre is arguably the best-known art museum in the world, the home of paintings such as the Mona Lisa and statues like Venus de Milo. It might be impossible to go to Paris right now, but the museum’s website will allow you to get lost in the halls of this gargantuan museum from the comfort of your own home.

Rijksmuseum (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum is the Netherlands’ national museum that has a heavy focus on art. Their “visit from home” program dives into the museum’s extensive collection and allows you to gaze upon works by artists such as Rembrandt.

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Museum of Modern Art

MoMA houses some of the world’s most iconic modern masterpieces, and every art lover wants to visit it at least once in a lifetime. At this point in time, you can only do that through their virtual tour, but it’s still quite an experience.

American Museum of Natural History

NYC is home to one of the largest natural history museums in the world, but its doors are currently closed. You can still learn and discover a lot through the interactive Explorer app that can be found on their official website.

Metropolitan Museum of Art

The largest art museum in the United States is also closed at this point in time, but its virtual tours are open for the whole world to see. Every art lover should use this unique opportunity to explore one of the world’s most prestigious museums.

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Perfect Pick

Virtual tours are becoming so popular that you can visit pretty much any place this way, but you shouldn’t pressure yourself into doing that. Pick the destinations that truly interest you, and use virtual tours to inspire you to see them in person one day.

Don’t Rush It

Virtual tours often come in a form of full-motion videos, and you can go through each in a matter of seconds. Keep in mind you won’t enjoy them this way, and you should really take your time to fully immerse yourself into a virtual destination of your choice.

Learning Lesson

You’ll rarely get proper guidance when it comes to virtual tours, so make sure to learn as much as you can on your own. Explore the culture and history of places you want to visit, now that you have so much free time on your hands.

The post Make Your Virtual Vacations More Satisfying in Three Easy Steps appeared first on Traveler Dreams.

Machu Picchu

This ancient site in Peru gets more than 500,000 millions of visitors per year, but now that people are prevented from traveling you can explore it from your home. Take a virtual tour here and you’ll definitely want to see it in person one day!

The Grand Canyon

It’s estimated that 6 million people come to see the Grand Canyon every year and you now have a chance to explore the site without crowds, as you sit comfortably at your home. How amazing is that?

Sistine Chapel

Vatican’s Sistine Chapel is famous for its Renaissance frescoes painted by Michelangelo, and it’s probably the most visited room in the world. It gets around 5 million visitors each year but if you explore it using this link, you can admire the artwork without anybody around you and for as long as you want.

The post Stuck at Home? Go on a Virtual Vacation! appeared first on Traveler Dreams.

The Louvre, Paris

Yes, that’s right, the world’s most famous art museum located in Paris, France offers free virtual tours of some of their most important exhibits like Egyptian Antiquities and the Galerie d’Apollon. Check them out here for a 360-degree view of some of history’s coolest art.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Using Google Street View’s Arts and Culture technology, you can take a virtual tour of Amsterdam’s most well-known museum, the Rijksmuseum, which is full of world-famous artworks from artists like Vermeer and Rembrandt.

Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, D.C.

One of Washington, D.C.’s most visited museums, the Smithsonian also offers free self-guided, room-by-room virtual tours. Avoid the crowds while seeing the famous Hall of Mammals, Insect Zoo, and Hall of Paleobiology. It’s a 360-degree tour, so you won’t miss any corner of these exceptional, world-renowned natural history exhibits.

The post Love Museums? Try These Virtual Tours appeared first on Traveler Dreams.

One way to get your travel fix while staying at home is with virtual reality tours, something that is made even more fun, immersive, and interactive with the help of a VR headset.

Virtual reality is becoming more and more commonplace to find, and plenty of tourist attractions have spent the past year or so uploading virtual tours of their spots that can be seen using VR devices.

Headsets, available from companies such as Oculus at a price point ranging between $300 and $500, are still a relatively new market addition but a great investment for all kinds of applications in the future.

Virtual travel is one of my favorite things to use a VR headset for, as it completely immerses you in the sights and sounds of a different place, all from the comfort of your own home.

Would you give travel through a virtual reality headset a try?

The post Travel Around the World with a Virtual Reality Headset appeared first on Traveler Dreams.

One of my favorite virtual tours I have discovered recently is a tour of the Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona.

The Grand Canyon National Park is the home to one of the most recognizable natural wonders in the United States. The most common route used to hike the Grand Canyon is the Bright Angel Trail, which begins on the canyon’s South Rim and leads all the way down to the Colorado River.

This eight-mile long trail is one of the newest virtual treks Google Maps has made available in a 100% virtual format.

Doing this hike in real life is difficult and strenuous—with a sixteen-mile round trip, a 10% average grade, and unpredictable and varied temperatures making it a hike that’s best for experienced trekkers.

Whether or not you have this type of expertise, observing the burnt red natural landscape and the Colorado River coursing through the canyon on this virtual trek can be done from the safety and comfort of your own home. It’s a brilliant way to lose yourself in one of the most impressive places on Earth.

So, if you find yourself with wanderlust and a desire to seek out something new while you’re at home, a visit to the Grand Canyon National Park and a hike on its Bright Angel Trail might just be the remedy you were looking for.

The post Make the Trek into the Grand Canyon Virtually! appeared first on Traveler Dreams.

Here are some of the continent’s top art museums that offer fantastic virtual visits.

Uffizi Gallery (Florence, Italy)

The Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy is the home to arguably the world’s best collection of Italian Renaissance art. Housed in a former palace, check out this all-encompassing virtual 3D visit, which you can control with the click of a mouse.

The Louvre (Paris, France)

The Louvre is arguably the best-known art museum in the world, the home of paintings such as the Mona Lisa and statues like Venus de Milo. It might be impossible to go to Paris right now, but the museum’s website will allow you to get lost in the halls of this gargantuan museum from the comfort of your own home.

Rijksmuseum (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum is the Netherlands’ national museum that has a heavy focus on art. Their “visit from home” program dives into the museum’s extensive collection and allows you to gaze upon works by artists such as Rembrandt.

The post Europe’s Top Art Museums Come to Life with These Virtual Visits appeared first on Traveler Dreams.

Museum of Modern Art

MoMA houses some of the world’s most iconic modern masterpieces, and every art lover wants to visit it at least once in a lifetime. At this point in time, you can only do that through their virtual tour, but it’s still quite an experience.

American Museum of Natural History

NYC is home to one of the largest natural history museums in the world, but its doors are currently closed. You can still learn and discover a lot through the interactive Explorer app that can be found on their official website.

Metropolitan Museum of Art

The largest art museum in the United States is also closed at this point in time, but its virtual tours are open for the whole world to see. Every art lover should use this unique opportunity to explore one of the world’s most prestigious museums.

The post New York’s Top Museums Are Offering Virtual Tours Right Now appeared first on Traveler Dreams.

Perfect Pick

Virtual tours are becoming so popular that you can visit pretty much any place this way, but you shouldn’t pressure yourself into doing that. Pick the destinations that truly interest you, and use virtual tours to inspire you to see them in person one day.

Don’t Rush It

Virtual tours often come in a form of full-motion videos, and you can go through each in a matter of seconds. Keep in mind you won’t enjoy them this way, and you should really take your time to fully immerse yourself into a virtual destination of your choice.

Learning Lesson

You’ll rarely get proper guidance when it comes to virtual tours, so make sure to learn as much as you can on your own. Explore the culture and history of places you want to visit, now that you have so much free time on your hands.

The post Make Your Virtual Vacations More Satisfying in Three Easy Steps appeared first on Traveler Dreams.

Machu Picchu

This ancient site in Peru gets more than 500,000 millions of visitors per year, but now that people are prevented from traveling you can explore it from your home. Take a virtual tour here and you’ll definitely want to see it in person one day!

The Grand Canyon

It’s estimated that 6 million people come to see the Grand Canyon every year and you now have a chance to explore the site without crowds, as you sit comfortably at your home. How amazing is that?

Sistine Chapel

Vatican’s Sistine Chapel is famous for its Renaissance frescoes painted by Michelangelo, and it’s probably the most visited room in the world. It gets around 5 million visitors each year but if you explore it using this link, you can admire the artwork without anybody around you and for as long as you want.

The post Stuck at Home? Go on a Virtual Vacation! appeared first on Traveler Dreams.