Explore the U.S.—Science Festival—Michigan State University

Ever wanted to visit National Parks from your couch? Now you can!

The Hidden Worlds of the National Parks

Explore 5 different National Parks.

Visit natural parks such as:

Take in history at historic sites like:

See the national monuments:

For more national parks, visit All National Park Virtual Tours page.

White House

Explore and learn about the many rooms of the White House.

There's nothing like experiencing the National Aquarium firsthand—but our live cams are the next best thing! Tune into our Blacktip Reef, Jellies Invasion and Pacific Coral Reef livestreams and enjoy a piece of the Aquarium from home. Also, explore the aquarium in this virtual tour

National Museum of Natural History

The Smithsonian, National Museum of Natural History virtual tours allow visitors to take self-guided, room-by-room tours of select exhibits and areas within the museum from their desktop or mobile device. Visitors can also access select collections and research areas at our satellite support and research stations as well as past exhibits no longer on display.

National Women's History Museum

Explore online exhibits like The Women of NASA, Breaking In: Women in STEM, Timeline: The History of Nursing, and more.

American Museum of Natural History

The American Museum of Natural History is one of the world’s preeminent scientific and cultural institutions.

National Gallery of Art

Visit the Gallery virtually through video tours of current exhibitions, in-depth looks at highlights of the collection, online learning opportunities, audio and video recordings of lectures by artists and curators, and more.

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Explore past exhibitions, or search for artworks of interest from the Smithsonian American Art Museum.

Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum

Anytime, anywhere you can enjoy a variety of online programs, stories, videos, activities, virtual tours, and resources from us here at Air and Space.

Smithsonian National Zoo

At the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, we save species. We provide engaging experiences with animals and create and share knowledge to save wildlife and habitats.

Smithsonian Online Exhibits

The Smithsonian Institution is the world's largest museum, education, and research complex. We are a community of learning and the opener of doors. Explore our online exhibits from various Smithsonian Museums.

Smithsonian 3D Digitization

Explore Smithsonian collections in 3D from fossils to space shuttles.

NASA Virtual Tours

Tour NASA Facilites, the International Space Station and more!

USS Hornet Sea, Air & Space Museum

USS Hornet is an Essex-class aircraft carrier–at 894 feet long, 191 feet wide, and 19 decks tall, she’s about the same size as San Francisco’s iconic TransAmerica building turned on its side. While no longer the largest class of aircraft carrier on the water, touring the whole ship takes time.

Frost Science Museum

In this edition of Frost Science@Home, we’re taking you inside the museum. The virtual tour video was created as a resource to highlight our campus as a welcoming and enriching learning environment for all.

Alder Planetarium

The Adler Planetarium - America’s First Planetarium - is more than a museum; it is a laboratory, a classroom, and a community exploring the Universe together.

North Carolina Museum of Natural Science

The NC Museum of Natural Sciences is the largest institution of its kind in the South East and one of the nation’s most amazing museums about the natural world. This Museum asks four basic questions about the natural sciences—what do we know?, how do we know?, what’s happening now?, how can you participate?—with an integrated suite of onsite, offsite, online and outdoor experiences.

Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum

Intrepid has served our nation for more than 75 years, playing crucial roles in World War II, the Cold War, Vietnam War and the Space Race. Now as the centerpiece of a world class museum – the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum – it continues to serve with a new mission: to promote the awareness and understanding of history, science and service through its collections, exhibitions and programming, in order to honor our heroes, educate the public, and inspire our youth.

Museum Computer Network: The Ultimate Guide to Virtual Museum Resources, E-Learning, and Online Collections

A list of continually updated with museum and museum-adjacent virtual awesomeness.

TeenDrive360

Get an inside look at the innovation and teamwork that goes into designing each Toyota vehicle. Hear from engineers, mechanics and safety experts who explore the science behind safe driving every day.

Manufacture Your Future

Take a virtual tour of Arconic’s Advanced Manufacturing hub in Alcoa, Tennessee and learn about the exciting ways robotics and digital technology impact the skills needed to succeed in Advanced Manufacturing.

Undeniably Dairy

You'll get a MOO perspective of what dairy farms are actually like with our virtual field trip.

Innovation Generation

See behind the scenes of Stanley Black & Decker Makerspace where making and doing is a way of life!

TGR EDU: Explore

Take a virtual field trip with TGR Foundation and Discovery Education to the Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif. as we showcase some of the innovative careers that fuel this Silicon Valley powerhouse.

Perot Museum of Nature and Science Origins Exhibit

Origins: Fossils from the Cradle of Humankind may be closed, but that doesn’t mean you’ll miss out! Explore this site to experience additional content and resources or see the exhibition for the first time using the Google 360 Tour.

Tuolumne Meadows Virtual Hike

Tuolumne Meadows, located at 8500 ft in Yosemite National Park, is an iconic example of a high-elevation Sierra Nevada meadow system. Part of the headwaters of the Tuolumne River watershed, the broad U-shaped valley is surrounded by granitic domes and peaks shaped by past glacial processes.

Digital Atlas of Ancient Life Virtual Collection

We have used photogrammetry to create interactive 3D models of fossil specimens from the collections of the Paleontological Research Institution.

Boeing Virtual Field Trips

These behind-the-scenes videos transport students to places where innovation meets creativity and shows there is no one path toward success in a STEM career. Explore the latest engineering, technology, and manufacturing at Boeing with these Virtual Field Trips.

Navigating Nuclear

Journey to the leading nuclear research facility in the country, Idaho National Laboratory. Step inside a nuclear reactor, explore unexpected careers in nuclear science, and see what the future may hold thanks to advances in nuclear capabilities.

National Library of Medicine

Digital Collections is the National Library of Medicine’s free online archive of selected book, serial, and film resources.

NLM Exhibition Program

The Exhibition Program creates lively and informative exhibitions and educational resources that enhance awareness of and appreciation for the collections of the National Library of Medicine.

ATLAS detector

Take a virtual tour around the ATLAS detector in the cavern, located around 80 meters below ground at interaction point 1 of the LHC. Alternatively, walk around the detector and control room using Google's street view

4-H Virtual Farm

Visit the 4-H Virtual Farm and discover why farming is part of your life even if you have never lived on a farm, never seen crops grow in a field, or never touched a cow.

The Virtual Museum of Minerals and Molecules

The Virtual Museum of Minerals and Molecules v.3 is a web-based focal point and resource for 3-D visualizations of molecules and minerals.

National Geographic Museum: Becoming Jane: The Evolution of Dr. Jane Goodall

Our goal is to continue to share Dr. Goodall’s message with our community and with people around the world—at a time when we need it most. For the first time, the National Geographic Museum has developed a virtual tour of this exhibition and we invite you to explore with us.

Great Lakes Science Center

The Great Lakes Science Center is a museum and educational facility in downtown Cleveland, Ohio, United States. Many of the exhibits document the features of the natural environment in the Great Lakes region of the United States.

Nature's Witness Exhibit from the National Wildlife Foundation

Photography is a powerful tool for storytelling. It’s not often you get to wander through an animal kingdom where creatures large and small—from elephants, alligators and bobcats to pikas, polar bears and flamingos—all mingle together in perfect harmony. But that’s exactly the delightful experience you’ll have with “Nature’s Witness™,” the National Wildlife Federation’s first-ever exhibition of wildlife photography chosen from the National Wildlife® Photo Contest. Experience 50 images from around the world, each with a story to tell. Listen to what they have to say. Photographers not only highlight the beauty and wonder of nature, but also present images that remind us all to protect and conserve the wildlife and habitats that help sustain life on Earth. They show us the magnificence of nature and how wildlife deserve—and desperately need—our help to survive. Join us, because #WildlifeCantWait.

Missouri Botanical Garden Greenhouse

Take a tour of the Missouri Botanical Garden greenhouses with Senior Nursery Manager Derek Lyle. See how Garden staff is caring for the living collection and preparing plants for summer display. Highlights include the aroid and orchid ranges, a look at our water lily propagation tanks, and the cactus collection.