Virtual Field Trips

Visit with Animals

  • Earth Cam: EarthCam presents a collection of the best zoo and animal cams from around the world.

  • Georgia Aquarium: Learn all about ocean animals and the habitats they call home, including real time via web cams, and explore games and activities for all ages.

  • Houston Zoo: Live cams and videos of your favorite animals.

  • Milk Means More Farm Field Trip: Virtual farm tour at a Michigan Dairy Farm! This site also has many videos and activities.

  • MSU Butterfly Garden: Make a virtual visit to our 2020 "Butterfly School" at the 4-H Children's Gardens at MSU.

  • Monterey Bay Aquarium: Learn all about ocean animals and the habitats they call home, including real time via web cams, and explore games and activities for all ages.

  • San Diego Zoo: Visit the San Diego Zoo to explore exhibits in real time and play fun games and activities. Visit the Save the Animals page to share ideas of ways you can help animals no matter where you live!

  • Smithsonian National Zoo: View giant pandas, lions, elephants, and a naked mole-rat.

  • Zoo Atlanta: Visit the pandas at Zoo Atlanta in real time and learn about the twin pandas, Ya Lun and Xi Lun. Can you tell them apart?

Visit Space

  • Access Mars: Explore the surface of Mars thanks to NASA's Curiosity rover!

  • Everyday Living in Space: Astronauts share how they do everyday tasks in space, including brushing teeth and watering plants!

  • Google Earth's Voyager: Learn about out world through interactive guided tours, quizzes, and layers, and street view.

  • Jupiter: View Jupiter from NASA's 'JunoCam'

See Works of Art

  • The Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History: The Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History connects visitors of all backgrounds with true stories of resilience, innovation, and personal courage.

  • Detroit Institute of Arts: Powered by Google Arts and Culture, visit a gem found in our own Wayne County backyard! Residents of Macomb, Oakland and Wayne counties receive free, unlimited general museum admission, but everyone can visit online, anytime!

  • Google Arts & Culture: Tour over 1,200 leading museums and archives who have partnered with the Google Cultural Institute.

  • National Gallery of Art: Eye For Art: The National Gallery of Art – the nation's museum – preserves, collects, exhibits, and fosters an understanding of works of art. TNGAkids offers an intro to art using art-making tools that encourage exploration and creativity.

See the World

  • Farm Tours: Tour farms in Ontario, Canada and learn how dairy products are made, see farmers harvest fruit or eggs, and even explore specialty farms like an emu or deer ranch.

  • Great Wall of China: Visit China's most famous attraction, the Great Wall of China.

  • Hidden Worlds of the National Parks: Follow rangers on a journey to places around the world that people never go.

  • Yellowstone National Park: Explore some of the main attractions around the park.