Primary Sources

15 Broadway Plays and Musicals You Can Watch On Stage From Home: Take a virtual trip to the "theatah" with these filmed Broadway shows available online.

CFile Online: CFile CFile is a global community of cutting-edge educators, ceramics creatives, critics, curators, collectors, dealers, and brilliant young techies exhibiting the new role of ceramic arts in mainstream visual art, design, and architecture.

Google Arts and Culture: Google Arts & Culture is a non-profit initiative. We work with cultural institutions and artists around the world. Together, our mission is to preserve and bring the world’s art and culture online so it’s accessible to anyone, anywhere.

Hip Hop Archive and Research Institute: facilitate and encourage the pursuit of knowledge, art, culture and responsible leadership through Hiphop.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Explore more than 200,000 images of original artwork from one of the nation’s largest collections.

SmARTHistory: The most-visited art history resource in the world and official provider of art history for Khan Academy.

Smithsonian Collections: Search over 16 million records of museum objects, archives and library materials including more than 5.1 million online images, audio & videos and blog posts.

Wikiart: Online encyclopedia of visual arts from around the world.

Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education: A collection of more than 100 real-time data sources including weather, air, water, and satellite information.

CIA World Factbook: Provides information on the history, people and society, government, economy, energy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities.

Data.gov: Catalog of U.S. government data, tools, and resources to conduct research, develop web and mobile applications, design data visualizations, and more.

Google Dataset Search: Dataset Search enables users to find datasets stored across the Web through a simple keyword search.

GovInfo.gov: Free public access to official publications from all three branches of the Federal Government.

Pew Research Center: Nonpartisan fact tank that conducts public opinion polling, demographic research, media content analysis and other empirical social science research.

USA.Gov: Links to all federal agencies.

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: National and international statistical sites around the World Wide Web.

U.S. Geological Survey: Real-time data on water and earthquakes with geospatial databases.

Census Bureau: Explore data about the United States' people and the economy through maps, charts, and other data visualizations.

Chartr: "Data storytelling" with new topical charts added each week.

Gapminder.org: is an interactive, visual data “museum” on the Internet – promoting sustainable global development and achievement of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals.

My Life Elsewhere: Compare countries based on size, cost of living, and more.

Statista: The “Statistics Portal" provides infographics reflecting statistics gathered from more than 18,000 separate sources.

Propublica: Propublica's "News apps" provide applications, graphics, databases and tools intended to expose corruption, inform the public about complex issues, and use the power of investigative journalism to spur reform.

Visual Capitalist: Find graphic representations of data for a variety of fields and purposes.

World-o-Meters: See what is happening in the world in real time (with linked sources).

CPI Inflation Calculator: use this "calculator" from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics to understand buying power over time.

FRED: The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis presents economic data in easy to process graphics.

Measuring Worth: inflation calculator constructed by economic historians to calculate the relative worth of the U.S. dollar over time.

MyCPI: This tool from the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta considers the impact of individual demographic characteristics on variations on consumer prices.

American Memory Timeline: Curated collections of resources from the Library of Congress tied to time periods in American history.

Colorado Experience: Published by Rocky Mountain PBS, this local television series is dedicated to preserving & celebrating the people, events & places that have shaped Colorado.

Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection: Search and view first-hand accounts of Colorado history.

Denver Public Library Digital Collections: This online collection chronicles the people, places, and events that shaped the settlement and growth of the Western United States.

Eyewitness: First-hand accounts of significant moments in American history from the National Archives.

History Colorado Online Collection: Find digital images and explore Colorado’s past through archives, artifacts, and photographs.

HistoryGeo: Interactive database and map viewer featuring Douglas County historic sites with links to land patent records and other resources for genealogical and local history research.

Veterans History Project: The Veterans History Project of the American Folklife Center collects, preserves, and makes accessible the personal accounts of American war veterans so that future generations may hear directly from veterans and better understand the realities of war. (Want to contribute? Check out the Field Kit!)

Avalon Project: Yale University Law School documents in law, history, and diplomacy.

CaseLaw: Summaries of Supreme Court decisions.

Colorado General Assembly: See what bills Colorado is currently considering.

Colorado Revised Statutes: Find current Colorado laws and statutes on the books (Select “Statutes” or “Constitution,” then browse by subject).

FindLaw: Find current laws on the books by type or by state.

GovTrack: Leading non-governmental source of legislative information and statistics.

Landmark Supreme Court Cases: Learn about key Supreme Court decisions that continue to impact us today.

Oyez: multimedia archive devoted to making the Supreme Court of the United States accessible to everyone.

Supreme Court: See cases pending for the United States Supreme Court.

SCOTUSBlog: Current coverage of Supreme Court proceedings.

Cave of Lascaux: Take a virtual tour of the birthplace of art on Earth.

Hidden Worlds of the National Parks: 113 360-degree interactive museum views of some of our greatest national treasures, some with audio and video.

NASA Solar System Exploration: Take a tour of the solar system with NASA. Heighten the experience by playing Gustav Holst's The Planets Suite in the background!

Panoramas 7 Wonders: View 360-degree interactive panoramas of the new 7 Wonders of the World. Explore the site for other panorama views as well.

Smithsonian 3D Digitization Collection: Access and analyze a growing collection of 3D objects that you can use in your own projects.

Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History: This site allows for virtual, self-guided, room-by-room walking tour of the whole museum.

Top Shots from the 2019 Landscape Photographer of the Year: While technically not a virtual experience, these photos can take you to some amazing places. View full screen to get the full experience.

Virtual Field Trips: Visit national parks and museums, zoos and aquariums, theme parks and stadiums, historical sites and landmarks, even Planet Earth and space!