Virtual Field Trips
At home destinations, virtually!
On this list of destinations in Virginia and DC, you’ll recognize many old favorites–some you may have visited during a field trip or homeschool day–that have virtual tours of their facilities as well as videos, podcasts, and other resources you can access anytime! Plus, you’ll also find hidden treasures and new, interactive activities and projects to do at home.
History
Early America
Colonial Williamsburg
This website includes teacher resources, interactive timeline, videos, activity pages, crafts,
and more.
Gunston Hall
This website also has activities.
Historic Christ Church & Museum
Historic St. John’s Church
Missing Day at the Capitol? Here, you can see a virtual reenactment of Patrick Henry’s “Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death” speech.
Jamestown/Yorktown
This website includes virtual tours, webcasts, and activities, as well as online resources for educators.
Montpelier
Events include webinars and virtual forums, online courses, and videos on Montpelier’s Youtube channel.
Monticello
Live virtual tours are available for $10.
Mount Vernon
This website offers daily livestream events, as well as a virtual tour.
Poplar Forest
They offer virtual tours, talks, and other educational resources.
Civil War & Modern
Alexandria African American Heritage Park
Alexandria Black History Museum
American Civil War Museum
This website offers daily activities, videos, and resources.
Appomattox Courthouse National Historic Park
Educator materials are available here.
D-Day Memorial
They offer virtual programs and other educational resources.
US Holocaust Memorial Museum
This website offers a vast array of online learning, exhibitions, and resources.
General History
Agecroft Hall
Here, you may view videos that highlight the house and collection’s history.
Hampton History Museum.
You can view the collections online.
Hillwood Museum
This site offers a virtual tour, videos, and workshops.
Museum of the Shenandoah Valley
You may browse the collections online.
National Museum of American History
This site offers teacher resources, activities for kids, and online exhibitions.
National Museum of the American Indian
This site offers exhibitions, activities, and resources.
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Museum
Red Hill
The website contains many learning videos.
The Valentine
View online exhibitions and resources.
Virginia Museum of History and Culture
This site offers lectures, tours, webinars, and more.
Science
Gardens & Nature
Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
This website offers virtual tours, audio tours, gardening tips, and activities for kids.
Maymont
View the live stream farm cam and virtual tours.
National Parks
Check out the Hidden Worlds of the National Parks on Google Arts & Culture
Ocean Portal
View live ocean cams.
General Science
Koshland Science Museum
This site offers exhibits and interactive activities.
Nauticus
View “Virtual Adventures” weekdays at 11 a.m.
Smithsonian Museums
View the YouTube show “The Doctor is In.”
Caverns
Luray Caverns
You can view a short 360-degree video tour.
Animals
The National Zoo
The website includes a virtual tour and lots of educational activities.
Virginia Aquarium
Get educational pages and activities for children. Aslo, follow them on Facebook or Instagram for live videos.
Virginia Living Museum
VLM offers multiple videos daily.
Virginia Zoo
Follow the zoo on Facebook and join in every day at 2:00pm for Virtual Voyage; visit the website for the augmented reality tour and activity sheets.
Wildlife Center of VA
Check out live critter cams and eagle tracking.
Machines and Technology
Simple Machines
View a video by the Air and Space Museum and Colvin Run Mill.
Arts
American Shakespeare Center
ASC is now streaming several shows. Tickets are required.
Barter Theatre
On-demand theatre as well as supplemental educational materials and bonus content. Abingdon, VA
Kennedy Center
This site offers new videos daily.
National Museum of African Art – virtual visits and at-home activities
National Museum of Women in the Arts
Taubman Museum of Art
This site offers all sorts of virtual classes and tours.
Visual Arts Center of Richmond
This site has a number of at-home art and writing projects for kids.
General
Amazement Square
This site has videos for young children.
Billy Graham Library
Get lesson plans and videos here.
Children’s Museum of Richmond
This site offers videos and activities
Library of Congress
View videos with authors.
Museum of the Bible
This site offers daily episodes with the Lonesome Curator.
National Museum of Natural History
Offers virtual tours, “Written in Bone,” and “Science How.”
Smithsonian Open Access
This site offers images and 3D digital models.
Spy Museum
This is an awesome site with virtual field trips, lesson plans, and reading lists.
US Capitol
The site offers virtual exhibits, lesson plans, and activities.
Go Abroad
Even when there isn’t a pandemic, many of us may never make it to these treasures around the world–but we CAN experience them online!
British Museum (London)
Musee d’Orsay (Paris)
Musee de Arte de Sao Paulo (Brazil)
National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (Seoul)
Uffizi Gallery (Italy)
Van Gogh Museum (Amsterdam)
