Tour season during a pandemic – try a virtual tour?

The school tour is something both pupils and teachers often look forward to. A chance to leave the classroom behind and venture out into the world to see the historic sites described in our books, understand the environmental challenges facing our planet and connect with animals and nature.

With schools closed and strict rules in place to control the current pandemic, now may be a good time to check out some of the wonderful virtual tours available online for free. Why not organise a virtual outing with your pupils?

Any more ideas? Send them to editor@into.ie and we will keep this list updated.

Zoos

• Dublin
  • Elephants – bit.ly/DublinZooElephants
  • Penguins – bit.ly/DublinZooPenguins
  • African Savanna – bit.ly/DublinZooAfricanSavanna

• Edinburgh Zoo – bit.ly/EdinburghZooCams
• Marwell Zoo (UK) – bit.ly/MarwellZooCams
• San Diego Zoo – bit.ly/SanDiegoZooCams
• Houston Zoo – bit.ly/HoustonZooCam
• Clear Water Marine Aquarium – bit.ly/ClearWaterMarineCams

Irish Museums

• Trinity College Dublin
  • The Long Room – bit.ly/TCDTheLongRoom

• National Library of Ireland – bit.ly/NationalLibraryIRL
• National Gallery of Ireland – bit.ly/NationalGalleryIRL
• National Museum of Ireland
  • Natural History – bit.ly/NaturalHistoryIRL
  • Country Life – bit.ly/CountryLifeMuseum
  • Archaeology – bit.ly/ArchaeologyMuseumIRL
  • Decorative Arts and History – bit.ly/DecorativeArtsHistoryIRL

• Medieval Museum Treasures of Medieval Waterford – bit.ly/MedievalWaterford
• Number Twenty Nine ESB’s Georgian House Museum – bit.ly/Number29
• The Pearse Museum – bit.ly/PearseMuseumTour
• Titanic Experience Cobh – bit.ly/TitanicExperienceCobh

International Museums

• The Louvre, Paris – bit.ly/LouvreOnlineTour
• Anne Frank House, Amsterdam – bit.ly/AFHouseTour
• The Vatican Museums, Vatican City – bit.ly/TheVaticanMuseum
• The Guggenheim, New York – bit.ly/GuggenheimFromHome
• Pompeii, Naples  – bit.ly/VirtualPompeii
• The British Museum, London – bit.ly/BritishMuseumVirtual
• NASA
  • Glen Research Centre – go.nasa.gov/39fbJCk
  • Langley Research Centre – go.nasa.gov/39faljf