 Happy Birthday, Harry Potter! For today's virtual travelogue, we'll visit London to view a virtual tour of the British Library's Harry Potter: A History of Magic exhibition, as well as the Warner Bros. Studio Tour of the sets used in the films!
The Harry Potter exhibit was on display at the British Library in 2017, but you can tour the entire thing virtually from home right now: https://artsandculture.google.com/search/exhibit?project=harry-potter-a-history-of-magic. But Google Arts & Culture has so much more than just the exhibition that you can view, including some neat videos and articles: https://artsandculture.google.com/project/harry-potter-a-history-of-magic. The magic doesn't end there though, the Warner Bros. Studio Tour London has a YouTube channel full of video tours of the movie sets. So you can visit the sets of Gringott's Bank and the Forbidden Forest, among others, without having to worry about dragons or acromantulas! View the tours here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLNLll2qswZmc6KbHpHg8vg?feature=emb_ch_name_ex.  Today seems like the perfect day to jet off to Amsterdam and wander some of the city's amazing museums. So for today's virtual travelogue, we'll do just that!
First, we'll visit the Rijksmuseum, which exhibits thousands of pieces of Dutch art. The building itself is also beautiful, so be sure to check out all of the different views! Take virtual tours of different parts of the Rijksmuseum here: https://artsandculture.google.com/search/streetview?p=rijksmuseum&hl=en. Google Arts & Culture has in-depth looks at some of the pieces, including The Milkmaid by Johannes Vermeer, which are really interesting and can be found here: https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/rijksmuseum. Next, let's pop over to the Van Gogh Museum. This museum houses the world's largest collection of artworks by Vincent van Gogh! You can view each floor of the museum here: https://artsandculture.google.com/search/streetview?p=van-gogh-museum. If you'd like to learn a little more about the artist, Google Arts & Culture has a couple of online exhibits looking at the books he read and his love life, which can be found here: https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/van-gogh-museum?hl=en. Do you want to know even more about Vincent van Gogh? You are in luck, because there are a few different films about him and his works available on Kanopy! You just need your library card number to log in and watch. Two of the films available right now are Loving Vincent (https://eurekapl.kanopy.com/product/loving-vincent-1) and Exhibition on Screen - Van Gogh (https://eurekapl.kanopy.com/product/exhibition-screen-van-gogh). Enjoy!  For today's virtual travelogue, let's take a hike and visit our friendly neighbors to the north!
The Nature Conservancy of Canada has 360-degree virtual tours of several of their sites, and they are all absolutely stunning! There is also a wealth of information about each of the conservation areas, including the different species that you might see around the trails, in case you want to plan a future trip! Check them out here: https://www.natureconservancy.ca/en/where-we-work/google-trekker/. You can also view interactive virtual tours of 39 of Canada's National Parks with Google Earth! Take a moment and gaze upon the natural beauty of the parks here:  Today is the 51st anniversary of the Apollo 11 astronauts landing on the Moon! For today's virtual travelogue we'll learn more about the US Space Program and take a virtual tour of the Moon!
NASA has video footage of the Apollo 11 spacewalk, along with audio from the astronauts and a lot of interesting information, on their website: https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/apollo11.html. There is also extensive information about all of the Apollo missions here: https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/missions/index.html. You can also check out photos of the sites that the astronauts visited on their different space missions here: https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/revisited/index.html. Take a high-definition virtual tour of the Moon with NASA here: https://moon.nasa.gov/resources/168/tour-of-the-moon-4k/. Want to learn more about space flight? The National Air and Space Museum has a feature on their website called Air and Space Anywhere, so you can take virtual tours of their facilities, view panoramic cockpit tours, watch videos with astronauts, and more! View all of that, plus info and videos about the history of aviation on their website here: https://airandspace.si.edu/anywhere.  Let's view some beautiful street art from around the world, including some just across the river, for today's virtual travelogue!
FIrst up, Google Art Project has created a fantastic set of interactive virtual tours, complete with audio guide, of street art in New York City, Argentina, and Sweden. There are also online exhibits to check out and some really neat GIF art, as well. You can find all of that, and more, here: https://streetart.withgoogle.com/en/. If you want to learn a little more about street art and the artists behind the works, Google Arts & Culture has a great collection here: https://artsandculture.google.com/project/street-art. Want to view street art made by artists a little closer to home? Hello Peoria has you covered! You can view the stunning murals that are all over Peoria, right from your couch: https://hellopeoria.co/category?category=Mural. If you want to get out of the house and view the works in person, while safely social distancing, Big Picture Peoria has created a mural map of where you can find this amazing art across the city:  For today's virtual travelogue, let's travel to Mexico to visit some Mayan archaeological sites and the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City!
First, let's learn more about the Mayan civilization with Google Arts & Culture. They have an extensive collection of works from the British Museum called Exploring the Maya World here: https://artsandculture.google.com/project/exploring-the-maya-world. Included in this is a virtual tour of Palenque: https://artsandculture.google.com/story/KAVRQqTjRmLjwQ. Then we'll visit Chichén Itzá! This site is a large complex of Mayan ruins on the Yucatán Peninsula. National Geographic has a short video tour here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJCrrTk-dLQ. You can take a virtual 360 degree tour from Air Pano here: https://www.airpano.com/360photo/Chichen-Itza-Mexico/. Finally, we'll check out the National Museum of Anthropology with a virtual tour from Google Arts & Culture: https://artsandculture.google.com/streetview/museo-nacional-de-antropolog%C3%ADa-m%C3%A9xico/CwEMAX5agejbLg. You can also get a closer look at items in their collection here: https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/museo-nacional-de-antropologia-mexico.  For today's virtual travelogue, let's visit some natural history museums! The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History (https://naturalhistory.si.edu/) in Washington D.C. has a fantastic, interactive virtual tour of their exhibits here: https://naturalhistory2.si.edu/vt3/NMNH/. Be sure to also check out their website for their extensive list of webinars and other virtual programs, like An Epoch Deep Time Adventure with Artist Ray Troll and Paleontologist Kirk Johnson: https://naturalhistory.si.edu/education/after-hours/epoch-deep-time-adventure-artist-ray-troll-and-paleontologist-kirk-johnson. They also have a behind the scenes look at their collection here: https://naturalhistory.si.edu/visit/virtual-tour/museum-support-center-and-research-stations. Next, we'll visit the American Museum of Natural History (https://www.amnh.org/) in New York City! Check out their virtual tour from Google Arts & Culture: You can also get a closer look at some of the museum's dioramas here: https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/american-museum-of-natural-history.
Don't miss their awesome virtual programs, like today's virtual field trip of Manhattanhenge (https://www.amnh.org/calendar/field-trip-manhattanhenge-2020)!  For today's virtual travelogue, let's beat the heat and climb some snowy mountain peaks!
First up, we'll climb Mount Fuji, which is the tallest mountain in Japan. Take a trek up the mountain here: https://www.google.com/maps/about/behind-the-scenes/streetview/treks/mount-fuji/ Next, let's head to Nepal to check out Mount Everest, Earth's tallest mountain above sea level! Check out base camp: https://www.google.com/maps/about/behind-the-scenes/streetview/treks/the-worlds-highest-peaks/ Learn more about life at base camp: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/2019/05/everest-base-camp-daily-life/ And view a full 360 degree tour of the mountain: https://www.airpano.com/360photo/Everest-Nepal/ https://www.airpano.com/360photo/Everest-Top-View/ Finally, we'll end our tour at Mount Blanc in France, the highest mountain in western Europe. View it here: https://www.google.com/maps/about/behind-the-scenes/streetview/treks/mont-blanc/#map  Since tomorrow is Independence Day, let's visit some historical sites relating to our founding fathers for today's virtual travelogue!
We'll start with our first president, and visit George Washington's Mount Vernon. Take a virtual tour of the Virginia historical site here: https://virtualtour.mountvernon.org/ Then we'll head to Massachusetts to visit Adams National Historical Park, where both John Adams (second president) and John Quincy Adams (sixth president) were born. There are virtual tours, an online exhibit, and other objects to view thanks to Google Arts & Culture here: https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/adams-national-historical-park Finally, we'll head back to Virginia to take a virtual tour of third president Thomas Jefferson's home, Monticello, here: http://explorer.monticello.org/virtualtour/ Have a happy and safe 4th of July! |
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