Happy World Oceans Day! For today's virtual travelogue we will take a virtual dive into the ocean to see some of the beautiful views under the water!
Have you ever wanted to swim with sea lions? Now you can from the comfort of your own home thanks to the NOAA's Office of National Marine Sanctuaries: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkTZsEeD8Ns Explore an underwater National Park, St. Croix’s Buck Island Reef, with National Geographic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v64KOxKVLVg The Monterey Bay Aquarium in California has a variety of different ocean animals you can view on their live web cams every day! Check them out here: https://www.montereybayaquarium.org/animals/live-cams You can also learn more about World Oceans Day here: https://unworldoceansday.org/ Today is World Environment Day, so we are going to visit a few of the natural wonders that can be found around the world for today's virtual travelogue! First we'll travel to Ireland to take a stunning tour of the Giant's Causeway. The National Trust has a virtual tour: https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/giants-causeway/features/take-a-virtual-tour-of-the-giants-causeway And there's also a neat article about the ancient organisms living in a rockpool at Giant's Causeway on the National Trust's website: https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/giants-causeway/features/ancient-organisms-at-giants-causeway Next up, we'll jet to Vietnam to see the world's largest cave, Hang Son Doong: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news-features/son-doong-cave/2/#s=pano37 Finally, let's head back to the United States and take in the spectacular views of the Grand Canyon. You can check it out via Google Earth by clicking on the button below: The National Park Service also has a series of video tours here: https://www.nps.gov/%E2%80%A6/photosmulti%E2%80%A6/grand-canyon-in-depth.htm
Happy first day of Summer Reading! For today's virtual travelogue, we will Dig Deeper and travel to Egypt. Recently Egypt's Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities released virtual tours of a handful of their historical sites. These virtual experiences let you "walk" around the ancient sites by clicking on hotspots along the floor.
The oldest site available for a virtual walkthrough is the tomb of Queen Meresankh III. The tomb of Menna in the Theban Necropolis is “one of the most visited and best preserved” according to the ministry. There are additional tours of the tomb of Pharaoh Ramesses VI, the Ben Ezra Synagogue, the Red Monastery, and the Mosque-Madrassa of Sultan Barquq. Today's virtual travelogue is a look at the important work being done to identify WWI soldiers missing in action by the Doughboy Foundation. "Doughboy MIA" - The Who, The Where, The Ways and Means will be presented by historian and author Robert J. Laplander. The webinar starts at noon today. Register by clicking on the button below: If you are unable to watch live, the webinar will be recorded and available for view along with the other webinars in the series. Click on the button below for the recordings:
Happy Memorial Day! Today's Virtual Travelogue is a brief video of the history of Memorial Day by the History Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRXrfs0f1Fo .
When museums reopen, consider taking a drive down to Murphysboro, Illinois, and visit the General John A. Logan Museum. Logan is the founder of Memorial Day as a national holiday. Learn more here: https://loganmuseum.org/. Today's Virtual Travelogue is a behind-the-scenes tour and discussion of the British Museum’s blockbuster 2013 exhibit, “Life and Death in Pompeii and Herculaneum.”
The 88-minute video tells the story of daily life in the neighboring cities, revealing how Mount Vesuvius’ 79 A.D. eruption transformed the communities in just one day. Click on the button below to view the video! Today's virtual travelogue is taking us to some zoos! A number of zoos have live webcams in animal enclosures. Check out the Houston Zoo: https://www.houstonzoo.org/explore/webcams/. You can also visit the San Diego Zoo (https://kids.sandiegozoo.org/videos) and Monterey Bay Aquarium (https://www.montereybayaquarium.org/animals/live-cams).
Today's Virtual Travelogue explores the work of Illinois architect Frank Lloyd Wright! The Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy, in partnership with the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation and Unity Temple Restoration Foundation, have launched Wright Virtual Visits, a weekly social media initiative highlighting Frank Lloyd Wright-designed public sites that are currently closed due to COVID-19. New virtual tour videos are posted every Thursday.
View all of the videos posted yesterday here: https://savewright.org/news/wright-virtual-visits-may-14/ . The videos feature portions of the Robie House, Seth Peterson Cottage, Taliesin West, Fallingwater, the Hollyhock House, and more! Learn more and find more video links here: https://savewright.org/…/public-wright-sites-swap-virtual-…/ Today's virtual travelogue is to the sunny, warm southwest (as we await the return of warm Spring weather here in Illinois!). We are visiting the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum in Santa Fe, New Mexico. You can learn more about the artist, view her work, and take a video tour of her home. Enjoy! https://www.okeeffemuseum.org/
Today marks the 75th anniversary of V-E Day!
For today's virtual travelogue, we are visiting the National World War II Museum in New Orleans. First, watch this short video by the museum on V-E Day: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOleia9DHnk. Their YouTube channel has some great documentaries and oral histories for you to watch: https://www.youtube.com/user/NationalWW2Museum You can also read more about V-E Day and World War II on their website: https://www.nationalww2museum.org/the-war |
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