As someone who loves to travel, you might find yourself feeling a bit stir crazy stuck at home due to COVID-19. With most things shut down and no reopening date in sight, you find yourself dreaming about when you’ll be able to escape your home and explore the globe again.
I understand the struggle, as I too had many press trips, vacations and events cancelled. But it is essential to look on the bright side. Now is the perfect opportunity to focus our energy on learning a skill or new activities.
You might be surprised to discover how many famous landmarks or museums have free virtual tours. With just a click of your mouse, you’ll feel like you are in another country. Best of all, there won’t be any tourists blocking your view.
To help you enjoy your time at home, I’ve gathered up a list of free virtual tours from around the world.
World Famous Landmarks
Machu Picchu in Peru
Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt
Great Sphinx of Giza in Egypt
Stonehenge in the United Kingdom
Eiffel Tower in France
Taj Mahal in India
Great Wall Of China in China
The Columsium in Italy
The Vatican in Vatican City
Athens Acropolis in Greece
Chichen Itza in Mexico
Dead Sea in Israel
Castles
Palace of Versailles in France
Castle of Sully-sur-Loire in France
The Château of Vaux le Vicomte in France
Château du Rivau in France
Castle of Chenonceau in France
Buckingham Palace in the United Kingdom
Windsor Castle in the United Kingdom
Hedingham Castle in the United Kingdom
Schonbrunn Palace in Austria
Palace of Sintra in Portugal
Pena National Palace in Portugal
Catherine Palace in Russia
Ashford Castle in Ireland
Blarney Castle in Ireland
Rock of Cashel in Ireland
Malahide Castle in Ireland
Mir Castle in Belarus
Dundurn Castle in Canada
Himeji Jo in Japan
Okayama Castle in Japan
National Palace Museum in Taiwan
Grand Palace in Thailand
Pałac Wojanów in Poland
Monuments
Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy
Cristo Redentor Statue in Brazil
Hollywood Blvd. in the USA
Trevi Fountain in Italy
Heroes’ Square in Hungary
Hiroshima Peace Memorial in Japan
Government Buildings
Parliament Building in Canada
House Of Parliament the United Kingdom
Parliament Building of Hungary
Temples and Churches
Kiyomizu-dera Temple in Japan
Itsukushima Shrine in Japan
Nishi Honganji Temple in Japan
Tenryuji Temple in Japan
Luxor Temple in Egypt
Petra in Jordan
Valley of the Temples in Italy
Prambanan Temples in Indonesia
Borobudur Temple in Indonesia
Hagia Sophia in Istanbul
Angkor Wat in Cambodia
Alcobaça Monastery in Portugal
Wat Chai Watthanaram in Thailand
Kazan Cathedral in Rusia
Catedral de Sevilla in Portugal
Museums
The National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico
Guinness Storehouse in Ireland
Guggenheim Museum in the USA
Dali Museum in the USA
Smithsonian Natural History Museum in the USA
Natural History Museum in Austria
Canadian Museum of History in Canada
The British Museum the United Kingdom
Theatres
Sydney Opera House in Australia
Burgtheater in Austria
Paris National Opera in France
Palais Garnier in France
Carnegie Hall in the USA
Art Galleries
The Louvre in France
Musée d’Orsay in France
MET Art Gallery in the USA
National Gallery of Art in the USA
Rijksmuseum Museum in Amsterdam
Frida Kahlo Museum in Mexico
Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien in Austria
Vancouver Art Gallery in Canada
Tate Modern the United Kingdom
Tokyo Fuji Art Gallery in Japan
National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in South Korea
Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam
The Uffizi in Italy
MASP in Brazil
Picasso Museum in Spain
Theme Parks
Walt Disney World in the USA
Universal Studios in the USA
Sea World in the USA
Aquariums
Ripley’s Aquarium in Canada
Aquarium of the Pacific in the USA
Seattle Aquarium in the USA
Monterey Bay Aquarium in the USA
Tennessee Aquarium in the USA
Zoos
Calgary Zoo in Canada
Sandiego Zoo in the USA
Kansas City Zoo in the USA
Reid Park Zoo in the USA
Atlanta Zoo in the USA
Miami Zoo in the USA
Houston Zoo in the USA
Dublin Zoo in Ireland
Edinburgh Zoo the United Kingdom
This is the perfect time to enjoy the free virtual tours and make a list of all your favourite spots. I know after doing some virtual exploring it helped to inspire me to add more locations to my bucket list. Enjoy!