For those who lack occupation during this period of confinement, here is a list of American historic and cultural places that offer virtual tours allowing you to escape without leaving your home.
Art lovers can wander virtually the aisles of several museums around the world thanks to Google Arts & Culture, including the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York which allows you to contemplate the works of Vincent Van Gogh and others contemporary artists.
In just a few clicks, 2.0 visitors can also enter the Oval Office of the White House in Washington D.C. or take the circular stairs from the Guggenheim Museum in New York.
Fans of surrealist paintings will appreciate the interactive tour of the Salvador Dali Museum in St. Petersburg, Florida, which contains more than 2,000 works by the famous Spanish painter.
Thanks to augmented reality, the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas is changing our relationship to works: we are no longer standing in front of the canvas, we are inside. This interactive experience allows you to move from a frontal relationship to a total immersion.
In Miami, Villa Vizcaya, built over 100 years ago by James Deering, opens virtually its doors to visitors wishing to admire the beauty of this building with Spanish influences as well as its French gardens.
Lovers of skeletons of dinosaurs and other fossils will flock to the site of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in Washington D.C. which offers an interactive tour of most of its collections.
Those who dream of exploring vast wilderness can take a virtual walk on the trails of Yellowstone National Park, the oldest national park, and enjoy a 360 degree trip through the heart of Yosemite National Park in California. It is also possible to descend into a crevasse in the Kenai Fjords National Park in Alaska, to traverse a lava tunnel at the Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park in Hawaii, or to explore the coral reefs of the Dry Tortugas National Park located off Key West Florida.
Automobile enthusiasts will enjoy virtual guided tours of the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, which houses more than 250 emblematic vehicles in the history of Hollywood cinema, including the Magnum Ferrari or even the DeLorean popularized in the “Back to the Future” trilogy. Those who prefer trains can also board the locomotives and wagons of the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Ronks, Pennsylvania, which traces the American railway adventure.
Several animal parks in the United States, such as the San Diego Zoo and the Monterey Aquarium in California, are also accessible remotely via numerous webcams that allow you to relax while watching jellyfish swim or penguins waddle.
It’s well known, music softens manners. The Metropolitan Opera of New York broadcasts some of its finest productions free of charge. Each video remains available online for 23 hours. Music lovers can also appreciate the initiative of the musicians of the Seattle Symphony who volunteered to share their performances of classical music online.
Finally, you don't have to be an astronaut to conquer space. Thanks to NASA’s Space Center Houston mobile app, you can explore the surface of the Moon or admire the launch of the Saturn V rocket.
