Virtual Field Trips
Even if you can't get on a bus with classmates, you can still explore the world. Find great recommendations for field trip tours, activities, and videos.
Resources for Grades K–2

Video
grades K–5
How Lego Bricks Are Made
Take a trip through the Lego Duplo factory in Hungary and watch how almost 5 million bricks and characters are made each day.

Video
grades 2–12
Peek into the White House
Take a tour of the West Wing of the White House in sign language. See just what the president's 45-second commute looks like.

Video
grades K–5
Behind the Signs
Learn how a sign shop in Queens makes more than 10,000 signs a month for New York City -- for everything from crosswalks to highways to parking!
Video
grades K–5
Niagara Falls
Explore Niagara Falls and learn more about this natural wonder on the border of the U.S. and Canada.
Video
grades K–8
Visit an Animal Shelter
Visit this animal shelter in Sacramento, California, and find out how pets are taken care of before they get adopted and find a new home.
Video
grades K–5
Exploring the Coral Reef
Although they might not swim or move like fish, coral reefs are actually living organisms that play an important role in the ecosystem.
Video
grades K–5
Flash the Sloth
Meet Flash, a two-toed sloth, and learn more about the habitat and habits of these cute mammals.
Video
grades K–5
How It's Made: Chocolate Chip Cookies
Did you know some cookies are made in factories, not in restaurant kitchens? Watch this "sweet" tour on how large-batch cookies are mixed and shipped.

Interactive
grades 1–12
National Parks
Explore some of the most beautiful places in the USA, guided by National Park Rangers.
Video
grades K–5
How It's Made: Candy Canes
Watch how these delicious and sweet holiday treats are made, processed, and packaged.
Video
Preschool–grade 1
Tour a Fire Station
Get up close (virtually!) with some fire trucks, and learn all about how a fire station works, on this excellent video tour.
Video
grades K–8
Experience Polar Bears on the Tundra
Travel to the Canadian tundra to see some migrating polar bears and hear from the scientists who study them.
Activity
Preschool–grade K
An In-Your-House Adventure
Imagine places you'd like to go. Choose areas outside or inside that will "become" those places. Then use drawings, dress-up, and imagination to go on an adventure!

Interactive
grades 1–12
National Parks
Explore some of the most beautiful places in the USA, guided by National Park Rangers.

Interactive
Preschool–grade 12
Field Museum
Take a virtual trip to Chicago to visit the Field Museum, and explore their animal exhibits using Street View.

Interactive
grades 1–5
360º Videos
Pick a video, click, and rotate to get a 360-degree view of stuff people don't often get to see.

Interactive
Preschool–grade 12
Mount Rushmore Virtual Tour
Bring little ones (and bigger kids!) on a virtual tour of this iconic landmark. Afterward, look up some info about the nearby Crazy Horse monument.

Interactive
grades 1–12
Hidden Worlds in Our National Parks
Explore five equally impressive and varied national parks in these interactive, ranger-led virtual tours.

Interactive
grades 1–6
Meet the Met
Get ready to explore over 5,000 years of art from across the globe.

Interactive
grades K–8
Dinosaur Tour
Gawk in awe at the Smithsonian's stunning collection of dinosaur skeletons. But that's not it: there's tons more from our Earth's eventful past.

Lesson
grades K–2
Nature Lab
Check out these great videos and other resources covering how dirt works, the role of pollinators, how nature filters water, and more!

Video
grades K–5
How Lego Bricks Are Made
Take a trip through the Lego Duplo factory in Hungary and watch how almost 5 million bricks and characters are made each day.

Video
grades 2–12
Peek into the White House
Take a tour of the West Wing of the White House in sign language. See just what the president's 45-second commute looks like.

Video
grades K–5
Behind the Signs
Learn how a sign shop in Queens makes more than 10,000 signs a month for New York City -- for everything from crosswalks to highways to parking!
Video
grades K–5
Niagara Falls
Explore Niagara Falls and learn more about this natural wonder on the border of the U.S. and Canada.
Video
grades K–8
Visit an Animal Shelter
Visit this animal shelter in Sacramento, California, and find out how pets are taken care of before they get adopted and find a new home.
Video
grades K–5
Exploring the Coral Reef
Although they might not swim or move like fish, coral reefs are actually living organisms that play an important role in the ecosystem.
Video
grades K–5
Flash the Sloth
Meet Flash, a two-toed sloth, and learn more about the habitat and habits of these cute mammals.
Video
grades K–5
How It's Made: Chocolate Chip Cookies
Did you know some cookies are made in factories, not in restaurant kitchens? Watch this "sweet" tour on how large-batch cookies are mixed and shipped.
Video
grades K–5
How It's Made: Candy Canes
Watch how these delicious and sweet holiday treats are made, processed, and packaged.
Video
Preschool–grade 1
Tour a Fire Station
Get up close (virtually!) with some fire trucks, and learn all about how a fire station works, on this excellent video tour.
Video
grades K–8
Experience Polar Bears on the Tundra
Travel to the Canadian tundra to see some migrating polar bears and hear from the scientists who study them.
Video
Preschool–grade 1
Dino Day Out
Join Caitie on a tour of a museum chock-full of awesome dinosaur skeletons and fossils.