12 Virtual Tours to Explore in Self-Isolation
BY MARGAUX MONFARED AND ALLY HUGHES
Missing The Sea? Welcome to your very own ‘Marine Entertainment from your Home’! Each day for the next 10 days, we’ll be releasing a blog article full of juicy, ocean related content for you to explore from the safety of your living room couch...
You all know why I’m writing this article. I don’t even want to mention you-know-what as this article should serve as a catalogue of pure ocean-y escapism to help you get through these days stuck inside away from the salty air, sandy footprints, and soothing sounds of our beautiful oceans. We hope these virtual tours will give you some of the warm fuzzy feelings that you’ve been missing out on.
National Women’s History Museum – Online exhibit tours including women from NASA, women in STEM and women in the Olympics
3deep - In-Depth Design, imaging and interactive mapping including 3D shipwreck modelling, aerial photography, and visualisation.
Coral Reef Virtual Tour - “Coral reefs are one of Mother Nature's most advanced and sophisticated ecosystems on the planet. Situated underwater they are a complex city of life forms where many types of fish and life co-exist together. Take your time and explore the views of this stunning ocean underwater Coral Garden 360 virtual tour!”
National Museum of Natural History – They have set up virtual tours of many of their exhibitions, past and present! I’m sure the Ocean Hall and Sea Monsters Unearthed exhibits will be of particular interest to you.
Life in the Deep - “We know the terrain of other celestial bodies better than we know the ocean depth of our own. Watch the short video introduction by Sir David Attenborough above, then begin exploring this remarkable collection of film clips on the map.”
Georgia Aquarium – The largest aquarium in the US has webcams set up so you can visit their 6.3 million gallon Ocean Voyager gallery, beluga whale, jellyfish, African penguins and many more!
International Year of the Reef - Google Earth created an interactive map to celebrate International Year of the Reef in 2018.
Keep Sharks Swimming - “Our exclusive 360 videos let you come face to face with sharks at shedd aquarium and in the crystal-blue waters of the bahamas.”
Monteray Bay Aquarium – “Be delighted by the antics of our sea otters or mellow out to the hypnotic drifting of our jellies. With ten live cams to choose from, you can experience the wonder of the ocean no matter where you are.”
National Aquarium - Enjoy the webcam footage from the Atlantic Coral Reef, Shark Alley, and Tropical Rainforest galleries
Clearwater Marine Aquarium - This group works to rehabilitate injured animals to be released back into the wild, or give them a safe home to spend their days. They have webcams on dolphins Winter and Nicholas, rescued sea otters, and the turtle rehabilitation centre.
Explore Live Cams - Various live web cams including Manatees, Channel Islands Kelp Forest, Cayman reef cam and many more.