travel Park, California, USA (virtualyosemite.org) •
Buckingham Palace, London (royal.uk/virtualtours-buckingham-palace)
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Great Wall of China (thechinaguide. com/destination/ great-wall-of-china)
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Jerusalem and Bethlehem, Israel (p4panorama.com/ panos/HOLYLAND/)
You can also go on some digital hikes, including to Mount Everest (http://www.everest3d.de). Many of the USA’s National Parks can be found as virtual tours on Google Earth, including Arches National Park, Badlands National Park, Death Valley National Park and the Dry Tortugas National Park.
You can also visit some places that are also very tricky to visit in real life, even when travel IS possible. For example, take a virtual tour of the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus or the archeological treasure of Palmyra, both located in Syria. You can also take a virtual tour of other tricky to visit places, such as historically important places in Iraq and Afghanistan. You are also able to take a virtual tour inside the Hubble Control Centre and go on a 360-degree journey through the Orion Nebula!
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Smithsonian Air and Space Museum, Washington DC, USA (airandspace.si.edu)
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Vatican Museums, Vatican City (museivaticani.va/ content/museivaticani/ en/collezioni/musei/tourvirtuali-elenco.html)
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NASA Glenn Research Centre, Ohio, USA (nasa. gov/glennvirtualtours)
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Taj Mahal, Agra, India (tajmahal.net/newtaj)
Here are some other examples of museums, gardens and more that you can explore virtually:
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Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA (nps.gov/yell/learn/ photosmultimedia/ virtualtours.htm)
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The Louvre, Paris, France (louvre.fr/en/ visites-en-ligne)
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Another amazing option is the virtual tour using 360-degree photos of Machu Picchu, Peru’s most famous national wonder! This is available on the You Visit website, which also offers virtual tours of other destinations, including New York City by helicopter, Rome, Istanbul, Tel Aviv, Mount Rushmore National Memorial and Ayutthaya Historic Temples in Thailand to name just a few (www.youvisit.com/travel). Some of the best websites, aside from Google Arts & Culture, for viewing 360 photos and going on virtual tours, include AirPano. com (there’s a spectacular one of the Northern Lights in Iceland), 360cities.net, and Xplorit.com. Many zoos and aquariums, as well as beautiful destinations such as Hvar Island in Croatia, are offering 24/7 live streams! These are perfect for having a relaxing GIBRALTAR MAGAZINE MAY 2020
