Seniors across the country are adapting to the changes in daily life caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. It may be a difficult time we’re in right now but our safety comes first and that means we just can’t get out and about. We do have some virtual options for travel. In between thorough hand-washings, pick up your smart phone or get on the computer and try a few of these.
From Detroit to Disney, automotive museums to otters at the zoo, we truly hope these links offer some helpful options to “get out and about.” Take a virtual trip around Michigan and beyond. Become a PVM armchair traveler!
Pure Michigan offers a page full of stay-at-home virtual travel options around the state:
https://www.mlive.com/life/2020/03/pure-michigan-offers-stay-home-virtual-travel-from-museum-tours-to-film-festival-live-streams.html
Michigan Science Center:
https://www.mi-sci.org/visit/family-groups/venue-rental/virtual-tour/
Zoo Tours and Live Cams:
San Diego Zoo
https://zoo.sandiegozoo.org/live-cams
Tune in to a web cam at the Monterey Bay Aquarium
https://www.montereybayaquarium.org/animals/live-cams
Check out the live cams from our own Detroit Zoo here.
https://detroitzoo.org/virtual-vitamin-z/
Visit a virtual auto museums including:
Ford Piquette Plant
https://www.fordpiquetteplant.org/virtual-tour/
Lane Motor Museum, Nashville, TN
https://www.google.com/maps/@36.1402833,-86.7341045,3a,75y,211.42h,68.1t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sAF1QipPZQ6RRlCPM02f_l7eEWsLgq7k5lav1PURDkPZS!2e10!3e11!7i8192!8i4096
Corvette Museum, Bowling Green, KY
https://www.google.com/maps/@37.0042596,-86.3744149,2a,75y,44.82h,79.74t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s3ch81PSBBYcpaddKlw4P9g!2e0!7i13312!8i6656?hl=en
See more Virtual Auto Museum Tours here:
https://www.motortrend.com/news/best-car-museum-virtual-tours/?fbclid=IwAR1FfkgHxZD14M4Xa-EeNBTcJXTot6uAC3WlOPVkHHStDxN4bkhMnvg2sKM
Check out a National Park:
https://www.insider.com/national-parks-america-virtual-tours-3d-visit-2020-3
Discover Disney again! They have 360-degree panoramas on Google Street View:
https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2018/03/disney-parks-launches-first-ever-360-degree-panoramas-on-google-street-view/
Google Street View
Another option is to simply use Google Street View. Start with a drive through Paris, France.
https://www.google.com/maps/@48.8609548,2.2962338,3a,75y,62.26h,64.86t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sy7qJudgFOTqCEpufZ-eczQ!2e0!7i16384!8i8192
Here are some additional instructions on using Google Street View.
https://support.google.com/maps/answer/3093484?co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop&hl=en
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Our Quote of the Day:
“Although I am a typical loner in my daily life, my awareness of belonging to the invisible community of those who strive for truth, beauty, and justice has prevented me from feelings of isolation.”
– Albert Einstein
