Use these more than 50 Washington DC Virtual Tours to explore our nation’s capital from your classroom. This is an excellent resource for class trip preparation. A Washington DC virtual tour can be built into pre-trip class projects to engage student learning before traveling to Washington DC.
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2. National Zoo: Take a virtual visit to the zoo and watch many of the animals on live web cams.
3. United States Capitols and Landmarks Tour
5. Washington National Cathedral
7. Frederick Douglas National Historic Site
8. George Washington’s Mount Vernon Mansion Tour
9. Arlington National Cemetery
10. National Arboretum
11. United States Botanic Garden
12. Tidal Basin
13. Reflecting Pool
14. Basilica of the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
Washington DC Virtual Tour: Capitol Hill
15. Capitol Hill – Explore each of the buildings located on Capitol Hill.
16. US Capitol Rotunda : View interactive panoramics of the US Capitol Rotunda. Use the navigation at the bottom of the panoramic to visit:
- 17. National Statuary Hall
- 18. Old Senate Chamber
- 19. The Capitol Crypt
- 20. Old Supreme Court Chamber
- 21. Brumidi Corridors
- 22. House Chamber
- 23. Senate Committee Room
- 24. East Front of the Capitol
25. Supreme Court
Washington DC Virtual Tour: Museums
27. United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Online Exhibitions
National Archives
National Gallery of Art
- 30. National Gallery of Art East Building
- 31. Center Atrium
- 32. West Atrium
- 33. National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden
34. Smithsonian National Postal Museum
35. Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
36. Smithsonian National Museum of American History Current Exhibitions
37. Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum – Udvar – Hazy Center: High Resolution Photos and 360 degree panoramas.
38. Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum – National Mall Online Exhibitions
39. Smithsonian Museum of American Indian Online Exhibitions
40. Smithsonian Museum of American Art and Renwick Gallery Online Exhibitions
41. Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery Web Online Exhibitions
42. Newseum
43. International Spy Museum
44. Hirshhorn Museum Current Exhibitions
Washington DC Virtual Tour: Memorials
- 45. Lincoln Memorial
- 46. Korean War Veterans Memorial
- 47. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial
- 48. Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial
- 49. Jefferson Memorial
- 50. Navy Memorial
- 51. Washington Monument
- 52. American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial
- 53. World War II Memorial
Washington DC Virtual Tour: Theaters and Performance Centers
54. Ford’s Theatre
55. The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
56. Folger Shakespeare Library – Elizabethan Theatre
Washington DC Virtual Tour: Universities
60. Catholic University of America
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