Tips for Traveling While at Home – Tip 5

Virtual Zoo Visit.

Virtual field trips are a great way to expose kids to new places all from the safety and comfort of your home.  Many zoos and aquariums have set up virtual tours and webcams of their facilities. You can visit zoos from around the world from the comfort of your couch.

Here are some reasons you might like to do this:

1. No traffic

2. See several zoos in one day

3. Food and drinks won’t break the bank.

4. You can visit every day and see what animals are active at different times of the day.

5. No entrance fee or stroller rental.

Zoo webcams are fun to watch on the internet. You get to see giant pandas, elephants, sea lions and the aquarium from the Washington DC National Zoo webcam.

https://nationalzoo.si.edu/webcams

Here are a few of the most popular Zoo sites to get you started.

1. The Cincinnati Zoo Blog.
2. Woodland Park Zoo Blog.
3. Lincoln Park Zoo.
4. Memphis Zoo Blog.
5. San Diego Zoo  Zoonooz News.
6. Saint Louis Zoo Blog.
7. The Houston Zoo.
8. Zoo Atlanta | News & Stories.
9. Minnesota Zoo Blog.
10. Phoenix Zoo Blog.