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15 Best INTERACTIVE Virtual Tours of HISTORIC SITES

Eager to explore the world? So am I! I started going on a bunch of virtual tours of famous places and loved them so much that I thought I’d share my favorites with you. Here are the 15 BEST virtual tours of historic sites around the world. ALL are interactive 360 videos or photos. These top tourist destinations will wow you! 

This post is part of a best-of series of virtual tours. Find more incredible  virtual tours , including national parks and waterfalls around the world, wildlife encounters, awesome cities, and crazy adventure travel. 

Historic sites make for the best museums and the best storytellers, hey? By simply standing in a room or overlooking the ruins of days past, you’re immediately transported to another time. Another person’s experiences. And these interactive virtual tours take you right there … past the throngs of tourists and face to face with history. I hope you find these virtual tours of historic sites as inspiring as I do!

Now, if you don’t see the historic site virtual tour you’re looking for, continue to the Summary and Resources section at the bottom. There you’ll find links to more virtual tours of historic sites and other amazing tourist destinations. 

As you read through this list, start creating your travel bucket list … you’ll feel very productive getting all that drooling down in ONE place.

Or, go ahead and plan your next trip . (Or a few … I have!)

This is my list of the best virtual tours of historic sites out there. Enjoy!

1. Xian Warriors Historic Site Virtual Tour (China)

Oh. My. Goodness. Let’s start this list of the BEST virtual tours of historic sites with one incredible famous place.

Even in Chinese, this Xian Warriors virtual tour is AMAZING. Jump down from the tourist walkways to “walk” among the 8,000 some warriors and hundreds of chariots and horses, all in battle position. Zoom in to see traces of colorful paint on their unique expressions. Pan around to the rock and ponder what lies beyond.

This massive mausoleum was created around 210 B.C. All of this was to protect China’s first emperor, Qin Shi Huang, in the afterlife. WOW. 

2. Great Wall of China Virtual Tour (China)

Here’s another top tourist destination in China. Given how famous the Great Wall of China is, it isn’t surprising that you can find a few virtual tours. AirPano’s Great Wall of China virtual tour is my favorite. 

Start at Dragon’s Head and click on the informational markers to learn more about this famous place. Move up the incredible climb at Sky Stairs. Enjoy incredible aerial views of destroyed towers and pan around to the great mountain ranges surrounding you. And “look” down to the incredible, ancient wall ruins beneath your feet. 

Want  more  of China? Explore The Forbidden City and Hong Kong in virtual tours of cities , and the Avatar mountains in virtual tours of national parks !

3. Angkor Wat Historic Site Virtual Tour (Cambodia)

Cambodia’s Angkor Wat complex is incredible . It’s one of my happy places, and was a must for this list of best virtual tours of historic sites.

The Angkor Wat virtual tour from Google Maps Street View is pretty great. Explore a number of the Angkor Wat temples and learn a bit about them through the information icons. There’s a bit of a glitch when I try to zoom in with my mouse, but the +/- buttons work.

If you’d prefer a video tour of Angkor Wat, check out this 360 video virtual tour from VR Gorilla. They walk you through a few of the temples, take you on a boat tour past floating villages, and then give you a taste of Siem Reap’s night life.

Interested in Cambodia? Check out my related articles:

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• Donating Blood in Cambodia  
• 5 Trusted Charities in SE Asia Every Tourist Should Visit

4. The White House Virtual Tour (United States)

Okay. Let’s jump aaaall the way across the Pacific Ocean to the most famous home in the world: the White House. Google Maps takes us inside this top tourist destination with the White House virtual tour . Sadly, it only includes the public rooms on the main floor. I was really curious about the stairs heading down, but no luck. This virtual tour is pretty basic, but the location is pretty cool to make the list of best virtual tours of historic sites.

Don’t think this is cool enough? How about 360-degree videos of Washington DC’s top tourist destinations ? Open these up in your YouTube app and have fun!

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Interested in getting a CHEAP VR headset? Check out Google Cardboard!

5. Anne Frank’s House Virtual Tour (Netherlands)

Now we’ll jump again … over the Atlantic Ocean for virtual tours of historic sites in EUROPE.

And my goodness, this historic site virtual tour is such a treasure. The Anne Frank House virtual tour takes you into the house to see what their lives looked like before and during the Second World War. Climb up to the bookshelf that disguises the Secret Annex. This is where the young girl lived for more than two years, before being discovered. She was sent to the concentration camp, where she died.

Wander through the Anne Frank House virtual tour online. Or, download the free virtual reality app for a more intimate virtual tour of this historic site.

6. Palace of Versailles Virtual Tour (France)

WOW. The Palace of Versailles is certainly among the most grand palaces in the world. And now Google Arts and Culture takes you on a Palace of Versailles virtual tour ! Stroll along the stunning Hall of Mirrors tucked in between the War Room and Peace Room (use the Street View in the link above to enter the side rooms). Don’t forget to look UP!

Then check out the Royal Opera and wander through the gardens. Videos help round out this incredible historic site virtual tour. 

7. Prague Castle Virtual Tour (Czech Republic)

The Prague Castle virtual tour takes you up the hill overlooking the most beautiful city in the world. There are lots of 360-degree images to fall in love with, making this one of the best virtual tours of historic sites!

Explore the gardens and courtyards. Pan up to the buildings towering all around you and zoom in for more detail. Make yourself dizzy spinning in circles under St Vitus Cathedral’s stained glass windows or the Old Royal Palace ceiling. Enjoy the views from the East Gate and Southern Gardens. It’s too bad they didn’t include the view from the steps near Hradcany Square.

Even wandering through the Prague Castle virtual tour leaves me turned around. This is one of the things I really didn’t like when visiting Prague . If you’re planning a real-life visit to this famous place, study the map!

8. Vatican Museum Virtual Tour (Italy)

Have you dreamed of seeing the Vatican’s stunning rooms for yourself? The Vatican Museum virtual tour takes you through Sistine Chapel and Raphael’s Rooms, along with other incredible halls and museums. When I took a tour of this famous place in person, I fell in love with Raphael’s Rooms. Can you find him watching you wherever you stand? He’s in all of his rooms. (Like a much more sophisticated Where’s Waldo!)

Just standing on the doorstep looking into the Sistine Chapel is spectacular. Pan up, spin around and zoom in for a closer look of everything that intrigues you. It’ll be a LOT! The only negative to having it all to yourself? No audio, at least what I could find.

Note: The Vatican Museum virtual tour is compatible with WebVR. So put on a virtual reality headset for an even more epic historic site virtual tour! 

9. Roman Colosseum Virtual Tour (Italy)

One of the most stunning architectural feats of its time, and one of the most gut-wrenching historical sites to visit in person. In nearly 400 years of providing “entertainment,” it’s estimated that nearly 400,000 people died here. Plus almost 1 million animals.

Courtesy of Google Maps, the Roman Colosseum virtual tour takes you inside this top tourist destination. Although you can’t sit on the crumbling steps and absorb the heavy atmosphere, you can “walk” around the public areas and imagine what it would’ve been like. Thundering with cheers and chants of the crowd, lion roars and screams cut short. 

A list of best virtual tours of historic sites wouldn’t be complete without the Roman Colosseum.

Want more of Italy? Check out inspiring virtual tours of cities ! Naples, Pompeii … Old Town Taormina in Messina. WOW.

10. Acropolis Virtual Tour (Greece)

Now how about a trek out to Greece? The Acropolis virtual tour takes you up the ancient steps to this historic site overlooking Athens. Not all images give you 360-degree views and some of my favorite real-life views are missing, but it’s still the Acropolis. And there are detailed descriptions with each image … in English, yay! You also get to see it lit up at night.

My favorite real-life and virtual view from this historic site is looking back over your shoulder as you climb up. Can you find Mars Hill? Step carefully on the uneven paths, especially as you near the East Facade of the Parthenon. And take a deep breath as you gaze out over Athens from the Parthenon Through Time spot (near the West Facade).

But I must confess that I found the Acropolis virtual tour a bit frustrating to navigate. Instead of finding a “next” button, I kept going back to the map. But, the detailed descriptions and zooming function still make it fun, and one of the best virtual tours of historic sites you should check out.

11. Holy Land Historic Sites Virtual Tour (Israel/Palestine)

The Holy Land virtual tour takes you through a long list of 45 amazing historic sites. With so many famous places, I found it a little overwhelming. But if you know where you want to go, choose from the drop-down menu (top center) or images (top left).

The Holy Land virtual tour of historic sites is SO insightful. Bright, colorful churches. Lovely architecture. Vivid colors of the River Jordan. I was surprised by how tall the wailing wall is. You can almost imagine walking those sandy stone paths and running your hand along the stone walls. And feeling the Dead Sea mud squishing through your toes! 

12. Petra Virtual Tour (Jordan)

Ahhh … yes!! You HAVE to check out the Petra virtual tour from Google Maps. Definitely one of the BEST virtual tours of historic sites out there. 

Start your Petra virtual tour at the gateway, and wander all the way into the famous monastery at the end. Google’s Street View gives you an audio tour, ambient sounds of the area, and informational icons to learn more. Pan around and move along the path’s arrows (but you can’t zoom in). Climb up the sandy rock steps, gaze down at the desert canyon below and wander in and out of ancient temples.

My only complaint is that I can’t figure out how to stand back from the monastery for that classic photo op. Or find a camel. Can you?

13. Pharaoh Ramesses VI Tomb Virtual Tour (Egypt)

Okay, this site is very cool. Check out the Pharaoh Ramesses VI Tomb virtual tour . It takes you along a beautiful, ornately decorated tunnel into a room dedicated to Pharaoh Ramesses VI. Step over the railing to look closer at the broken tomb and hieroglyphics on the wall. SO. COOL.

Now, you can also take a virtual tour of the Pyramids . You’d think it’d have to be one of the best virtual tours of historic sites, right? But I found Google Maps’ Street View virtual tour disappointing. I couldn’t figure out how to get inside! (If you know the trick, please share in the comments!)

14. Taj Mahal Virtual Tour (India)

Here’s another incredible historic site to explore online. The Taj Mahal virtual tour takes you around the grounds and inside this top tourist destination. You can pan around and zoom in for a closer look. Listen to videos for information on various pieces. And the views of the gardens and Yamuna River are wonderful. 

But I’m sad to report that the Taj Mahal virtual tour has disappointing limitations. You can’t pan up to look at the ceilings nor down when you’re on top of the buildings. The most annoying thing for me, though, was not finding a “next” button and having to go back to the map every time. That said, I still love that I could “see” this famous place for myself. So, it still makes the list of best virtual tours of historic sites!

15. Machu Picchu Historic Site Virtual Tour (Peru)

One of the top tourist destinations in the world, Machu Picchu is definitely on my bucket list. Yours, too? The Machu Picchu virtual tour will make you want to go now ! 

This Machu Picchu virtual tour is easy to navigate and the narration is short and pleasant. The disadvantage of this setup, though, is you can’t just go wherever you want (like you kinda can with Google Maps Street View). I really wanted to go inside the ruined buildings. And sit on the edge and run my fingers through that sand! This historic site virtual tour really only makes me want to go more .

INCREDIBLE. What a way to end this post of the best virtual tours of historic sites!

Want more of South America? Visit incredible waterfalls like Angel Falls and Iguazu Falls, national parks and the Galapagos wildlife !

Summary and Resources

Which of these virtual tours of historic sites make your best-of list? Which top tourist destination are you eager to travel to next?

Other posts you may be interested in:

• 25 virtual tours of beautiful NATIONAL PARKS around the world
• 15 virtual tours of WILDLIFE ENCOUNTERS  
• 17 inspiring virtual tours of CITIES

If the famous place YOU were looking for isn’t among my best virtual tours of historic sites, here are two other fun websites to explore:

• AirPano has tons of virtual tours of historic sites and other amazing locations around the world, both by 360-degree photos and HD videos (built for VR headsets). Germany’s famous Neuschwanstein Castle. The Zhangjiajie Glass Bridge in China. Russia’s Saint Petersburg. AWESOME. 
• Google Arts & Culture has a huge variety of virtual tours of historic sites and others for you to explore. More palaces, castles and museums. Aquariums. Melbourne Cricket Ground. Many historic sites can be toured with Google Maps Street View, but not all with audio or information icons.

Interested in getting a VR headset? If you’re into gaming or want a good one, reviewers praise the Oculus brand . Otherwise, you CAN get a cheap VR headset. Just check out Google Cardboard !

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Enoued these very much. If anyone is interested, I have a website with over 50 tours. The photography and execution is certainly not as professional as thes 15, bit as a world history teacher I have added accurate historical audio tracks, offering a comprehensive tour of famed sights (as well as those off the beaten path) supplemented by photos I have taken as well as curated videos. The link is: https://tracyanddale.com/VirtualTraveler/index.html

Am I missing something (I’m visually impaired)? I can’t find links to the tours…

I had a virtual tour of the Holy Land. It led me to more than 36 sites with their own spiritual significance. Of course, the original site where a certain event took place are now protected and kept under the church buildings built around them.

Even though the original site was invisible, I could see so many well preserved churches and the people with deep thought on what God has done in those specific places.

The land was somewhat barren with much desert. But I believe it is still a land flowing with milk and honey as God said, over all. Seeing the site, churches and people led me to renew how great God is and how great salvation is through Jesus Christ, as a Christian myself.

Amen. There is something special about this area of the world, that is for sure.

Hi, great site with amazing links which I would love to use with my history student. Only think is that the Holy Land is in Palestine, not stotel territory of İsrael.

I’m so glad you’re enjoying the links! I agree … these virtual tours are pretty incredible.

Thank you for your comment. I’ve updated the post to reflect this.

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Tour a Historic Home, From the Comfort of Your Own

Bored with your surroundings? Walk the (virtual) halls of some storied grand houses.

By Alexis Soloski

Have you ever had the dream where you take a test that you haven’t studied for? Or the one where you’re caught in a public place in your underwear? Here’s another common one: You open a door in your home and discover a room you have never seen before. To make this one a reality, just charge your laptop.

Since the pandemic began, tours of historic American homes, once strictly in-person events, have proliferated online. There are houses with architectural significance, while others had famous former owners or are merely — and wildly — opulent. Encountering these domestic spaces through your screen means sacrificing vestibular sensation and any hope of surreptitiously stroking tablecloth or tapestry. But if you are looking for ways to increase your square footage — no contractor required — here are a handful of options.

Newport Mansions

The Gilded Age rarely gleamed as brightly as in late 19th-century Newport, R.I., which hosted summer cottages for the nation’s wealthy, assuming your definition of “cottages” extends to 70-room masterpieces of marble, alabaster and platinum leaf. With most homes currently closed, the Preservation Society of Newport County has made video and 3-D tours available of some of the more fabulous ones: The Elms, Marble House, Chateau-sur-Mer, Chepstow, Kingscote, Hunter House, and Isaac Bell House. Scroll and click through Italianate fantasia, Louis XIV pastiche, Gothic extravagance and high-end Victorian clutter. There’s also a tour of the Elms’s servants’ quarters , for a better understanding of the labor and austerity behind the scenes that kept all of that splendor. newportmansions.org

Winchester Mystery House

Purchased in 1886 by Sarah Winchester, who inherited a fortune from her gun magnate husband (the second president of Winchester Repeating Arms), this San Jose, Calif., mansion underwent almost constant expansion until her death in 1922. (Why? A popular if unsubstantiated rumor holds that the design was meant to confuse the spirits of those shot by Winchester rifles.) Live tours of its 160 rooms are currently suspended, but the corporation that owns the house has prepared a 41-minute video, available on Vimeo ($5.99 to rent, $13.99 to buy), with an interactive 3-D tour ($8.99) that includes areas not usually shown. Both allow access to the creepy stained glass, the numerology-influenced light fixtures, the stairways to nowhere and the insane number of doors (2,000!) that Winchester bankrolled. Paranormal enthusiasts might particularly enjoy the séance room, with its single entrance and three exits. Neither viewing includes glimpses of the ghosts visitors have reported seeing . winchestermysteryhouse.com

Mark Twain House

In 1874, Samuel Clemens (pen name Mark Twain) and his family moved into this Hartford, Conn., mansion designed by Edward Tuckerman Potter. The lavish interior, designed by Tiffany’s Associated Artists, came seven years later. Asked about the style of his house, Clemens said, “I guess we’ll call it ‘eclectic.’” Highlights of the free virtual tour include the library, the conservatory and the billiard room, which doubled as a writing room. It was a source of great sorrow to the writer when financial problems forced the family to abandon the house in 1891. “To us, our house was not unsentient matter,” Clemens wrote, “it had a heart, and a soul, and eyes to see us with .” To learn where and how other writers and artists lived, also consider a 3-D tour of Alice Austen’s house (aliceausten.org), a video tour of one of Georgia O’Keeffe’s homes (okeeffemuseum.org), a live feed from Winslow Homer’s studio (portlandmuseum.org/homer#) and a remote tour of Edgar Allan Poe’s Baltimore house (poeinbaltimore.org). marktwainhouse.org

The Frick Collection

Before it rebranded as a sumptuous museum , this Upper East Side mansion, designed by Thomas Hastings, housed the wealthy industrialist Henry Clay Frick. A new renovation will close the building for at least two years, with its art collection moving to the Frick Madison (the former home of the Whitney and the Met Breuer). In the meantime, a detailed 3-D guide with a helpful audio component moves viewers through the ground floor rooms of the Garden Court, the Fragonard Room (once a drawing room), the music room and the Boucher Room (once a boudoir), to name a few. The free tour includes close-ups of the art and baroque furnishings that surround it, as well as archival photographs. The second and third floors? Those remain largely out of sight, even online. frick.org

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Take Virtual Tours of These Seven Historic Homes of American Artists

A new book looks at American art through the studios of the masters that made it

Jennifer Billock

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Throughout history, people have turned to art in times of strife. American landscape painter Winslow Homer's later work is perceived to be a reaction to what he witnessed during the Civil War. Photographer Alice Austen created a whole series on immigrants coming into New York in the 1890s and being quarantined before they could enter Ellis Island. And, of course, this is evident in the present time, with coronavirus street art and murals memorializing George Floyd springing up around the world.

“In times like this, people do turn to these communal expressions of being human,” says Valerie Balint, author of Guide to Historic Artists' Homes & Studios , the new guidebook for the 44 site museums in the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s Historic Artists’ Home and Studios program. “People look to the specific creative voice of humanity at times when other aspects of humanity are being challenged, and certainly artists who are producing in any one of those moments can't help but be impacted by that.”

Balint’s book offers an inside view of the homes and studios of American artists throughout history. Readers can imagine themselves walking through the living room of Weir Farm, the Connecticut home of the grand patriarch of American impressionism, Julian Alden Weir. They can explore the chaotic studio floor at the East Hampton, New York house where Jackson Pollock and his wife, Lee Krasner, lived from 1945 until their deaths in 1956 and 1984, respectively. Readers can inspect the thousands of tiles lining the walls at Henry Chapman Mercer’s Fonthill Castle in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, or take in the statuary of Elisabet Ney’s self-designed sculpture studio in Austin, Texas.

Historic Artists' Homes and Studios: A Guide

From the desert vistas of Georgia O'Keeffe's New Mexico ranch to Jackson Pollock and Lee Krasner's Hamptons cottage, step into the homes and studios of illustrious American artists and witness creativity in the making.

Through the book, it becomes apparent how the personal spaces of these artists impacted their work, potentially giving an idea of how we can embrace our own spaces as we stay home more often than not.

“While we're at home, we are communing with our personal spaces on an extended basis in ways many of us have not done for years,” Balint says. “It's really interesting to examine, at this moment, the incredibly personal spaces where some of the most important visual minds and creatives of American culture did their work. [It’s interesting to examine] the choices they made in terms of location, type of house they wanted to be in, the type of space, and what they surrounded themselves with, and how that fostered these great pieces of art and artistic movements that we still feel connected to today. Seeing how the landscapes informed works of art or how the artists themselves stretched into architectural and landscape practice beyond the confines of the picture frame really makes us remember that creative spirit is limitless. It humanizes these great geniuses of art, and reminds us that creativity resides in all of us.”

Armchair travel to the following American artists’ homes and studios through Balint's book, and then check out the virtual tours available for each site.

Thomas Hart Benton State Historic Site; Kansas City, Missouri

Large-scale muralist and painter Thomas Hart Benton lived in this limestone home , built in 1903 by architect George Mathews, with his family until his death in 1975. Benton worked in the carriage barn behind the house, where he spent the majority of his days painting. It was here he created one of his most famous works, A Social History of the State of Missouri , which is on display in Missouri's state capitol building. Benton died in his studio; he always returned to the house for dinner with his family, and one night, he returned to the studio to sign his latest (and last) piece, but collapsed and died before he could. Rita Benton, his wife, died only 11 weeks later, and the house and studio have remained the same ever since, per her wishes.

“We could see ourselves tinkling on the piano and grabbing a drink off of the bar cart in the dining room,” Balint says. “But when you're in the studio, you see all the different parts of process that need to go into making a really large-scale mural. Because of all the detritus that's there, you can actually see this is a very complex process.”

C-SPAN offers a video tour of Benton's home and studio, led by site administrator Steve Sitton. You'll also discover a bit about Benton's personal life.

Mercer Museum and Fonthill Castle; Doylestown, Pennsylvania

Henry Chapman Mercer’s concrete home and studio , constructed between 1908 and 1912, was of the tilemaker and archaeologist’s own design. Though inspired by European buildings the artist discovered during travels while he was younger, the building completely flouts standard construction methods of the time it was built.

“He just decided he was going to create a concrete castle in the image that he wanted to do it, which meant that he created a new way to use this material,” Balint says. “He completely abandoned any typical ways of planning for an architectural space. He actually just made little models of rooms and then stuck them together. That’s why the outside looks really weird and irregular. So often in architecture, you consider the exterior of the building. But Mercer really cared about how his rooms were going to be in relationship to each other, and how that would all fit together externally was just not as important to him.”

Inside, the home reflects the chaotic nature of its design through the thousands of tiles he used to adorn the walls, ceiling and floors. Mercer created tiles for specific themed rooms, like pink and blue tiles in the Columbus Room designed to reflect Columbus’ voyages and the native people of the places he landed. The 44-room castle is also lined with Mercer’s massive library and ceramics collection.

This three-minute video tour walks you through Fonthill Castle, sharing information about Mercer and the art decorating the walls inside.

Alice Austen House; Staten Island, New York

Photographer Alice Austen lived a privileged life, but also one that didn’t conform to modern times. Photography wasn’t considered a suitable profession for a woman; however, her family was wealthy enough that she didn’t need to live off just her earnings. She often shocked society when she donned her corset and bicycled into New York City to capture images of life there, from shoeshine boys to quarantined immigrants. She lived with her partner, Gertrude Tate, in the family home (where she had a small darkroom in an upstairs closet and had to wash her prints in the well outside), even though both their families disapproved of the relationship.

“The Alice Austen House is a nationally-designated LGBTQ site, and I think it offers members of that community a touchstone to go to, to understand the creative practice of a person who was trying to forge her own way within the social conventions and artistic conventions of her time,” Balint says. “She managed to live a life on her terms and created work that was interesting and unique.”

That being said, Austen’s house was typical for the time period, a 1700s Dutch cottage with Victorian and Gothic Revival elements added by her grandfather in 1844. Austen lost everything she owned, including the house, in the 1929 stock market crash. Her family wouldn’t allow her to legally live with Tate afterwards, so she intentionally stayed impoverished and moved into a local poor house where Tate often visited her. Austen died in 1952, and was again denied her wishes to be with Tate—she was buried in the family plot instead of together with her partner.

The Alice Austen House created this virtual tour on Google Expeditions, allowing viewers to walk through the home and overlay historical images onto the modern setting.

Elizabet Ney Museum; Austin, Texas

When sculptor Elisabet Ney built her limestone castle home and studio —at once Texas’ first artist studio and first art museum—in 1892, she was in her 50s and had already reinvented her life several times. She began her career among the German elite, friend to royals and war heroes and working out of a studio in the German royal court. She and her husband, Edmund Montgomery, came to the U.S. in 1871 to escape political turmoil and get medical care for Montgomery. They first lived on a cotton plantation in Texas, where Ney quit sculpting to run the plantation, raise her two children and be a leader in the Texas women’s rights movement.

When her surviving child was grown and out of the house, she built her studio and reclaimed a career as a sculptor. Some of her first commissions were sculptures for the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago, and her masterpiece— Lady Macbeth —is on display at Smithsonian American Art Museum.

“This is a woman who lived nine lives,” Balint says. “She's an incredibly complex person. She basically built her studio to create an artistic enclave. She would hold studio salons right out by the lake. Austin is really known for being an artistic community, and she is the embodiment of what Austin represents. She helped forge it.”

Take a video tour of Elisabet Ney's studio and explore her sculptures on YouTube, led by the museum's curator Oliver Franklin.

Pollock-Krasner House and Study Center; East Hampton, New York

About a week and a half after getting married in 1945, abstract expressionists Jackson Pollock and Lee Krasner moved into a secluded cedar-shingle home built in 1879. Initially, Pollock painted in an upstairs bedroom while Krasner worked in the back parlor. But Pollock eventually moved his studio out to the barn, where the chaotic marks of his work remain splashed on the floor today. After Pollock’s death in 1956, Krasner moved into the barn studio, and today the walls still echo with the huge arching movements of her painting. The detritus of their work in the barn makes the building itself almost like stepping into a joint Pollock and Krasner painting.

“There are very few places you can go where you can understand process,” Balint says. “The house is so modest, and the studio is so modest, and there's this beautiful bucolic view out to the marshland and the creek. Pollock and Krasner both said they were inspired by this environment. And then you go into the studio, and you look down at the floor, and you look up at the walls, and you just understand being in the process. When you go to the studio, your understanding of the physicality of the process is changed through that experience.”

This YouTube virtual tour of Pollock and Krasner's home and studio, led by site director Helen A. Harrison, describes the history of the site, the artists' styles, and how the residence changed when it became a museum.

Winslow Homer House; Scarborough, Maine

In 1883, after gaining fame with oil paintings, watercolors and Civil War illustrations in Harper’s Weekly , painter Winslow Homer gave up urban life in New York City and moved to a coastal retreat in Maine, where he established his home and studio in a two-story Shingle Style carriage barn . Here, Homer dramatically shifted his work as well, from detailed illustrations to pieces reflecting the environment where he lived and worked.

“Works by Homer evoke such emotion for people,” Balint says. “And when you stand in the home, your sense of why you feel what you feel when you look at one of those paintings becomes even more imprinted upon you. You understand suddenly why that type of painting causes a reaction. You can see how a particular view and a particular environment can pull upon an individual soul and their desire to then somehow capture that for others.”

Homer lived a simple life in Maine, though taking time to travel regularly. He didn’t have running water or electricity, and relied on a fireplace for heat. His main goal was to focus on his work and the surrounding environs, leading him to create masterpieces like Weatherbeaten , an 1894 painting of a crashing ocean scene that’s now on display in the Portland Museum of Art.

This YouTube tour through Winslow Homer's studio speaks to artifacts, his career in New York before arriving in Maine, and his personal life.

Weir Farm; Wilton, Connecticut

American impressionism takes hold at Weir Farm , a home and studio enclave purchased in 1882 by Julian Alden Weir, a pioneer in the style. The 153-acre farm saw three generations of Impressionist work conducted on the premises, not just by Weir but also by his daughter, Dorothy Weir Young, and her husband, sculptor Mahonri Mackintosh Young, and artists Doris and Sperry Andrews, who bought part of the property after befriending the Youngs. Today, the farm and its picturesque red buildings are one of three major sites devoted to American Impressionism throughout history.

“Because it's multi-generational, you see the kind of studio a painter needs and wants, and then a hop, skip and a jump away is the type of very large studio that a sculptor needs,” Balint says. “You get to understand what the needs are of the different types of art practice in a really great way. Weir Farm is such a representation of what we, as Americans, think of when we think of our tie to the land—something that starts as a family farm and this beautiful pastoralness, and then all these interesting things come together about how we look at land in our culture.”

Follow along with this YouTube video tour to learn more about Weir Farm, its past residents, and the life and history of J. Alden Weir.

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19 Virtual Tours of Famous Homes

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Even if you feel trapped at home, it's possible to get away and even travel to fabulous, famous houses and castles all across the world — using your computer and a little imagination. And when stay-at-home orders are lifted? Consider checking out even more famous homes , some of which you might remember from the movies . Here are some famous homes you can visit just by firing up the computer and logging on. Most tours are free or far cheaper than visiting in person.

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Mark Twain House | Hartford, Connecticut

Take the virtual tour here The esteemed humorist spent his most prolific years working and living in Connecticut. He and wife Ivey moved into the house in 1874, but poor investments forced them to relocate to Europe in 1891. Still, this was his favorite home, and more recently it's been restored right down to the nursery where his children grew up as well as the book-lined rooms where Twain wrote his most famous works, including "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer," "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court," and "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn."

Mount Vernon | Virginia

Take the virtual tour here Just 13 miles south of Washington, D.C., sits the bucolic estate of George and Martha Washington. The extensive online tour shows the expansion from responsibly-sized home to mansion, and explains details such as the process of rustication, by which Washington directed his manager to create a beveled wood exterior that looks like stone. Those needing a nature escape will want to follow the arrows toward the East Piazza, which overlooks the Potomac River all the way to the Maryland shore. Note: Other than a discussion of a painting, there is notably little attention paid to the slaves who were kept on the property.

Paisley Park | Chanhassen, Minnesota

Take the virtual tour here Six months after his death, Prince's estate opened for public tours. You can explore in 360 degrees  the recording studio, rehearsal studio, editing room, and grand entrance where the great musician not only recorded his own prolific output, but also produced other artists such as Sheila E., George Clinton, and Mavis Staples. Sadly, a tour of the closet is not included.

Molly Brown House Museum | Denver

Take the virtual tours here Perhaps you'd prefer a tour guide on your virtual visit? The Molly Brown House Museum offers narrated videos taking you on a tour of the house belonging to this Denver legend. Born in Missouri, Brown struck out with her brothers for Leadville, Colorado. She and her husband made good in mining and bought an 1887 stone mansion in Denver. Years later, she gained fame as a Titanic survivor who demanded her lifeboat return to look for the survivors. After your virtual tour, enjoy Debbie Reynolds in the musical "The Unsinkable Molly Brown," available for streaming on several sites.

Biltmore Estate | Asheville, North Carolina

Take the virtual tours here For more than half a century, visitors have flocked to tours of the largest privately-owned home in the United States, originally built in the 1890s for George Vanderbilt II. On the Biltmore website , you can visit a few of the more than 30 acres of gardens designed by the great Frederick Law Olmstead. Don't miss this YouTube video for a "Downton Abbey"-style tour  of the recently opened upper floors, including the linen closet.

Ca D'Zan | Sarasota, Florida

Take the virtual tour here You wouldn't expect a circus impresario to have a garden-variety house, and with its outlandish Venetian Gothic architecture, the 1924 mansion of John Ringling doesn't disappoint. The Ringlings entertained luminaries such as Will Rogers in the 36,000-square-foot waterfront building. This is the rare tour that offers a glimpse of the private quarters. Look elsewhere on the site for tours of the Asolo Theatre, the circus school and the Ringling Museum of Art.

Monticello | Charlottesville. Virginia

Take the virtual tour here With an online tour of Monticello, you can explore the neoclassical architectural designs of the third U.S. president, Thomas Jefferson. The main house on Jefferson's plantation, Monticello reveals his neoclassical architectural plan. Its decor features a mix of American history and the decor he collected while ambassador to France. Examine such innovations as a wine dumbwaiter and revolving service doors, as well as triple-sash windows that could convert into doorways. The tour also allows a peek at the Hemmings cabin on Mulberry Row, where slaves were housed out of sight of the main mansion.

Winchester Mystery House | San Jose, California

Take the virtual tour here Shortly after her husband's death in 1881, Sarah Winchester, heir to the rifle fortune, moved to California. She immediately began expanding an 8-room farmhouse into the 24,000-square-foot mansion that today draws tourists both for its extravagance and for the mystery of how it came to be. Legends abound of it being haunted, but even non-believers will be drawn into this behemoth built without a master plan, resulting in unevenly spaced stairs, interior windows, and dead-end doors and staircases. (Immersive 360-degree tour is $9 for unlimited access; the video tour is available for $6 for 72-hour rental or $14 to buy.)

Buckingham Palace | London

Take the virtual tour here You will not get to see the queen's bedroom, or any of the other 188 staff bedrooms and 52 royal and guest bedrooms. Nor will you see the 78 bathrooms in the Neoclassical building, which has been the royal residence since Queen Victoria. However, you can virtually wander through the gilt-and-carmine Throne Room, climb the Grand Staircase, and sip some tea (virtually, of course) while in the White Drawing Room.

Iolani Palace | Honolulu, Hawaii

Take the virtual tour here A source of pride and grief for Native Hawaiians, this 1879 estate was the official royal residence of Hawaii until it became a prison for Queen Liliuokalani. Her attempts to strengthen the monarchy led to her being overthrown in 1893 by American sympathizers and, finally, the U.S. Marines. She was imprisoned in the palace for one year until she was pardoned, living the rest of her life as a private citizen. A 3D self-guided online tour reveals the grand staircase and piano, both made of native koa wood.

Frick Collection | New York

Take the virtual tour here Built in the pre-income tax Gilded Age, the 1914 Henry Clay Frick mansion is on the still-ritzy Upper East Side of New York. Today it serves as a museum housing Frick's sizable collection of Old Master paintings and fine furniture. While examining masterworks by Vermeer and Fragonard online, you can also take in 360-degree views of the house and its gardens and imagine how the other 1 percent lived.

Eustis Estate | Milton, Massachusetts

Take the virtual tour here Travel back to a gentler era — at least, gentler for the wealthy — by visiting the 1878 home of William Ellery Channing Eustis. The house reflects several architectural styles and was built from local stone with red and yellow brick accents and a red-tiled roof. Fans of woodworking will enjoy the detailed carvings throughout the house. Today, they reflect the warmth of natural wood, but originally were painted white. The kitchen features the latest conveniences, including a new-at-the-time stove, a dumbwaiter, speaking tubes and an in-house telephone.

Versailles | France

Take the virtual tours here No one ever said Versailles was subtle. The formerly modest French chateau was expanded into the opulent royal residence for those pompadoured kings, Louis XIV and Louis XVI. The living was good, if not particularly subtle, until intellectuals had enough and sent Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette to the guillotine in 1793. You can tour the palace and its enormous gardens online or download the VR app.

The Elms | Newport, Rhode Island

Take the virtual tours here The summer playground of the Gilded Age is rife with American palaces, including the stone behemoth of Philadelphia coal baron Edward Julius Berwind. The Elms was modeled after an 18th-century French chateau and completed in 1901. The home and furnishings were designed by a French firm, and the art collection includes a painting by John Singer Sargent. On the website, you can tour three other Newport mansions, although the most famous, the Breakers, is not available.

J.P. Morgan Library | New York

Take the virtual tour here Designed by Charles McKim in 1903 to hold the financier's massive library, this stone building originally stood next to Morgan's home, since destroyed. This is no ordinary library, though. Outside, a facade of Tennessee marble and sculpted lions show just how seriously Morgan expected to be taken. Inside, the ornately decorated library shows off an enormous medieval tapestry, stone fireplace, and books rising three stories high. The collection includes multiple medieval and Renaissance illuminated manuscripts, including the 13th-century Morgan Bible, three Gutenberg Bibles, and many original manuscripts and drafts by artists and writers from Honore de Balzac to Bob Dylan.

The Glass House | New Canaan, Connecticut

Take the virtual tour here he great modernist architect Philip Johnson based his 1949 home is a national landmark for its early industrial style. Johnson was influenced by the Farnsworth House, and his personal home reflects the nature surrounding its lush New England setting. The rectangular prism is an open space, punctuated only by the brick fireplace (and bathroom) column in the middle.

Casa Azul | Coyoacan, Mexico

Take the virtual tour here In an elegant suburb of Mexico City sits the home where painter Frida Kahlo was born and died. The online tour takes visitors through nearly every room of the house as well as the gardens. Kahlo spent much of her life in pain as the result of a streetcar accident, and the home shows the set-up engineered to allow her to paint on her back in bed.

Glessner House | Chicago

Take the virtual tour here Designed by architect Henry Hobson Richard and completed in 1886, Glessner House represents a break from traditional Victorian architecture, and inspired modern architects including Louis Sullivan, Mies van der Rohe, and Frank Lloyd Wright. The virtual tour takes you throughout the hulking granite-clad building, even going so far as Mrs. Glessner's dressing room.

Betsy Ross House | Philadelphia

Take the virtual tour here Both Betsy Ross and her home are subject to dispute, as historians suggest that she did not sew the original flag, and that this may, in fact, not have been her home. Still, this 360-degree tour gives viewers a close look at a modest Colonial home. In there, you can see the Delft tile fireplace in her tiny parlor, with pride of place given to the walnut chest inherited by Betsy from her father.

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33 Historic Tours You Can Take Virtually From The Comfort Of Your Home

Y’all. We are all stuck at home, and it’s so hard to figure out how to keep the kids entertained.

Well, say no more. We got ya!

We’ve gathered  33 Historic Tours You Can Take Virtually . Yes, that means you can explore all these cool historic sites from the comfort of your home and in your pj’s!

This is all made possible by the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

Here’s 33 Historic Tours You Can Take Virtually From The Comfort Of Your Home

Alice Austen House — Staten Island, NY

B&O Railroad Museum — Baltimore, MD

Charles Allis Art Museum — Milwaukee, WI

Pollock-Krasner House and Study Center — East Hampton, NY

Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site — Buffalo, NY

George Eastman Museum — Rochester, NY

Vizcaya Museum And Gardens — Miami, FL

Silver City Museum — Silver City, NM

Hagley Museum and Library — Wilmington, DE

Strawbery Banke Museum — Portsmouth, NH

Thomasville History Center — Thomasville, GA

American Independence Museum — Exeter, NH

Fairfield Museum and History Center — Fairfield, CT

Greenwich Historical Society — Cos Cob, CT

Henry B. Plant Museum — Tampa, FL

Rough Point — Newport, RI

The James Monroe Museum — Fredericksburg, VA

Marble House , Newport, RI

Meadowcroft Rockshelter and Historic Village — Avella, PA

Pension Building, National Building Museum — Washington, DC

The Breakers — Newport, RI

Historic Huguenot Street – New Paltz, NY

Mary Todd Lincoln House — Lexington, KY

Buffalo Trace Distillery — Frankfort, KY

Historic L. B. Brown House Museum — Bartow, FL

Liberty Hall Historic Site — Frankfort, KY

Ships of the Sea Maritime Museum / William Scarbrough House and Gardens — Savannah, GA

Decatur House — Washington, DC

Lyndhurst — Tarrytown, NY

President Lincoln’s Cottage — Washington, DC

The Glass House — New Canaan, CT

Tread of Pioneers Museum — Steamboat Springs, CO

Gilgal Sculpture Garden — Salt Lake City, UT

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8 Former Presidents’ Homes You Can Virtually Tour

Our list includes famed sites like Sagamore Hill, Mount Vernon, and Monticello.

Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site, Hyde Park, New York

Franklin Delano Roosevelt called Springwood home for his entire life, given that it was his birthplace and his burial place. It became a National Historic Site in 1945, and its architectural style is a combination of Federal and Italianate. Springwood consists of 800 acres and was originally built in 1800, then remodeled in 1845.

Adams National Historical Park, Quincy, Massachusetts

Adams National Historical Park, previously known as Adams National Historic Site, was built in 1788 and sits on 8.5 acres. The structures located in the park are works of Georgian and Federal architecture. This virtual tour includes four historic sites: the Stone Library, the Old House, John Adams's birthplace, and John Quincy Adams's birthplace.

Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site, New York City, New York

Theodore Roosevelt lived in this Manhattan townhouse from birth (in 1858) until his early teenage years in the 1870s. The structure that exists today is an exact recreation of the original one, given that the 1848 home was demolished in 1916, only to be reconstructed in 1923 and turned into the historic house museum we know it as today. Fortunately, many of the original furnishings remain part of the home’s decor to this day.

Sagamore Hill National Historic Site, Oyster Bay, New York

Theodore Roosevelt lived at Sagamore Hill from 1885 until his death in 1919. It became known as the “Summer White House” because Roosevelt continued to spend time here during his presidency, which began in 1901 and ended in 1909. This circa 1884, Queen Anne-style home is located on 83 acres and boasts 22 rooms.

George Washington's Mount Vernon, Mount Vernon, Virginia

Mount Vernon, which was built in 1758 on 500 acres of land, became part of the Washington family in 1674 when George Washington’s great-grandfather, John, purchased the property along with his friend, Nicholas Spencer. Despite being hundreds of years old, many of the design elements at Mount Vernon—like vibrant colors such as turquoise blue and emerald green and a checkerboard floor design—look as timely as ever.

Lincoln Home National Historic Site, Springfield, Illinois

Abraham Lincoln lived here from 1844 until 1861, the year he became the 16th President of the United States of America. He was elected president while residing at this home, and it was the only house Lincoln ever owned. He had the home renovated and remodeled multiple times between 1846 and 1859, during which he made changes such as adding an additional bedroom, a pantry, a barn, stoves, and raising the roof.

Thomas Jefferson's Monticello, Charlottesville, Virginia

Monticello served as Thomas Jefferson’s home for over 55 years, from 1770 until he passed away in 1826. Jefferson renovated the house towards the end of the 1700s into the early 1800s, a project that included an alteration of six fireplaces and an addition of two more fireplaces, one of which is the Rumford fireplace, featuring a blue and white Wedgwood panel inlay.

Martin Van Buren National Historic Site, Kinderhook, New York

Martin Van Buren’s former home, known as Lindenwald, is a unique mix of Federal and Gothic Revival style architecture, designed by Peter Van Ness and Richard Upjohn. This 220 acre farm was home to Martin Van Buren and his family for over 20 years, from 1841 to 1862, and still features an original Dutch door from 1797.

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8 Historic Places You Can Take a Virtual Tour Of Right Now

From pioneer homes to grand estates, these tours don’t disappoint.

Being stuck inside for long periods can certainly have its doldrums. But, if you’ve been hankering for some fresh inspiration and you love historical buildings then you should know that there are many museums and historic sites that are now offering virtual tours in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic- many for free. Without further ado, here are 8 incredible historic places that you can take a tour of without even leaving your chair.

8) Marble House in Newport, RI

Built in 1892 by Alva and William Kissam Vanderbilt for her 39th birthday, the home was outfitted with every conceivable decoration and finery- from rococo gilding to a veritable mosaic of marble that covers both the floors, walls, and ceilings of some areas. It’s hard to imagine more opulence than this American gem of the Gilded Age. You can take the virtual tour for free -which includes a 3D perspective of the interiors in dollhouse style- right here .

7) Winchester Mystery House, San Jose, CA

The Winchester Mystery House was built by the widow of the creator of the Winchester rifle, Sarah Lockwood Pardee Winchester. Her husband’s invention in her mind had caused so much pain to the world that she built a house that would confuse ghosts and spirits lest they try to avenge their fates. Sideways windows, doors to nowhere, and other oddities abound in this strange house. These additions continued until her death in 1922 .

You can rent a virtual tour for a small fee right here .

6) Mark Twain House, Hartford, CT

This home was where Mark Twain was said to have spent the happiest years of his life. The whimsical design features pattern brickwork, expansive verandas, and a luxurious Victorian interior. The family only got to enjoy the home for 16 years before they moved to Europe amidst financial problems. Today the house is arranged much as it would have been in Twain’s time with fretwork walls and ceilings completing the decoration in grand style. Take the free tour right here .

5) Hunter House, Newport RI

One of the oldest homes in the area, this house predates the majestic (some might say excessive) Gilded Age Newport homes that came at the end of the 19th century. Hunter House was completed in 1754 for an official of the colonial British government. The comparatively plain exterior does not betray the secretly lavish interior replete with carved balustrades and panels which rivaled the finest houses of Europe- albeit at a scale of only 2 1/2 floors.

Take the virtual tour for free here .

4) Genesee Country Village in New York

The Genesee Country Village and Museum features 68 historical buildings ranging from throughout the 19th century that were either moved the to site or built there. When the village is open traditional trades like spinning, weaving, quilting, blacksmithing, and animal husbandry are on display for visitors. As of now you can see the empty buildings -sans historical interpreters- including the boyhood home of George Eastman and a quaint one-room schoolhouse (latter pictured below). Take the tour here .

3) Ainsley House, Campbell, CA

John Colpitts Ainsley commissioned his thatched roof house in California after making his fortunes in canned fruit and vegetables. Despite his success the home was modest when compared to the abodes of other entrepreneurs of the era. The style of the house is something between fairy tale and Tudor revival in style- not an uncommon type of home in the 1920s. Inside the quaint and quirky house there lies a Craftsman style interior clad in oak panels and with glass French doors separating the downstairs rooms. Despite the relatively small size of the house the master suite features a fireplace, dressing room, bathroom, and many closets. Take the free tour here .

2) Frick House Collection, NYC

Once the home of Henry Clay Frick, the New York City home is now where a huge collection of art and artifacts is housed under the Frick Collection. The mansion was completed in 1914 just as the world was coming into World War I. Featured collections inside include stunning porcelain , art, and sculptures from around the world, as well an entire area devoted to renowned French painter, Jean-Honoré Fragonard. Take the tour here .

1) Mount Vernon, Fairfax County, VA

George Washington’s beloved estate has been a working museum open to the public since 1860 . The elegant house and surrounding estate was where more than 300 people lived, counting of course Washington’s many slaves. The legacy of this house has such importance to the history of the United States. You can tour the house, the grounds, and many of the numerous out buildings for free here .

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Take the virtual tour of the kremlin, moscow river, saint basil’s cathedral and red square.

The Moscow Kremlin  usually referred to as the Kremlin, is a fortified complex at the heart of Moscow, overlooking the Moskva River to the south, Saint Basil’s Cathedral and Red Square to the east, and the Alexander Garden to the west.

It is the best known of the Kremlins (Russian citadels) and includes five palaces, four cathedrals, and the enclosing Kremlin Wall with Kremlin towers. Also within this complex is the Grand Kremlin Palace. The complex serves as the official residence of the President of the Russian Federation.

The name “Kremlin” means “fortress inside a city”, and is often also used metonymically to refer to the government of the Russian Federation in a similar sense to how “White House” is used to refer to the Executive Office of the President of the United States. It had previously been used to refer to the government of the Soviet Union (1922–1991) and its highest members (such as general secretaries, premiers, presidents, ministers, and commissars). The term “Kremlinology” refers to the study of Soviet and Russian politics.

All of Moscow’s main streets start at  Red Square , so it’s easy to see why this is considered the heart of the city. A massive space of 330 meters by 70 meters, the square is flanked by the Kremlin, Lenin’s Mausoleum, two cathedrals, and the State Historical Museum. In 1945, a massive Victory Parade was held here to celebrate the defeat of Nazi Germany by the Soviet Armed Forces.

St. Basil’s Cathedral , one of the most recognizable buildings on the square, was built in 1555. The unique cathedral has architectural details inspired by Byzantine and Asian designs, as well as details that resemble those found in famous mosques. There are nine individual chapels inside the church, all decorated with colourful mural art.

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Saratoga Springs Historic Homes Tour This Saturday

by Julia Dunn

(SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY) If you're searching for something to do with mom this Mother's Day weekend, look no further than the Historic Homes Tour in Saratoga Springs!

The annual event hosted by the Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation features the mansions of North Broadway this year, offering you an exclusive opportunity to see the inside of some of the most well-known and famous homes in the city. This includes the Brackett Mansion, home of the late Senator Edgar Brackett.

Eight homes are on the in-person tour and a virtual tour features six.

This is our biggest fundraiser of the year." Board President, Michelle Funiciello says. "This really goes a long way in the mission of the Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation which is to ensure the cultural and architectural foundation of Saratoga remains strong for generations to come.

An example of those funds in action is the work currently being done on 65 Phila Street, a historic home saved from demolition by the SSPF and now being rehabbed. Eventually, it will be sold as a private residence. 65 Phila is included on this year's virtual tour.

Saturday's Historic Homes Tour goes from 10am to 3pm. Tickets can be purchased online, $50.00 for non-members, at saratogapreservation.org, or the day-of for $55.00 at the Surrey-Williamson Inn at the end of North Broadway.

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The treasury of our Moscow panoramas is gradually increasing.

We have already been shooting aerial panoramas for 6 years. During this period of time we shot many interesting cities of the world: New York, Amsterdam, Kuala Lumpur, Sidney, Miami, Las Vegas, Rio de Janeiro, Dubai, Los Angeles and many others. However, we didn't succeed in shooting Moscow, the city we live in, though we did our best. The case is the flights over Moscow are forbidden except those of Russian Federation Ministry of Civil Defense and Emergency Response and Russian police. Taking in consideration these administrative restrictions we applied our creativity and resolved this problem by the following:

1) We made a virtual tour over Moscow Encircling Highway :  MEH and Interchanges

2) Yauza, Ramenki, Southern Port

3) In May 2010 near the Crocus-City the first in the world 1 gig pixel panorama was shot from the helicopter. It shows the Kremlin, the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, Novodevichiy Convent, the TV Tower of Ostankino and many other places of interest.

4) This sphere shot from the height of 1000 m which shows most part of Moscow and regions.

5) Last spring we have shot the panorama of Novodevichiy Convent

6) We have done a virtual tour over Moscow State University

7) Earlier this year we have done a fabulous panoramas of Moscow City business center

8) One of Moscow City panoramas has been converted into stereo format

9) We have created a  giga pixel panorama of the center of Moscow

Also it is worth to view one of the photos by Sergey Semenov devoted to the rehearsal of the Victory Parade of May 9. 

It had success on the exhibition  World Seen by the Russians  held in Moscow, on Tverskoy Boulevard in May-June 2011.

And now we would like to introduce a virtual tour around Moscow Kremlin.

Photo by  Sergey Semenov ,  Dmitry Chistoprudov  and  Stas Sedov

18 October 2010

Open Gallery

Virtual Travels in 360°

Bellísimo !!!! Gracias por tener más información de mi entrañable Rusia por ser descendiente allí nació mi abuela y no pierdo las esperanzas de ir es maravilloso !!!!!!!

Marta Markmann, Argentina

What a wonderful picturisation! A feast to the eyes and ears.

AVR Rao, India

Excellent job. God bless Russian people.

Simon Avshalum, USA

Muchachos sois unos verdaderos artistas, exactamente un dia como hoy del año pasado (2012) tuve la fortuna de visitar Moscu y Petrogrado, vivo en Mejico, pero soy Madrileño, un fuerte abrazo

Juan Antonio Garcia, Spain

"its awesome i want to visit there once in my life time"

Mani Shanker, India

Thank you, Mani! I think you'll like Moscow if you'll visit it!

Varvara, AirPano

Je to zázrak čo ste dokázali. Neuveriteľné. Škoda, že naše Slovensko je v porovnaní so svetom zanedbané koministi sa držali pri zemi, nič nedokázali postaviť . Chcela by som ešte navštíviť Ameriku.

Angela Pelachová, Slovakia

Magnifique travail !!!!!! Quel bonheur intense d avoir la possibilité de voir la planète depuis son petit coin de pays.... Merci. Danielle Croset .Suisse.

Danielle Croset, Switzerland

Qué belleza, poder viajar a Moscu... y desde aqui de El Salvador..... Muchas gracias por compartir estos videos....

Cristina Amaya, El Salvador

Good job it's realy wonderfull.....a lot of thank for you....

pratik panchal, India

bellisimo moscu y su escultural plza roja patrimonio de la humanidad felicidades

sergiedv cevadxa, Mexico

your site has good Images but feed showing is low an yway thats good

shema gh, Iran

beautiful city

mohamed eleish, Egypt

Welcome to take photo in Chian!Haha

yi xin, China

Gr8 Work! Just 1 suggestion... Keep doing it!!!!

Mandar Vaidya, India

Many thanks, Mandar! We will!

Precrasnaia Maskva, precrastanaia Rusia. Spasiva !

PASCU IOAN, Romania

★☆☆☆☆

ahmad peko, Iraq

thank, por transportarme en sus maravillosas fotos. puedo decir conozco a moscu sin pasaporte!

jorge humberto gomez, Colombia

it is perfect.

delnia khezraqa, Iran

Sensacional!!!!!!

Paulo Rattes, Brazil

Wonderfull. so beautiful. A lot of tank for you. You are the best¡¡¡¡¡congratulation¡¡¡¡¡

Daniel garcia rusca, Argentina