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Digital Exhibits, Tours and Collections for Teaching

Virtual Tours of Museums and Historic Sites

Betsy Ross House

Virtual tours:

https://www.youvisit.com/tour/visitphilly  (includes 360 tours of several historic sites in Philadelphia)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnAO_lmCFAw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_3VdZA5TT0

 

Eastern State Penitentiary

Virtual tours:

https://www.easternstate.org/explore/online-tour

http://futurehistory.com/360/esp/

https://www.easternstate.org/explore/audio-tour

Digital collections: https://www.easternstate.org/press-room/image-library

 

Elthreth’s Alley

Virtual tours:

https://www.youvisit.com/tour/visitphilly  

http://www.elfrethsalley.org/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQedXLPCwCE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTCypycfN5c

 

Museum of the American Revolution

Virtual museum tour: http://noasarai.com/MoAR/vt/Prologue/

Virtual field trip with scavenger hunt: https://www.amrevmuseum.org/education-museum/students-and-teachers/virtual-field-trip

Digital Collections: : https://www.amrevmuseum.org/collection

 

National Museum of American Jewish History

Virtual tour: https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/national-museum-of-american-jewish-history

 

Philadelphia Water Works

https://www.youvisit.com/tour/visitphilly  

Digital Collections: https://philawater.pastperfectonline.com/

 

Penn Museum

https://www.youvisit.com/tour/visitphilly  

https://www.penn.museum/athome/tours/

Includes 360 view of the Egyptian Hall, as well as guided virtual tours of the galleries, and special interest tours lead by Global Guides Yaroub and Hadi.