Find Delight In Your World

As we all come together during the coronavirus outbreak, many organizations, publishers, and groups have been opening their virtual doors so you can explore the web if you can't visit in-person. We will continue to update this page.

• New Architectural Digest: Get an insider look at beautiful homes from all over the world.
• Art Institute Chicago: Explore thousands of pieces from the museum's wide-ranging collection.
• New Charleston Festival At Home: Watch artists, writers, thinkers, and changemakers coming together to discuss art, literature, and society.
• New domino: Learn from interior designers and build on their clever ideas.
• Google Arts & Culture: Tour the great museums of the world through Google's partnership with leading cultural organizations.
• Watercolour World: Their tagline is "Explore the world before photography."
• Yayoi Kusama: Infinity Mirrors: What will you feel if you had infinite space?

• Bookpage: Stay up to date on the latest in publishing.
• Library of Congress: Shares ways to engage with their resources.
• Project Gutenberg: Download and keep forever over 60,000 public domain books.

• The Austin 100: NPR's picks from musicians that were scheduled to perform at SXSW Music Fest. (Listener discretion may be advised)
• Stamford Symphony: Watch videos from our local musicians.
• Vancouver Symphony: A collection of their recordings.

• New Khan Academy: An internationally renowned free online educational classes.
• New Lawyers as Leaders: Georgetown Law hosts in-depth conversations with lawyers about issues of contemporary interest.

• New Atlas Obscura: "The definite guide to the world's hidden wonders."
• ChickFlicks.com: Movie reviews and recommendations aimed at women.
• New Cooking with Kids: Short video tutorials for young chefs.
• Connecticut Digital Newspaper Project: Great for genealogists and history lovers.
• New Great Big Story:Go on magical journeys around the world while you discover delightful stories about the people and places there.
• Monterey Bay Aquarium's Webcams: Feel the stress melt away while watching animals swim and play.
• Photography Life: They've made all their online classes available for free.
• New ThoughtCo.: Never stop learning with over 40,000 high-quality articles on topics ranging from STEM to Humanities to Languages.
• New Window Swap: Need a new view? Look out the window of someone else's house and find yourself in the Swiss Alps in downtown Tokyo or...

• 13 Meditation Apps to Help You Relax: You got this.
• Gifs to Help You Destress: They're known for the guided breathing gifs.

• NYPL Building Inspector: Help identify NYC buildings on old maps.
• Transcribe Rare Items: Help share the treasures of the Library of Congress.

• MoMA Audio: Snippets of audio from artists, curators, and others.
• MoMA Courses: Enjoy free art classes from MoMA on Coursera.
• MoMA Magazine: Discover "ideas that shape culture today."
• MoMA Podcast: In collaboration with the BBC.
• MoMA YouTube: "Passionate perspectives on art."

• New Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater: Enjoy behind the scenes interviews and performances from this celebrated dance troupe. View a full performance.
• Andrew Lloyd Webber: Each week, a new show is shown for free.
• Broadway HD: They're offering a seven-day free trial of 300+ shows. Be sure to cancel before the week is up.
• Royal Opera House: London: Offering selections from their shows.
• New The Show Must Go Online: Enjoy peformed recordings of the Complete Plays of Shakespeare by a global cast.

• Bryce Canyon National Park: Visit Sunset Point's certified Dark Sky located in Utah.
• Carlsbad Caverns National Park: Go 750 ft underground in New Mexico.
• New Demans Garden: Dream away the day in this gallery of photos from this British garden.
• Dry Tortugas National Park: Explore the world's third largest coral reef located in Florda.
• Kenai Fjords National Park: Check out the remote beauty of Alaska glaciers.
• Louvre Museum: Get away to Paris to see the heart of France.
• Met 360° Project: Break out your Google Cardboard (or just enjoy on YouTube) to explore the Met Museum.
• Nahuku Lava Tubes: A tour of the world's most active volcano located in Hawaii.
• Sissinghurst Castle: Go virtually abroad to an English castle in Kent.

Hat tip to Travel and Leisure for the National Parks