Many museum, aquarium, and zoo passes through Discover and Go are not available because of the pandemic, but you can visit many of these venues in the Bay Area, State, Country, and around the world virtually. Some provide digital photographs of their art, videos of zoo animals, special virtual programming, or panoramic 360 degree virtual tours and a few have Virtual Reality tours you can download.

San Francisco Ballet At Home

San Francisco, California

Asian Art Museum

San Francisco, California

Australia Zoo on the Sunshine Coast

Queensland, Australia

Bedford Gallery

Walnut Creek, California

Center of Science and Industry

Columbus, Ohio

Charles M. Shulz Museum Digital Collection

Santa Rosa, California

Children's Museum of Sonoma County

Santa Rosa, California

Scroll down to the Latest DIY Videos section from the Children’s Museum section.

Chinese Historical Society of America

San Francisco, CA

Cirque du Soleil via Virtual Reality

San Francisco, California

Download the Virtual Reality App. Experience Cirque du Soleil like you’ve never seen—or felt—before! Get onstage and step straight into the heart of Cirque du Soleil’s most thrilling moments.

Contemporary Jewish Museum

San Francisco, California

Crocker Art Museum

Sacramento, California

Some tours have a cost, but scroll down to access free digital versions of the art.

CuriOdyssey Science Playground and Zoo

San Mateo, California

diRosa Center for Contemporary Art

Napa, California

Exploratorium

San Francisco, California

Georgia Aquarium

Atlanta, Georgia

J. Paul Getty Museum

Los Angeles, California

Marilyn Citron O'Rourke Art Gallery

Benicia, California

Marine Mammal Center

Sausalito, California

Virtual programming every first Monday of the month. Facebook access and registration in advance required.

Musée D'Orsay

Paris, France

Museum of the African Diaspora

San Francisco, California

They also provide online programming. Tickets are "pay what you can" starting at $5.

Museum of the Dog

New York City, New York

National Aquarium

Baltimore, Maryland

National Gallery

London, England

Natural History Museum

London, England

National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art

Gwacheon-si, South Korea

NUMU - New Museum

Los Gatos, California

Oakland Zoo

Oakland, California

Perot Museum of Nature and Science

Dallas, Texas

Rijks Museum

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences

Brussels, Belgium

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

San Francisco, California

San Jose Museum of Art

San Jose, California

Videos of their past programs.

San Mateo History Museum

San Mateo, California

Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History

Santa Cruz, California

Seymour Marine Discovery Center

UC Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California

The British Museum

London, England

The Museu de Arte de São Paulo

São Paulo, Brazil

The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

Washington, DC

The Tech Museum of Innovation

San Jose, California

UC Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive

Berkeley, California

View the current visit virtually through November 4.

UC Berkeley Botanical Garden

Berkeley, California

Explore the garden via videos of the different collections of plants.

USS Hornet

Alameda, California

Vallejo Navel and Historical Museum

Vallejo, California

View the 2020 Vallejo Garden Tour that benefits the museum.

Vatican Museums

Vatican City State

Walnut Creek Historical Society

Walnut Creek, CA

View pictures online.

More Museum's Virtual Tours

Google Arts and Cultures

Google Arts and Cultures is an online platform that showcases high-resolution images and videos of artworks and cultural artifacts from over 2,000 museums throughout the world. You can zoom in and out of images in great detail, and view some of the best pieces of artwork ever created, all from the comforts of your couch. The platform is available in 18 languages. Formally known as the Google Art Project.

50 Ways to Experience Culture from Your Couch

Our access to global cultural institutions is nearly unlimited. From virtual tours of the Great Wall to a one-shot tour through the second-largest museum in the world, to the opera at the Met in New York, there’s tons of exploring we can do from our couches. Here are 50 options to get started — CNN has plenty to keep you feeling cultured. Beware there are ads for souvenirs from the virtual gift shop throughout the webpage.