Virtual Museum Tours Hey if youre like me stuck at home sometimes but still want that museum buzz these virtual tours are surprisingly good. Like they got 360 spins high res close ups and even some VR stuff so you can kinda walk around and check out art without the crowds or aching legs. Anyway heres my favorites for the ones that really feel legit in 2025. No real order theyre all great for different reasons.
1. Vatican Museums – Italy To start they have these full 360 tours of Sistine Chapel Raphael rooms all that. You click drag look up at Michelangelos ceiling no sore neck from real crowds. Plus its crazy detailed almost spooky how real it seems.
2. The Met – New York USA Then theres the Met 360 videos super spherical VR vibes. For example spin in the Great Hall or Temple of Dendur add a headset and music boom total escape.
3. British Museum – London UK Also Google Street View style you wander Great Court Egyptian stuff Rosetta Stone. Zoom right in on things go slow. So it feels like your there alone after closing.
4. Louvre – Paris France Besides themed 360 walks Egyptian wing Mona Lisa moat bits. Not total free roam but curated and detail is nuts zoom on brush strokes forever.
5. Van Gogh Museum – Amsterdam Netherlands Next up stroll through all the swirly Van Goghs Sunflowers Potato Eaters. Stories make it feel chatty with him kinda personal.
6. Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History – Washington DC USA On top room by room dinos mummies gems self guided detailed like private night tour.
7. Rijksmuseum – Amsterdam Netherlands Moreover 360 tours Dutch masters Night Watch gigapixel zoom endless.
8. Musée d’Orsay – Paris France And virtual walk old station Impressionists Monet Van Gogh see every stroke close.
9. Anne Frank House – Amsterdam Netherlands Plus VR Secret Annex super moving realistic heavy but worth it.
10. Guggenheim – New York USA Finally spiral down the building modern art Street View extras.
Couple More Good Ones
Like Google Arts & Culture tons more high res. Some Kremer Collection full VR headset trips.
