Google Arts & Culture. Instead of featuring much-documented vistas like Yosemite or the Grand Canyon, for example, the exhibit instead focuses on a selection of parks you may not have traveled to yet (or may never see), including the Kenai Fjords in Alaska, Hawaiian volcanoes, New Mexico’s Carlsbad Caverns, Utah’s Bryce Canyon, and Florida’s Dry Tortugas – the latter which was reviewed this month in The virtual tours are available both online, in the Google Arts & Culture App on In the video experience, a local ranger will guide you through each park, allowing you to do things like fly over the active volcanoes in Hawaii, snorkel the coral reefs in the Dry Tortugas, or kayak through Alaska’s fjords, among other things. Beyond the special series, Google Earth has made it possible for you to visit more national parks. Follow rangers on an immersive 360° journey through the #HiddenWorlds of our National Parks. Google serves cookies to analyze traffic to this site.
To mark the 100th birthday of the National Park Service in 2016, explore its locations, stories, and thousands of artifacts. Google Arts & Culture is keeping us connected to the world around us during this period of self-isolation, offering virtual tours to muesums and parks. Information about your use of our site is shared with Google for that purpose. Although individual nations designate their own national parks differently, there is a common idea: the conservation of 'wild nature' for posterity and as a symbol of national pride. The Hidden Worlds of the National Parks features five experiences that you can take with park rangers. Follow rangers on an immersive 360° journey through the #HiddenWorlds of our National Parks. Designated a World Heritage site in 1984, Yosemite is internationally recognized for its granite cliffs, waterfalls, clear streams, giant sequoia groves, lakes, mountains, meadows, glaciers, and biological diversity. Action. Play. Explore the collections. Exit Glacier Kenai Fjords.
Action. Follow rangers on an immersive 360° journey through the #HiddenWorlds of our National Parks. The exhibit allows you to take 360-degree tours of some of the most remote and beautiful U.S. National Parks. Google Arts & Culture has made it possible for you to take a virtual walk in the amazing U.S. national parks. You may need to update your browser or use a different browser. A national park is a park in use for conservation purposes and it is protected. Explore Carlsbad Caverns National Park. Explore Channel Islands National Park. Follow rangers on a journey to places most people never go. Start exploring. Although the national parks have not yet closed, Americans have been encouraged to stay home in order to avoid spreading germs or catching COVID-19. h/t: [Insider, Apartment Therapy] To mark the 100th birthday of the National Park Service in 2016, explore its locations, stories, and thousands of artifacts. Yosemite National Park is an American national park located in the western Sierra Nevada of Central California, bounded on the southeast by Sierra National Forest and on the northwest by Stanislaus National Forest. Explore Dry Tortugas National Park. Exploring the world is something that’s always been a bit of a luxury for those who can afford to travel, but technology is changing that.
Explore Chaco Culture National Historical Park. Follow rangers on a journey to places most people never go in stunning 360° video. Ride horseback through one of the most strenuous routes in the park, and gaze up at the night sky in one of the darkest places in North America. Follow rangers on a journey to places most people never go in stunning 360° video. Aw snap! Celebrating the legacies that shaped America. Explore Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.
Visit the land where the ice age still lingers. Follow rangers on an immersive 360° journey through the #HiddenWorlds of our National Parks. Google Earth isn't supported on your browser. Yosemite National Park is an American national park located in the western Sierra Nevada of Central California, bounded on the southeast by Sierra National Forest and on the northwest by Stanislaus National Forest. Follow rangers on an immersive 360° journey through the #HiddenWorlds of our National Parks. Action. kenai Created with Sketch.
Almost 95% of the park is designated wilderness. With VR and 360-degree videos, you can now immerse yourself in virtual environments that give you a real sense of what a place is like, without actually being there. The exhibit allows you to take 360-degree tours of some of the most remote and beautiful U.S. National Parks. The park is managed by the National Park Service and covers an area of 748,436 acres and sits in four counties: centered in Tuolumne and Mariposa, extending north and east to Mono and south to Madera County. Explore Arches National Park. Explore Point Reyes National Seashore. Often it is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state declares or owns.