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A round-up of virtual experiences so travellers can stay home, yet stay inspired.

During this season of social distancing and staying safe at home, the Utah Office of Tourism has created a round-up of virtual experiences to bring the outdoors, arts and culture, and more to travellers at home. Whether with kids, pets or solo, future visitors to Utah can experience the state virtually, feeling that jolt of Utah-inspiration run wild inside.

What’s even better is these places, spaces and people are real and are ready – when the world is ready – for visitors to come and really see. Until then, armchair travellers can browse this collection of ongoing virtual experiences and discover that an adventure (or two) is not limited to walking out the door, but is attainable by pressing play.

Outdoor Experiences

Parks and Outdoors

  • Experience Utah’s parks in 360 with VR
  • Experience Moab’s incredible dark skies (video)
  • Watch the best Utah visual storytelling (video)

Salt Lake City

  • Take a virtual tour of Salt Lake City’s top destinations

Cultural Experiences

Filmed in Utah

  • Explore the Utah Film Tour virtually, and have a filmed-in-Utah movie marathon! (Westworld, Thelma and Louisa, Forest Gump and more)

Art/Galleries/Museums

  • The Utah Museum of Contemporary Art is offering Art Everyday activities and Art Truck 360 Virtual Tours on their Instagram and website.
  • The Leonardo At Home educational hub encourages visitors to keep learning wherever they are.

Music

  • Utah Symphony (video)
  • Orchestra of Southern Utah (video)
  • Utah Opera (video)

Readings

  • The King’s English bookstore in Salt Lake City posts storytime on Facebook and Instagram
  • Salt Lake City’s City Arts’ poetry readings by Utah writers on Youtube and Facebook.

Educational Experiences

Zoological/Botanical

  • Best Friends Animal Sanctuary – North America’s largest no-kill animal shelter – is sharing the latest in their animal rescue efforts on Facebook
  • Hogle Zoo live streams with the animals on Facebook
  • Tune in on Facebook at 3 p.m. every day for Loveland Living Planet Aquarium videos
  • Tracy Aviary offers virtual experiences on Facebook

For Families

  • Natural History Museum of Utah: Research Quest Live
  • The Utah State Library Division: Resources for readers and at-home schooling families
  • The Utah STEM Action Center offers STEM in the Home resources, including an updated-every-Wednesday challenge