The Quarantine Summer Guide

The Quarantine Summer Guide

Need new ideas on how to add some excitement to that quarantine summer? We have you covered! Explore the ideas below or get additional ideas here:  https://www.travelandleisure.com/travel-tips/fun-things-to-do-at-home-during-coronavirus-quarantine

Take a virtual trip:

1. These Virtual Tours of Europe’s Famous Castles Will Make You Feel Like a Royal, Even in Your Pajamas

2. Explore Bucket-list Attractions Like Machu Picchu and the Taj Mahal Without Leaving Home

3. Take a Digital Dog Sled Ride Through Fairbanks on This Virtual Trip to Alaska

4. Learn to Make a Lei, Hula, and Fry Ahi Tuna With This Cultural Series From Hawaiian Airlines

Explore museums, art, theater and culture

1. Stuck at Home? These 12 Famous Museums Offer Virtual Tours You Can Take on Your Couch

2. The Metropolitan Opera Is Offering Free Virtual Shows

3. MoMa Is Offering Free Online Courses for Art Lovers (and People Trying to Understand It)

4. This New Google Feature Transforms Your Photos Into Art Inspired by Legends Like Frida Kahlo and Vincent van Gogh

Get “outside” while stuck at home

1. Need to Get Outside? These 5 National Parks Offer Virtual Tours You Can Take From the Comfort of Home

2. Take a Virtual Tour of the Great Barrier Reef With David Attenborough As Your Guide

3. Take a Virtual Hike on the Great Wall of China From the Comfort of Your Couch

4. How to Go on an Epic Safari Without Getting Off Your Couch

Food recipes

1. This Adorable Italian Nonna Offers Virtual Pasta-making Classes From Her Gorgeous Home Outside of Rome

2. How to Cook Like an ‘Iron Chef’ Using Only Pantry Staples, According to Marc Forgione

3. These World-class Hotel Chefs Will Create Custom Recipes Based on the Ingredients You Already Have at Home

4. Miss Flying? These Emirates Chefs Will Teach You How to Make Their Most Popular In-flight Dishes

Things to do at home with kids

1. Neighborhoods Across the U.S. Are Organizing ‘Stuffed Animal Safaris’ to Entertain Local Kids

2. Take a Virtual Field Trip With These Videos and Livestreams From the Kennedy Space Center

3. Disney’s ‘The Lion King’ on Broadway Is Offering a Free Online Theater Course for Kids

4. ‘Harry Potter at Home’ Is Bringing the Best of Hogwarts Right Into Your Living Room

What to watch at home

1. 7 Travel Movies and Shows to Watch on Netflix Right Now

2. This Netflix ‘Party’ Extension Lets You Have a Remote Movie Night by Syncing Accounts

3. These Disney+ Shows and Movies Will Bring the Theme Park Magic to Your Living Room (Video)

4. Animal Planet Is Showing 90 Hours of Puppies, Kittens, and Teacup Pigs Right Now

The best classes to take right now

1. Yale’s Popular Happiness Class Is Now Available Online for Free — Here’s What It Entails

2. These Free Photography Courses Will Help You Perfect Your Skills While You’re Bored at Home

3. This Online Airbnb Experience Will Teach You How to Irish Step Dance at Home

4. You Can Take Online Classes at an Ivy League School for Free Right Now

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