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Posted on Aug 26, 2020

23 Virtual Tours That Are Almost As Good As Traveling

No walking shoes required.

by Kirby Beaton

BuzzFeed Staff

An upwards shot of the Notre Dame cathedral before a blue sky

A woman in a red beret sits on a couch and stares down at a laptop, where she is looking at photos

A man in jeans and boots stands smiling on a road leading into a background of lush green grass, mountains, and a bright blue sky

Hands feed pellets to a fluffy sheep with other sheep in the background

A woman holds up an informative booklet to a computer, pointing towards it

A close up of a historic building's plaque in Swedish, two statues resting beside it

The Basilica of the National Vote towers over the city and into the cloudy sky, its facade gray stone and embedded with a clock face

A squat glass holds a red, slightly transparent cocktail

A woman smiles and holds up a tray with traditional coffee cups and pot

Bastakiya heritage site with cobblestone streets

A woman gestures and talks to a laptop while holding a book

A shot of the Church of the Savior of Spilled Blood with colorful pastel walls and golden tops on its towers

A man in a vest, hat, and glasses holds up an ipad to a laptop and points to the screen, which has a chart labeled with the four Hogwarts house names

A gloomy, dark alley with brick walls, an old wooden door, and a large window from which warm light appears

A figure dressed in plague doctor clothes (complete with long, beaked mask) holds a lantern and medicine bag while standing on an empty, cobblestone road

A screenshot of a Zoom call with the plague doctor walking down cobblestoned streets at night and the screens of other guests in the top right corner

A man gestures and talks to the camera outside in front of a rock wall

An ancient looking mural

A man smiles and poses with a framed photo of Jaipur's famous pink building

A photo of an intricately decorated outdoor window that resembles lace and is embedded in an archway

A small black and white dog in a harness looks out over a cliff overlooking calm waters on a sunny day

Leaves outline a view of a grassy lawn and castle in the far background

A man and woman gesture and hold up a bottle of wine to a laptop while pastries sit on the table in front of them

A shot of a large archway in Lisbon with a clockface and surrounded by bright, yellow buildings and no tourists in front of it

A shirtless man holds his hands in prayer position as a stream of water from a waterfalls rains on his head

A POV shot of walking up the stairs through Kyoto's famous red, pillared gates

A woman in a graffitied t shirt smiles and holds an art book to the camera

A building with barred windows is covered in graffiti in a multitude of bright colors

A man holds up a menu while sitting at a restaurant and a tray of tea in front of him

An upwards shot of a cherry blossom tree in bloom in front of a blue sky and the neon lights of Tokyo's signage peeking behind its branches

Tiles show people dialed in via video chat above a shared screen of a map of San Francisco with phrases like "traffic" and "a LOT of tourists" over different areas

Two video chat tiles above a shared screen of a woman posing in front of a large building in San Francisco as she points to it

Bright neon lights swirl in the night sky above the figure of a man in front of a fire and snowy mountains in the background

Bright, neon lights swirl in the starry night sky above a barren landscape of snowy mountains

A man stands on a dock over a canal and points excitedly towards a row of buildings across the water

A man rows an empty gondola across a canal in front of intricately decorated buildings

A man in a shirt decorated with a Spanish flag sits in a restaurant and holds up a plate full of seafood in one hand and tongs in the other

A view of a Spanish café upper floor patio with white tables and a view of the street below

A woman makes a silly face at the camera as she places a hand on a novelty statue of an old fashioned guard costume

An upwards shot of colorful, open umbrellas hanging from building to building on a street

A paper plate holds skewers of meat, fresh cucumber, and onion with a bowl of spicy-looking sauce on the side

An empty street leads towards a large, modern looking building with colorful buildings lining the street

A man smiles at the camera as the sun sets behind him and he holds a cocktail out to the camera

A building with a patterned facade that almost resembles fish scales and has a turret peeking out from the top

A hand holds up a black and white photo of a gate that perfectly fits into the real life background

illustrated city skyline

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