Virtual Programming
At Home Recreational Resources
While we know recreation is usually best enjoyed with others in a social setting, WIU Campus Recreation has a way for you to experience recreation and leisure anywhere!
- Missing group fitness classes or going to the gym?
- Check out WIU Campus Recreation Facebook page for updated daily/weekly fitness classes.
- Check out the Planet Fitness Facebook page for live-streamed daily workouts several times a day.
- Is Yoga more your thing? Check out CorePower Yoga to keep up your practice from the comfort of your living room.
- Check out Orange Theory at Home for online fitness classes.
- For an introduction to mindfulness meditation that you can practice on your own, visit UCLA Health for downloadable guided meditations in both English and Spanish.
Virtual Theme Parks
From the comfort of your own home enjoy going to some of the world's Amusement Parks. Check out these videos to ride Disney World Attractions.
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Pirates of the Caribbean
- Frozen Ever After
- It's a Small World (we all know you love this catchy tune)
- The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Undersea Adventure
- Peter Pan's Flight
- The Seas with Nemo and Friends
- Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin
- The Tomorrowland Transit Authority Peoplemover (TTA Peoplemover)
- Disney Thrill Rides
- Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railway
- Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance
Virtual Tours and Museums
Experience the best museums from NYC to France to Seoul in the comfort of your own home. Check out these sites to go on virtual tours of different museums and specific exhibits.
- The Louvre
- National Gallery of Art
- Metropolitan Museum of Art
- National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea
- Van Gogh Museum
- National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico City
- British Museum
Check out some cool places around the world from National Parks to National Landmarks.
- Go on a virtual field trip to Ellis Island
- Take a live look at Colonial Williamsburg
- Tour England through this 360 video
- Virtually discover Yellowstone National Park!
- Take a walk on the Great Wall of China
- Check out the view from Pompeii through Google Maps
- Explore the surface of Mars on the Curiosity Rover
Animal Webcams
Lions, tigers and bears, oh my! Just want a cute and cuddly distraction? Check out several different animal live cam options from watching silly sea otters and curious elephants or just mellow out to the hypnotic drifting jellyfish.
- San Diego Zoo
- Monterey Bay Aquarium
- Smithsonian’s National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute
- Atlanta’s Zoo Panda Cam
- Georgia Aquarium
- Ouwehand Park Polar Bears
- Explore Live Cams
More Fun Things To Do!
- Choose from 15 Broadway plays and musicals that you can watch on stage from home. Musical television more your thing? Check out this list of 11 Musical TV Shows to binge watch while you’re home, in between your remote classes of course!
- Watch an Opera for free with the Metropolitan Opera
- Listen to a live recording from the Seattle Symphony
- Print off a free printable coloring page from the “Color Our Collections” campaign with coloring sheets from over 100 museums and libraries from around the world.
- WIU free printable coloring pages
Website Adapted from University of Colorado, Boulder; Virtual Activities and Programming (source: https://www.colorado.edu/involvement/virtual)
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