Experience from Home

Don't let social distancing keep you from exploring the world! Below you'll find a curated list of live music and theater, arts and crafts classes, animal cams, virtual tours of museums and national parks, meditation, exercise, diving into the past and more--and it's all FREE. 

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Virtual Tours

• Virtually Visit 8 World-Class Libraries
  
• Venice, Dolphins, and Northern Lights: Live Webcams for Virtual Travel
• 12 Museums From Around the World That You Can Visit Virtually | Travel + Leisure 
• Take Virtual Tours of Boston-area Cultural Institutions From Home | Curbed Boston
• Google Arts & Culture - over 2,500 museums and galleries
• 22 ways to leave home without actually leaving the couch, from virtual zoo exhibits to museum gallery tours | Insider
• Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
• Yellowstone National Park
• Yosemite National Park 
• More National Parks
• Hawaiian landmarks
• The Great Wall of China
• Access Mars with Curiosity Rover
• EcoTarium - Worcester, MA

Keep Moving

• Free live fitness classes with Kelley Brophy on zoom
  
• Hockomock Area YMCA YouTube Channel
• YMCA360 - over 60 free classes; no registration
• Rainbow Yoga with Adrienne - Rainbow Yoga! The perfect 17-minute practice to brighten your day, to help turn darkness into light. Great for ALL AGES!
• Curvy Yoga Studio -- Two weeks of free practices and guided meditations for all
• Itching to exercise during your quarantine? These 7 at-home workouts are free - for now (USA Today)
• Get Sweaty and Get Strong at Home With These Free Online Workouts (PopSugar)
• Trainers and Studios Are Offering Free Online Workout Classes (Shape)
• Down Dog - Free yoga, HIIT, and Barre classes.
• Planet Fitness - Free fitness classes as part of its “United We Move” offer
• Peloton - 90 days of free fitness classes you can do in your home (no bike required!).

Explore History

• Norton Digital Archives - Explore Norton High School Yearbooks dating back to 1925! Experience Norton through historical documents including Marriage Records, Town Reports, and programs from important events in town and library history.
• Digital Commonwealth - ​Explore historical collections from libraries, museums, and archives across Massachusetts.
  
• Digital Public Library of America - DPLA brings together the riches of America's libraries, archives, and museums, and makes them freely available to the world.

Creativity

• Color our Collections - Libraries, archives, and other cultural institutions around the world are sharing free coloring sheets and books based on materials in their collections.
• Calm Down and Get Your Zentangle On | Psychology Today - Zentangle is a self-help art therapy practice to enhance relaxation and focus.
• Make some music with Moog and Korg - Minimoog Model D and the Korg Kaossilator can now be downloaded free of charge.

Animal Cams

• Explore.org live animal cams 
• Providence Peregrine Cam
• New England Aquarium
• Smithsonian's National Zoo
• San Diego Zoo
• Monterey Bay Aquarium 
• Zoo Atlanta Panda Cam
• Houston Zoo
• Georgia Aquarium
• Koala Cams
• Baby Goat Cam

Self care

• Kelley Brophy is hosting free online meditation sessions. 
• Tara Brach free Guided Meditations
• UCLA Hospital Free Guided Meditations  - "Mindfulness is the practice of training the mind to be present through moment-to-moment awareness of our thoughts, feelings, body sensations and environment."
• ​​Free Mindfulness Apps Worthy of Your Attention (Mindful) - Mindfulness apps are trending in a big way. Here are five we're happy we downloaded.

Free Meditation Apps

• Smiling Mind
• Insight Timer
• Stop, Breathe and Think

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Watch and Listen

• 7 mini movie festivals for safe viewing at home - Boston Globe film critic Ty Burr has curated mini movie festivals you can watch from home 
• Old Time Radio - You are invited to listen to and download Old Time Radio shows here!
• Audible Stories - Hundreds of Audible titles available for free. No log-ins, credit card or passwords needed.
• American Archive of Public Broadcasting - Discover historic programs of publicly funded radio and television across America. Watch and listen.
• The Metropolitan Opera - The Met will stream a title from its Live in HD series each night beginning at 7:30 p.m. ET through the duration of the closure.
• Broadway World "Living Room Concerts" - Daily mini-performances.
• Live Virtual Concerts - NPR Music is compiling a list of live audio and video streams from around the world, categorized by date and genre, with links out to streaming platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.
• Shut In and Sing - A group of songwriters joining forces to stay connected through music and community.
• Vienna State Opera - Experience great opera and ballet at home – worldwide and for free!