Digital Branch: Summer Road Trips: Western USA

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Google Arts & Culture: National Wonders
So many opportunities to learn about the world and culture we live in and with! A great place to start is with the views of National Parks.
Google Arts & Culture: Historic Route 66
Also known as the Will Rogers Highway & the Mother Road, it is one of the original highways of the United States.
Remarkable Redwoods
Join a ranger led walk across the Redwoods in this virtual reality series about some of the natural and cultural history of the Redwoods National Park.
Google Arts & Culture: 10 Natural Wonders in Big Sur
Explore Google Arts & Culture's online exhibit and 360° views of Big Sur.
Atlas Obscura: 127 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Nevada
Atlas Obscura shares 127 things to do & places to see in Nevada. Including landmarks, monuments and wacky roadside attractions.
AirPano: Las Vegas
AirPano's 360° view of the Las Vegas strip.
AirPano: Oahu Island, Hawaii
AirPano's 360° view of Oahu Island located in Hawaii.
Tippet Rise Art Center
Located in Fishtail, Montana, against the backdrop of the Beartooth Mountains, roughly midway between Billings and Bozeman. Set on a 12,000-acre working sheep and cattle ranch, Tippet Rise exhibits large-scale, outdoor sculptures and celebrates the concept that art, music, architecture, and nature are inextricably linked in the human experience, each making the others more powerful.
Washington State Parks Foundation
Washington State Parks Foundation offers virtual tours and 360° views of parks across the state of Washington.
Museum of Flight
The Museum of Flight offers virtual tours that bring you inside some of their most iconic aircrafts.
YouVisit: Alaska
YouVisit's virtual 360° tour of the Southeast Alaska Coastline.
Visit Idaho
Features 360° virtual tours of attractions across Idaho.
Museum of Idaho: After Dark Programs
The Museum of Idaho is offering a "Museum @ Home" series, where you can browse virtual tours and online exhibits. Be sure to check out the "Dirty Little Secrets" program.

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Youtube: Find Your Park Channel
Find Your Park's YouTube channel where you can watch virtual tours and learn about National Parks across the country.
Smithsonian Channel
Smithsonian is now offering their Aerial America series free to watch.
Country Living Magazine: 30 Virtual Disneyland Rides to Experience from Home
Country Living Magazine shares 30 virtual Disneyland rides that you can experience from the comfort of your own home. Rides are at Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California.
Yosemite Falls Trail
This is a ProCamera view of a hikers experience on a trail at Yosemite National Park, California.
Whale Watching Off Newport Beach
NewportWhales, a whale watching company in Newport, California, shares a whale watching video on their YouTube Channel.
Crater Lake National Park
Find Your Park's 360° video tour of Crater Lake National Park in Oregon, with special guest, Dierks Bentley.
Explore the Blue: 360° Hawaiian Adventure
Come along and explore with green sea turtles as they take you around Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary.
Zion National Park: Angels Landing Trail
One of the scariest and most spectacular hikes in North America. Here's a look at how Angels Landing Trail looks like, with steep drop offs of 1,000 feet on both sides.
Bryce Canyon on Horseback
National Parks Service shares this short video of navigating one of the Rim Trails at Bryce Canyon National Park.
Visit Seattle
Visit Seattle shares a wonderful selection of short films that teach you about all things Seattle, Washington.
Chihuly Garden and Glass Exhibit
Explore the Chihuly Garden and Glass Exhibit in Seattle, WA. Artist Dale Chihuly’s extraordinary blown-glass creations are on display in this unique exhibit.
VisitMT: Home Coming
Watch thrill-seeker Adam Majors return to Montana for a flight down Saddle Peak outside Bozeman. This is one of many episodes for traveling and learning about Montana that are available at VisitMT.
Expedia: Yosemite National Park
Yosemite National Park brought to you by Expedia Travel! Follow us through the national park from its high country to its waterfalls, its towering sequoia groves to its valley meadows.
Expedia: San Francisco
San Francisco brought to you by Expedia Travel! San Francisco is a city bursting with youthful energy and only 350 miles from LA. Follow us through the city and discover that here, adventure seems guaranteed.

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To the Best of Our Knowledge: Amusement Parks
It doesn't matter whether you grew up going to Coney Island, Six Flags, or Pacific Park — to a kid, all amusement parks are magical. Each episode takes a trip to the land of funnel cake, freak shows and fast rides.
American Innovation: Ferris Wheel | Wheel in the Sky
Episode: Ferris Wheel | Wheel in the Sky from the Podcast, American Innovations.
The Abandoned Carousel
Each episode describes a defunct, or abandoned, or an amusement park that is still in business, but barely, and it's history.
Vacation Mavens
Vacation Mavens is a family travel podcast offering destination inspiration and travel tips for traveling with kids. Co-hosted by Family Travel bloggers, friends, and moms Kimberly Tate from Stuffed Suitcase and Tamara Gruber from We3Travel. Each week we chat about our recent travels and interview fellow parents and family travel experts about destinations or travel tips to provide the info you need to jumpstart family vacation planning and tips to get you out the door. Be sure to check out episodes 28 & 102 - both about vacationing in the Western part of the United States with families.
Modern West
Exploring the evolving identity of the American West.
American Road Trip Talk
This unique broadcast is an extension of AMERICAN ROAD, an internationally distributed magazine, which celebrates the people and places along America's two-lane jewels.
Alaska Public Radio: Outdoor Explorer
On “Outdoor Explorer” we invite you to step outside into Alaska. Follow us to a new trail or fishing hole, learn what to pack, when to go and most importantly, how to stay safe. Learn about life-long fitness and get inspired to go outside in the back country or on the bike trails.
Montana Public Radio: Reflections West
Reflections West is a weekly radio program that presents the thoughts of writers and scholars on the American West. These thinkers pair their own thoughts with a passage from literature and history.
Utah Public Radio: Wild About Utah
Hear the wonders of Utah: plants, animals, geologic formations; ancient, present; terrestrial, avian and aquatic. Brought to you by the Moab Area Travel Council.