Online Links to Help You Escape and Relax
Music and Online Live Concerts
List of livestreams and virtual concerts by Billboard Magazine
The Philadelphia Orchestra offers tickets to live performances on their digital stage.
YouTube videos of musicians playing historical instruments
Museums and Art Instructions
YouTube Channel of Museum of Fine Arts Boston
Art collections from famous museums
Art lessons from a former college professor
Nature, Gardens, Zoos and Tours
Live cameras of animals at the Monterey Bay Aquarium
Tours of some beautiful gardens around the world
Pompeii (Google Maps virtual tour)
Exercise and Health
Theater
The UK’s National Theatre at Home streaming service
YouTube channel The Shows Must Go On is streaming a different Andrew Lloyd Webber musical each week. Each show will be available starting on Friday and will run for just 48 hours. There’s no sign-up required.
15 Broadway Plays and Musicals You Can Watch On Stage From Home
eBooks and Audio Books
Check out your local library online. Many have free eBooks and audio-books to download at no charge.
LibriVox has a large catalog of free public domain audiobooks.
Instruction
Duolingo offers free language instruction to help you learn a new language in as little as five minutes a day. You can even set up a classroom so you can have accounts for kids to study.
Coursera offers free online courses from many of the world’s top universities in a wide variety of subjects.
Khan Academy offers free online courses.