Life during a pandemic doesnt give us much to look forward toespecially since we dont really have any idea when its ever going toend.
But one of the rare positive side effects of our new quarantine lifestyle is our newfound virtual access to variousnational parks,museumsandhistorical destinations.
Recognizing that were all probably experiencing some level of wanderlust right now, the National Trust is offering the public a new historical and cultural experience each day for the month of May, highlighting some of the most important sites under its purview from coast-to-coast.
All you better do issign up to get their daily reminders by emailorkeep checking the siteas they add more sites and virtual events.
As of right now, the virtual experiences for the first five days of the month are up, and theyre pretty great.
May 1 featured a tour ofone of Frank Lloyd Wrights Usonian houses(his attempt at creating affordable but well-designed homes for the masses), while May 2’s offering wasa concert inside Nina Simones childhood home.
Iftraveling Route 66has been on your list for a while, get your virtual kicks via May 3rds tour using Google Earth.
Therest of this weekwill take you to a virtual games night at Woodrow Wilsons house, through a tour of sculptures at a Rockefeller estate and on a walkthrough of a gothic revival mansion.
