How Google Arts and Culture feature takes you around the world

However, taking a trip to see some of these places, whether they’re in your city or halfway around the world, can be expensive. Plus, you might run out of time before you’ve seen everything. For example, the large crowds of people admiring the Girl with a Pearl Earring might mean you don’t get as good a view as you’d hoped when you visit the Mauritshuis Museum in the Netherlands. Or maybe you have one child who wants to see the dinosaur exhibits at the Smithsonian, while another wants to see rocket ships.

Should anything get in the way of your cultural adventure, you can save the effort and expense of a return visit and grab your laptop instead. In fact, to visit some of these museums and galleries, all you need is a computer with an internet connection.

Watch this video and discover how you can visit a museum from your couch.