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DISCOVERY ROUTES

Follow your curiosity.

Four curated paths through the world.

NO TICKET REQUIREDTravel the World from HomeExplore ↗COLLECTIONS WITHOUT BORDERSExplore the World's Digital LibrariesExplore ↗MAKE SOMETHING ONLINECreate Something in Your BrowserExplore ↗THE WORLD RIGHT NOWExperience the World in Real TimeExplore ↗

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LIVE / 8 RESOURCES

LIVE.

See and hear something happening beyond your own surroundings. Explore live nature cameras, space missions, radio stations and creator streams.

LIVE / SPACENASA LIVEWatch NASA live coverage and follow missions and space exploration.nasa.gov Visit original site ↗

LIVE / NATUREEXPLORE.ORGExplore wildlife and nature through live webcams.explore.org Visit original site ↗

LIVE / AUDIORADIO GARDENTune into radio stations from around the world on a globe.radio.garden Visit original site ↗

LIVE / STREAMTWITCHDiscover live creators, gaming and community streams.twitch.tv Visit original site ↗

LIVE / WEBCAMSEARTHCAMBrowse live webcams from cities and landmarks around the world.earthcam.com Visit original site ↗

LIVE / PLACESSKYLINEWEBCAMSWatch live cameras of beaches, plazas and city views worldwide.skylinewebcams.com Visit original site ↗

LIVE / RAILVIRTUAL RAILFANExplore live railway cameras and train views from different locations.virtualrailfan.com Visit original site ↗

LIVE / WEATHEREARTH.NULLSCHOOLExplore animated global maps of wind, weather and ocean conditions.earth.nullschool.net Visit original site ↗

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EXPLORE / 8 RESOURCES

EXPLORE.

Discover places without booking a trip. Explore collections, maps, geography and unusual destinations from your browser.

EXPLORE / CULTUREGOOGLE ARTS & CULTUREExplore art, museums and cultural collections online.artsandculture.google.com Visit original site ↗

EXPLORE / EARTHGOOGLE EARTHTravel across landscapes and cities with a digital globe.earth.google.com Visit original site ↗

EXPLORE / MAPSOPENSTREETMAPExplore the world on a collaborative open map.openstreetmap.org Visit original site ↗

EXPLORE / PLACESATLAS OBSCURADiscover unusual places and the stories behind them.atlasobscura.com Visit original site ↗

EXPLORE / TRAVELWIKIVOYAGEDiscover destinations and practical travel guidance from a community-edited guide.en.wikivoyage.org Visit original site ↗

EXPLORE / STREETVIEWMAPILLARYExplore street-level imagery contributed by people around the world.mapillary.com Visit original site ↗

EXPLORE / PANORAMAAIRPANOVisit remarkable places through 360-degree aerial panoramas and virtual tours.airpano.com Visit original site ↗

EXPLORE / EXPERIMENTSEXPERIMENTS WITH GOOGLETry creative experiments combining art, culture and emerging technology.experiments.withgoogle.com Visit original site ↗

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DISCOVER / 9 RESOURCES

DISCOVER.

Follow your curiosity through libraries, photographs, historic recordings and open collections across the world.

DISCOVER / ARCHIVESMITHSONIAN OPEN ACCESSExplore open digital collections from the Smithsonian.si.edu Visit original site ↗

DISCOVER / LIBRARYINTERNET ARCHIVEBrowse digitized books, recordings, video and web history.archive.org Visit original site ↗

DISCOVER / HERITAGEEUROPEANADiscover digital collections of Europe's cultural heritage.europeana.eu Visit original site ↗

DISCOVER / MEDIAWIKIMEDIA COMMONSFind images, audio and media in a global commons.commons.wikimedia.org Visit original site ↗

DISCOVER / LIBRARYLIBRARY OF CONGRESSExplore digitized photographs, maps and historical collections.loc.gov Visit original site ↗

DISCOVER / BOOKSPROJECT GUTENBERGRead public-domain literature and ebooks from a volunteer digital library.gutenberg.org Visit original site ↗

DISCOVER / BOOKSOPEN LIBRARYExplore a global catalog of books, authors and lending options.openlibrary.org Visit original site ↗

DISCOVER / HISTORYPUBLIC DOMAIN REVIEWDiscover unusual historical art, writing and works in the public domain.publicdomainreview.org Visit original site ↗

DISCOVER / LIBRARYGALLICAExplore digitized books, newspapers, manuscripts, maps and photographs in Gallica, the digital library of the Bibliothèque nationale de France.gallica.bnf.fr Visit original site ↗

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TOOLS / 8 RESOURCES

TOOLS.

Get things done in your browser. Find photo editors, collaborative whiteboards, creative design tools and everyday utilities.

TOOLS / DESIGNPHOTOPEAEdit photos and graphics directly in your browser.photopea.com Visit original site ↗

TOOLS / SKETCHEXCALIDRAWSketch ideas and diagrams on a collaborative whiteboard.excalidraw.com Visit original site ↗

TOOLS / CREATECANVACreate designs, presentations and visual content.canva.com Visit original site ↗

TOOLS / UTILITYTINYWOWFind simple tools for documents, images and file conversion.tinywow.com Visit original site ↗

TOOLS / PDFPDF24 TOOLSMerge, split, convert and edit PDF files with browser-based tools.tools.pdf24.org Visit original site ↗

TOOLS / DIAGRAMSDIAGRAMS.NETCreate flowcharts, diagrams and visual plans in a browser.app.diagrams.net Visit original site ↗

TOOLS / DESIGNPIXLREdit and enhance photos online with browser-based creative tools.pixlr.com Visit original site ↗

TOOLS / DESIGNFIGMACollaborate on user interface designs and prototypes in a browser.figma.com Visit original site ↗

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LIVE / NASA APOD: 2026 October 21 – New Ghosts Revealed in Cassiopeia2026-10-21 LIVE / NASA Extratropical Cyclone Whips Past Iceland2026-10-21 EXPLORE / WIKIMEDIA Strengthening Language Communities: My Experience at the Language Diversity Conference2026-10-21 EXPLORE / WIKIMEDIA Lessons from Accra: Rossouw van Rooyen’s take on what the first Language Diversity Conference meant for Africa’s languages2026-10-21 LIVE / NASA NASA Experimental Mars Helicopter Blade Designs Target Longer Flights2026-10-20 LIVE / NASA NASA Provides Progress Update on Moon Base Rovers2026-10-20 LIVE / NASA NASA to Conduct Low-Altitude Flights Over Texas Farmland2026-10-20 EXPLORE / WIKIMEDIA WikiScholar 2027: bringing young readers back to Wikipedia in the age of AI2026-10-20 EXPLORE / WIKIMEDIA The Train the Trainers Nigeria, North-West 2025; Kano State2026-10-20 EXPLORE / WIKIMEDIA Event brings together experts and Wikimedians to discuss internet governance in Brazil2026-10-20 DISCOVER / INTERNET ARCHIVE Annual Celebration 2026: Street Fair to Showcase Internet Archive’s Projects and Allies2026-10-19 DISCOVER / INTERNET ARCHIVE Celebrating 2026 Internet Archive Artist in Residence: Christopher Burch2026-10-14

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