Local Boredom Busters
If this new reality has you spending more time at home, you’re likely looking for all the creative ways to stay connected, engaged and entertained. At Landsea Homes, we take care to build in communities that elevate your new home experience, and each region we build in has local options available for your at-home enjoyment. We’ve gathered our favorites and categorized so you can find exactly what you’re looking for with ease—from at-home learning (museum, art, etc.) to virtual outdoor adventures and social hour opportunities. Get ready to be entertained!
Southern California
At-Home Learning
- Stuck at Home Science
While the California Science Center has closed its doors during stay-at-home orders, they’ve started posting daily live-streamed activities for your family to enjoy. Each week, the museum focuses on a different theme.
https://californiasciencecenter.org/stuck-at-home-science - NASA at Home
Check out virtual tours of the Internal Space Station, Hubble Space Telescope mission operations center and other iconic NASA facilities.
https://www.nasa.gov/nasa-at-home-virtual-tours-and-augmented-reality
Virtual Outdoor Adventure
- Walk Through the Central Garden at The Getty
http://blogs.getty.edu/iris/video-a-walk-through-the-central-garden/ - Disneyland Virtual Rides
You can still experience the magic of your favorite Disney theme park right from your home.
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=161514721801338
Social Hour
- Take-Out in Lake Forest
Pick tonight’s dinner with this GIS-based map of Lake Forest’s restaurants open during the COVID-19 pandemic.
https://lakeforestca.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0f72f02c50e8482180bb8e6c00452d59 - Party at Home
Derrick “D-Nice” Jones, a celebrity DJ based in LA, has been entertaining all the restless people through his sets on Instagram Live known as #ClubQuarantine.
https://www.instagram.com/dnice/?hl=en
Northern California
At-Home Learning
- Monterey Bay Aquarium
- Daily Live Cams of Sea Otters, Penguins & More
https://www.montereybayaquarium.org/animals/live-cams - Morning MeditOcean
Guided meditation while you gaze at relaxing ocean imagery. - Afternoon Exploration
Discover animals in their habitats and get your marine-related questions answered. - Online Art Show
- Daily Live Cams of Sea Otters, Penguins & More
- SHOH Gallery
Experience “How to Breathe,” a beautifully displayed digital art show with diverse styles, mediums and color palettes. This show features reasonably priced, thought-provoking and captivating works by local Bay Area artists, and 10% of each sale is donated to BayAreaFeedER.
https://www.shohgallery.com/virtual-gallery-list
Virtual Outdoor Adventure
- Winchester Mystery House Immersive 360° Tour
https://winchestermysteryhouse.com/immersive-360-walkthrough/ - National Park Webcams
Instead of visiting nearby Mount Diablo State Park, explore live cameras from the National Park Service showing the sights and sounds of parkland across America.
https://www.nps.gov/subjects/watchingwildlife/webcams.htm - Animal Live Cams
https://explore.org/livecams
Social Hour
- Donkey & Goat Winery Virtual Wine & Cheese Tasting
Simply order wine and cheese from Donkey & Goat Winery’s online store, pick it up or have it delivered and then sign on to your video chat on Saturday to drink and munch with a group of new friends. They are also hosting free Instagram Live wine tastings every weekend.
Arizona
At-Home Learning
- Virtual Public Art Tour
An interactive map of Peoria’s public art is now available, courtesy of Peoria Arts Commission. Scroll across images of installations and murals throughout Peoria and learn about the artists who created them.
https://gis.peoriaaz.gov/peoriaarts/
Virtual Outdoor Adventure
- Desert Botanical Garden
- Activities
https://dbg.org/category/education/activities/ - Explore the Garden
https://www.instagram.com/dbgphx/
- Activities
- Phoenix Zoo
During its closure, the zoo is interacting with visitors online through digital safaris on Facebook Live, which offer educational programming, trail walk-alongs and behind-the-scenes insights.
https://www.phoenixzoo.org/blog/zoo-news/digital-safari-round-up/
Social Hour
- Winery 101
Order delivery or curbside pick-up to have your own happy hour at home.
https://winery101.com/ - Drive-In Movie in Glendale, Arizona
https://www.westwinddi.com/?cl=85C0B5C16F7F4F8E8594F1B443E8B7D5
New York
At-Home Learning
- MoMA #MuseumFromHome
https://www.moma.org/magazine/tags/171 - American Museum of Natural History Virtual Tour
https://artsandculture.google.com/streetview/american-museum-of-natural-history/OQGjMrLQ0rj5Dw?sv_lng=-73.97369243670578&sv_lat=40.78077791169868&sv_h=226.68461722445113&sv_p=-13.180436928870975&sv_pid=VnzjQRniQBOlJ1KvooFq-g&sv_z=1
Virtual Outdoor Adventure
- Branch Brook Park
Enjoy a virtual drive through the park so you don’t have to leave your house to see the cherry blossoms in bloom.
https://www.facebook.com/EssexCountyExecJoeD/videos/220708792514178/UzpfSTEyNjc0OTE4OTc3NToxMDE1ODE1MDgzNTQ1OTc3Ng/ - Emlen Physick Estate & Cape May Lighthouse Virtual Tours
https://www.capemay.com/blog/2020/04/take-a-virtual-tour-of-the-emlen-physick-estate-and-cape-may-lighthouse/
Social Hour
- Virtual Theater Experiences
https://njmonthly.com/articles/arts-entertainment/virtual-theater-nj/
You don’t want to miss out on these local ways to stay entertained, and the best part is you can tune in right from home. It’s also easy to explore all of our communities in the Southern California, Northern California, Arizona and NYC Metro regions online.
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