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14 Livestream Travel Cams Around the World to Help You Stay Sane During Lockdown

Check in on life outside your front door with these livestreams from across the globe.

Jellyfish up-close at the Monterey Bay Aquarium in Monterey, California
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By Lindsey Olander, Jetsetter.com

Our social lives may have come to a screeching halt, but the world keeps on turning. Tune into one of these live video feeds: from African wildlife to one of America's great national parks, they're some of our most favorite scenes in the world.

Times Square

Traffic passes through Time Square in New York City.
Times Square, previously always crowded, looks very different today.Photo Credit: Andrae Ricketts / Unsplash

New York City, New York

Interested in seeing what’s going on around New York’s once busiest intersection? Take a peek.

Related: 7 Quintessential NYC Movies to Stream Right Now

Mountain Gorillas

A mountain gorilla in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
A gorilla appears to scratch its back.Photo Credit: Leila Boujnane / Unsplash

Democratic Republic of the Congo

The best part about this gorilla trekking safari live feed—besides the sightings? It’s free.

Sydney Harbour

The Sydney Harbour Bridge illuminated during VIVID Sydney.
Sydney Harbour Bridge illuminated during VIVID Sydney.Photo Credit: Simon Rae / Viator

Sydney, Australia

Sydney’s iconic opera house, Circular Quay, and twinkling harbour bridge all make appearances in this live feed of Australia’s most iconic skyline.

WildEarth African Safaris

A pair of cheetahs seen on a safari in Kenya.
Wild cheetah spotted on a safari in Kenya.Photo Credit: Pop & Zebra / Unsplash

South Africa and Kenya

Venture into South Africa's Sabi Sands Game Reserve and Kenya's Maasai Mara National Reserve from the comfort of your couch.

Waikiki Beach

A statue of Duke Kahanamoku in Waikiki Beach.
The Duke Kahanamoku Statue at Waikiki Beach.Photo Credit: Mike Kane / Viator

Honolulu, Hawaii

Paradise is just a click away thanks to this live feed above Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort.

Old Faithful

Old Faithful erupts in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming.
Old Faithful erupts in Yellowstone National Park.Photo Credit: Will Myers / Unsplash

Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

Witnessing America’s most famous geyser erupt in a flurry of steam and water is always a thrill.

Monterey Bay Aquarium

Visitors take in the view of the kelp forest at the Monterey Bay Aquarium.
Visitors at the large kelp forest exhibit in the Monterey Bay Aquarium.Photo Credit: Brittany Hosea-Small / Viator

Monterey, California

The aquarium’s one-million-gallon Open Sea exhibit is large enough to house giant tuna, hammerhead sharks, and swarming schools of fish ... with room to spare.

Gengda Valley Panda Yard

A panda eats bamboo at the Gengda Valley Panda Yard.
A giant panda snacks on bamboo.Photo Credit: Xtina Yu / Unsplash

Gengda, Sichuan, China

Honestly, we could watch these bears play all day long.

Grand Ole Opry

An artist performs on stage at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville.
A performer on stage at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville.Photo Credit: Shutterstock

Nashville, Tennessee

Stay connected to the musicians you love with the Grand Ole Opry's robust calendar of livestream country music performances.

St. Mark's Basin

The canals of Venice as seen from the Rialto Bridge.
The Grand Canal at dusk, as seen from the Rialto Bridge, Venice.Photo Credit: Silvia Longhi / Viator

Venice, Italy

Italy’s most crowded corners, including St. Mark's Basin and the Grand Canal in Venice, are now empty of visitors, giving them an ethereal, otherworldly quality.

Related: Travel Italy Through Books: 6 Picks from an American Writer Living Abroad

The northern lights

A traveler takes in the view of the northern lights.
Traveler beneath the northern lights.Photo Credit: Brian Fulda / Viator

Churchill, Manitoba, Canada

Search for the northern lights without heading out into the cold, dark night.

Lake Tahoe

A view of Lake Tahoe in Homewood, California.
Lake Tahoe is the second deepest lake in the US after Oregon's Crater Lake.Photo Credit: Jeremy Banks / Unsplash

Homewood, California

It’s one of the prettiest lakes in America—no matter the season.

The Western Wall

Visitors walk along the Western Wall in Jerusalem.
People praying along the Western Wall in Jerusalem.Photo Credit: Benjamin Rascoe / Unsplash

Jerusalem, Israel

Despite—and perhaps because of—desperate times, you can still see people praying at Jerusalem’s holy Western Wall.

Shibuya Crossing

People walk through Shibuya, famous for the amount of pedestrians—in the thousands—that pass its crosswalks throughout the day, in Tokyo.
Shibuya is one of the world's most famous crossings.Photo Credit: Edward Ma / Unsplash

Tokyo, Japan

Japan’s answer to Times Square is famous for the amount of pedestrians—in the thousands—that pass its crosswalks throughout the day.

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