Weir Farm NHS 360 Virtual Tour | The Nomadic Classroom

Explore Weir Farm National Historic Site in Connecticut with this immersive 360° VR field trip designed for upper elementary students, teachers, and lifelong learners. 🎨🌳

This National Park tells a unique story: it’s the only site in the country dedicated to American painting. For thousands of years, this land was home to the Paugussett (PAW-gus-set) people, who lived with its forests, streams, and hills. In the late 1800s, artist J. Alden Weir found inspiration here, painting the light, colors, and quiet beauty of farm life.

On this tour, you’ll discover:

🏡 Historic landmarks — the Weir House, barns, studios, and gardens where art and life intertwined.

🌳 Landforms & ecology — rolling hills, stone walls, meadows, and Weir Pond, a human-made feature that became an ecosystem.

🎨 Artistic heritage — how Weir and fellow Impressionist artists captured nature’s beauty right here.

🌍 Conservation & preservation — why Weir Farm was protected as a National Historic Site in 1990, so future generations could experience creativity and nature together.

✨ This video is part of The Nomadic Classroom VR series, bringing National Parks, historic sites, and natural wonders into classrooms through storytelling, immersive video, and interactive learning. No headset required—use your phone, tablet, or computer to look around in every direction!