Stay home. Shelter in place. Lockdown. These are words we might think describe a situation when Death Eaters are on the march – not our normal muggle lives! Yet as we face a massive public health crisis around the world, everyone has to do their part to help stop the dark forces of Coronavirus. To that end, we can’t hop on a plane or grab a Portkey to explore the magical world – we need to keep ourselves home and try virtual Harry Potter experiences instead. While we can’t all do social distancing like in the picture above – that’s a ‘forced perspective’ photo from several feet apart at the…

Stuck at home and dreaming of the magical world? Me too – it would be a welcome break from the real world right now! But wait… we have muggle technology that helps us travel around the world: virtual reality! What if we took a virtual 360-degree tour of the Wizarding World? Before the Wizarding World of Hollywood opened to the public in early 2016, NBC Los Angeles chief photographer Sean Browning took his Ricoh Theta 360-camera into the park to give us a sneak peek. These 360-photos originally appeared on the NBCLA website; I’ve organized them here into a ‘walking’ VR 360° tour of the Wizarding World in Hollywood that…

If only we could wave a magic wand and apparate to the wizarding world right now… It’s a tough time to try and plan travel, but that’s no reason to stay home in your imagination. (Unlike the Dursleys, I definitely approve of imagination.) Wait, I have an idea – let’s take a virtual trip to the Wizarding World! First, take a quick look at these maps of Diagon Alley (left) and Hogsmeade (right). Throughout the rest of this virtual trip to the Wizarding World, we’ll go to each of these 14 stops, which help you experience some of the best things to do at the Wizarding World in Orlando...