It’s Monday afternoon, which inevitably means at some point, you’re going to want to take your 15-minute break and goof around on the Internet. Thankfully, we’ve made that task much easier.
Here’s our collection of cool, interesting, fun and addictive websites to help you waste time online.
Cool Places
Virtual Sistine Chapel
Explore one of the greatest works of religious art ever created with this virtual tour of the Sistine Chapel.
Google’s Tour of the Holy Land Map
This Google map of the Holy Land features landmarks and descriptions of famous locations mentioned throughout the Bible.
Old-School Video Games
VirtualNES
Relive the magic of old Nintendo games right from your Internet browser.
Classic PC Games
The folks at the Internet Archive digital museum have made it possible to revisit your middle school computer lab by putting classic PC games like The Oregon Trail and Prince of Persia online. Just watch out for dysentery.
Interesting Stuff
Optical Illusions
If you thought that the black and blue (or is it white and gold?) dress was a mind-bender, these galleries of crazy optical illusions will literally make you not believe your own eyes.
Atlas Obscura
It’s easy to waste a few hours combing through Atlas Obscura’s massive databases of weird places and exotic locations.
Weird Art
This Is Sand
Finally, a website that lets you make meticulous sand art masterpieces by just clicking your mouse. (Trust us, it’s addictive.)
Pollock
Create your own Jackson Pollock-style, paint splattered masterpieces without any of the mess and clean-up involved with actual paint.
Music
idaft
idaft turns your computer’s keyboard into a Daft Punk remix machine. See why making dance hits is easier than it looks.
Online Sequencer
For those who are more musically inclined, the Online Sequencer lets you create songs with a variety of instruments and sounds, and easily save and share your work.
