HOUSTON, Updated 9:16 p.m. CDT June 14, 2000 -- Travel the world without ever leaving your desk, hopping around the Web.

First stop, is The Louvre Museum in Paris.

Far and away the best museum in the word, but it's too "far and away" for some. Now you can tour the entire museum. The official website uses Quicktime VR Quicktime to create rich, 360-degree views of each gallery. You can even zoom-in to your favorite masterpiece.

If the great outdoors is more to your liking, cool off by climbing the summit of Mt. Everest in virtual reality. An expedition is using technology from ipix.com to post breathtaking views of the world's highest mountain. Click Everest to check them out.

While you're at ipix.com, take a look at the real estate shots that are revolutionizing the way people sell homes ipix.com. eBay recently signed a deal with the company to offer VR pictures of items selling on the auction site. See a sample at ipix.com.

Life above ground can be seen just by sitting behind the controls of a B-17 "Flying Fortress" thanks to the Galveston's Lonestar Flight Museum. A local company called Webvertising created the site at b-17.com. You can look through the gunner's turret and view the aircraft from any angle.

See the inside of Enron Field with panoramic views of the downtown ballpark and Union Station at astros.com.

See what it's like behind bars at the Georgia Department of Corrections Georgia Department of Corrections. The state is hoping to scare-off potential inmates by offering complete tours of the big house. You can see what it's like in the jail house or even in a real cell. The files are relatively small, so you won't have to spend any "hard time" waiting for them to download!

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