The University of Missouri at St. Louis is developing the St. Louis Virtual City Project (www.umsl.edu/virtualstl). It offers a virtual exploration of that city's streets in the mid-1800's along with readings about Dred Scott's trials leading to the Supreme Court case that made slavery legal in all the territories. Over time the Internet is making it less necessary to actually travel to a museum that could be a great distance from your home to experience their collection.