The wide variety of replica places in Second Life, e.g. Barcelona, Berlin, London and Paris, offers opportunities for language learning through virtual tourism. Students can engage in conversation with native speakers who people these places, take part in conducted tours in different languages and even learn how to use Second Life in a language other than English.
The [http://becunningandfulloftricks.com/hypergrid-adventurers-club/ Hypergrid Adventurers Club] is an open group of explorers who discuss and visit many different [[OpenSimulator|OpenSim]] virtual worlds. By using ''Hypergridhypergrid'' connectivity, avatars can jump between completely different OpenSim grids while maintaining a singular identity and inventory.<ref>Hypergrid Adventurers Club: http://becunningandfulloftricks.com/hypergrid-adventurers-club/</ref>
The TAFE NSW-Western Institute Virtual Tourism Project commenced in 2010 and was funded by the Australian Flexible Learning Framework’s eLearning Innovations Project. It is focused on developing virtual worlds learning experiences for TVET Tourism students and islocated currentlyon locatedthe atjoycadiaGrid.<ref>TAFE-NSW Virtual Tourism Project: [http://jokaydia.com/tag2010/virtualworlds07/ jokaydiaGRID], an OpenSim grid which supports a community of educators and artists.20/wit-jokaydiagrid/</ref>
The following tours of virtual worlds were presented at [http://vwbpe11.vwbpe.org/v11_mastersched.php Virtual Worlds Best Practice in Education 2011 Conference]:
*[http://vwbpe11.vwbpe.org/v11_presentation.php?id=1545 The Future will be Connected: John Lester]
*[http://vwbpe11.vwbpe.org/v11_wow.html World of Warcraft in the Classroom]
*[http://vwbpe11.vwbpe.org/v11_presentation.php?id=1598 SpotOn3D: Bill Krebs]
*[http://vwbpe11.vwbpe.org/v11_presentation.php?id=1542 Jibe and Unity3D: John Lester]
