Every person has a time when he needs to take a break from work or is simply bored: tedious waiting, a boring evening due to failed plans, a lunch break at work. Turn boredom into a memorable pastime! Vse!ru has collected entertainment sites for you where you can spend time interestingly and usefully: learn new things, play games, watch what is happening on the other side of the universe. So, we have prepared 36 interesting and educational entertainment sites for when you are bored.
Attention: 1) put this selection on the wall in VK so as not to lose it!
2) Don’t get stuck on one site - look at everything first!
Let's go on an unforgettable journey!
Virtual travel around the world: online webcams, maps and panoramas
1. Earthcam.com. Allows you to connect to video surveillance systems in different countries of the world. These are Times Square in New York, Lake Tahoe in Nevada, the Beach in Pattaya in Thailand, unusual views of the seas and rivers in different cities and much more. The platform is English-language, so improve your English in the process.
2. "Aquarium of the Pacific." Using web cameras installed in the aquarium, you can watch jellyfish, penguins, and sharks in real time. You will visit coral reefs, where you will closely observe the behavior of turtles and predatory fish. Also on the site you will find a lot of useful information about rare underwater inhabitants.
3. Niagara Falls. Nothing soothes and mesmerizes like the sound and sight of a stream of water falling from a dizzying height. On the page you will be amazed by the beauty of this natural masterpiece online. The page also contains information about local time, weather, wind strength, and so on, if you suddenly have an irresistible desire to visit this place.
4. Panoramas of Google and Yandex maps. Yes, search engine maps, which are in every smartphone and computer, will also become a source of emotions and delight! Take a walk around the Statue of Liberty in New York and the “Motherland Calls” monument! In Volgograd. Also, find the house where you lived many years ago, find the street and the house where your parents grew up. This trip will be remembered by everyone for a long time.
5. AirPano - virtual travel around the world. The site contains panoramic photos and 360* videos from all over Russia and the world.
Networking
Even those who have several hundred friends on social networks can get lonely, and new acquaintances are always useful. And there is no need to talk about the fact that some things are much easier to tell to a stranger than to loved ones.
Plus, sometimes chatting with strangers online is a great way to have fun.
- nekto.me (text and voice anonymous chat);
- chatvdvoem.ru (convenient text chat for two anonymous interlocutors);
- anneo.ru (anonymous text chat with a drawing tool);
- chatprostotak.com (text chat with search for interlocutor based on interests).
- chatrulet-ru.com (video chat roulette);
- videochatru.com (the most popular video chat in RuNet);
- ruruletka.com (video chat for those who want to make new acquaintances).
Entertainment sites for when you're bored
1. Picabu.ru. This is an entertainment and information platform. On the pages of the platform you will find funny pictures, memes, funny stories, demotivators, anecdotes and stories. On the resource, users independently post a topic for viewing.
Moderators only filter content that does not fit into the site rules. Here you will be invited to consider any topic and leave your opinion.
2. Kanobu.ru - for fans of games and movies. Entertainment Internet resource. “Kanobu” contains up-to-date information about new movies, TV series, books, as well as news from the gaming industry.
3. BigPicture. Content where news is presented in the form of photographs. Articles about travel, culture, children, etc. The site has interesting selections: children's pearls, strange facts from Gaidai's films, a selection of unusual products from Aliexpress. By the way, a whole section is devoted to the latter.
4. “Fishki.net” Another entertaining Russian-language web resource. There are many interesting news articles on various topics collected here. The site also provides for reading author's articles from the users themselves - telling “uncut” about their attitude to life and events - you will definitely have a fun time on the site.
5. “I cried.” This is a Russian information and entertainment portal. It was founded back in 2004 and continues to be popular among Internet users. Regularly reaches the TOP in terms of number of views. Here you will find various relevant information of an informational, educational, and entertaining nature. A fairly powerful platform where you can find small Internet games, cool collages, and ironic “photographs.”
6. Anekdot.ru. A very interesting approach to sorting anecdotes and jokes has been implemented here. Therefore, by going in and scrolling through a few pages, you are guaranteed to get a dose of laughter - checked! First time on the site - start reading with the best from past years - time-tested jokes.
Information sites: entertainment with benefits
1. “Everyone!ru.” Here you will find all the significant events of recent days. The variety of articles is impressive; there is a section “Entertainment and Leisure”. This interesting site, when you’re bored, will tell you what game you can play with friends or family, tell you about experiments in physics and chemistry that you can do at home with your children, and how to prepare for a party or corporate event.
Game for the New Year in the style of the USSR - 41 questions “What?
Where? When?" for playing at home 2. Exiterra blog about advertising and marketing. The blog offers articles to read on the topic of advertising, marketing and business. Why is this interesting? The blog has incomparable collections of funny advertising, creative advertising, the evolution of logos (which your great-grandfather knew), and about sex in advertising. And, of course, a lot of useful material about marketing and business.
Business blog Exiterra.com about advertising and marketing
3. “How many people are in outer space at the moment.” The service shows the number of people who are in space on the International Space Station. The information is presented in the form of a list indicating nationality and duration of stay on the ISS. If you click on the name of the desired astronaut, Wikipedia will open with detailed information.
4. Read unusual Wikipedia articles—articles that Wikipedia members find particularly noteworthy. We provide a link to a rubricator with thousands of articles on the most unusual topics: alcoholic drinks made from milk, soup made from cockchafers, sex in space.
5. Look into the future. A site with forecasts of events for decades, hundreds and thousands of years in advance. How will the world, people, planet change?
Reverse Text - Will Make You Think Outside the Box
This is a very fun game in which all the words in a message must be written in reverse order. That is, the first interlocutor sends the second some sentence in a message, for example, “It’s a beautiful evening, isn’t it.” And the second one should send him the same sentence, but with words where the letters are written in the reverse order, that is, “Yandoes ynsarkerp rechev, en advarp il.”
Then the interlocutors change places, and everything is repeated in a new correspondence.
Interesting sites to create mood and atmosphere
1. “Radio from all over the Earth.” The web resource allows you to listen to radio stations from different countries. The site will automatically detect your location and provide several radio stations to choose from. You can also listen to musical compositions from America, Africa, Australia and even from the Arctic.
2. “Creating a noise effect.” Allows you to select extraneous sounds to distract yourself, not to be lonely, for relaxation, or to create a noise environment around you during a call or audio conference. Working alone remotely? Turn up the office sounds!
3. Sounds of rain. Relax to the sound of rain, it's wonderfully relaxing. You may be able to fall asleep if you suffer from insomnia.
4. LoungeV creates an atmosphere for home and office with ocean sounds, soothing music and relaxing nature videos in Full HD and 4K UHD from the most exotic, beautiful and peaceful places in the world such as beaches, rivers, waterfalls, forests, lakes, mountains , depths under water. Can you open the site on a large monitor, TV or projector?
5. “Outdated sounds” (you will need an audio system). The web resource invites users to listen to the sounds of old devices, screensavers, games and applications. This is the sound of an incoming message in ICQ, the shutter of a film camera or a dot matrix printer, from old computer games. It's quite a fun experience to listen to outdated sounds in the modern world.
LoungeV creates a natural ambiance for home and office with ocean sounds, soothing music and relaxing Full HD and 4K UHD nature videos from the most exotic, beautiful and peaceful places in the world such as beaches, rivers, waterfalls, forests, lakes. , mountains and under water.
6. Earth.NULLschool.net. The resource allows you to see the weather in the most, even quite remote, places on the globe. Wind speed and direction, temperature conditions and other parameters of atmospheric phenomena are shown here. The web platform is also suitable for gardeners to track weather changes.
Magazine sites - if you're bored on the road or when you're waiting
Today, many publishers of magazines and newspapers post their issues on the Internet. Thanks to this, everyone will get acquainted with the new issue of a magazine or comic book completely free of charge.
1. Men's Health. This is a men's magazine with a large following. Here are articles on current topics intended for the male half. Here you will learn: “How to find out that a woman is interested in you,” the latest news about the Russian drift team Fail Crew, “How to combine sports with work” and other useful information. Also on the pages of the publication there are tests and reviews of new equipment and cars. By the way, you can order the magazine for home delivery or sign up for an annual subscription on the website.
2. Cosmopolitan. Well, where would we be without Cosmo? This famous magazine has been delighting its readers for many years. On the pages, women will find a lot of useful things for themselves: new trends in fashion, a horoscope, ratings of their favorite stars and much more.
3. UniComics. Dedicated to all fans and comic book lovers. If you belong to both, be sure to bookmark this site when you are bored at the computer. The resource contains popular publications of comics in Russian. These are “Suicide Squad”, “Spider-Man”, “World of Warcraft” and others. The portal has a search by category, so you can easily find the desired issue of the magazine.
Where to listen to music
Yandex.Music (music.yandex.ru) – here you can listen to music in high quality. Simple search by genre, a lot of new music: pop, rock, metal, classical, chanson, etc.
In addition, there are thematic collections: for sports, work, creativity and other activities. There are also collections of music from films and TV series, for holidays and other events.
LastFM (last.fm) is the largest music catalog on the Internet. Or rather, a social network for musically caring people. Here you can listen, watch, and chat.
An incredibly convenient thing for people with unusual musical taste. On this site you can find such performers and compositions that you will not find anywhere else.
Cooking sites for when you're bored at home
Sometimes, when you are bored on the Internet, sites about culinary arts will serve as an alternative to entertainment portals. They will tell you what to cook for dinner, a big holiday, or how to surprise your friends or family. Often such resources are visited by women, but there is also a lot of interesting information here for men.
1. Koolinar.ru. Here you can find articles on current topics of the day, recipes for first and second courses, baked goods, and salads. Everything is accompanied by a detailed video with comments and photographs.
2. "Eda.ru". The site has a lot of useful information related to cuisine. There are also a lot of recipes, articles about food compatibility, and video tutorials. The resource is suitable for all lovers of tasty and healthy food, regardless of cooking experience.
Websites with games will take up time when you are bored on the Internet
There are many sites on the Internet where you can play small games. Some of them - good old games require Flash Player, which is outdated and not supported since 2022, so don't be surprised if not all games will open in your browser. We checked every site and played - everything works! When you start to get bored, go to any site in our selection:
1. Yandex.Games A collection of free and paid games from Yandex. Online games allow you to play with your opponents in real time: have you ever played Mafia with 3000 residents and mafiosi? The catalog has games for every taste and mood - you can hang out here all evening or night 
2. Akinator. You've probably heard Akinator play? If not, then hurry up and play. Make a wish for any character from life, fairy tales or cartoons. Akinator will ask you leading questions about him, and you must give one of five answer options (yes, no, I don’t know, maybe, probably not). We bet Akinator will guess the hero you have in mind in less than 15 questions?
Tip: turn on “Kids Mode” so you don’t have to answer your child’s awkward questions. There is also a lot of advertising on the site, it is better if your browser knows how to block it.
3. Rubik's cube.
A good way to train your thinking, memory, and fine motor skills, as you will have to make a lot of movements with the mouse. The platform allows you to customize your cube according to several parameters. For fans of challenging puzzles.
4. Scanwords. He who does not develop degrades. When you're bored, you can usefully spend time solving crossword puzzles. This will help train rational thinking and learn something new.
Where to watch something interesting: videos, films, cartoons, TV series
If you don’t know what to do on the Internet, then you can watch something interesting from a video.
ivi (ivi.ru) is the largest online cinema. Here you can watch some interesting film, cartoon, or TV series for free.
YouTube (youtube.com) is the most famous site with videos on any topic and for every taste.
TV shows, recipes, music videos, technology reviews, jokes, cartoons, instructions, sports broadcasts, news. The most interesting videos in the world are uploaded here. Read more about YouTube here.
Useful application sites when you are bored at work or in the office
1. Removebg. A useful application when you need to quickly edit your photo. The service allows you to remove the old background and install a new one in its place, for example, a tropical ocean shore.
2. “Get yourself a fake biography.” The site offers to generate a random first name, last name, as well as place of residence and other information based on the initial data entered. This resource is for entertainment purposes only and has nothing to do with illegal activities.
3. Create an avatar. The website allows you to create an avatar for your Twitter account. To generate an image, simply enter the word that best describes your position in life and click the generate button. Next, the system will display a suitable picture.
4. “Letter to the future.” You have the opportunity to send a written message to your future self. To do this, follow the link above and fill in all the empty fields.
To many this will seem like a waste of time, but read the comments and see that this is far from the case. Receiving a letter will be a big surprise for you, since by this time you will forget that you left any message. For greater reliability, you can order a paper message to be sent to an existing address for yourself or a close friend. To do this, you will have to pay for the order immediately after writing the text. There is also an opportunity to send a message to a stranger.
5. "Klavogonki". Participants compete in the speed of typing text that is displayed on the screen. The game is presented in the form of a car race. Excellent training for attentiveness and increasing typing speed, for example touch typing. The site makes an error sound when you enter incorrectly. The resource will be especially useful for editors, copywriters, students, and authors who want to improve their professional skills.
Do you know any other interesting sites? Write in the comments or to the editor and we will add to the article!
Truth or dare - you can even play messages in VK
A popular game that is played both online on social networks and while being close to each other. When the first one chooses “truth,” the second one is obliged to ask him a question, which the first one must answer as truthfully as possible.
When the first one chooses “action”, he is obliged to do what the second one tells him. In this case, proof of the action can be a photo that the first will send to the second via messages on VKontakte in confirmation of the action he performed.
Then the interlocutors change places, and the second interlocutor plays “truth or dare”, and the first one asks questions or asks to perform an action.
