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Hello everyone, thought I would pass this along. Here comes the bride, all dressed…as a Klingon? Say ‘I do’ aboard the U.S.S. Enterprise bridge from the original series! The Tech Museum is hosting a contest to select a lucky couple to get married - or renew their vows - on the U.S.S. Enterprise bridge from the original series in STAR TREK®: THE EXHIBITION. Couples across the galaxy are eligible to win the ultimate wedding package, which includes exclusive use to the bridge during the ceremony;… Continue

Hello everyone! I wanted to make this available to you, as the Tech Museum in San Jose is hosting Star Trek the Exhibition, where science and technology really do come to life. If you are interested in discount tickets for individuals or groups under ten, please drop me a line. Oh and did I mention: chance to see the blockbuster Star Trek movie from the summer $5-member price- on the largest IMAX Dome Theater west of the Mississippi? STAR TREK: THE EXHIBITION at The Tech Museum- the world's mos… Continue

Dear John Graham-Cumming, What a great resource you've created!. We used it as a taking-off point for one of our posts at The Blog of Kevin Dolgin http://kevindolgin.wordpress.com/2009/08/26/travel-writer-finds-treats-for-anglophone-brainiacs/ and added The Geek Atlas to our list of Sites We Like. Thanks for the inspiration! Best of all possible regards, Pat Hartman. News Editor, The Blog of Kevin Dolgin Continue

For those who appreciate Mechanical Engineering and the history of Mass Production, the American Precision Museum in Windsor Vermont U.S.A. http://www.americanprecision.org is also worth a visit. Continue

I recently put together an article for Forbes.com about business travel and scientific destinations:

Ever find yourself in between business meetings in some distant city with enough time to kill but no idea what to do?

If you're an innovator (or just someone who's passionate about science or technology), business trips can offer the opportunity to visit some of science's mos

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Out of the blue I got an email from Alison Chaiken saying that she'd got a web page with a list of links for the Technical Tourist in the San Francisco Bay Area. It's a great list. And it complements The Geek Atlas nicely. I agree with her that the USGS in Menlo Park is great. They have a cool store full of lovely maps. And the… Continue

I recently wrote an article for the San Francisco Chronicle about five geeky places to go and see in the western US that are free of charge:

Think technology and it's not hard to see dollar signs. But California and the West have many free and geeky places worth visiting; you just have to know where to look. My new book, "The Geek Atlas" (O'Reilly Media, 542 pages, $29.99), details 128 places aro

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I visited four of the geek spots on a cycle trip around London for The Times yesterday. Had a Brilliant afternoon! I was particularly impressed by the Hunterian and the Fleming museums. Check out my geek tour at: http://timesonline.typepad.com/science/2009/06/geek-on-tour.html Hannah Devlin Continue

You included that Mickey Mouse Tunnel in London but not the Seikan Tunnel connecting the islands of Honshu and Hokkeido? - The building of Seikan was one of the greatest engineering feats of all time. When riding that tunnel by train you go 140 meters below the sea floor of the Pacific through solid granite. Unitl the new Gotthard tunnel is finished Seikan will remain the longest tunnel in the world with a length of 54 km. The Channel tunnel just doesn't compare with a length of 50 km and a dept… Continue

Welcome! I'm John Graham-Cumming, author of The Geek Atlas, and administrator of this web site. I've set up this site so that readers of the book can contribute their photos, videos, trip reports, and anything else they feel is interesting concerning the places in the book. To help keep track of the connection between the book and this web site please follow two rules when adding stuff: use the Tags feature to tag what you are adding with the chapter number in the book. For example, EBR-1 in A… Continue