Seattle has absolutely one of the best aviation museums in the world. It is on the south end of the city near Boeing Field. There is an SR-71 there with an unmanned drone on it's back. It is the only surviving example.... Among many other things at the museum. You should probably take a trip over to see Mt. Ranier, about a two hour drive from Seattle.
Or you could drive about four hours from Seattle to Richland Washington area and go see the nuclear reactor where the plutonium was made for the Nagasaki bomb and more or less within rock throw distance is the other LIGO observatory... :-) maybe not worth the trip though... In San Francisco, there is the Exploratorium which is near the southern end of the Golden Gate Bridge if I remember correctly. This is one of the best Science museums around for kids/geeks. I used to visit there when I was a kid/early teen. Then there is always Alcatraz too. If you plan on going to Alcatraz, get your tickets a week in advance or there is a very good chance that it will be sold out. Also, a nice stop is the Monterey Bay Aquarium, more or less in the same area as the Alcatraz trips. Pier 59 area? I'll have to think about it and see if I can remember some other stuff.... If you are driving between San Francisco and Seattle, let me know, I have some tips for you.... Also, there is a slim chance I may be in the San Fran/Santa Rosa area in late August myself.... I know a great Sushi stop in Santa Rosa. Shannon On Thu, 15 Jul 2004 20:41:05 -0500, Mat Branyon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hey guys, I am going to be travelling around the US a bit in August. I > was wondering if anyone out there knew any fun geeky things to do in > chicago, seattle/vancouver, or san fran in August? > > I should also be keeping my online journal up to date on things for the > trip if anyone is interested (http://mat_branyon.livejournal.com) > > Thanks All, > --mat > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net >
