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Seeking Interesting Sites When Travelling the World?

Posted by Cliff on from the where-do-you-want-to-go-today dept.

An anonymous reader asks: "Is there anyone besides me who likes to travel and look at engineering projects? When I first read Neal Stephenson's Wired article on his trip around the world to watch an intercontinental fiber cable being built from England to Japan (still available at HotWired) I knew this was what I wanted to do with my vacation days. Space launch sites, high-speed rail lines, container ports, technology museums - I've tried them all. Does Slashdot have suggestions for destinations, or for web sites where people share their experiences."

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  1. n/t by unterderbrucke · · Score: 1, Funny

    One scientist goes around the world tracking advances in semiconductor physics. She's hot too!

  2. How about Iraq? by The+Bungi · · Score: 2, Funny
    They have these facilities with huge high-speed centrifuges. They use them to make baby formula I think, but maybe they're interesting nonetheless.

    Just look out for white trucks with a 'UN' logo.

  3. This may come back to haunt me but... by waterford0069 · · Score: 4, Funny

    I designed my honeymoon around a trip to the east coast of Canada so that I could see the Confederation Bridge up close, take pictures for the engineers in my family, and drive over it.

    Of course I didn't tell my wife that. She saw it as an opportunity to visit the Anne of Green Gables tourist traps and see several historical sites in the area.

    I'd call that a win-win situation.

    However, I would like to visit the sites of some engineering failures. I would love to go and scuba dive on the old Tacoma Narrows Bridge (high currents and all).