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Posted by samzenpus on from the world's-biggest-chemistry-set dept.

First time accepted submitter steevven1 writes "My girlfriend and I are planning a long trip across the United States for this summer, and we'd like to see the usual sights, but we both have a bit of a geeky side, and we were trying to think of science-related marvels to see along the way. So far, we have thought of places like the Very Large Array in New Mexico and Fermilab in Illinois. Any suggestions?"

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  1. Nerdy Day Trips by Cholten · · Score: 5, Informative

    Vast number of options here : http://www.nerdydaytrips.com/

  2. Arizona by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    I'm from Belgium but in Arizona I can recommend:

            - Pima Air and Space museum near Tucson
            - Titan Missile Museam near Tucson as well
            - Biosphere II in Oracle, Arizona
            - Meteor Crater near Winslow

  3. Re:on the east coast. by jdege · · Score: 5, Informative

    One thing at the Museum of Science and Industry, that any self-respecting geek would not miss: the U-505.

    She's a German Type IX-C submarine, captured off of Cape Verde, in 1944. Two M4 Enigma machines and over 900 pounds of codebooks and crypto publications were recovered from her.

    http://www.msichicago.org/whats-here/exhibits/u-505/activities/capture/

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