Comments on: A Sightseer's Guide to Engineering

A Sightseer's Guide to Engineering

plep — Sun, 21 Dec 2003 13:42:40 -0800

A Sightseer's Guide to Engineering. Engineering sights around the USA.

By: nthdegx

nthdegx — Sun, 21 Dec 2003 14:08:49 -0800

I'm quite taken by the first picture on the page for the Texas Energy Museum. Is it the Spindletop Hill mentioned in the fun fact below, or somewhere else, I wonder? On a similar note, the seven wonders of the modern world.

By: riffola

riffola — Sun, 21 Dec 2003 14:19:36 -0800

Super link, thanks plep!

By: sageleaf

sageleaf — Sun, 21 Dec 2003 14:23:14 -0800

Oh, good stuff. Yes, thanks, plep.

By: carter

carter — Sun, 21 Dec 2003 14:55:46 -0800

Excellent! My view of the states is pretty much limited to the Colorado area, but I've been to Royal Gorge, which is now a full-on tourist attraction with miniature trains, ice cream, funicular railway, cable car ride, gift shops, cafes, etc. Almost as spectacular, and still in use, and not on their list, is the Rio Grande bridge just outside Taos, New Mexico.

By: hattifattener

hattifattener — Sun, 21 Dec 2003 14:59:44 -0800

This is good. For anyone who likes this, the Vintage Telephone Equipment Museum a/k/a Museum of Communications in Seattle is also well worth a visit.

By: NGnerd

NGnerd — Sun, 21 Dec 2003 15:27:16 -0800

some good stuff there, If they had the equivalent in europe i'd demand that the deutsches museum be top of the list. It was one of the highlights of my european vacation and a must go for anyone in munich (imagine a museum the size of the smithsonian but entirely dedicated to engineering...oh yeah).

By: ilsa

ilsa — Sun, 21 Dec 2003 16:09:37 -0800

Bah, I've been to Royal Gouge -- um, I mean Gorge. Nice view, but not worth the drive from Colorado Springs *and* admission fees. Hoover Dam was a much better deal, even after drive from Vegas, parking, and tour admission fee. Unfortunately, the "Hard Hat Tour" is no longer possible due to terraism fears.

By: calwatch

calwatch — Mon, 22 Dec 2003 00:07:33 -0800

For good tours of engineering structures, it's good to make friends with someone who's a member of ASCE, the civil engineers' professional organization. Both the college and professional chapters go out for these things all the time.