Instruments Of Science

Welded sphere dropped from space.

Twice a year, visitors can tour the desolate site that birthed the Atomic Age.

This memorial honors those who served on Gallops Island Radio Training Station during the second World War.

Remains of a station that only operated for one year.

Collection of antique science instruments displayed in recreated 1870-1930 laboratories.

Taking the 3D art experience far beyond blue and red glasses.

Four miles of pipelines form the model of still-functioning retro-tech efficiency.

A cannon designed to fire an atomic warhead.

A priceless collection of the Nation's cryptologic history.

Large tower used for simulating radiation of Hiroshima bomb and the tallest object ever relocated.

Worker-owned cooperative and resource for those looking to lighten their ecological footprint.

World's largest magnetic research facility.

Outstanding collection of 19th century medical instruments includes a life-size figure cast from as many as 200 cadavers.

Operating continuously since 1903, this "milestone" facility transformed the regional economy.

Numerical symbolism abound at East Asia's oldest observatory.

England's "pier at the end of the universe" unites astronomy and contemporary architecture.

First point in the Struve Geodetic Arc, a 19th century undertaking to measure the Earth's size and shape.

Hear the quietest sound from across the dome.