We took advantage of TechRepublic’s page on Facebook to ask the TechRepublic community what geeky vacation destinations they’d recommend.
According to Angela Twyman Lawson, “The number one geek destination has to be the SXSW Interactive Festival in Austin, TX.
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TR member NickNielsen said, “The Computer History Museum in Mountain View, CA. The destinations DON’T get much geekier than that!”
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TR member GSG said, “I liked the history of computing section at the Smithsonian.”
Smithsonian National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center, Computers and Business Machines.
This photo is of the Altair 8800 Microcomputer.
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TR member David M. Hutton said, “Any Tech Expo and Comic Con.”
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According to TR member Jungle Paradise Ronin, “Hong Kong electronic district. 1km by 1km of electrical hardware shop – maybe larger since my last visit almost 10 years ago.”
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According to Rex Baldazo, “For those of us who do not live near a Fry’s electronics, Las Vegas is a cool getaway. You can see all the fabulous electronic signs, grab breakfast any time of the day, and stop at Fry’s.”
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TR member Angela Lawson also suggested you stop by the Microsoft Visitor Center.
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TR blogger Justin James recommends “the Smithsonian museum about the Industrial Revolution (very Steampunk-y).”
Smithsonian National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center – Engines of Change: The American Industrial Revolution
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TR member James Mabry recommended the Titan Missile Museum in Sahuarita, AR.
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TR member Duane Brankley asked, “How about DEFCON?”
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TR blogger Justin James said, “The last time I was in NYC, my friend that I was with pointed out that we were across the street from the firehouse used in ‘Ghostbusters.’ Now THAT made my day.”
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Angela Lawson encouraged folks to visit “The International Spy Museum to see some cool gadgets.”
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TR member Angela Lawson also recommended dropping by a Google campus. Here’s a photo showing building 43 of Google’s Mountain View, CA, headquarters.
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TR member James Garvin said, “You gotta go to Disneyland’s home of the future – while cheesey, is pretty cool.”
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According to TR member Evan Singer, “The Akihabara district in Tokyo [has] an electronics marketplace like no other!”
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TR member Brad Novak said, “Three words… Kennedy Space Center,” which is located on Merritt Island and Cape Canaveral, FL.
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TR member Duane Brankley also suggested Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee.
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TR member James Mabry recommended the Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX.
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Justin James and Angela Lawson both recommended the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC.
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Fargo, ND, made the geeky travel destinations list with the help of Microsoft’s campus.
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TR member James Garvin recommended, “The Tech in San Jose, CA.”
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TR member Nij Mathur recommended, “The National Museum of the United States Air Force at Dayton, OH.”
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