May 27th, 2007 at 8:30PM:
Another cool thing to do at the headquarters of National Geographic is to visit the Museum at Explorers Hall, which offers free admission to a variety of rotating exhibits throughout the year. Currently showing is Maps: Tools for Adventure, produced by the Children's Museum of Indianapolis in collaboration with National Geographic. It's a super cool interactive exhibit for explorers of all ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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National Geographic Society: Museum at Explorers Hall
May 27th, 2007 at 8:30PM:
Another cool thing to do at the headquarters of National Geographic is to visit the Museum at Explorers Hall, which offers free admission to a variety of rotating exhibits throughout the year. Currently showing is Maps: Tools for Adventure, produced by the Children's Museum of Indianapolis in collaboration with National Geographic. It's a super cool interactive exhibit for explorers of all ...National Geographic Society: Library Resources
May 27th, 2007 at 2:08PM:
On the first floor of one of the main buildings that make up National Geographic's Headquarters is an impressive library whose primary purpose is to provide National Geographic staff with the resources and information they need to do their jobs. For example, the team that creates the annual Geography Bee questions uses this library frequently. What many folks may not know, however, is that ...National Geographic: Beyond the Bee
May 27th, 2007 at 10:07AM: During my visit to DC to see the Bee, I also had the opportunity to spend some time exploring other parts of National Geographic's headquarters. The complex is composed of several buildings, the tallest of which (pictured here) stands on the corner of 17th and M.
...National Geographic Bee: Quiz of Champions
May 23rd, 2007 at 6:33PM: Of course some of our Gadling readers were quick to correctly answer today's winning geography bee question. But do you want to see if you really have what it takes to be a geography genius? I've assembled a quiz, which includes all the official National Geographic questions Caitlin Snaring had to answer correctly to win the Bee earlier today. Some of the questions were accompanied by visual ...National Geographic Bee: We Have a Winner!
May 23rd, 2007 at 12:00PM: Caitlin Snaring, an 8th-grader from Redmond, Washington, answered this question correctly, just a short while ago, to become only the second woman ever to win the National Geographic Bee: A city that is divided by a river of the same name was the imperial capital of Vietman for more than a century. Name this city, which is still an important cultural center. Do you know it? Take some guesses and ...National Geographic Bee: The Youngest Finalist!
May 22nd, 2007 at 3:25PM: The ten National Geographic Bee finalists range in age from 10 to 14, and I was able to chat with the youngest competitor, ten-year-old Benjamin Taylor, soon after he learned that he'd be moving on to tomorrow's championship round. Here he is just moments after the anouncement, smiling with his proud dad. Ben is a vibrant and enthusiastic kid from West Virginia, who is proud of the fact that he ...National Geographic Bee: Preliminary Round in Pictures
May 22nd, 2007 at 2:30PM: When I arrived at the Doubletree Crystal City in Arlington, VA this morning, the place was buzzing with world chatter. I overheard conversations about official languages and state capitals as parents and Bee competitors fueled up over breakfast. As mentioned yesterday, the 55 competitors (ages 10-14) have won school and state championships to qualify for this national final. They are a talented ...National Geographic Bee: Live Blogging the Bee
May 22nd, 2007 at 11:50AM: For the first time in the 19 year history of the National Geographic Bee, there is no tie-breaker at the end of the preliminary rounds to determine the top ten finalists. Here is the list of winning finalists, mostly 7th and 8th graders: Andrew Lee, Alaska Antonio de la Pena, Colorado Ben Geyer, D.C. (this is Ben's third time competing in the Bee) Suneil Iyer, Kansas Solly Mayer, Kentucky Tyler ...National Geographic Bee: Let's Talk Location
May 21st, 2007 at 2:01PM: As travelers, we often become intimately connected to the places we visit. But what about the locations we only read about in stories or hear about on the news? How much do we know about these places? And maybe more importantly at times, do we even know where they ARE? World Hum recently pointed to an essay by the always insightful Thomas Swick about this wonderful world of ours that we know so ...
