First Landing State Park
Your browser does not support JavaScript! Enable javascript to see when urgent messages are available. GENERAL INFO: Originally built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s, First Landing State Park is located by the Chesapeake Bay. The park's name was changed in 1997 from Seashore State Park to First Landing State Park to reflect its heritage as the first place where members of the Virginia Company landed. First Landing is near the Little Creek-Fort Story Joint Expeditionary Base. Share this page: Park Size : 2,888 acres. Enable javascript to see the most up to date bulletins for this park. AT-A-GLANCE: The pictographs directly below show park offerings. LOCATION: From I-64, take Northampton Blvd. Drive Time: Northern Virginia, three and a half hours; Richmond, two hours; Tidewater/Norfolk/Virginia Beach, 20-30 minutes (this facility is in the area); Roanoke, five and a half hours. View Larger Map Latitude, 36.918020. View all of First Landing's photos. Site type: Total cabins : 20
The National Portrait Gallery/Museum Information/Visit
Welcome to the National Portrait Gallery The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery tells the history of America through individuals who have shaped its culture. Through the visual arts, performing arts and new media, the Portrait Gallery portrays poets and presidents, visionaries and villains, actors and activists whose lives tell the American story. Location: The museum is conveniently located at Eighth and F Streets NW, Washington, D.C. 20001 Museum Hours: 11:30 a.m.-7:00 p.m. daily Closed December 25 Admission: FREE General Information Number (202) 633-8300 NPG Information Email Address: npgnews@si.edu Frequently Asked Questions What is the Reynolds Center? The National Portrait Gallery and the Smithsonian American Art Museum—two museums that tell America's stories through art, history and biography—share a newly renovated National Historic Landmark building in downtown Washington D.C. What is the closest Metro stop? The DC Circulator also serves the museums' Penn Quarter neighborhood.
Presentation of the Oceanographic Institute - Institut océanographique - Fondation Albert Ier, Prince de Monaco
The Oceanographic Institute is committed to enhancing the knowledge of the richness and fragility of the oceans, and promoting their sustainable management and rational and efficient protection. To achieve this, the Institute ensures the mediation between scientific and socio-economic actors on the one hand, and the public and decision-makers on the other hand. The oceanographic Institute upholds and shares its mission following the wish of its founder Prince Albert Ist of Monaco: « knowing, loving and protecting the oceans ». Knowing - Promote advanced knowledge of the oceans to ensure the scientific grounds for responsible political action; - Develop a network of partnerships allowing the mobilization of the most recent knowledge; - Popularize and share scientific knowledge to make it accessible to the greatest number of people, and match scientific results with public need; - Develop a global vision of the issues, uniting their environmental, economic and social aspects; Loving Protecting
Online science
Games Check out our free online games including the ever-popular Launchball and brand new Ouch. Codebreaker Challenge Set by GCHQ. Inspired by Alan Turing. Can you complete the puzzle to unlock Enigma's secrets? Science Museum blog Be the first to hear about new galleries and exhibitions, events, arts projects and some of the juicy stuff that goes on behind the scenes. Collections blog See what the curators have been up to on the Stories from the Stores blog. Science Museum Art Collection The Museum's collection contains some 8,000 works of art including 280 oil paintings. Science Museum Arts Projects Science Museum arts projects explore artists' perspectives on the past, present and future of science and technology. Science history from The Sun See how the Science Museum and The Sun got together to make headlines from the most important breakthroughs in scientific history. Robotville video Meet the latest robots to come out of European reasearch labs. Museum Objects Who am I?
Virtual Tour: Panoramic Images: Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
This comprehensive virtual tour allows visitors using a desktop computer (Windows, Mac, Linux) or a mobile device (iPhone, iPad, Android) to take a virtual, self-guided, room-by-room walking tour of the whole museum. You can even browse a list of past exhibits, which is included on the ground floor map (see upper right map buttons). The visitor can navigate from room to room by clicking map locations or by following blue arrow links on the floor that connect the rooms. The desktop version includes camera icons to indicate hotspots where the visitor can get a close-up view of a particular object or exhibit panel. Please note: This tour is provided in Flash and HTML5 / Javascript versions. Site Credit: Imagery and coding by Loren Ybarrondo.
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