What to do in New York City -> Electronics\science  - Page 1
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author: Lizerd
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: July 28, 2015, 04:00:17 pm
content: Right now I am in NYC for one more week. Have already been here and done the tourist stuff.So do any one know if there is any museums/store's/events that worth visiting before I go home.I haven't been able to do anything electronic related for 3 month's now and I am starting to lose itAny ideas?I know, just one more week before I can start getting my daily electronic dose

author: HighVoltage
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 28, 2015, 04:22:33 pm
content: Well, I would take the opportunity to go a visit the Wardenclyffe place where Nicola Tesla worked.It has been many years that I have been there but from my point of view, it is a historic place forthe beginning of electricity.http://www.teslasciencecenter.org/They just celebrated his birthday there on July 10th this yearMay be not Manhattan but definitely worth going.

author: ajb
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 28, 2015, 06:11:00 pm
content: There's the Intrepid museum which I keeping not making it to. It's an aircraft carrier set up as a museum, and they've got a space shuttle as well as something from the SR-71 lineage (maybe an A-12?). If you've never gotten to see a Shuttle or a Blackbird up close, it's absolutely worth the trip. If you're REALLY into space/aviation and have the entire week to kill, you might consider trekking down to DC for a couple of days (2-3 hours by train). The Udvar-Hazy center at the Dulles airport is absolutely unparalleled in terms of aviation history--in addition to a Space Shuttle and an SR-71 they have a Concorde, the Enola Gay, and an astounding assortment of aircraft all the way back to the Wright Brothers and beyond. And of course there's the Air and Space Museum, as well as all of the other Smithsonian museums on the national mall in DC proper which are free and top-notch.

author: GreyWoolfe
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: July 28, 2015, 06:18:02 pm
content: While in NYC, you might want to check Canal Street. Many years ago there used to be a ton of little stores selling new, used and broken electronics devices of all flavors. After that you can wander into any of the little mom and pop restaurants in Chinatown where no one speaks English, the menus are in Chinese and the only 2 English words to be seen is "House Special" Great food, just don't ask what's in it. I miss those days, RIP Uncle Neal.

author: N2IXK
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: July 28, 2015, 07:35:36 pm
content: The shops on Canal Street are pretty much gone now. Last time I was there (10 years ago) there were 2 left, selling crappy car stereo type stuff.If you want to make a trip out to Long Island, in addition to the Tesla Science Center, you will want to see the Cradle of Aviation museum:http://www.cradleofaviation.orgThey have some AMAZING exhibits, including 2 Apollo Lunar Modules, which were built nearby at the old Grumman plant in Bethpage.If you want to stay in Manhattan, the Intrepid museum is good, as well as the American Museum of Natural History and the Hayden Planetarium.