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The Walking Tour

The APS Historic Site walking tour was held on Monday, October 3. Two hundred employees, guest researchers, and retirees participated in this 1.6-mile walk. They walked from the parking lot outside Berkner toward Renaissance Road and then back, as the tour showcased some of Brookhaven's major facilities and the physics discoveries made there through the years. Download the tour map.

This walk also featured an innovation — the Lab’s first-ever audio tour. At every tour stop, walkers with smart phones were able to a scan a barcode to access the recorded audio tour. Those with iPods could also download the audio tour in advance to listen along the way.

Listen to the Audio Tour Today

The walking tour may be over, but you can still hear stories of Brookhaven’s brilliant history by listening to the audio tour today. The audio track from each tour stop is listed below.

Stop 1

BNL

Introduction. Details


Stop 2

The Cosmotron

The Cosmotron. Details


Stop 3

Alternating Gradient Synchontron

Alternating Gradient Synchrotron, Bubble Chambers & RHIC. Details


Stop 4

Brookhaven Graphite Research Reactor

Brookhaven Graphite Research Reactor & Accelerator Test Facility. Details


Stop 5

High Flux Beam Reactor

High Flux Beam Reactor. Details


Stop 6

Positron Emission Tomography Facility

Instrumentation Division, Tandem Van de Graaff Accelerator Facility & Positron Emission Tomography Facility. Details

Stop 7

National Synchontron Light Source

National Synchrotron Light Source, National Synchrotron Light Source II & Center for Functional Nanomaterials. Details

Stop 8

Interdisciplinary Science Building

Information Technology Division, Interdisciplinary Science Building & Medical Research Reactor. Details

Stop 9

Physics

Physics. Details

Stop 10

BNL aerial

Conclusion. Details