THE NEW WORLD NOTES TRAVEL GUIDE (Updated)

This is an ongoing (and by no means exlusive) compilation of places I've visited and/or reported on that are also my personal recommendations for some of the very best sights and experiences Second Life has to offer.  When someone asks you, "What's there to do in SL besides gambling and dancing at night clubs?", I hope you send them this link.  I also intend to update it frequently, so if there's places and builds that absolutely need to be on it, post a description and SLURL in Comments, or e-mail me.

radeNote:  most of these entries include a direct teleport SLURL to the location, or keywords to find the location via SL's Find button.  When all else fails, IM the individual creator featured in the story.

Selected "World from My Window" Entries

Cocololo Island
The Caves of Modesta
Bliss Gardens
Octopia
Numbakulla
Nexus Prime
The Church of Elvis in Nampo
Octal Khan's Home iN Shamrock

Consumer Coolness

The anime-themed island of Nakama.
The dystopian paradise of Suffugium.
The interactive retail site of Stylehive.

Game On!

The RTS action of Tech War.
The full-blown swordplay of Samurai Island.

The Wonders of Creation

The Lost Gardens of Apollo.
The Eden of Serenity Falls.

Science, Technology, and Flights of Intellectual Fancy

The Tesseract House of Seifert Surface.
The Aerospace museum of Spaceport Alpha.
The opulent artificial ecosystem of Svarga.
UC Davis' schizophrenic hallucinations simulator.
Artificial evolution under the sea.

Update, 2/7/07:  Added selected "World from Window" entries (thanks, Warkirby Magojiro!)

Comments

[jrrdraco]

This is wonderful! I will write the places down somewhere.

[Pathfinder Linden]

Very cool, Hamlet. Here's an education-focused list we're keeping updated on the Education Wiki that folks might find userful/interesting: http://simteach.com/wiki/index.php?title=Top_20_Educational_Locations_in_Second_Life

[Salazar Jack]

Hamlet:

You once visited me while embarking on your Great Expedition II in late March of 2004. You and your traveling companions, a large and varied bunch of vagabonds, stopped to rest at my great grandpa's lookout in the middle of Rodeo (http://secondlife.blogs.com/nwn/2004/03/index.html). Much has happened since your visit. The Forest of Kahruvel has grown to over 200,000 sq. m. and covers many of the regions just east of the Abbotts Aerodrome on the Mainland, including Cowell, Stinson, Rodeo, Noyo, Davenport, Palomarian and Bodega. Most of it is a big natural expanse of evergreens. Lots going on there. Please check out the new web site for an update (http://web.mac.com/salazarjack/iWeb/Site/Welcome.html). Here's a SLurl for the lookout (http://slurl.com/secondlife/Rodeo/119/72//?x=303&y=270&img=http%3A//web.mac.com/salazarjack/iWeb/Site/Welcome_files/Forest%2520of%2520Kahruvel%2520031305_002.png&title=The%20Forest%20of%20Kahruvel).

[Yakoub/Julaybib]

I know I'm bias (although by dint of being Muslim - I'm not the builder or owner), but I still think the mosque on Chebi is quite beautiful and so do all the visitors I have ever spoken to - who are of all faiths and none. A hospitable welcome guaranteed :-)

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Chebi/158/198/87/

[sean percival]

Nice collection of places here. For more checkout the link on this comment for my RL travel guide.

[Bill]

Thank for making this valuable information available to the public.n

[Hillary]

This site is really superb!!! Thank you for you work! Good Luck