Flashlight tourist attractions

[Locoboy5150]

I had mentioned in another post that I like to combine my various hobbies and interests if possible. That's why I like to combine my love of photography with my love of trains and roller coasters and I try to capture both coasters and steam locomotives on film as much as possible throughout my travels.

I'd like to combine my love of flashlights as well so I usually visit places like Disneyland and Walt Disney World with my lights. It's fun wandering around inside the caves of Tom Sawyer Island at Disneyland and the Magic Kingdom with one of my EDC lights. My niece won't even go inside those caves unless someone has a flashlight. When I'm at Disneyland without her, I notice that lots of other kids (of all ages) will tag along with me in those caves when I have one of my lights on.

I'd like to combine flashlights with other tourist sites if possible. There is a flashlight tour of the Winchester Mystery House in San Jose where they give you a flashlight and then conduct the house tour at night. Do they let you use your own light instead of the free-bee 2 D cell incandescent Eveready lights? Has anyone from CPF gone on that tour before and how was it?

Are there any other tourist attractions out there that may cater to flashaholics? The Underground tour in Seattle, where they take tourists down into the tunnels beneath the city looks interesting. Do they allow you to use your own lights?

I kind of was thinking about this when I recently stumbled across this rather interesting website:

http://www.actionsquad.org/

 

[Sub_Umbra]

There is a great place in New Orleans called The D-Day Museum. The first time I visited it I was very pleased that I EDCed a small light. (An Arc AA, then). Many, many small personal exhibits dedicated to just one soldier were lit very artfully but there was much more to see for those interested who had brought a light with them.

I'd never go to any museum without a light.

 

[kelmo]

Carlsbad Caverns in New Mexico!

I had just become a full blown flashaholic and punched through the 100 lumen level when my wife and I went to the Caverns. I had a yellow G2 w/P61 LA. That was tremendous fun!

 

[PapaGary]

Carlsbad Caverns in New Mexico!

Oh, YES! My wife and I were there two years ago. We walked in from the original entrance and I took the cheap rubber coated flashlight that lives in my truck. I can't wait to go back with my Quark 123/2.

 

[Flying Turtle]

The corn mazes that pop up in the fall have always been a popular place for exercising flashlights.

Geoff

 

[was.lost.but.now.found]

Fellow member Mr. Shawn pointed this out to me. I haven't gone yet but it sounds like a blast.

Flashlight Nights at the St. Louis City Museum

 

[was.lost.but.now.found]

By the way, I just clicked on the link. laughed out loud when I saw their "badge" was taken straight from Goonies; priceless.

 

[jslappa]

Take a trip to Mammoth Cave in Kentucky. There is a part of the tour where ou are inside the caves and it is completely pitch black. That actually srewed my duaghter up for a long time. Wish I was a flashaholic (or just better prepared) back then.

 

[f22shift]

brooklyn has that underground subway thing.

 

[drmaxx]

The Ape caves on the south side of Mount St. Helen. Fun to go with your entire family if you have flashlights.

 

[post tenebras]

I got married on the big island of Hawaii before I was a flashaholic. We hiked out to see the lava flow at night with a couple of 2D plastic WalMart incans.

I really want to go back and re-do that hike with some decent flashlights!

 

[Illum]

Carlsbad Caverns in New Mexico!

I had just become a full blown flashaholic and punched through the 100 lumen level when my wife and I went to the Caverns. I had a yellow G2 w/P61 LA. That was tremendous fun!

My L6's beam resembled a toothpick there:candle:
the L4 came in handy to light up the calcites though. :nana:
An E01 was the best for the mile long self guiding hike down, especially to find the handlebars sometimes.

The corn mazes that pop up in the fall have always been a popular place for exercising flashlights.

Geoff

No corn here :mecry:

Take a trip to Mammoth Cave in Kentucky. There is a part of the tour where ou are inside the caves and it is completely pitch black. That actually srewed my duaghter up for a long time. Wish I was a flashaholic (or just better prepared) back then.

be careful though, rangers who feel that you are ruining the experience may ask you to leave:shrug:
If its a self guided tour generally flashlights are wonderful to have =P

 

[Jay R]

Over here in the UK they are doing a season of Torch tours of many places that are usually closed at night. Museums, Stately homes, etc...

 

[Illum]

any historic cemetaries?

 

[M@elstrom]

Flashlight tourist attractions = Urban Exploration

Fellow member Mr. Shawn pointed this out to me. I haven't gone yet but it sounds like a blast.

Flashlight Nights at the St. Louis City Museum

That's actually a really smart marketing move adding yet another dimension to the "museum experience" not to mention reducing their carbon footprint/electricity use

Want somewhere to go with your flashlight collection? why not "hook up" with a local urban exploration group? :thumbsup:

 

[kelmo]

any historic cemetaries?

We have a historic cemetery tour in Sacramento around Halloween. They encourage you to bring a flashlight! I brought my M3 and equipped the rest of my party with lights (E1e, E2L, L2, and a few Arcs). This year I hope to volunteer!

 

[Illum]

nice! an M3 will make short work of the trip...you should use something dimmer to add to the affect =P

I've jumped a fence into a cemetary before...that was my last time going into non-public areas. I wasn't prepared for the fact that certain cementaries can be full of sinkholes. Walking behind a tombstone the first second and goes ankle or knee deep in dirt the next:green:

the ones that allow you to visit during halloween must've made either repairs or all the caskets are buried in concrete sarcophaguses

 

[kelmo]

I used my Aeon on low mostly. The M3 was for showing off. The historic portion of this cemetery has been full for quite awhile now. They volunteers dress up in the era of clothes at the time of the death for the people they are portraying. We had one lady who insisted on illuminating the actors with her flashlight. Totally blowing the effect of the oil lamps the actors were using. I asked her not to shine the light on the actors and this just made her more stubborn. Hmmm, too bad we don't have sinkholes in this cemetery...

If I get selected for trail guide this year I shall use my red A2!

 

[Illum]

I used my Aeon on low mostly. The M3 was for showing off. The historic portion of this cemetery has been full for quite awhile now. They volunteers dress up in the era of clothes at the time of the death for the people they are portraying. We had one lady who insisted on illuminating the actors with her flashlight. Totally blowing the effect of the oil lamps the actors were using. I asked her not to shine the light on the actors and this just made her more stubborn. Hmmm, too bad we don't have sinkholes in this cemetery...

If I get selected for trail guide this year I shall use my red A2!

Keep your M3 on her and see if you can wipe out her flashlight:nana:

Stay away from cemeteries with unsettling ground...the issues with wooden caskets is...well...its not that you'll necessarily get splinters from it but...um...you'll never know of the white chunk of material wedged in your shoe is pottery shard or a tooth

 

[Stereodude]

Fellow member Mr. Shawn pointed this out to me. I haven't gone yet but it sounds like a blast.

Flashlight Nights at the St. Louis City Museum

So what sort of looks do you get when you show up with a Polarion?