Dome Tour

Below is a picture of the Aegon office tower in Louisville, Kentucky.
We were told that the dome on top is not open to the public.
 

Here is a list of geodesic domes that are accessible or open to the public, and worth checking out.

USA

  1. Caravan of Dreams, Texas http://www.caravanofdreams.com/pictures.htm
  2. Casa Manana Theater, Ft Worth, Texas
  3. Reunion Tower, Texas http://dallas.hyatt.com/dfwrd/indi/indi.html
  4. Climatron, Missouri  http://www.mobot.org/MOBOT/Gallery/gengal2.html
  5. ASM International, Ohio  Materials Park
  6. (former) Spruce Goose hanger, Long Beach, California.
  7. McDonald Observatory, Texas  http://hyperion.as.utexas.edu/mcdonald/het/het_images/09skeleton.html
  8. Epcot, Florida  http://www.commnet.edu/QVCTC/student/CherylFoshay/dishp14.html
  9. Biosphere 2, Arizona http://www.bio2.edu/
  10. MITCHELL PARK CONSERVATORY, Wisconsin  "The Domes"
  11. Des Moines Botanical Gardens | Aerial photo
  12. Dinosaur State Park Rocky Hill, Connecticut USA

 
 


The Biophere 2 near Tucson, Arizona has two large geodesic domes.
More photos of Biosphere 2

CANADA
 

  1. Cinesphere, Ontario  http://www.ontarioplace.com/cineshist.html
  2. US Pavillion, Quebec  http://www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/US_Pavilion_at_Expo_'67.html
If you know of others, please let me know so I can add them to the list.
Some dome projects from other people:
  1. http://kathyschrock.net/domehome/domehome.htm
  2. http://www.inetarena.com/~candlish/geo--dome.html
  3. http://www.insite.com.br/rodrigo/bucky/geodome.html
  4. http://www.yesmag.bc.ca/projects/geodesic.html
  5. http://niagara.rivier.edu/students/mneville/geodesic/dome.htm
  6. http://www.together.net/~thorton/dome/

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More of my dome photography:
Cinesphere
ASM International
Climatron
Epcot
Kitt Peak

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