GPS Adventures Exhibit Opening
Minnetrista Cultural Center
June 2, 2007
In June 2007, the Minnetrista Cultural Center in Muncie, Indiana, debuted the new GPS Adventures exhibit, an interactive maze experience intended to educate the general public about GPS and the sport of geocaching. The exhibit was developed by several private sector organizations with support from the National Space-Based PNT Executive Committee.
Over 100 geocaching enthusiasts from across the nation converged at Minnetrista to celebrate the grand opening of GPS Adventures. Jason Kim of the National Coordination Office was there to document the festivities with these photographs.
Minnetrista Cultural Center
Entrance to the exhibit
Close-up of the entryway
Exhibit sponsors
GPS satellite model
Various types of GPS user equipment
Opportunity for visitors to submit their own GPS ideas
Interactive quiz
Educational panel about the PNT Executive Committee
Learning how to read maps
Hunting for clues in a hidden cache
Using the clues to unlock special rooms
Visitors learning geographic facts about the Seattle Space Needle...
...Then using their new knowledge to solve a puzzle
Two geocachers who drove up from Mississippi
GPS receivers available for use in the outdoor geocache hunt
Visitors arriving for the opening event
The long line to get in!
Signing into the guest log
Welcoming remarks from Minnetrista CEO Betty Brewer
Lots of GPS enthusiasts in the audience
Visitors flooding into the exhibit
Geocachers searching for more clues
Solving another puzzle
Folks sharing their geocaching experiences
Geocaching guru Jeremy Irish signing autographs
The development team posing in front of the exhibit
Customized cookies to mark opening day
Plenty of merchandising, too
The National Coordination Office looks forward to supporting the GPS Adventures exhibit as it travels to other educational venues around the United States.