Our very last site visit was to the Foyle Reading Room in the Royal Geographical Society. This is a place dedicated to the study of geography dating back hundreds of years. The society was established in 1830, and is still the go- to place for conducting geographical research 188 years later.
I was late to this site visit, so I missed the beginning of the presentation. Due to a delay in my flight when coming back from mini break I got in super late the night before, and didn't realize that we still had one site visit left.
Our guide for this visit had rare items and artifacts displayed on the table and told us about explorers throughout time and all of the adventures they embarked on. It's very interesting to think about the fact that everything we know about the geography in the world is thanks to the contributions of very brave souls. They would go on these daring adventures to parts unknown, and many men have died on their quest to contribute information about the lay of various lands.
While most guests stop in to Foyle Reading Room to peruse maps and travelogues, they also have a lot of interesting artifacts on display. Apparently they used to actively seek and ask for artifacts, but they no longer do this because they would not have enough room to keep everything.
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