Great Places to Visit in Second Life Dr. Anthony Curtis – UNCP Mass Communcation – 910.521.6616 – acurtis@uncp.edu

Beautiful Places | Historical Recreations | Commemorations | Museums | Art | Galleries | Science | Technology | Space | Astronomy | Science Fiction Media | Nature | Public Parks | Education | Schools | Libraries | Religious Places | Health | Medical | Dancing | Really Cool Elsewhere | Linden Lab | Second Life Showcase   This is a list of SLURLs. The acronym SLURL is short for "Second Life URL," a Web address. SLURLs are direct links from the Web to locations inside Second Life. When you have your Second Life viewer open and you are logged into your account, clicking one of these SLURLs will take you directly to the listed location. This list is not exhaustive and is growing all the time. Sistine Chapel   Sistine Chapel   Steven Taylor, director of academic computing at Vassar College, recreated the interior of the Sistine Chapel in Second Life to help students learn about art and architecture. On Vassar's island in the virtual world, visitors walk inside the building to study frescoes that decorate the 15th-century chapel in Vatican City. They can fly to the ceiling to view up close the nine stories from the Book of Genesis painted by Michelangelo. Taylor's avatar is known as Bret Rydell.   President Abraham Lincoln's home at Springfield, Illinois, in the Land of Lincoln historical recreation by librarian Daisyblue Hefferman commemorating the bicentennial of his birth.   At a home on Architecture Island, out the second floor back bedroom window, the wind turbines generate electricity.   A gentle rain showers Architecture Island late one afternoon.   It's sunset at the temple on Dragon Back Isle in the Bali Paradise.   Fireworks display at a Hillary for President rally in Second Life on July 4, 2007.   Musicians are on break from this New Orleans outdoor music festival stage.   Beautiful Places Lost Gardens of Apollo One of the oldest ad most beautifully landscaped simulations in all of Second Life. Svarga A beautiful, lush, mountainous island with a fully-functional, self-sustaining, artificial ecosystem. Straylight A charming forest of magical trees and delightful meadows of beautiful flowers. Hosoi Ichiba Asian fishing village and market, oriental gardens for quiet reflection, pagodas, shrines, sampans. Serenity Falls A lush and craggy island with a vast waterfall, ambient natural sounds, and surprises for the explorer. Chakryn Forest Deep woodsy glade, flickering sunbeams, drowsy shadows, moonlight with seductive birdsong. Tiessa's Palace in Mournful Arabian Nights fantasy, Renaissance splendor, striking architecture, splendid gardens of large flowers, winding stairs to an observatory with curved windows overlooking the ocean. Historical Recreations Land of Lincoln Exhibits celebrate the life and bicentennial of President Abraham Lincoln's birth. Harvard Law School's Austin Hall Harvard, oldest existing U.S. law school, 1817. Austin Hall, 1883, a reminder of change and growth. Caledon Windswept forested country depicting 19th century Victorian country-estate lifestyle, 19th century steam-power era. Kowloon Immerse yourself in Chinese realism in the Kowloon district of Hong Kong. Paris 1900 Famous sites from Paris in 1900, including the Moulin Rouge. Caves of Lascaux Recreating the southwestern France caves famous for 25,000-year-old rock wall paintings. Virtual Morocco – Casablanca Realistic builds including a souk, a mosque, a garden, a cafe and a beach. Democracy Island Governments and interest groups consult with citizens – as once happened at county fairs, tent meetings, town halls, community rooms shopping malls. Commemorations September 11th Memorial – Shakers Stoop This private 9-11 memorial has a gallery and fountain. Laguna Beach MTV reproduces its Laguna Beach show – hang out, shop for clothes, kick back and relax. Dust Bowl 2013 SLURL & Gas Co. A Better Place to Be Museums David Rumsey map collection Historical antique maps amidst innovative architecture. Second Life Historical Museum The back story chronicled, the development documented, and the social history preserved. Computer History Museum From Charles Babbage's vast mechanical calculating engines to Apple's MacBook Air. Fort Malaya History Museum Recreating colonial Batavia, known today as Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia. Xibalba Maya Museum Maya Otherworld art and architecture in the Temple of the Inscriptions in Palenque, Mexico. Art and Galleries Second Louvre Museum A vast museum's impressive collection of art – sculptures, drawings, paintings and photographs. Linden Gallery of Resident Art Works of art created by Second Life residents Crescent Moon Museum Collection of gorgeous and stimulating photographic images recorded by Second Life artists. ArtsPlace SL A gallery where librarians, museum curators, and artists display new forms of digital work. La Reve Island Mystical pre-modern dream world atmosphere of superstition and otherworldly creatures and mythical beasts. Death of Marat David's painting of an enemy stabbing French journalist Jean-Paul Marat in a cold bath in his washroom. Alien Beach A hallucinogenic kinetic sculpture that uses the texture of the beach itself as inspiration. Arts & Letters Breathtaking panoramic paintings and interactive exhibits. Zero Point A complex psychedelic op-art studio, art gallery and amusement park rolled into one. Resonating with Wind An incredible meditative journey into a field in the sky of 100 windmills forever in motion. Gallery of Reflexive Architecture Fluid and dynamic architecture that transcends the limitations of static buildings. Library Art Gallery Teofila Matova 7000 Oaks Recreating Joseph Beuys' conceptual artwork in Second Life. Bolinas Museum of Art Museum showcases a selection of real life paintings. Bayside Beach Galleria Museum of Contemporary Art A collection of contemporary art. Artropolis Artist Jeff Lipsky's transforming journey in the virtual world as Filthy Fluno Crescent Moon Museum Tayzia Abattoir's exhibition of art and photographs by Second Life artists. Museum of Hyperformalism Dancoyote Antonelli's Modernest Marvel at Uvvy Island The Grand Gallery Tommy Parrott presents paintings and photography at the Ginsberg Arts Center PK Works & Krystal Epic Enniv Zarf delivers a whole new kind of art experience. SL Art Community Centre Mar Dwi directs the centre, home to 28 artists, at lilac island as a platform for creativity and interaction. Cetus Gallery District Xander Ruttan's community displays art created by Second Life residents. Squirrel Island Galleries Charis Straaf Studio 33 Monroe Snook Arthole Nebulosus Severine and Arahan Claveau Welsh Bay Gallery Alexandar Vargas Art Galleries of Second Life A web list of nearly 500. This link is a URL, not a SLURL. Science and Technology NOAA Meteroa Island U.S. National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration NOAA Okeanos Island U.S. National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration History of Life on Earth Artificial sea life experiment – clown fish colony Dive Science Center Exploratorium– 'Splo Virtual Hallucinations The SciLands Science Center Bell Library Science Floor University of Denver Science School Stanford University Science & Engineering Libraries Dell Island Stone's Harbor Bathysphere Research Station IBM Sevices Sciences, Management and Engineering SSME Space International Space Flight Museum NASA Jet Propulsion Lab's Explorer Island The Rocketeers Apollo 11 Moon Landing The Space Place Exhibition of human history in space and astronomy Astronomy The Second Life Planetarium The Second Life Planetarium Telescope Training Meyer-Womble Observatory Solar Eclipse Museum Slacker Planetarium Popular Science Magazine Physics and Astronomy Astronomy Photo of the Day APOD Science Ficion Dune The Future Sci-Fi Museum Star Trek Museum of Science Star Trek Museum of Science Octopia Borg Cube Media Reuters Reuters Reuters Auditorium CNN Virtual I-Report hub in Second Life CNN I-Reports CNN Auditorium New World Notes blog office Nature and Public Parks Stone's Point Park Comcastic Island Acropolis Gardens Sailors Cove Schools, Libraries and Education University of North Carolina at Pembroke Info Island Alliance Virtual Library programs, events, books, exhibits, resources, discussions. UNC TLT island Faculty, staff and students of University of North Carolina System institutions collaborate. Religious Places The Sistine Chapel at Vassar Island Mosque in Chebi Monastery of Felix Meritis The Church of Elvis Health and Medical Ann Myers Medical Center Aspects of Appearance Health Info Island Consumer Health Library Health Info Island Medical Library Heart Murmur Sim Cardiac Auscultation Training Concept Jazz Clubs and Dance Halls Phat Cats Jazz music and a ballroom. Great place for a date. Blue Note The Butterfly Garden is lovely at this jazz club. Avilion Gazebo Avilion with the castle in the distance as well as its Waterfall Skyboxes on the other side of the river. Teleport from the wooden walkway to the skyboxes high up in the falling water. Really Cool Elsewhere Calleta's Hobo Railroad "It be dah home fer deh homeless tah enjoy sl, fishin n sleepin in dar boxes. Com'er down n relax." Greenies Home Interactive Alice in Wonderland visit to a real life studio apartment that is home to little green aliens. Clock Island Some normal, some erratic, numbers come to life in a huge hourglass. Nakama The Abyss Crimson Shadows Numbakulla The Wheat Fields Sirens Grotto at Dragon Castle The Crack Den Sine Wave Island Animania Bartlett House Cocololo Island Devils Moon Imzadi Octal Khan's home World Fashion Tour Wizard Alley Anteater Island Automotive Research Center Bathysphere Research Station Linden Labs Linden Lab Linden in-world office Linden Lab Recruiting Center Balloon Tour of Linden Village Linden Scripting Tutorial Exhibition Torley Linden's Place Pathfinder Linden's Office in Linden Village Governor Linden's Mansion A Second Life Heritage Home Blue Linden's In-World Office Jeska Linden's Office Benjamin Linden's Hangout Robin Linden's Place Dusty Linden Place at Linden Village Prospero Linden's Island List of all the 80 or so Lindens This link is a URL, not a SLURL. Second Life Showcase Second Life Showcase More suggestions on great places to visit in Second Life. This link is a URL, not a SLURL. New Media »        Digital Storytelling »        Machinima »        Virtual Worlds »        Second Life »        UNCP in SL »        News Media in SL » © 2009 Dr. Anthony Curtis, Mass Communication Dept., University of North Carolina at Pembroke    e-mail    home page The name Second Life and the hand logo and logotype are registered trademarks of Linden Lab