Inventions: The Mother of Vacations-- Part 6: Alexandria

ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA: Whether its a better mousetrap or a computer mouse, inventions require a patent. Hey, you want to make money off your creation. You'd want to visit the U.S. Patent and Trademark Odffice in this city,

It also houses the National Inventors Hall of Fame and Museum which features current exhibits on health and exercising ingenuity highlights such inventions as Gatorade and the Thighmaster.

I mention Alec Foege several times as this is his list of must-see places. He has a new book out "The Tinkerers: The Amateurs, DIYers, and Inventors Who Make America Great" put out by Basic Books. Sounds like a good one to check out.

I knew some of these places he listed, but not all of them. ---RoadDog