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Search for Dan Brown's 'The Lost Symbol': Clue No. 1

Posted: Tuesday, September 08, 2009 2:23 PM by Vidya Rao

Each day, TODAY is revealing clues to the important sites where Dan Brown's latest novel, "The Lost Symbol," takes place. This image shows what is nearby the first secret location. Where do you think it is? Watch the video for a closer look at the location, and share your guesses!

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Wood's Hole Oceanographic Institute in Woods Hole, Cape Cod.

Michelle Lasure (Sent Wednesday, September 09, 2009 7:56 AM)

My guess is in a amin city . going towards the east

Sara Donnelly Brookfield Mass (Sent Wednesday, September 09, 2009 7:58 AM)

Plum Island Animal Disease research center, Plum Island NY
Affectionately known by locals as "Anthrax Island"
Also, mentioned in the movie "Silence of the lambs"

Frank Donelan Jr (Sent Wednesday, September 09, 2009 7:58 AM)

I think it is Tombstone, AZ.

Brenda Miller (Sent Wednesday, September 09, 2009 7:58 AM)

The Pentagon!

cls, Burlington, VT (Sent Wednesday, September 09, 2009 7:59 AM)

bld 257 on Plum Island

ronnie grill, east hampton ny (Sent Wednesday, September 09, 2009 7:59 AM)

Social Sciences and Humanities Building UC Davies

Bill J Atlanta, ga (Sent Wednesday, September 09, 2009 7:59 AM)

HEY, Matt, were you at the Smithsonian, this morning?

Linda Redbird, Wareham, MA (Sent Wednesday, September 09, 2009 7:59 AM)

The first one revealed today...my guess is Plum Island in the middle of Long Island Souund.

Kathleen, Noank, CT (Sent Wednesday, September 09, 2009 7:59 AM)

the building is in california it is 5 buildings togeather

rena barnett, harriman, tennessee (Sent Wednesday, September 09, 2009 8:01 AM)

Galapagos Conservancy

Mrs. WIllis Atl GA (Sent Wednesday, September 09, 2009 8:01 AM)

Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IMCB) in Singapore
Sounds like an amazing place.  

Sheila Melillo, Winter Garden, FL (Sent Wednesday, September 09, 2009 8:01 AM)

I think you are in Portland, Oregon

Donna Berryhill, South Pittsburg, TN (Sent Wednesday, September 09, 2009 8:02 AM)

I think the first clue is from a museum in Oxford, England.  I don't remember the name of it, but it is the Darwin museum.  It has a particular kind of sparrow which flies all year except when it comes here to nest and reproduce.

Enid Oberholtzer (Sent Wednesday, September 09, 2009 8:02 AM)

the CDRS on Santa Cruz Island in the Galapagos Islands?  

Becky Sears (Sent Wednesday, September 09, 2009 8:02 AM)

I think that the first clue they  are talking about the Smithsonian Institution

Crystal Zarick (Sent Wednesday, September 09, 2009 8:02 AM)

My guess is Plum Island off the coast of Connecticut. It is a top secret research facility

Joanne Leaf (Sent Wednesday, September 09, 2009 8:02 AM)

Research Facility on the Galapagos Islands?

Jennifer Tarrytown NY (Sent Wednesday, September 09, 2009 8:02 AM)

Responding to clue #1, I think the place is the Museum of Natural History in NYC.

Sue Minier, Highland Mills, NY (Sent Wednesday, September 09, 2009 8:02 AM)

My guess is Plum Island off the coast of Connecticut. It is a top secret research facility

Joanne Leaf (Sent Wednesday, September 09, 2009 8:02 AM)

This is the Smithsonian Museum Support center in Suitland, MD

Pete Martin (Sent Wednesday, September 09, 2009 8:02 AM)

i think it is in HOLMDEL NEW JERSEY.  CONNIE SCOTT      BOX 762  BELFRY KY. 41514

connielscott01@yahoo.com (Sent Wednesday, September 09, 2009 8:04 AM)

is it the National Museum of History, London

Kathy Olivier, Greencastle, PA (Sent Wednesday, September 09, 2009 8:04 AM)

Natural History Museum
Cromwell Road
London

Linda Stanley, Port Orange, Florida (Sent Wednesday, September 09, 2009 8:04 AM)

I believe the location Matt was at is Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Linda Ozminkowski Daniels, WV (Sent Wednesday, September 09, 2009 8:04 AM)

My guess is the top secret research facility Plum Island off the coast of Connecticut

Joanne Leaf Clinton,Ct (Sent Wednesday, September 09, 2009 8:05 AM)

September 9th clue leads me to believe that the secret location is the Smithsonian Institution's Museum Support Center on Silver Hill Road in Maryland.

Jeanette Tussing, Brandywine, Maryland (Sent Wednesday, September 09, 2009 8:05 AM)

in regards to the hint for the book the lost symbol, by dan brown the answer is the A*STAR in singapore. I belive it is anyway.

Heidi Varden, Hampton, VA (Sent Wednesday, September 09, 2009 8:05 AM)

Natural History Museum

Will Austen (Sent Wednesday, September 09, 2009 8:05 AM)


Could it be Scripps Institute?

Brenda Thole, Suffolk, Va. (Sent Wednesday, September 09, 2009 8:06 AM)

At first, based on today's clue, I thought The location was the National Institutes of Health, in Bethesda, Maryland!  They have a HUGE archive of dead stuff..... human, and other..  There's a museum there to view, but a much LARGER collection...

BUT.. Now, based on the Maryland 458 sign above, I believe it's the Smithsonian Institution's Silver Hill Road annex facility..  It's an off-site annex of the Smithsonian museum, which houses a lot of stuff...  Before the new Udvar Hazy facility opened, it had a lot of Air and Space stuff, and I believe they're doing the restoration of the original Francis Scott inspiring flag there, but there is also a Natural History Museum  research facility there....

Check it out!
http://www.mnh.si.edu/rc/

-Steve

Steve Jones (Sent Wednesday, September 09, 2009 8:06 AM)

My guess for the secret location, NOAA Great Lakes Enviromental Research Lab

Debbie Williamson Walker WV (Sent Wednesday, September 09, 2009 8:06 AM)

Williams College, Mass.

Teresa Blundell, Lapeer, Mich. (Sent Wednesday, September 09, 2009 8:06 AM)

I think it is in Boise, Idaho.

Jacqueline Sellers Apex, North Carolina (Sent Wednesday, September 09, 2009 8:06 AM)

i believe Matt was at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.

Linda Ozminkowski Daniels, WV (Sent Wednesday, September 09, 2009 8:07 AM)

At first, based on today's clue, I thought The location was the National Institutes of Health, in Bethesda, Maryland!  They have a HUGE archive of dead stuff..... human, and other..  There's a museum there to view, but a much LARGER collection...

BUT.. Now, based on the Maryland 458 sign above, I believe it's the Smithsonian Institution's Silver Hill Road annex facility..  It's an off-site annex of the Smithsonian museum, which houses a lot of stuff...  Before the new Udvar Hazy facility opened, it had a lot of Air and Space stuff, and I believe they're doing the restoration of the original Francis Scott inspiring flag there, but there is also a Natural History Museum  research facility there....

Check it out!
http://www.mnh.si.edu/rc/

-Steve

Steve Jones (Sent Wednesday, September 09, 2009 8:07 AM)

Your Wed. clue,"The Death Star" makes it too easy Matt. You're up there riding around with Darth Vader.

Rick Robinson, Saint Albans, WV (Sent Wednesday, September 09, 2009 8:07 AM)

Was Matt in the Mote Marine Aquarium in Sarasota Florida ?

Paulette Fisher,Toledo,Ohio (Sent Wednesday, September 09, 2009 8:07 AM)

I THINK IT IS HOLMDEL NEW JERSEY MY NAME IS CONNIE SCOTT  BOX 762 BELFRY KY.41514

CONNIE SCOTT BOX 762 BELFRY KY.41514 (Sent Wednesday, September 09, 2009 8:08 AM)

London's Natural Museum - the Darwin Center

Debbie Lyman, Maine (Sent Wednesday, September 09, 2009 8:10 AM)

I think it is the Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, UK.
The mention of Darwin made me feel that is was located in England.

Judy Causey (Sent Wednesday, September 09, 2009 8:11 AM)

No Problem....Smithsonian Museum Support Center in Suitland, MD

Jeremy B (Sent Wednesday, September 09, 2009 8:12 AM)

Sedgwick Museum of
Earth Sciences, Cambridge University.

Andrea Zawislak (Sent Wednesday, September 09, 2009 8:12 AM)

The Smith's Someuim is one of the places in Dan Brown's new book.

Gwen Queen, New Boston, Ohio (Sent Wednesday, September 09, 2009 8:12 AM)

evolutionary theory. Or his home in Down England where he spent most of his time writing up papers and keeping specimens.  He was a revolutionary figure in the science world and most science engineers would be able to point to these two places.  But I think it would be Darwin's home in Down England and not in the US.

Jessie Davenport, Rochester, IN (Sent Wednesday, September 09, 2009 8:13 AM)

Is it the Pentagaon?

Michele Deremo (Sent Wednesday, September 09, 2009 8:13 AM)

I think it is the Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, UK.
With the mention of Darwin, I immediately thought of England.

Judy Causey, Hampton, South Carolina (Sent Wednesday, September 09, 2009 8:13 AM)

Is it the Pentagaon?

Michele Deremo, Cincinnati, OH (Sent Wednesday, September 09, 2009 8:14 AM)

Smithsonian Washington; DC

Larry Mallett; Lexington, SC (Sent Wednesday, September 09, 2009 8:15 AM)

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, Woods Hole Ma

Marcia Jackson (Sent Wednesday, September 09, 2009 8:16 AM)



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