Shop ’til you drop with National Geographic in London

Strolled down Regent Street in London lately? If so, you’ll doubtless have noticed the amazing new National Geographic retail store, which opened last fall on three floors in the heart of shoppers’ London.

There’s everything for the traveler: books, maps, DVDs, photos and posters, cameras, watches and high-quality expedition gear that can be tried out in a testing chamber simulating high winds and abrupt temperature change.

Other departments feature locally sourced handicrafts and jewelry from Africa and Asia, home décor and toys.

Not only that, but there’s a tapas bar, a travel desk where clients can book National Geographic Expeditions, a  photography studio, an auditorium and a gallery with a rotating series of free exhibitions. Current shows include “Nature’s Watercolors,” a collection of photos by two veteran underwater photographers.

P.S. There’s a National Geographic retail store in Singapore, too.

—Susan Spano, Los Angeles Times staff writer

Photo: National Geographic store on Regent Street in London. Credit: Tim Kavanagh. Courtesy of National Geographic.

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