For those trying to visualize Dan Brown’s route around Washington, D.C. in The Lost Symbol, here’s a handy little map to show you where everything is at a glance. Click for a larger version (approx. 500kb):

Due to the scale of the map, a few of the less important landmarks aren’t included. Perhaps might be worth assembling a set of Google Earth/Maps co-ordinates as well for those that want to fly about the city – feel free to post any location co-ordinates you may have yourself.

In addition to the article on the ‘Lost Word’ I mentioned last week, you can also read a full chapter from The Guide to Dan Brown’s The Lost Symbol right here on The Cryptex, as a free-to-download PDF in its original typeset format. Titled “Strange Constructions”, this chapter takes a look at the sacred landscape and hidden history of Washington, D.C., and takes you deeper into many of the locations found in Dan Brown’s The Lost Symbol.

If you like the sample chapter, remember you can pick up the complete Guide to the Lost Symbol from Amazon.com for $9.95, or if in the United Kingdom from Amazon UK for £7.99. Available now.

I’m happy to announce that my revised version of The Guide to Dan Brown’s The Lost Symbol is available now from Amazon.com. In the Guide I cover everything from the beginnings of Freemasonry, the hidden history of America, the sacred landscape of Washington, D.C., Noetic Science, and the secret traditions which are at the heart of Robert Langdon’s journey in The Lost Symbol.

You can read a chapter excerpt from the book over at The Daily Grail. The article deals with the concept of ‘the Lost Word’, and how Dan Brown has once again challenged ‘orthodox religion’ in his latest book by discussing this concept – although this time a little more surreptitiously than the Jesus-Magdalene thing! (Warning to those who haven’t read The Lost Symbol yet: there are some minor plot spoilers.)