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Wonderful Things Inside

Desperate to get people through the doors, The San Diego Museum of Man in Babloa Park proclaims that there's "Wonderful Things Inside" to those on approach to Lindbergh Field Airport. Can anyone verify the claim? Thanks: js

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Wednesday, 15th February 2006

Heart Forest

I'm sorry that we missed this post yesterday, but for all you day-late romantics out there here's a (slightly patchy) large heart-shaped forest near Kansas City airport. Aww. We've also previously posted various other heart shaped things. Thanks: Glenn

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Wednesday, 15th February 2006

Parafield

In the suburb of Parafield, just north of the city of Adelaide (the capital of the state of South Australia), there's an airport imaginatively named Parafield, where they've written 'Parafield' in 12-foot-high trees. We reckon the type is roughly 141,732…

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Sunday, 12th February 2006

Bruce & Dan’s Smiley

This smiley was originally painted on the roof of Narrows Plaza Business Park by owner, Bruce, and his employee, Dan. They originally painted the smiley back in 1994 as a joke for their pilot friends (plural!) but have recently been…

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Thursday, 9th February 2006

Whipsnade Wild Animal Park

This is Whipsnade Wild Animal Park in Bedfordshire, England. Whipsnade is one of Europe's largest wildlife conservation parks - it's home to more than 2,500 animals, many of which are endangered in the wild. Thanks to Google's new upgraded imagery,…

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Friday, 3rd February 2006

Blackpool Tower

Another member of the World Federation of Great Towers is Blackpool Tower on the famous seaside Promenade. Obviously inspired by the Eiffel Tower in Paris, Blackpool's version also features Britain's highest post box and the 'Walk of Faith' glass floor,…

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Wednesday, 1st February 2006

Welcome to Google Sightseeing!

Google Sightseeing takes you on a tour of the world as seen from satellite or street views using Google Maps. Our team of authors present weird and wonderful sights as suggested by readers.

Like this site? We published a photo book of the best entries, you should buy a copy.