Shadows

Another super-cool bridge shadow here, belonging to the Hernando Desoto Bridge. Built in 1972 it carries the I-40 across the Mississippi River in Memphis (it's actually right next to the previously posted Memphis Pyramid). Memphis has a total of four…

The Inco Superstack is the tallest chimney in the Western hemisphere. Wikipedia says: The Superstack sits atop the largest nickel smelting operation in the world at Inco's Copper Cliff processing facility in the city of Greater Sudbury. It was constructed…

Very close to each other near Walnut Grove CA, are three utterly enormous communication towers. Firstly is the Channel 40 Tower which stands at 608.7 metres, then just a little South is the Hearst-Argyle Tower which stands at 609.6 metres…

Kennywood Park is Southwest Pennsylvania's amusement park, and was known as the "Roller Coaster Capital of the World" in the 1970s for its collection of excellent wooden coasters. Scott Ventura (who seems to know quite a bit about this park!)…

And the nominees for this year's Google Sightseeing 'Coolest Looking Bridge Shadow' Award are as follows… Ironcladlou for the wallet-burning Verrazano-Narrows Bridge in New York, New York. Punk floyd, Greg Small, Duane Homick, PegO and TZ for the fantastic Ambassador…

A monument to the battle that won Texas' independence, the San Jacinto Monument is the world's tallest memorial column. At 570 feet, it's 15 feet higher than the Washington Memorial. Also at the site is the permanently berthed Battleship Texas.…