North America

Hospital Ship

This is the Hospital Ship USNS Mercy (T-AH-19) docked in San Diego, California. Apparently this was the ship that provided a great deal of medical aid to the recent tsunami victims. There's lots more information and good photos available at…

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Friday, 10th June 2005

Double Drawbridge

Here's a rather nice double drawbridge near the Fort Lauderdale Beach in Florida. The road itself is Sunrise Boulevard (hehe, we don't have boulevards over here) which sounds like a fake road name if you ask me ๐Ÿ˜‰ Thanks: Thomas…

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Friday, 10th June 2005

Alien Civilization

Brilliant bit of weirdness here... Tom Comeau says: I believe it's winter, and we're seeing snow and ice on the lake surface. But where there's clear water, something very odd is showing through.

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Friday, 10th June 2005

Bridge Over Troubled Water

Okay, okay... It's a weak link but I couldn't resist. Troubled water? No? Never mind. Check out this great bridge over a frozen river in Howland, Maine. Actually, Howland appears to be just North of a place which seems familiar…

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Friday, 10th June 2005

Feelin’ Groovy

1, 2, 3... This is the 59th Street Bridge, New York City. Not hugely interesting to look at, but Simon and Garfunkel sang a really great song about it ๐Ÿ™‚ (and it does have quite a cool shadow too!). Although…

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Friday, 10th June 2005

Casino Windsor

There is a maple leaf painted in the parking lot to the front of the semi-circle shaped Casino Windsor. The large grey structure behind the casino is more parking and is connected by a skybridge. Thanks: Telus6429

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Friday, 10th June 2005

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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.

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