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Cheyenne Mountain Operations Center

Remember the super secret bunker they always use in Stargate, Deep Impact and various other films? Well, here it is. It's official name is the Cheyenne Mountain Operations Center and is designed "to ensure 70 percent probability of continuing to…

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Thursday, 7th April 2005

More Weirdness

More weird patterns and colours here with some pollution controlling algae salt ponds in the San Francisco Bay and some salt pools potash mine run-off pools in the Utah mountains. (Via)

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Thursday, 7th April 2005

The Golden Gate

San Francisco's Golden Gate bridge. Looks like a nice day.

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Thursday, 7th April 2005

Las Vegas Strip

Some of Las Vegas' top casinos all in one image. There's the Sahara top left, then New York, New York below that (complete with Statue of Liberty on the corner). Eastward of NY is the MGM Grand (which looks quite…

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Thursday, 7th April 2005

Niagara Falls

Crazy, here's Niagara Falls, and I had no idea it went from America, Northwards to Canada! I always thought it was the other way around. Oh well, that shows you what Superman teaches us… nothing.

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Thursday, 7th April 2005

The Whitehouse

Here's the Whitehouse, complete with 'national security protection' (some quick Photoshopping...)

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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.

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