The Louisiana Superdome

The Louisiana Superdome is the home of the New Orleans Saints, and with a dome diameter of 680 feet (210 meters), it is the largest domed structure in the world. Thanks to Andrea and Jeff Fuchs.

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Thursday, 19th May 2005

Olivenhain Dam, San Diego County

The 308 by 2,400 foot Olivenhain Dam appears to be nearing completion in this photo, although it's still under construction (there's a yellow crane at the centre). As part of San Diego County Water Authority's US$827 million Emergency Storage Project,…

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Thursday, 19th May 2005

UFO Updates

Thanks to everyone who commented on the original UFO find, although we're still not sure what they are, there's been some interesting developments. Ian Pottinger and jher were the first to find that there are in fact eight of these…

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Wednesday, 18th May 2005

Coeur d’Alene Golf Course

This 15,000 sq. ft. island is the floating green of hole 14 at the Coeur d'Alene Resort's golf course in Idaho. The island is automatically moved daily so the distance to the pin varies between 100-175 yards (it's always a…

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Wednesday, 18th May 2005

Inco Superstack

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…

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Tuesday, 17th May 2005

Central Taxi Hold, JFK

You can never find a taxi when you need one and at JFK airport that's because they're all hiding in a four acre sea of yellow known as the Central Taxi Hold. According to the New York Times the drivers…

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Tuesday, 17th May 2005

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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