Wright Brothers National Memorial

The Wright Brothers National Memorial in Kitty Hawk commemorates the first successful powered flight, which was achieved by the two brothers here on December 17th 1903. The straight dirt path going from the main memorial to the NNW leads directly…

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Tuesday, 31st January 2006

Smileys

Male and female Acid Smileys in Long Beach Harbour. Uh, yeah, I haven't got much else to say. Thanks: Jesse Allmyer

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Tuesday, 31st January 2006

77 Water Street Biplane

Crazy, but there appears to be a biplane, complete with runway, on the roof of 77 Water Street, NY. So what's it doing there? NYC Architecture says that it's a a full-size model of a WWI Sopwith Camel, designed by…

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Tuesday, 31st January 2006

Glider Over Over

This is a rather cool glider flying over Over, near Cambridge in England. Presumably it's part of the Cambridge Gliding Club, so here's some photos taken from what could well be the same glider. Thanks to Mathieu.

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Monday, 30th January 2006

Mexico City Megapost

Mexico City is the capital city of Mexico and the second largest "Megacity" in the world after the Tokyo area. After centuries of pre-Columbian civilization, Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés first arrived in the area of Mexico City in 1519. He…

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Sunday, 29th January 2006

Thomas the Tank Engine

During my childhood years I was convinced that the excellent Thomas & Friends, a cartoon about a locomotive who liked being really useful but wasn't too keen on plowing snow, was a work of fiction. However, as proved by this…

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Saturday, 28th January 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.

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