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Brooklyn [heart] U

Slightly unfortunate placement of the Google logo here, but you can still just about make out this large type on a building in Brooklyn, which says 'BROOKYLN [HEART] U'. Awww, isn't that sweet? We don't know what this building is,…

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Friday, 27th May 2005

The University of Large Type

Studying at University can be quite a stressful experience so why not take your mind of things by indulging in a popular student pastime? No, not drinking and casual sex - creating gigantic letters on the side of a hill!…

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Wednesday, 25th May 2005

Swank Farms 2004 Corn Maze

This is Swank Farms Corn Maze near Hollister, CA. Interestingly it's a more recent image than most of the other pictures we've been able to date so far. The date? Kind of hard to miss... 😉 This year's corn maze…

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Tuesday, 24th May 2005

Camp Pendleton, California

This is a US Navy hovercraft base at Camp Pendelton, California. You can see some of the hovercraft parked up, and there is a massive ramp that goes down to the beach for them to get straight out onto the…

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Saturday, 21st May 2005

Safeco Field, Seattle

Home of the Seattle Mariners baseball club, the Safeco field has a retractable roof, which was open on the day of this photo. Just to the north is Qwest Field, a football stadium home to the Seattle Seahawks and Seattle…

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Monday, 16th May 2005

‘A’ Mountain & Sun Devil Stadium

Tempe Butte is more commonly known as "A Mountain" - for obvious reasons. Each year in the run up to the Arizona State University vs. University of Arizona football game the ASU students take shifts to guard the steel and…

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Thursday, 12th 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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