Structures

Cadillac Ranch

This is Cadillac Ranch on old Route 66 outside Amarillo Texas. The "white" dots in the center of the image at the bottom of the dirt road are 10 Cadillacs, ranging from a 1949 Club Coupe to a 1963 Sedan.…

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Friday, 13th May 2005

San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge

Unfortunately this one was too late for entry into our 'Coolest Bridge Shadow' award, but the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge would definitely have scored highly with our judges. You can also see an odd image alignment at Yerba Buena Island,…

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Thursday, 12th May 2005

Fort McHenry, Baltimore

This is Fort McHenry in Baltimore. It was during the Battle of Baltimore, September 13-14th 1814, that Francis Scott Key was inspired to write the poem "Defence of Fort McHenry" which was later renamed "The Star Spangled Banner" and adopted…

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Monday, 9th May 2005

Lucky Peak Dam

Located on the Boise River is the Lucky Peak Dam with its message to the world: "Keep Your Forests Green". The 340 feet tall dam was completed in 1955 and can be seen from ground level here. Thanks: Josh H

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Sunday, 1st May 2005

Cabazon Dinosaurs

Along I-10 in Cabazon, CA you will find the Cabazon dinosaurs. From the shadow it is quite easy to spot the giant Apatosaurus known as "Dinny", who has a gift shop inside his belly. To the north of Dinny is…

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Thursday, 28th April 2005

Calgary Tower

This is Calgary Tower in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. At 190 metres, slightly taller than the Space Needle, so I'm told. Thanks to Jordon and Jonathan Wilkins.

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Sunday, 24th April 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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