Florida

Plane Shaped Pools

It seems that more than one person has had the idea of theming their swimming pool around aeroplanes... Here's a small private plane-shaped pool in Miami. This is the Flying W Airport in New Jersey, where they have a cool…

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Thursday, 26th April 2007

Majesty of the Seas

Most driveways around the world are reserved for parking the family car, but 58 year old ex-coal miner Francois Zanella uses his driveway to park his personal home-made cruise ship. The ship is a 1/8th reproduction of the Royal Caribbean…

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Monday, 5th February 2007

Jumbolair

Jumbolair Aviation Estates near Ocala in Florida is probably the most famous of the U.S.'s near 500 fly-in communities, a few of which we've previously featured. It first gained media attention thanks to the efforts of the eccentric Arthur Jones…

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Tuesday, 17th October 2006

World’s Largest 7 Up

This has got to be the world's largest can of 7 Up, and even better - it's actually full of 246,051 litres (65,000 gallons) of 7 Up! (OK that's not entirely true. The 19 metre can is actually a water…

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Monday, 24th July 2006

Sunshine Skyway Bridge

The Sunshine Skyway Bridge is the world's longest cable-stayed concrete bridge, with a length of over 29,000 feet. It connects St. Petersburg in Pinellas County to Palmetto in Manatee County, Florida. A two lane bridge was built in 1954 and…

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Wednesday, 5th April 2006

Australia Shrunk Shocker!

It seems that some evil genius has invented a shrink-ray, and the first thing he shrunk was the whole of Australia! Well, it was too big anyway. Thanks to a very tiny Adam Lewis.

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Friday, 3rd March 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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