U.S. States

U.S. Open

This is Pinehurst, North Carolina, where the 2005 U.S. Open kicked off today. Unfortunately it's not all in high-resolution, but in the thumbnail I think we're looking at the 18th. Just to the west is the clubhouse. See, we can…

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Thursday, 16th June 2005

The Sunsphere

This is the Sunsphere in the 1982 World's Fair Park, Knoxville, Tennessee. It's a 266 foot high structure, topped with a 74 foot sphere made of bronze-coated reflective glass. The Sunsphere was featured in the Simpson's once (Nelson accidentally toppled…

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Wednesday, 15th June 2005

Hollywood Bowl Amphitheatre

The Hollywood Bowl is a modern amphitheatre in Hollywood, California. Officialy opened in 1922 it was built on the site of a natural amphitheatre known as the Daisy Dell and is used mostly for music performances. From the Wikipedia entry...…

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Wednesday, 15th June 2005

Combine Harvesters

It's harvest time in the fields near Salinas and most farmers seem to have at least one combine working the land. In one of the fields you can see five combine harvesters - now that's just selfish 😀 Thanks: DDA

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Tuesday, 14th June 2005

Augusta National Golf Course

This is Augusta National Golf Course, site of The Masters. Our image here is of 'Amen Corner', at the very bottom centre is the 12th green just over Rae's Creek. There's a map of the course over at the official…

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Tuesday, 14th June 2005

Hojack Swing Bridge

This is the Hojack Swing Bridge on the Genesee River near Lake Ontario, which is slated for destruction. Seems a shame, 'cos it looks pretty cool from up here. Scott Ventura says: There's a movement afoot to save the bridge…

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Monday, 13th June 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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