Smithsonian Air & Space Museum

As the largest collection of historic air and spacecraft in the world the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum is spread over a couple of locations. The main display facility is right in the heart of Washington DC, although…

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Monday, 31st October 2005

Loyola University Chicago

Large type painted atop the basketball gym at Loyola University in Chicago. Student legend says that it was painted for the sake of the many passengers flying into O'Hare airport. However; the normal flight path is to the south of…

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Monday, 31st October 2005

Icelandic Ice

Astonishing picture here of what looks like a massive glacial flow at the Vatnajökull glacier in Iceland. Low reolution I'm afraid, but scroll around the rest of Iceland and you'll see loads more stunning natural imagery. Thanks to Rachel and…

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Friday, 28th October 2005

Paramount’s Kings Island

This is Paramount's Kings Island theme park in Mason, Ohio, and it looks absolutely awesome. The place is a flippin' enormous 364 acres, with more rides than you could shake a stick at... in fact there's more than enough room…

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Thursday, 27th October 2005

Big boat crossing railroad tracks

A large boat coming from lake Michigan passes through a railroad bridge, with a road bridge up ahead. It looks like it's going to be a squeeze getting the boat through those narrow waterways. I wonder what it's carrying? Thanks:…

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Thursday, 27th October 2005

Arboreal Typography

If you were going to use trees to graffiti the landscape with the name of your town, city, university or company... what font would you use? Arboreal sign-writers agree that uppercase lettering is a no-brainer, as legibility is obviously impaired…

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Wednesday, 26th October 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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