Gillette & Foxboro Stadiums

Home to the New England Patriots, Gillette Stadium was still under construction when this photo was taken. You can also see the old Foxboro Stadium (which Gillette stadium has replaced) to the west. Thanks: Jason B, ironcladlou, Blitz, Rob &…

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Friday, 3rd June 2005

Colorado Balloon Things

Doug described these things in Colorado as 'deep space satellites'. Can anyone confirm what they are? (Please, please don't say 'weather balloons'...) 😉 Update: Turns out that these are actually two parabolic dish antennas belonging to the Deep Space Exploration…

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Thursday, 2nd June 2005

Double Bridge Shadow

Here's a great double bridge shadow in New Orleans. Weirdly, Google Maps labels both bridges as the Greater New Orleans Bridge, and they also both appear to carry the same highway. Does traffic only go one way on each perhaps?…

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Thursday, 2nd June 2005

Washington Square Park

One of more than 1,700 parks in New York City, Washington Square Park is probably one of the best known (after Central Park obviously). In 1889, to celebrate the centennial of George Washington's inauguracy as president, a large plaster and…

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Thursday, 2nd June 2005

Tacoma Narrows

This is the Tacoma Narrows Bridge, which is the replacement for the original one which famously collapsed on film in 1940 (the link is to the movie on Wikipedia in ogg format, there's loads of statistics there too). What's really…

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Wednesday, 1st June 2005

George Washington National Masonic Monument

Based on the lighthouse in ancient Alexandria (one of the 'seven wonders of the world'), the George Washington National Masonic Monument in Alexandria, VA stands at 333 foot tall. Washington was the 'worshipful master' of the local Masons lodge when…

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Wednesday, 1st 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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