Google Sightseeing takes you on tour of the world as seen from satellite, using the free Google Earth program, or Google Maps in your web browser. Each weekday your guides James and Alex present new weird and wonderful sights as suggested by readers.
In Los Angeles’ Griffith Park sits the Griffith Observatory. Opened in 1935 the observatory has featured in numerous movies such as ‘Bowfinger’, ‘Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle’, ‘Dragnet’ and the climax of James Dean film ‘Rebel Without a Cause’.
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There’s also the Palomar Mountain Observatory at Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth
more info: http://daphne.palomar.edu/mlane/PLACES/palomarobs/pmotrip.htm
And don’t forget the opening scene of The Terminator.
“Your close. Give dem to me.”
Don’t forget the seminal music video… “Rush Rush” from Paula Abdul!