Here’s an open drawbridge in Jacksonville, Florida. Pretty cool, anyone found any more?

Thanks: David Fletcher

Opened on May 24 1883, the Brooklyn Bridge was the first bridge to link Manhattan and Brooklyn and is now crossed by an average of 350,000 people a day. Look to the North for an interesting image registration problem visible – you’d get a fright driving down that road!

At the foot of the Brooklyn side is The River Café, a restaurant that has a “romantic view like no other” of the Bridge and the East River. My fiancé and I have booked a table for Sunday brunch when we visit the states this September so I’m looking forward to trying the Brooklyn Bridge pudding.

Thanks: Alex, Jake, daniel, Bigyank, Ryan Weston & Catriona

Dedicated in 1927, the Clarence Buckingham Fountain was a gift to the city of Chicago by somebody I’ve never heard of, to her brother Clarence. Apparently.

Much more interesting is that it’s the fountain featured in the opening credits of Married With Children! What’s also quite cool is that the fountain’s night-time light shows are actually used to be controlled by a computer located in Atlanta, Georgia (but have now moved to Chicago I’m afraid).

The fountain is in Grant Park, and judging by the large wet patch on the ground I’d say that the Windy City had a fairly strong southwesterly blowing that day! Also, check out the colour of the water, very cool.

Thanks to Peter, Justine, David Drexler, Rick Baer, Marcin and Chris Granger.

The World’s Tallest Water Sphere in Union, New Jersey. Apparently a tower in Edmond, Oklahoma is taller and holds more water, but technically that design is a water spheroid. Union’s Water Sphere is still the tallest true water sphere. More facts about the tower at Dan Becker’s fan site.

Update: I know you were all dying to see the world’s largest water spheroid, so here it is!

Thanks: Jay Soffian & B.Dalton

Studying at University can be quite a stressful experience so why not take your mind of things by indulging in a popular student pastime? No, not drinking and casual sex – creating gigantic letters on the side of a hill! Is there a better way to avoid lectures?

Our first example is a giant “Y” in the mountains to the west of Brigham Young University, Utah. You can see how it’s looking right now thanks to the 24/7 webcams.

There’s a giant “KS” (of an unfinished “KSU” – slackers) outside Kansas State University.

And in Montana everyone has a go with a “M” for Montana State University, another “M” for the University of Montana and just a little north a slightly smaller “L” for Loyola High School (even schoolkids are getting in on the act!).

Thanks: Keith, Elton M, Patia & Todd Spatafore