Archive for July 18th, 2005

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.

The editors: James & Alex

Transamerica Pyramid

Monday, 18th July 2005 by Alex

At first San Francisco’s Transamerica Pyramid doesn’t look that impressive.. at least until you catch sight of the massive pointed shadow extending north-east. Wow. Standing at 260 meters, it must be really something from the ground! (Official site, Wikipedia entry)

Transamerica Pyramid

Thanks: Chuck Cheeze, Jack and Leah Brooks.

Florida Water Thing

Monday, 18th July 2005 by Alex

Anyone know what this weird thing in Florida is? It’s huge anyway (zoom in all the way), and seems to involve a lot of water… Possibly some sort of power plant maybe?

Water Plant?

Thanks: Magnus Schmidt

More Shipwrecks

Monday, 18th July 2005 by Alex

Here’s one in Saint Lawrence bay, Quebec…

St. Lawrence Shipwreck

…a beached wreck off the Washington coast…

Washington Coast Shipwreck

…and finally a super-cool submerged ship in the river Clyde, near Glasgow! (it’s great posting Scottish things :-D )

Clyde Shipwreck

Thanks to Jacob, Jonny, troy, DDA, Jonathan Hoppe, Patrick, Joel Leo, Mike and Gus (from the comments).

Tokyo Disney Resort

Monday, 18th July 2005 by James

Completing the set of Disney Parks is the Tokyo Disney Resort. The resort is split into two main sections, Tokyo Disneyland Park, with the usual magic mountain, etc. and Tokyo DisneySea Park which is based around various themed ‘ports’. One such port is “American Waterfront” which features the S.S.Columbia, a boat that has nowhere to go.

To the west, along the water front, is the Official Hotels and to the north east is the Ikspiari Shopping Centre (with large type).

Thanks: Rich Pav, Adam Crownoble, Greg Askins, Adam Wanderman, Andy, Jim Gerard, Kain, Dave, Johan, Joe, Josh Stevens, bird & Fero GUNIC