Other Vehicles

Car Art, Black Rock City

Near the site of the previously posted Black Rock City (Burning Man), someone has taken the time to write Jackie's name with the tracks of their car - and there's also a heart there for her too. Awww, isn't it…

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Tuesday, 7th March 2006

Soviet Tank Graveyard

To the North of Afghanistan's capital Kabul is the "Tank Graveyard". Here there are hundreds of Soviet tanks, left there since the end of the Soviet war in 1989, slowly rusting away. Apparently the Taliban used this field for collecting…

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Tuesday, 7th March 2006

Flying Car

A few weeks ago various news sources picked up the story of a Flying Car in Google Earth. It looks to me like it's more hovering than actually flying but it definitely resembles a normal car, although I can't be…

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Sunday, 5th March 2006

Geodesic Dome, Baton Rouge

A large Geodesic Dome which formerly housed a train servicing and painting operation stands in a state of disrepair in Baton Rouge. There are efforts to save the dome as architects consider it a fine example of R. Buckminster Fuller's…

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Friday, 3rd March 2006

Lombard Street

This is the world famous Lombard Street in San Francisco. Known as "the crookedest (most winding) street in the United States", Lombard street was re-created in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas as "Windy Windy Windy Windy Street". Its ridiculous switchback…

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Thursday, 16th February 2006

Southend Pier

This is Southend Pier in Southend-on-Sea, England. At a staggering 2,158 metres, it is officially the world's longest pleasure pier. Work began in 1887, and at the peak of its popularity in 1949, Southend Pier had 7 million visitors. Southend…

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Friday, 10th February 2006

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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