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Nuclear Power MegaPost : Redux

The last Nuclear Power Megapost proved successful so here is another! I've been collating all the nuclear power themed entries since then and here are the most interesting of them. Shoreham Nuclear Power Station This is a plant that was…

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Sunday, 22nd January 2006

Well if they’ve got one…

It's tough keeping up with the Joneses... In this Californian community the latest trend is apprently having a tennis court in your back garden. It doesn't seem that this is an isolated case either, tennis court communities are springing up…

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Friday, 18th November 2005

Concorde Hunt

Researching my recent Le Bourget Airport post I discovered a couple of Concordes on display and, seeing as there were only ever 20 of them built, I decided to see how many I could find on Google Maps. Le Brouget…

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Monday, 29th August 2005

USA fields

If I was going to go to all the effort of writing something in a field I'd make sure it was something more interesting than the name of my country; everyone who's here knows they're here so what's the point?…

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Friday, 19th August 2005

Target Stores

One of the most recognized corporate symbols in the United States is that of the Target corporation, who have 1,351 stores in 47 of the 50 states. Of those 1,351 stores we've found three which have a giant Target painted…

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Sunday, 14th August 2005

Hojack Swing Bridge

This is the Hojack Swing Bridge on the Genesee River near Lake Ontario, which is slated for destruction. Seems a shame, 'cos it looks pretty cool from up here. Scott Ventura says: There's a movement afoot to save the bridge…

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Monday, 13th 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.

Like this site? We published a photo book of the best entries, you should buy a copy.