All sights in California

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

Neverland Ranch

Posted by , Friday, 8th April 2005

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A very topical view here, Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch. You can just make out his mini theme park rides.

neverland ranch

Thanks xylon.

Staples Centre, LA

Posted by James Turnbull, Friday, 8th April 2005

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Following on from the ‘Dave’ post yesterday I’ve created a new category for legible text called ‘Large Type’.

The first of which is the Staples Centre, LA (Props: jbum). I’d like to think they put the text there on the off chance that James Bond was passing by in a helicopter and really needed a paperclip to defuse the bomb that was onboard. He’d look out the window, spot the Staples Centre, the world would be safe and he’d be home in time for Tea.

It’s more likely that the centre is in a popular flight-path – but you never know ;-)

Staples

More Weirdness

Posted by , Thursday, 7th April 2005

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More weird patterns and colours here with some pollution controlling algae salt ponds in the San Francisco Bay and some salt pools potash mine run-off pools in the Utah mountains. (Via)

san francisco bay algae utah salt pools

The Golden Gate

Posted by Alex Turnbull, Thursday, 7th April 2005

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San Francisco’s Golden Gate bridge. Looks like a nice day.

The Golden Gate Bridge

Edwards Air Force Base

Posted by Alex Turnbull, Thursday, 7th April 2005

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Edwards Air Force Base has this giant compass-thing scraped into the desert. I assume it’s to help pilots orientate themselves when landing or taking off.

andrewsairforcebase