Here's yet another world map on Google Maps, this time in what looks like a school playground, and for once the map is the right way up! Thanks again to Kevin.

This is Gage Park, Chicago, and it looks like the fair's in town! I'm not sure what most of the rides are, but if you look very closely (or in Google Earth) you can make out the shadow of the…

This is Chicago's Midway Airport and yes, at the end of all the criss-crossing runways, and surrounding it on every side are houses. Midway is smack-bang in the middle of a residential area. Fortunately the airport has these tiny little…

Founded in 1755, Lomonosov Moscow State University is the oldest and largest university in Russia. The main building was built in 1953 and stands at 240 metres, making it... (can you see what's coming yet?), the tallest educational establishment in…

This is the University of Pittsburgh's Cathedral of Learning. In what sounds like a hideous industrial accident, this building attempts to 'fuse the idea of a modern skyscraper with the tradition and ideals of Gothic architecture', and is America's tallest…

Astonishing picture here of what looks like a massive glacial flow at the Vatnajökull glacier in Iceland. Low reolution I'm afraid, but scroll around the rest of Iceland and you'll see loads more stunning natural imagery. Thanks to Rachel and…