North America

Sunshine Skyway Bridge

The Sunshine Skyway Bridge is the world's longest cable-stayed concrete bridge, with a length of over 29,000 feet. It connects St. Petersburg in Pinellas County to Palmetto in Manatee County, Florida. A two lane bridge was built in 1954 and…

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Wednesday, 5th April 2006

Jim Onan’s Pyramid House

This is Jim and Linda Onan's Gold Pyramid House in Wadsworth, Illinois. Yes, it really is a six-storey gold-plated pyramid in the middle of Illinois - and apparently it's the world's largest gold-plated object. Near the entrance to the grounds…

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Tuesday, 4th April 2006

Canadian Farm Maze

Another great farm maze here, this one is west of Toronto in Canada. I've rotated the image in thumbnail so you can make it out. It shows a farm, with barn and silo and wee tractor pulling a trailer at…

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Tuesday, 4th April 2006

B-1 Bomber

This is a cracking shot of a B-1 bomber on the runway at Hills Air Force Base in Utah. The B-1 long range strategic bomber was first built in 1984 and has seen combat in Kosovo, Afghanistan and Iraq. It…

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Sunday, 2nd April 2006

Leaning Tower of Niles

The Chicago suburb of Niles is home to the world-famous Leaning Tower of Pisa. No, wait, that can't be right! This must be the Leaning Tower of Niles, a 1/2 size recreation of the Pisa bell tower, however there's no…

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Saturday, 1st April 2006

Morton Salt, Chicago

Morton Salt is apparently North America's leading producer of salt and have been based in Chicago since being founded in 1848. The roof of the factory has the company name, along with their slogan "When it Rains It Pours" and…

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Saturday, 1st April 2006

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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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