North America

Navy Pier

Chicago's Navy Pier host numerous entertainment facilities including a 148 ft Ferris Wheel, a 44ft high musical carousel with 36 hand-painted animals, the 1500 seat skyline stage, a 7 story Shakespeare theatre complex, an 18 hole mini-golf course, 2 museums…

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Monday, 22nd August 2005

Bronco Stadium

Bronco Stadium at Boise State University is home to the only blue "Smurf Turf" field in the World. The end-zones say "BOISE STATE BRONCOS".

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Monday, 22nd August 2005

Fishing

There's good fishing in this lake. I know this because some helpful person painted a bunch of rocks white and wrote "FISHING" on a nearby hill. Thanks: Mike

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Sunday, 21st August 2005

Kona

This is Kona Skatepark in Jacksonville, Florida. It's a famous location among skateboarders, and also made a great level in Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4. From up here, you can make out the halfpipe, the skatebowls (including the pink one,…

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Saturday, 20th 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

Mega Ramp

The Mega Ramp is the brainchild of professional skateboarder Danny Way. It's a nine-story monster half pipe built out in California's desert where Danny set world records for the longest and highest air on a skateboard in 2002. It's really,…

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Tuesday, 16th August 2005

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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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