North America
New Quebec Crater
Formely known as Chubb crater, the New Quebec Crater has a rim diameter of 3.4 kilometers and is estimated to be about 1.4 million years old. It's also filled with a 250-meter-deep lake. That's a big old hole. There's a…
Brooklyn [heart] U
Slightly unfortunate placement of the Google logo here, but you can still just about make out this large type on a building in Brooklyn, which says 'BROOKYLN [HEART] U'. Awww, isn't that sweet? We don't know what this building is,…
Missed Bridge
There appear to be some serious alignment issues with the Clark Bridge, which connects Missouri and Illinois. I certainly wouldn't fancy trying to cross it! Evidently this bridge was the subject of some documentary sometime... Good shadows further down it…
Saint Lawrence Seaway
You don't often see a river running under a river! This is the Welland Canal, a part of the Saint Lawrence Seaway which is the system of canals that permits ocean-going vessels to travel from the Atlantic Ocean to the…
Jones Beach Tower
This is the Jones Beach Tower, which was built in 1930, and was modelled on the campanile of St. Mark's Cathedral in Venice. It is 200 feet high, made of brick and stone, and houses a 315,000 gallon water tank…
Shipwreck, Key Largo
Amongst the Coral Reefs of the John Pennekamp State Park we can see an intentionally sunk 329 foot long military ship. Apparently two such ships, the Coast Guard Cutters DUANE and BIBB, were sunk here in 1987 with open hatchways…
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