California

This will likely mean absolutely nothing to many of our younger readers but... look, it's the cul-de-sac from Knots Landing! For any of you young enough to have never heard of this show; Knots Landing was a popular night time…

This is the incredible Solar Project in the Mojave desert, California. Originally conceived as Solar One, this was the first test of a large scale thermal solar power tower power plant, and you can clearly make out the tower's shadow…

This is the 30-metre wide satellite dish of the Jamesburg Earth Station. Originally built in 1968 to support the Apollo 11 moon landing, the Earth Station was shut down in 2002 and put up for sale. It was subsequently bought…

There are about 80 known whale species around the globe, the largest of which is of course the Blue Whale, which can measure up to a massive 30m long. Such a giant beast should easily be visible on the aerial…

Boing boing have recently featured stories about people who refuse to sell their homes to developers, no matter what the price. This first house in Bismark was once part of a residential area, but as the nearby St. Alexius Medical…

Built to commemorate the highest temperature ever recorded in the United States, the World's Largest Thermometer in near Death Valley, California is a whopping 134 feet tall. Why? There's one foot for every degree - yes, it really did reach…