Missouri

Secret Swimming Pools

As it's home to the 509th Bomb Wing, operators of the very distinctive wing-shaped B2 stealth bombers, it should be easy to spot a B2 at Whiteman Air Force Base. Unfortunately, we're not in luck today, as browsing around the…

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Monday, 12th November 2007

In Flight

Here's a plane in flight, here's another one, and another. Ah, there's hundreds of them - Boring! Now, here's a School Bus In Flight. That's much more interesting! This is actually the City Museum in St. Louis. Built in an…

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Saturday, 27th May 2006

Stacy Park, Olivette Missouri

According to Google Maps this is Stacy Park in Olivette. I'm not entirely sure what that huge expanse of concrete is and the 'DANGER KEEP OFF' just adds to the mystery. Surely you can't read that from the ground? Is…

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Friday, 12th May 2006

C-130 Shadow

On a bit of field in St Louis, we see the shadow of a Lockheed C-130 gunship. Click through and have a look for the plane, but come back here once you're done… You couldn't find it, huh? That's because…

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Monday, 17th April 2006

Mormon Temple Lot

According to Mormons, the Garden of Eden was originally located near Temple Lot, a small piece of land which is now shared by three different sects of the religon. The largest of the three sects, the Church of Jesus Christ…

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Friday, 20th January 2006

Taum Sauk Reservoir Bursts

It seems that the reservoir of the Taum Sauk pumped storage plant in Missouri burst today. The reservoir sits on top of Proffit Mountain, some 800 feet above the hydroelectric plant, and when a section of the reservoir collapsed, it…

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Wednesday, 14th December 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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