Nebraska

1957

I've done a lot of research on this remote forest near Lincoln, Nebraska and managed to identify that it was probably planted around 1957... OK, I didn't do very well with the research; I must a bit rusty after my…

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Thursday, 13th April 2006

Optical Illusion

This isn't really an optical illusion, just an image mismatch on highway I-80 between Lincoln and Omaha, Nebraska, but it looks really freaky! It makes my head hurt. Thanks to Michelle, and apologies to Joe, who doesn't like weirdness.

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Tuesday, 9th August 2005

Henry Doorly Zoo & Rosenblatt Stadium

The Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha stakes claim to a couple of "world's largest" titles. The dome structure houses the world's largest indoor desert as well as "Kingdoms of the Night", the world's largest nocturnal exhibit. The zoo also has…

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Friday, 17th June 2005

Bailey Yard

Especially for Andrew Scott, we're finally posting some trains 🙂 Union Pacific's classification yard in North Platte, Nebraska is the world's largest railroad classification yard. The yard is made up of 315 miles of track, and up to 10,000 railroad…

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Thursday, 21st April 2005

We Honor Those Who Serve America

Props for this one go to Quentin and Peter Grabowsky, who both sent us this pretty darn huge message, which is apparently directed to the airmen flying in and out of Offutt AFB near Omaha, Nebraska.

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Thursday, 21st April 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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