U.S. States

Statue of Liberty

The Statue of Liberty was, as we all know, donated to America by the country of France and stands as a welcome to all returning Americans, visitors, and immigrants. She stands at just 151 feet tall and as everyone says…

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Thursday, 20th April 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

Peace on Earth

You can all rest easy tonight; I've discovered peace on earth! The first bit of peace is found in Watershed Park, a dense woodland near Redmond with trails for cycling, horse riding, etc. A local cyclist took this ground level…

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Friday, 14th April 2006

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

The White Sands National Monument & Missile Range

This is the utterly bizarre, and totally incredible White Sands National Monument in New Mexico, USA. The monument is the southernmost part of a 710 square kilometre (275-square mile) field of startlingly white sand dunes, which are composed of gypsum…

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Wednesday, 12th April 2006

Double Shadow

No, it's not the name of a ninja. In this shot of the bell tower at the University of Dallas, Google have obviously combined two images taken at different times. This had led to two shadows being cast from the…

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Monday, 10th April 2006

Welcome to Google Sightseeing!

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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