USA
USA panoramic photography and virtual tours. Locations all around the USA including San Francisco, Chicago, the National Parks of California and places of unique interest.
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The Devil’s Cornfield, Death Valley
Death Valley is a place of extremes. In the USA it holds records for these extremes: the hottest place (134°F / 56.7°C), the lowest place (86m below sea level), the darkest night sky in the USA. Since being designated as a National Monument, Death Valley has grown to 3.4 million acres, and is one of…
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Zabriskie Point
Zabriskie Point is a dramatic natural feature in Death Valley, California, formed by sediment from an ancient lake, long since dried up. Named after the vice-president of the Pacific Coast Borax Company, it was made famous as the location of the love scene in Antonioni’s 1970 film, Zabriskie Point.
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The Devil’s Golf Course, Death Valley
The Devil’s Golf Course is a huge area of of rock salt left behind when the lake which used to cover the area evaporated about 10,000 years ago. The rock salt has been formed by the elements into jagged peaks. The area was apparently named for a line in a 1930’s National Park Service Death…
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Wind Farm, Palm Springs
Driving down the Interstate 10 by Palm Springs, you come across the San Gorgonio Pass Wind Farm – a massive 4,000 windmill wind farm which generates enough energy for the Palm Springs area and the entire Coachella Valley. The area is a fantastic site for a wind farm as the pass between the San Bernardino…
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The Salton Sea, California
An accident in irrigation in 1905 led to the creation of the Salton Sea, a vast inland sea 69 metres below sea level in Southern California. The area became known for watersports, and after the introduction of fish to the sea, for sport fishing. By the 1950’s it was a thriving holiday destination with more…
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Bodie, California
Bodie was a gold rush town in the 1880’s and boomed to a population of 10,000 people, all hoping to make their fortune. Rumoured to have had 65 saloons, the town attracted miners, shopkeepers, newspapermen, prostitutes and gunslingers from all over America – and allegedly there was a man killed every day there.In the 1960’s,…
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San Francisco, California, USA
A collection of virtual tours captured around San Francisco California. Including Union Square and the surrounding area.
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Black Rock City, Nevada
Each year, people from around the world gather to ‘burn the man’ deep in the Nevada Desert. A temporary city – Black Rock City – springs up to house all of these people, who are all exhorted to ‘leave no trace’ on the desert landscape. The Burning Man Festival is loosely, a festival of art,…
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Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco
At San Francisco Bay’s opening to the Pacific Ocean stands the Golden Gate Bridge. Finished in 1937, the distinctive red-orange colour was chosen to enhance its natural surroundings and to stand out in the fog. This virtual tour shows just how well that colour shows up against the fog rolling in.
