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Questions tagged [where-on-earth]

For questions about location of specific place or location of longest/highest/biggest/the most... place/thing on Earth.

Questions tagged would fall into one of categories:

  • where is this place... ?
  • where is the biggest / longest / highest / the most... ?
  • where can I do this... ?

Examples of questions:

Where is this...

Where can I see this Darth Vader church?

The most...

What is the longest distance by car ferry?
What is the cheapest metro system in the world?

Where can I...

Is there anywhere I can decorate an elephant as a tourist?

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Where can I find publicly accessible paternoster elevators?

Paternosters look fun, but (as far as I know, at least in Western Europe) they have almost all been replaced by regular elevators for safety reasons. Are there any publicly-accessible paternosters left I can ride in? Wikipedia mentions a few, but…
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Which locations are traditionally Santa's home - i.e. where can you visit Santa Claus year-round?

Obviously around this time of the year, Santa and his minions will be out and about, finding out who is naughty and nice, and delivering presents. However, the rest of the year he's back at his home. Where is that generally considered to be…
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An active underground city/village?

I recently went on a tour of Project Riese and it got me wondering about whether there are actual active underground cities I could visit. Is there a place that's available not only for a tour, but where one could live for some time without coming…
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Are there oil platforms which you could visit as a tourist?

For the extreme rich there is the International Space Station as an odd destination. If you are not so fortunate could you spent some time as a tourist on an oil-platform?
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Does anyone know this skyline?

Trying to figure out where this photo of my great uncle was taken and would love to see if anyone knows?
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Where is this place "city on the rock"?

Where is this place "city on the rock"?
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Where can I go to see the Earth is round?

There are many ways to see that the Earth is round. Some of them require traveling to specific places. Question: Where can I go, besides Warren Dunes (see (3) below), to see that the Earth is round in a fun, easy, and convincing way? Some examples…
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Where, with snow-capped mountains and an operational railway track, was the 'HSBC Pink Ladies' commercial filmed?

Disclaimer: I do not work for, represent, associate with, or even like, HSBC. I ask about this commercial, which reveals the actress playing young lady's real identity (Andrea So or 蘇韻姿 in Chinese, who is from Toronto) and I can hear the old ladies'…
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Where is this? (Likely Alpine lake.)

notice the autoroute guardrail. Goog image search didn't help
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Where is this location from the "A 1000 Times" music video?

In the music video of "A 1000 Times" by Hamilton Leithauser + Rostam a woman walks through what I guess is in or near NYC. I posted a related question over in music fans about the lyrics but was not sure about the location in the music video - so…
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Where in the world is this?

This picture is on my windows 10. I would like to know where it is. thank you
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Can anyone tell me where this pic was taken?

This image appears on a LG TV screen saver. Does anyone know where in the world is this? cheers
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Where was this photograph taken? LG TV Screensaver

Where was this photograph taken? The picture is part of LG TV's generic screensaver slideshow.
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Where is this lake/mountain scene?

Where is this picture taken? It's a backdrop for a video conferencing system by Polycom. I'm aware it might be a composite image, but hopefully the main location can be identified. I've tried reverse image searching but haven't found a…
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Where is this video of seaside cliffs filmed?

This is an advert (YouTube link) currently running on Japanese TV; the music sounds Irish and the scenery also feels like there, but where exactly? Google doesn't give me good results for this still: Bonus prize if you can guess what it's…
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