Questions tagged [identify-this]
Finding the name of some place, food, monument, or other travel-related thing.
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What are these ladders on the sides of houses on Åland for?
While travelling on the Åland islands, I noticed that a lot of houses have ladders reaching from under the windows to a meter or 2 from the ground. I had seen similar ladders on the sides of houses in ...
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Which building is this? And where is it located?
This is a picture of the skyline that is printed in the elevator of my building. It's killing me that I don't know where it is. Can anyone help me?
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Can anyone identify this city skyline? [on hold]
I have a video that shows a few quick glimpses out of a window and I have pieced together frames to make a complete image. Can anyone identify this city? Google Images, TinEye, and Wolfram-alpha ...
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Can anyone recognise the location and uniforms in these pictures
I came across these photos which I believe to be a European city.
I was wondering if the knowledgable travellers of this group can name the city and who is in the uniforms (Police, Army)
I appears to ...
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Where's this walkable cliff in Francois NL?
Note the human standing at the edge. How do I walk to it? From Newfoundland Labrador Tourism's Instagram
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Where's this walkable cliff in Gros Morne National Park?
Note the humans standing at the edge. How do I get to this cliff? From Newfoundland Labrador Tourism's Instagram
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What city skyline is this picture of?
So I stumbled upon a picture of a cityskape. I'd like to know what city is in the picture. Help anyone?
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Where's this “vibrant fall foliage” “along the shores of Jasper's Athabasca River”?
Marc Adamus, the photographer, didn't disclose his email or contact details on his website. I submitted the form twice, but got no reply after a month.
Where is this on Jasper's Athabasca River?
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Where`s this in Monts-Valin National Park?
I lighted on this website that contains the picture beneath titled 'Monts-Valin in early autumn' by Zhao Qin in Montreal QC.
Please see the titled question.
Can I drive to it in a rental sedan?
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Where's this islet in Saguenay Québec?
I lighted on this website that contains the picture beneath. It cites iStockphoto.com/jnnault, but this URL is broken. User AakashM found https://www.istockphoto.com/ie/photo/sagenay-fjord-quebec-...
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Where in North Carolina is this Christmas shopping plaza from Stuck In Love (2012 film)?
This scene's on You-tube. IMDB and Wikipedia asseverate this movie was filmed in North Carolina.
Stuck in Love started shooting in Wilmington, North Carolina in March 2012, primarily in the ...
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Where is this photo of a group of hikers taken? Is it really in the Ural?
With this story on tutu.ru on the Kvarkush plateau in the Ural comes this photo with the filename ural-4.jpg:
Source: tutu.ru.
It doesn't look like the Ural to me — on other photos of the Kvarkush ...
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Where's this vantage point on a rock in Charlevoix?
The screenshot beneath hails from YouTube, at the 5:26 juncture. Where's this?
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Where's this cliff in Charlevoix Québec?
The screenshots beneath hail from YouTube; the camera pans from the left to the right screenshot.
Where's this?
Is 'cliff' the correct term?
Can a 79 y.o. man hike this safely?
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Where's this in Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park, AB?
I saw this on YouTube with description -
Grab your hiking boots and join photographers Alex Strohl (@alexstrohl) and Andrea Dabene (@andreadabene) along with hiking guide A.V Wakefield (@picobac) ...
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What is this arch-and-tower near a road?
my father took many pictures of this building when I was a child but he is not longer with us so I can’t ask him.
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What is this statue in Ancient Agora of Athens?
Maybe a God? I think the statue was located at the entrance of the ancient market, but that's an old photograph, so I don't really remember..
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Map displayed in this airplane cabin
Would anyone know where the map with both the rendering and the meta-data of the photo below can be found online?
Image credits: https://liveandletsfly.boardingarea.com/2018/08/31/middle-east-...
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Where's this swanky house and vineyard near a mountain?
The screencaps beneath are from this YouTube video, which itself is from the 2006 movie Blood Diamond. Jennifer Connelly (who starred in it) once remarked that it was filmed in South Africa and ...
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Where's this picture of a glacial moraine in autumn taken?
This picture's from r/autumn. I searched with Google Images but no result!
Is there a geographical term for this landscape?
Can I access this by private automobile?
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Where's this in Gros Morne National Park?
Is there a geographical term that fits this scenery?
My real estate agent didn't take these pictures, but said they look like Gros Morne. Where exactly?
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Where's this lookout in Nova Scotia?
https://www.novascotia.com/explore backgrounds this picture.
Even if I'm right to guess Cabot Trail, where exactly is this?
Can I drive up to this lookout? Any hiking required?
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Motel on Route 66 in California, 1963
Our family followed Route 66 to California in August 1963, and I'm trying to organize the few photos of the trip that I've found.
I believe we stayed at this motel, and that it was in California. ...
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What is this and what is the purpose of it? [closed]
I saw this one in my rent a car but I am not too sure the purpose of it as no heat is going out of it? Is it just decoration?
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Where's this in Lillooet BC?
Google Images furnished nothing.
Where was this photo taken from ?
Can I access by private sedan where this girl is standing? Any hiking required?
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What are these white things in Stuttgart
I am for the first time in Stuttgart and I saw these things and I am not sure what they are ? What are their purpose? Can someone help me out to figure out that?
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What is this short middle rail?
Around Paris, Transilien (suburban train) stations all seem to have a few short rail segments between two rails, immediately preceded or followed by an even shorter raised thing. Here's how it looks ...
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Where is this in Margaree Valley, Cape Breton Highlands, NS?
I saw this picture on Reddit. Can someone please pinpoint its location on Google Maps? I'd like to drive to it when I visit. Thanks!
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What is this lever in Argentinian toilets?
I've seen it in some places in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It's not used for flushing the toilet, there's a separate button for that.
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What are these boxed doors outside store fronts in New York?
In New York around lower Manhattan I saw some storefronts with these boxed doors outside.
What are they called and what is their function?
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Where is this beach in Prince Edward Island?
The photographer lists the location as Covehead, but the place name on the right (under the map) states 'Bay Fortune'. Can anyone pls locate it on Google Maps?
I'm curious if this beach looks better ...
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Where's this verdant ridge?
Reverse image searching turned up nothing, as the log-in box possibly belied the original picture.
Any geographers here? What type of ridge is this?
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Where was this wallpaper taken? (Windows 8 Developer/Consumer/Release Preview lock screen) [duplicate]
This is a lock screen wallpaper from Windows 8 Developer/Consumer/Release Preview, where was this taken?
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What does this Suriname traffic sign mean?
I saw several of them around Paramaribo, Suriname. Left side looks kind of like "vehicles not allowed" and the right side like "parking prohibited" signs, but there was plenty of cars riding and ...
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Turkey's secret underground city
On Feb 14, 2017 the BBC released a video on their website entitled Turkey's secret underground city but they don't actually mention the name of the city. They video concludes by saying "authorities ...
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Where's this park in Yokohama, in Ep. 31 of “Terrace House: Boys & Girls in the City”?
I first stumbled on this screenshot on Reddit, from Episode 31 of "Terrace House: Boys & Girls in the City". But I can't spot it in this map created by a fan.
asked Dec 21 '18 at 3:53
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Where's this waterfront in Yokohama, featured in Episode 31 of “Terrace House: Boys & Girls in the City”?
These screenshots are from Episode 31 of "Terrace House: Boys & Girls in the City", which I first saw on Reddit. I can't spot the scene beneath in this map created by a fan.
asked Dec 21 '18 at 3:46
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What is this violet colored spread in the sky?
Today on my way from Madison, WI, USA to Minneapolis, MN, USA on highway I94 I saw sky light up with violet color. Timestamp on my picture is at 6:48 PM. It's very strange. I do not think it was ...
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Where was this picture taken (screensaver on LG Oled TV)?
Can someone please tell me where this picture was taken?
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Where is this beach on Maui's north shore, in front of West Maui Mountains?
DK Eyewitness Travel Guide Hawaii (2017 edn). p. 19
asked Nov 10 '18 at 1:13
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What are these mysterious craters?
Flying over southern Oregon or northern California, I saw these strange shapes. They look like burial mounds but are much much bigger...
Can anyone tell me what they are?
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Where is this ridge in Charlevoix, Québec?
I first saw the picture beneath on Reddit.
asked Oct 26 '18 at 3:47
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What and where is this old-looking stone building?
can anyone tell me where this is located or what exactly it may be called?
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This is a picture on my LG TV screensaver. I would like to know where this is?
The screensaver on my TV shows this place; I would love to find where it is located!
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What are these huge ‘fields’ of light just north of Amsterdam?
I flew over the Netherlands last week, and while we were going over an area just off the coast northwest of Amsterdam, I noticed something that looked like enormous, square lights shining quite ...
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Where is this city? [duplicate]
I saw this in the lock screen of Windows, wondering where this is. Any clues?
