Recently, quietly, Google integrated the satellite imagery from their Keyhole subsidiary into their Google Maps service. Although similar services have been online for years through both Microsoft and Acme, this is the first time it seemed so fast and seamless.
For now, you can only link to an actual address. Between that and my fading memory, this is the closest I could manage to right smack in the middle of Walt Disney World. Scroll up and to the left to see the Magic Kingdom and the Seven Seas Lagoon; scroll down and to the right to see Epcot and the Disney/MGM Studios. You may see a message that says that Google doesn’t have photography for this location, particularly if you zoom in; try again later, I’ve seen the entirety of both the Magic Kingdom and Epcot. [Hint: Follow the elevated monorail track between the MK Trans&Tix Center and Epcot's front door.]
I bet you could see a lot of other amazing places from above — sadly, Times Square isn’t all that impressive, but the Grand Canyon is pretty cool. An original bpdw.commentary No-Prize goes to the first guy to the Great Wall or that one Saudi airport that was carved out of a giant block of solid gold.
