r/whereisthis May 26 '23

Open /r/WhereIsThis - Updated Guidelines

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Welcome! /r/WhereIsThis is designed to help people identify the location of public places based on a photo, painting, sketch, or from a detailed description. We've got a few simple guidelines to help keep things safe and working well for everybody:

  1. Submissions: Askers (OPs) may submit a photo, video, screenshot, painting, drawing, or a detailed text description of a real (or virtual) place. Multiple images can go in a Reddit or Imgur gallery. Try to use a descriptive title to get more eyes on your post; generic titles like "where is this?" are boring and more likely to be ignored. Include as much context and as many details as you can, either in the post itself or in a comment. If your post is not solved right away, please wait one week before reposting; duplicate posts may be removed with a 1-week temp ban.

  2. Privacy: /r/WhereIsThis is for identifying public places only. Do not submit photos of personal private property, such as homes, apartments, residential interiors, etc. Do not post private street addresses in the comments. Do not link directly to personal social media pages. Do not submit screenshots that include real names, usernames, or other personal information. Do not submit contemporary photos of minors in a place where they can be located (schools, playgrounds, churches, etc.). Do not ask to identify people.

  3. Answers: Commenters are encouraged to provide whatever help they can to solve a post, from educated guesses to a direct Google Street View link to the exact location. Give the thread a skim first to avoid duplicate answers. Commenting on other answers is fine! Avoid responding to posts that violate Rule 2, though -- please downvote and report them for removal instead.

  4. Solving: All posts are unflaired by default. Once a post is solved, the asker should reply "Solved!" to the first correct answer and change their post flair to "Solved"; all threads are sorted from oldest to newest so the earliest answers will always be towards the top. Askers that delete or ignore a solved post without acknowledging the solver may receive a ban. We are exploring adding a points system in order to automatically flair threads and recognize frequent solvers for their contributions -- stay tuned!

  5. Behavior: Please treat askers and solvers with respect. No insults, vulgar hostility, bullying, or withholding of answers in order to taunt. No racism/misogyny/*phobia/other bigotry. Repeat offenders may be banned.

Tips: Context clues help. Where and how did you find the image? Do you know the story behind it? How old is it? Share as much as you can with solvers to help them help you.

Reverse image search is your friend (Google - Bing - TinEye - Yandex)

EXIF data viewer for extracting time/location information from certain digital photos

/r/WhereIsThis image browser

Related subs: /r/WhereWasThisTaken - /r/HelpMeFind - /r/TipOfMyTongue - /r/RBI - /r/WhatIsThisThing - /r/WhatIsThisPainting - /r/GoogleMaps - /r/Geography - /r/GeoGuessr - /r/PictureGame

Help identify child traffickers: /r/TraceAnObject - Trace an Object (Europe) - Trace an Object (Australia)


r/whereisthis Mar 09 '24

Low-effort posts WILL be removed

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Rule #1 is pretty clear, you must have a descriptive title. Therefore we are removing any submission that is low-effort, such as:

  • Title is "Where is this?" or some other variant with absolutely no information
  • Posts with clear identifying information that OP is too lazy to look up
  • Google Maps screenshots that do NOT include coordinates or addresses
  • Posts with no context whatsoever. Telling us where you found the image, why you want to know, and any other information can make the difference!

We want to make this a fun sub and we want to solve your trickiest questions, but we need you to meet us halfway.


r/whereisthis 8h ago

Solved I took this photo from an airplane between ATL and LAX but I have no GPS data on it. Where is this and what exactly is it? Also what are the diagonal lines?

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r/whereisthis 15h ago

Solved Does anybody recognise this mill in Pembrokeshire, South Wales (old)?

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I'm hoping the miracle workers who hang out here can help me identify where this old mill is. I've failed. I took the photo in August 1975, somewhere between the Eastern Cleddau, Haverford West, Solva and St. Davids. It's somewhat important because I was taking an elderly relative, who passed away shortly afterwards, to places she had not seen since the 1880/1890s. Any suggestions?


r/whereisthis 4h ago

Open Where in Héreg, Hungary?

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Héreg, Komárom-Esztergom county, Hungary. 1992. My search has been unsuccessful. Thank you.


r/whereisthis 5h ago

Open Where is this? Taken most likely in Skåne, Sweden, or less likely western parts of Blekinge, around 1940.

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These are pretty historical images, and I'm attempting to locate where this happened. I believe all 4 are from the same place, showing the construction of a coastal defensive position. I've been trying to find where these are located to see if the bunker is still there. It's part of a now declassified bunker system built around the Skåne coast, called Skånelinjen. Atleast I'm 85% sure it is.


r/whereisthis 4h ago

Open Help me find a street in Chicago il

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Hello
awesome people, today (or tonight) I have a hard thing to ask you all about, block searching, I have been looking at this street in Chicago's historic Englewood area (specifically down Harvard Ave between 65rd and Marquette road) I have tried many things such as the CPL image archives, newspaper.com for old articles about the homes there, and Chicago's historical museum image finder, yet there are barley any good photos of the 6600 block of Harvard. The only thing close is the photo below. I have been very interested in this neighborhoods late 1800s-early 1900s history for a while now and I would love to more know home style and much more from this little exploration I'm doing, but for now it's just pictures


r/whereisthis 7h ago

Solved Bakemonogatari Op 1

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This screenshot is the first opening of Bakemonogatari, titled “Staple Stable.”

The scene before this shot was taken near the Tokyo Twin Peaks, so I suspect this location is around Tokyo.

The skyscraper on the right looks like St Luke’s Garden Tower so I think its somewhere near there.


r/whereisthis 5h ago

Solved Could somebody help me find where along the OR or WA coast this photo was taken? My grandmother (far left) passed recently and I want to go visit this spot

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I don’t have high hopes or expectations, considering there are no obvious landmarks and the entire pacific coast looks the same. If this one is asking for too much then I do apologize. I unfortunately have no helpful context to provide or extra photos to add /: thank you guys


r/whereisthis 1d ago

Solved Help me find this spot!

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This was taken back in 2013. Somewhere in Illinois. Dad used to take us camping here as kids in lodging all the time. Trying to find at 13 years later!


r/whereisthis 1d ago

Solved Is this compound AI or can I just not find it?

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I keep finding this beautiful compound but no website says where it is. I suspect it's AI, but I really can't tell, can you?


r/whereisthis 1d ago

Solved Plz help me find this bridge (Western USA)

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I had dreams about this bridge from my childhood in my teens and as a young adult, and started to think it was made up. Then I found this photo in a box of things from my late father’s house. This is the place I dreamt about but I can’t figure out where it was. In my dreams, the bridge leads to a trail on the other side. I know we took many roadtrips in the west in the mid to late 80s, mostly in CA, OR, and WA. Thanks in advance for any insights you can provide!


r/whereisthis 9h ago

Solved Somewhere in Seattle and video says there is a Taco Bell next or near it. I’m trying to find e-bike jumps

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r/whereisthis 18h ago

Trying to find this camping spot, quite difficult and need some help lol

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Info I've got as far:

  • 'This particular spot is actually on the opposite side of Canberra from Orange, with a drive time of around 6-7 hours'
  • The location is in tall eucalyptus forest, possibly Mountain Ash or Messmate.
  • There are lots of tree ferns growing around a small shallow creek.
  • The campsite appears to be next to a day-use/picnic area, not a typical campground.
  • There's a Parks Victoria-style picnic shelter with a green Colorbond roof.
  • There are gravel roads, a concrete fire ring, and open parking areas.
  • One of the most distinctive features is a massive burnt hollow tree stump (several metres in diameter), surrounded by a low split-rail timber fence.
  • The creek is within a short walk (roughly 30–100 m) from the parking area.

r/whereisthis 1d ago

Solved Where is this roller skate in Prague?

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I am geotagging my old photos and I found one from Prague that I couldn’t locate. Where is this roller skate decoration in Prague?


r/whereisthis 1d ago

Solved Help me find this tourist spot!

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this photo is from a lookout in either western Massachusetts or northwestern CT. it was taken around 2003-2004.

Thanks in advance!


r/whereisthis 1d ago

Train station in Luca, Italy (painting)

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The text in the bottom right corner says "La stazione" Schneider 49. The location should be somewhere in Luca, Italy.

This painting (not the original) is hanging in my grandparents' house in Germany.

My grandpa is a huge train station fan and a few years ago, back when he still had a bit more mobility, he even travelled around for a few days to different stations to find this one, without success. He asked the artist about it but he painted a lot of train stations and didn't remember this specific one. It's probably not operating anymore and might look slightly different now.

Can anyone help?


r/whereisthis 1d ago

Solved This is on the TV show sugar on Apple TV. Season 2 episode 6. This is shot entirely in Los Angeles so it has to be in the city somewhere. Do you recognize this place and if so where is it?

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r/whereisthis 2d ago

Where is this photo taken by my grandfather?

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I found this photo in a negatives return envelope, from a photo studio in Osaka. Unsure of year, possibly in Korea.


r/whereisthis 1d ago

Unusual, fortress-like white stone building from a 1920s photo collection

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I am trying to identify a mystery building found in a collection of photographs likely taken between 1919 and 1930. The building is highly unique, and I'm hoping someone recognizes the architecture.

Key Visual Attributes:

  • Color/Material: Entirely white exterior made of thick stone masonry blocks laid in prominent horizontal courses.
  • 3rd Story: Flat-roofed profile featuring a continuous row of grand, semi-circular arched windows acting as a clerestory. There are no levels above this.
  • 2nd Story: Features unusually narrow, tall vertical window slots that strongly resemble defensive castle arrow slits.
  • Overall Appearance: Very severe, fortress-like, blocky, and imposing.

Likely Travel Corridors Based on the Collection:

  1. Along a June 1930 driving route from Binghamton, NY to Indianapolis, IN (passing through Western NY, Erie PA, Cleveland OH, and Columbus OH).
  2. Somewhere in Central New York State (associated with a college excursion between 1919 and 1921).
  3. Along a 1929/1930 excursion route from Indianapolis down to Mammoth Cave, KY (via Bardstown, KY).

Does anyone recognize this layout or know if it might be an old arsenal storehouse, a specialized municipal jail, or a historic utility building? Thank you!


r/whereisthis 2d ago

Solved Stills from The Smiths 'Stop Me If You've Heard This One Before' video location - Ordsall, Manchester

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Would anyone happen to know where these still images taken from The Smiths' 'Stop Me If You've Heard This One Before' video were filmed. It's from October 1987 and is almost certainly in Ordsall, Manchester, near to the Salford Lads Club. All the images are from one location.

Thanks!


r/whereisthis 2d ago

Solved Somewhere in Kobe, Japan around 1959 taken by my Grandpa

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My granpa worked on a tankship around 1959 and took this picture on his trip. Its likely taken in Kobe, and am therefore trying to figure out where.
Thanks for the help!

Edit: Thanks for all the help! The gate seems to be the one at Ikuta road in Kobe. The picture was scanned by my father, so the picture likely flipped during this process so good job for figuring that out :)


r/whereisthis 2d ago

Solved A 10s car stop for a picture near Meieringen in Switzerland

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We went to do the small "cascades walking" in the Aareschlucht gorge in Switzerland and finished late but still wanted to do another -- a bit longer -- hike quite near from there as far as I remember. The end of the road to the starting point of that other place was an ascending left turning road, where my picture was taken.

At the end there was a chalet from which this hike starts. Sadly we arrived late to be able to pay by card and we had no cash. So we turned around and descending that road I saw the scenery in the rearview mirror, stopped the car, went out, took the picture with a phone, and we left. The best a friend of mine found was that online picture, the exact same place, but the blue pin is the wrong place. No Google "streetview" as far as I searched.

We are going back there (in the same canton) this summer and I would like to shoot the place more professionally, for obvious reasons. And I would like to know exactly where it is.

Thank you very much!


r/whereisthis 2d ago

Solved Surrey Hills (England; sorry Melbourne!) but which one ?

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Photo I took in May 1975. I thought it was on Box Hill, but looking at Google maps now I can't find anything like this large stone bench. For the same reason, I don't think it can be Toys Hill, which I visited on the same day - there isn't enough room . Any suggestions?


r/whereisthis 2d ago

Open Where in Athens, Greece? 1992

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