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 Pretty sure this is England somewhere, late 1980's or early 90's. I think my grandma was about 50 here.

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r/whereisthis • • 3h ago

Solved Hi! Could anyone help me find this exact location on Google Maps? These screenshots are from the Japanese film Su-ki-da (2005), filmed in Odate, Japan.

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r/whereisthis • • 17h ago

Solved I'm looking for the building which is on or near Fő utca, Kaposvár, Hungary

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This 1992 photograph was taken within easy walking distance of the Rippl-Rónai Museum (located on Fő utca, Kaposvár, Hungary). Despite searching Google Street View, I have been unable to locate the exact building. I'm looking for the building out of curiosity and for sentimental reasons. Thank you.


r/whereisthis • • 1d ago

Solved Where was my grandfather in this photo?

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I found an old photo of my grandfather in my grandmothers photo album, I’m pretty sure it’s from WW2 since it matches the Nazi uniforms from that time.

I would be interested to know where this was. I thought of Vienna but I am not sure what building this could be?

I never met him, just know that he somehow survived being stationed/fighting in Russia in the end. I know he was also in France for a while. I also know he never talked about the war and that he died when my father was 18.


r/whereisthis • • 20h ago

Solved Where is this? I know it's 100% in England, possibly Mid/South England between 2000-2010! Thanks.

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Hi all! These are images of me from when I was a really young child, so between 2000 to 2010 for sure. My parents are old as heck and can't remember where this exact location is, but we know it's obviously England for sure as none of us have been outside of England nor the UK for that matter. They think it's somewhere in Mid/South England, and I've never been to North England as far as my memory goes. I'm in my late 20s now and really into photography, and would love to revisit this place with them and take some more photos to recreate them before it's too late... If the place even exists anymore! Thank you so much if some magic person here knows where these photos were taken exactly. The person in the photos is me, of course.

Thank you so much!


r/whereisthis • • 1d ago

“Made in Zhanreda”?

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My friend has a pair of fingerless gloves from the early 2000’s that she’s started wearing again. She grew up in Malta (if that’s relevant?).

I noticed the buttons on these gloves say they’re “Made in Zhanreda”, but there are no results on Google when I search!

Am I missing something obvious? Where is Zhanreda?


r/whereisthis • • 1d ago

Solved Zell am See, Austria --Looking for street name for this house

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This is the Austrian house by OMA. Would love to do a street view walk by but can't find the street. Second picture is from green above the house, looking across the sea


r/whereisthis • • 1d ago

Solved Recorded August, 1981. Any ideas on where this was taken?

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r/whereisthis • • 1d ago

Solved Hi everyone, ​I am looking for help identifying a specific lake located in the central part of Jutland (Jylland), Denmark. ​According to local history/stories, a significant amount of ammunition from World War II was dumped in this lake. I have a photo of the location as well as an old map. ​If anyo

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r/whereisthis • • 1d ago

Solved Where in Japan(?) is this?

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I'm going to Japan with my family next year and my little sister just sent me this video saying she thinks this location is very cool and likes to visit here, but the video doesn't provide information on where this is. I imagine it is Japan, at least, because the video is from a Japanese comedian account Matsunaga(?)


r/whereisthis • • 1d ago

Open Frau möchte diesen Ort wiederfinden an den sie emotional sehr gebunden ist.

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Wie in der Überschrift. Es war in Schweden am Meerbusen. Den genauen Ort weiß sie nicht mehr.

Es war auf dem Weg zum Nordkap.

Wir möchten nochmal dort hin allerdings hat sie keine Ahnung mehr wo genau es war.

Danke im voraus.


r/whereisthis • • 1d ago

Solved Kazakhstan eastern region

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I was doing a roadtrip this summer and plan to do a video.

Ineed to find this city! I only have those two pictures and it must be somewhere in between the direct way (car, google maps) Шонжы and the Singing Dune. If someone is able to track this down it would help me a lot!

I also added a google maps screenshot where is should be (yellow area)

Those pictures are from an old video of mine but I need to find the city name for an animation I will do for an upcoming video. I forgot it and can't find it anymore.

Thanks!


r/whereisthis • • 2d ago

Solved Did I fly over the Grand Canyon?

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Pasco, WA to Phoenix, AZ.

Looks a lot different in the air than on the ground.


r/whereisthis • • 2d ago

Solved Great-uncle during WWII

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This is an old family photograph of my great-uncle, taken sometime during World War II. According to my grandfather, he may have been stationed in Tunisia, but we don’t know for certain where this picture was taken.

Does anyone recognize this place or have any ideas about where it might be?

Any help or historical context would be greatly appreciated!


r/whereisthis • • 1d ago

Pictures from 1994, Erdut, Dalj, or Aljmas area.

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I stayed here for 6 months during Bosnian war, but I forgot the exact location. Any help would be greatly appreciated.


r/whereisthis • • 1d ago

Help me locating this place we visited in my youth. Might had something to do with Van Gogh but can’t find it. It’s not st Rémy.

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r/whereisthis • • 1d ago

Trying to Find Exact Location - South Eastern Utah/Moab/Canyonlands

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I am trying to find exactly where this photo was taken. As the title suggests I believe this photo to be in the South Eastern Utah/Moab/Canyonlands area as I'm pretty sure those mountains in the background are the La Sals. But from here I am striking out. I haven't been able to line up these three distinct layers, or even find the closest two layers distinct features. Other possible helpful information includes that this photo was likely taken in the 60's or 70's given the car and people in the photo. The car is a paid tour group called "Tag-A-Long" and this was one of their air conditioned vehicles. The only online version of this photo I found was from a National Geographic Post on Facebook but I originally found it in a magazine. If anyone can help me find this location, that would be amazing.


r/whereisthis • • 1d ago

1974 Cadillac Deville Commercial - No Narrative, Cadillac Theme Music by Steve Karmen

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Does anyone have any idea where this commercial was filmed? It looks post-apocalyptic, because NO other vehicles appear anywhere, not even on that 6-lane highway.


r/whereisthis • • 1d ago

Film location?

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This is definitely a long shot but would anyone have an idea of where this location in Los Angeles is? It’s a still I took from the 90s tv series “Profiler”. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks heaps 🙂


r/whereisthis • • 2d ago

Solved Lil B Music Video Location

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Lil B - I'm God

Where is this? Specifically the shrine type place within the video?


r/whereisthis • • 2d ago

Open Mansion from the movie K-9 (1989)

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Trying to find the location of Ken Lyman's mansion in the 1989 film "K-9". The film was primarily shot in the San Diego, California area, with a few locations shot in Los Angeles. This mansion looks like it was filmed at a golf course or country club, but I'm not positive. If you have the movie, here are the timestamps where the mansion (exterior and interior) is visible:

  • 38:55 - 41:28
  • 1:12:04 - 1:17:11

r/whereisthis • • 3d ago

Solved Can anyone help me find this exact location in London?

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My partner wants to recreate this picture of her dad but we can't figure out the exact location in London.

Any help is appreciated, thank you!


r/whereisthis • • 2d ago

Solved This is a frame from the latest episode of Dark Matter (S02E09)

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