The Hollywood Sign
The world famous Hollywood Sign is an internationally recognised symbol of American heritage and culture. While best known for its…
GPeniS
This is the very lovely, but otherwise totally normal-looking Place de Terreaux in Lyon, France. Nothing strange about it at all, right? However if you turn on the “show labels” option on Google Maps, it looks a lot like Google…
Dairy Farming
California’s San Joaquin Valley is one of the most productive agricultural regions in the US, and in recent years has seen an expansion of the importance of dairy farming. The US is the second largest dairy producer in the world,…
Sightseeing Help Wanted
FINAL UPDATE: We’ve now found enough writers and aren’t looking for any more submissions at this time. However we will post another post in the future if we should require any more help! Google Sightseeing has been running since April…
Weird Waterways
Today we have a trio of mysterious water-based sightings. First up, these strange pools in Arizona. With all the other weirdness in Arizona, these symbols could only be alien communications, right? The reality is that they were created by Forest…
Um, Is Your Porch on Fire?
Hanging around this property in Atlanta, Georgia, a group of young men appear entirely unconcerned about the fire that’s blazing away on their porch. On closer inspection we can see that this guy is on the phone – so perhaps…
Top 10 Rudest Place Names in Britain
For a bit of Friday fun, here’s a roundup of our top ten rudest and funniest1 UK place names on Google Maps. So with no further ado, in reverse order, the winners are… 10. Titty Ho, Northamptonshire 9. Back Passage,…
Best of Google Sightseeing
Um, Is Your Porch on Fire?
Hanging around this property in Atlanta, Georgia, a group of young men appear entirely unconcerned about the fire that’s blazing…
Yukon Ho! Part 1: The Top of the World Highway
Bisected by the Arctic Circle and reaching to the Arctic Ocean, Canada’s Yukon is one of the most remote locations visited so far by Google Street View. The territory is larger than Sweden but has a sparse population of 34,200 people. Today we begin a two-part journey crossing Yukon from west to east starting with the Top of the World Highway.
Trollstigen (Troll’s path)
In a country renowned for its natural beauty, one of the most spectacular landscapes is found along the Trollstigen (Troll’s…
Google Maps publishes aerial images of murder scene
The continuing rollout of 45° “birds eye view” images across the globe1 has now revealed a real-life tragedy. On the…
Groundhog Day
Today is Groundhog Day, a North American festival which reckons that “if a groundhog emerges from its burrow on this…
Google Maps publishes aerial images of murder scene
The continuing rollout of 45° “birds eye view” images across the globe1 has now revealed a real-life tragedy. On the…
Trollstigen (Troll’s path)
In a country renowned for its natural beauty, one of the most spectacular landscapes is found along the Trollstigen (Troll’s…
The World’s Worst Airport Terminals
A list of the best and worst airport terminals in the world has recently been published on frommer.com, and despite…
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