The Hollywood Sign
The world famous Hollywood Sign is an internationally recognised symbol of American heritage and culture. While best known for its…
20 Years of a Free Nelson Mandela
Exactly 20 years ago today, on the 11th February 1990, the anti-apartheid activist Nelson Mandela was released from a 27-year incarceration in an event that was broadcast live all over the world. The South African courts convicted Mandela on charges…
Crazy SCUBA Guys Chase Street View
Google has today launched brand new Street View imagery for Norway, Finland and large parts of Canada. But it’s in Norway where we’ve now uncovered one of the most utterly bizarre sightings we’ve ever seen on Street View. On arrival…
Mount Everest no longer world’s highest mountain
Which is closer to the surface of the moon, the summit of Mount Everest or Ecuador? Contrary to popular belief, the answer is Ecuador, as the Earth isn’t a perfect sphere. As the Earth is constantly spinning, centrifugal force causes…
Leaning Buildings
We can’t always be perfect right? Even some of history’s best architects made mistakes when they designed some of the world’s most beautiful structures. Maybe the ground was too unstable, or adding another 20 meters to the top wasn’t such…
The Day the Music Died
Today, February 3rd, is the 51st anniversary of the death of Buddy Holly. The day before his death, Buddy Holly and associated acts Dion & The Belmonts, Ritchie Valens, and J. P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson, had played the Surf…
Groundhog Day
Today is Groundhog Day, a North American festival which reckons that “if a groundhog emerges from its burrow on this day and fails to see its shadow because the weather is cloudy, winter will soon end. If the groundhog sees…
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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