Vatican City

This is the Vatican City, within Rome, Italy. The home of the popes, it is the smallest independent state in the world in terms of area (0.44 km²) and population (just over 900). The Vatican City is separated from Rome…

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Tuesday, 5th July 2005

Face of Jesus Found In Sand Dune

Well it's gotta be Jesus, right? I mean that dude's forever popping up in toast/paint/fungus etc. so why should sand dunes be any different? Many thanks to Mick D and Greg Day.

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Tuesday, 5th July 2005

Red Water Weirdness

Update: It seems that this is an artificial kelp reef. However, we're much more interested in the underwater ketchup farming! (Thanks guys 🙂 ) Does anyone know what on earth this weird red stuff is off the coast of Anaheim,…

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Tuesday, 5th July 2005

The Kremlin

This is the Moscow Kremlin, which is commonly referred to simply as The Kremlin (which in Russian means 'citadel'). The complex is the seat of Russian power, as it serves as the official residence and principal workplace of the President…

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Monday, 4th July 2005

FAQ Updates

Just a quick heads up to let you know that I've updated the FAQ page. You can now learn how to find the moved 'satellite' link, use the "z" variable to set a specific zoom level, and also how to…

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Friday, 1st July 2005

Newton’s Rings

Check out these weird coloured rings in Florida (centre of alien activity). Our submitter, Woowoowoo, reckons this is an example of "Newton's Rings". Nope we'd never heard of them either, but fortunately Wikipedia had. 😉

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Friday, 1st July 2005

Welcome to Google Sightseeing!

Google Sightseeing takes you on a tour of the world as seen from satellite or street views using Google Maps. Our team of authors present weird and wonderful sights as suggested by readers.

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