Never, Neverland

As we're sure you'll have heard by now, Michael Jackson, the King of Pop, has died in Los Angeles. We first posted Neverland Ranch to the site back in April 2005, but at the time Jackson was in the news…

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Friday, 26th June 2009

Desert Dome (Desert Week 2)

Welcome to the second annual GSS Desert Week! In time-honoured tradition, we’ll mostly be posting about deserts. For about a week! The Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha, is renowned across the US for exhibits like the largest cat complex in…

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Tuesday, 16th June 2009

Desert Week 2

Following on from the resounding success1 of 2008's first annual Google Sightseeing Desert Week, this week we're running with the theme all over again, astoundingly, exactly a year since last time! We've got a plethora of desert-related posts planned for…

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Monday, 15th June 2009

Peace Sanctuary

The following email was sent to us way back in 2005: From: "deryk houston" <[email protected]> Date: 18 Apr 2005 02:40:26 -0000 To: <[email protected]>, <[email protected]> Subject: [Google Sightseeing] Contact Form I constructed a peace sanctuary on the foothills of the Rocky…

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Tuesday, 2nd June 2009

Torqued Towers

This is the Turning Torso tower in Malmö, which at 190 metres is Sweden's tallest skyscraper. The most striking thing about this tower is that it appears to be twisted around its axis. It has nine segments of five-story pentagons…

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Wednesday, 20th May 2009

Nanyang Technological University’s Green Roof

Here at Singapore's Nanyang Technological University, the School of Art, Design and Media stands out amongst the other campus buildings thanks to its unique approach to modern, ecologically-minded architectural practices. Actually, despite being a 5 storey building, it doesn't stand…

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Monday, 18th May 2009

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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