Street Views

Kid Shooting Other Kid

This post has been around the web several times already, but by popular demand, here’s the Street View sighting of a child pointing a gun at another child on the streets of Chicago. In the next frame we can see…

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Monday, 26th May 2008

Girl Flashes Chest at Street View Car

It was inevitable. As people became aware of the Google Street View Camera Car, people were going to use it to get their five minutes of fame – now we have the girl who will forever be known as the…

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Friday, 16th May 2008

Street View Face Blurring

A recent update to the Street View images of Manhattan has added a new feature designed to protect the privacy of innocent people wandering the streets. So what is this incredible new technology? Why, it’s automatic blurry faces of course!…

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Wednesday, 14th May 2008

Street View Sabotage! [Updated × 2]

Two more incidences of sabotage discovered – see the end of this post Many people have voiced their concerns regarding the privacy implications of Google’s Street View service – but what if there were a way to “opt-out” of having…

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Wednesday, 7th May 2008

World’s Greatest Cunning Stunt

We’ve all been there – the camera is on us, and we suddenly feel a burning desire to impress it. Sadly, not everything turns out how we plan. Take for example this cool customer – he spots the Googlemobile cruising…

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Monday, 21st April 2008

Put Your Hands Behind Your Head!

Reaffirming my belief that the most interesting things happen when the Street-view car is around, today we can see a man getting arrested in Tampa, Florida, or at least having his back pockets searched in a rather heated way. The…

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Friday, 11th April 2008
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Welcome to Google Sightseeing

Google Sightseeing takes you on a tour of the world as seen from satellite, using the free Google Earth program, or Google Maps in your web browser. Our team of authors present weird and wonderful sights as suggested by readers.

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Best of Google Sightseeing

The Morganza Spillway – Spring Flooding Special

The Morganza Spillway is a flood management system on the Mississippi River in Louisiana, intended to protect the cities of…

Very Large Christs

Back to his very origins, humans have chosen to worship physical representations of their deities. Currently the most popular religion…

Shipwrecks of Aden

For centuries, the port of [Aden][w] has served as Yemen’s gateway to the the world. Its distinctive double harbour lies in the crater of an extinct volcano. Over the years, a number of wrecked ships have accumulated in Aden’s harbour, many of which are visible in Google Maps imagery.

Lesotho: Kingdom in the Sky

Lesotho is one of the most unique countries on the planet. It’s the southernmost landlocked country, the largest country that’s entirely surrounded by another country, and the highest country on Earth. Yet, it doesn’t really show up on too many people’s radar. With the arrival of Google Street View imagery this month to Lesotho, it’s time to shed some light on the world’s largest enclave.

Rozenburg Wind Wall

The Netherlands is renowned for being a very flat1 and windy country. In the western town of Rozenburg the strong…

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