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…
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Canadian Farm Maze
Another great farm maze here, this one is west of Toronto in Canada. I’ve rotated the image in thumbnail so you can make it out. It shows a farm, with barn and silo and wee tractor pulling a trailer at…
Toronto City Hall
The City Hall of Toronto has two towers of different heights, each a semicircle that from above looks a lot like a boomerang. You may also recognise the building as the headquarters of the Umbrella corporation in the film Resident…
Parliament Hill, Ottawa
Parliament Hill is the seat of power for the Government of Canada. The white dome to the north is covering the Library of Parliament which is currently being restored. The library was built in 1876 and is the only part…
Casino Windsor
There is a maple leaf painted in the parking lot to the front of the semi-circle shaped Casino Windsor. The large grey structure behind the casino is more parking and is connected by a skybridge. Thanks: Telus6429
Scotch Tape
Apparently Canada is held together with Scotch tape. Well, who would have thought that! Many thanks to Ben Singleton and Andrew McC.
Swing Bridge
Check out this cool Swing bridge caught mid-swing in Little Current, Ontario. Thanks: Didier
Best of Google Sightseeing
Miniature Castles Megapost
We’ve explored many castles in the past on Google Sightseeing – whether large, illegal or remote – but there are…
The Futuro House
The Futuro House is a round, prefabricated house that was designed by Finnish architect Matti Suuronen in 1968. About 100…
Definitely a duck (maybe)
Here in the United States somewhere (we think, we haven’t checked), we’ve found this random patch of land that we…
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…
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