Canadian Regions & Territories

On this day: Final Day of Montreal Olympics

Look up 'boondoggle' in the dictionary and you may find a picture of Montreal's Olympic Stadium. The final day of competition for the summer Olympics took place on this day in 1976… but the stadium's nickname The Big O soon…

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Thursday, 31st July 2014

Natural Arches

Natural arches - also known as natural bridges - are formed when relatively soft rock is worn away by the action of tides, rivers or weather erosion, leaving behind a bridge-like structure of harder rock. Although there are thousands around…

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Wednesday, 16th July 2014

On this day: Canada Day

July 1st is 'Canada's Birthday' - the annual celebration of the 1867 formation of the country when three British Empire colonies united. The biggest Canada Day party in the country takes place in the capital, Ottawa, where several hundred thousand…

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Tuesday, 1st July 2014

On this day: Blondin Crossed Niagara Gorge on a Tightrope

On June 30, 1859, The Great Charles Blondin became the first person to cross the Niagara Gorge on a tightrope. While it is often assumed that he crossed over the falls themselves, he in fact crossed near the site of…

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Monday, 30th June 2014

Google Tower View

Perhaps skip reading this post if you don't have a head for heights - today we're heading up to look at the scenery from a few observation towers that have been visited by Google's Street View cameras1. First up, the…

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Thursday, 26th June 2014

On this day: Canada’s First National Park

On June 23, 1887, Canada created it's first national park in Banff, Alberta. While a small reserve had been created a couple of years earlier, a new act of Parliament established what was then called the Rocky Mountains Park, intended…

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Monday, 23rd June 2014

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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