Target Stores

One of the most recognized corporate symbols in the United States is that of the Target corporation, who have 1,351 stores in 47 of the 50 states. Of those 1,351 stores we've found three which have a giant Target painted…

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Sunday, 14th August 2005

Broken Bridge

This bridge near Istanbul, Turkey looks likes it been smashed to pieces! Presumably it's under construction, and they're floating the pieces out into place. Either that or it's some sort of freaky swing-bridge... 😉 Thanks to Max and Lauri Kangas.

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Saturday, 13th August 2005

Japanese Ferris Wheels

Daikanransha is a 115m Ferris Wheel on Odaiba, a island in Tokyo bay built on reclaimed land. There's all sorts of cool looking buildings on Odaiba so have a good scroll around, I haven't a clue what any of them…

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Saturday, 13th August 2005

Edinburgh Zoo

Edinburgh Zoo opened way back in 1913 and is probably most famous for the King Penguins, who have a daily "Penguin Parade" around their Penguin pool to the west, but for the thumbnail shot I've gone for the Darwin maze,…

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Friday, 12th August 2005

Back In Business

Sorry about the slight downtime there folks. We're back online again with added goodness. I've put the Google Earth links back online with some caching to cut down on the number of database queries. We'll see how this pans out…

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Friday, 12th August 2005

Space Centre, Bremen

This 'space-craft like' building was designed to house 'Space Centre', an interactive space exhibition. The centre closed last September, despite being open for less than a year. You can also see what is apparently a "Ariane 44LP Orbital launch vehicle"…

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Thursday, 11th August 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.

Like this site? We published a photo book of the best entries, you should buy a copy.