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Welcome to Google Sightseeing

Google Sightseeing takes you on 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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Recent Comments

Recent comments on:
Internet fan says he found the face of Satan using Google Earth (11 comments)

  1. “hey and this guy discovered a GHOST on google street view! see it on lafrecciaferma.wordpress .com ” john

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Masonic Temples Around the World (6 comments)

  1. “nice list here. want to note that the masonic temple in dayton, ohio is surprisingly large and beautiful. it could be on this list. most people...” patrick
  2. “I think this is a masonic monument, near the Champ de Mars and the Eiffel Tower, in Paris : http://maps.google.fr/ma ps?f=q&source=s_q...” Julien Gremillot
  3. “Useless to me, I can’t join them. ” DH
  4. “in new york there’s also this place http://maps.google.com/m aps?f=q&source=s_q& #038;hl=en&geocode= &q=23rd+st+and+6...” Mxx

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The Rideau Canal: From Ottawa to Lake Ontario (1 comments)

  1. “Great article about what is really a treasure. The canal is a fantastic way to see that part of Ontario. What a lot of folks don’t realize is...” Dave Chomitz

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Wow! That’s a LOT of cars! (6 comments)

  1. “Haha great timing I guess! :DChris Hannigan

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“Wipeout” the TV Show (5 comments)

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