The Pantheon

The Pantheon in Rome was originally built as a temple to the seven deities of the seven planets in the Roman state religion, but has been a Christian church since the 7th century. It is the best-preserved of all Roman…

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Sunday, 19th February 2006

Atomium

This is the incredible Atomium in Brussels, Belgium. It is (if you hadn't already guessed...) a 103-metre-tall representation of "a unit cell of an iron crystal" magnified 165 billion times. This thing is huge - it's 16 metres taller than…

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Friday, 17th February 2006

The Flatiron Building

The Flatiron Building (actually the Fuller Building) is one of New York's most distinctive sights, and when they finished constructing it in 1902, it was one of the city's tallest buildings (although 87 metres seems pretty tiny these days). At…

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Thursday, 16th February 2006

Lombard Street

This is the world famous Lombard Street in San Francisco. Known as "the crookedest (most winding) street in the United States", Lombard street was re-created in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas as "Windy Windy Windy Windy Street". Its ridiculous switchback…

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Thursday, 16th February 2006

Google Sightseeing Widget

This came as a complete surprise to us, but apparently some widget-developers called Colorworks have built Google Sightseeing its very own widget! If you're running Tiger on your Mac then give it a whirl - it can display either the…

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Thursday, 16th February 2006

Wonderful Things Inside

Desperate to get people through the doors, The San Diego Museum of Man in Babloa Park proclaims that there's "Wonderful Things Inside" to those on approach to Lindbergh Field Airport. Can anyone verify the claim? Thanks: js

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Wednesday, 15th February 2006

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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