This is the Badeschiff or "bathing ship" in Berlin, Germany - an old barge which has been converted into an outdoor swimming pool, actually in the River Spree. Opened in the summer of 2004, the facilities have proved highly popular…

I'm sorry to report that I don't mean any old structure either... nope, this is honestly claimed by the Chinese to be The World's Largest Phallus. At least I think this is it - as you can see the satellite…

The Caen Hill Flight is a set of 16 locks, designed to allow canal boats to rise 237 feet in just 2 miles of canal. This means that Caen Hill is officially the world's steepest flight of locks. We do…

No, you're not seeing things. That really is a supersonic fighter aircraft parked in a university car park near Paris, France. Believe it or not, this isn't entirely unheard of, as we've previously seen a MiG-21 in a shopping centre…

While on holiday we missed the news of a new Chinese nuclear submarine being spotted on Google Earth. Not much is known about the new class of Ballistic Missile Submarine, which is called the Jin-class or Type 094, but the…

We hope you've all enjoyed Reader Takeover Week here at Google Sightseeing and Alex and I would like to thank all those who contributed, especially our published authors: Jerome, Keir Clarke, Eugene Villar, Zack & Rob. All five were excellent…