It's been said many times that a Google Sightseeing entry was the best ever, but we've never quantified just how much better that sight is. Until now! Regular visitors will notice all entries now have a "Rate this Sight!" star…

Your average portrait painting isn't very large or, in the case of the Mona Lisa, it's surprisingly tiny. That said, we have found one or two giant portraits which are viewable from above. To start, Anne Frank can be seen…

Back on May 1st 1981 a de Havilland Dove twin-engine aircraft was leaving Sebring, Florida for Miami and suffered an engine failure. The pilot was forced to crash land in a nearby field and the aircraft ended up in the…

The Google Latlong Blog has posted an announcement of new terrain and imagery in Google Earth and Google Maps. Rather than the usual list of what's new, the team have provided clues to various locations around the globe for you…

A small German church has laid a bold claim to the title of "World's most squinty building". Located in the town of Bad Frankenhausen, the bell tower of a 14th century church has been measured at an angle of 4.5…

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…