Juhu Garden Plane

It looks like the pilot of a small aircraft has crashed into Juhu garden in Mumbai! Actually, it turns out that this plane has never flown: it has no engine and is made of concrete, which I hear is not…

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Thursday, 25th May 2006

Moving Hosts

We're currently in the process of moving Google Sightseeing to dedicated hosting. And, if you're reading this, it's worked! Google Sightseeing now has its own dedicated server from EV1 Servers, so everything round here should be pretty speedy. The setup…

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Thursday, 25th May 2006

Rabbit

1600m up the mountain Colletto Fava in Piemonte, Italy we find a quite unusal sight - a giant 60m tall pink rabbit. But before you go "Aww, that's cute" notice that his woolen guts are spilling out onto the mountainside.…

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Monday, 22nd May 2006

Navy Training Centre

The Navy Training Centre in San Diego is a closed facility that is currently being turned in to a shopping centre so there's not much to see, except for the USS Recruit - a destroyer that seems to be a…

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Friday, 19th May 2006

Google Subscribed Links

Google's "Subscribed Links" is a cool new feature for Google Search which, when you're logged into your Google account, allows you to subscribe to dynamic search results from your favorite websites. We're created a Subscribed Links feed for Google Sightseeing,…

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Wednesday, 17th May 2006

Avebury

Although not as famous as the nearby Stonehenge the henge of Avebury is larger and older; dating back to around 5000 years ago. The standing stones are arranged in a circle with a 400m diameter, on a raised piece of…

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Monday, 15th May 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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