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So another popular British television show has been remade for America: this time it's the classic motoring magazine show "Top Gear". The American version of the show debuted in November 2010 to the groans of die-hard UK fans, and a…

As we wave farewell to another successful year of Google Sightseeing, let us cast our minds back to some of the best posts of 2010, all summarised neatly into some arbitrary made-up categories!   Most comprehensive sightseeing tour We like…

At just 8.1 sq mi (22 sq km), the isolated Micronesian island nation of Nauru in the South Pacific is the world’s smallest republic. 80% of the island functions as a giant phosphate mine.

As a moderately frequent flyer, I enjoy looking out for fire and emergency training locations at airports. It's fascinating because, for anybody who is even vaguely nervous about flying, the sight of a twisted and charred fuselage is probably the…

Check out all of these white cars parked on an airfield in Green Cove Springs, Florida! GSS reader Jon who sent us this sight thought the all-white cars might be hidden UN vehicles stashed behind trees at a US airbase.…

So you can't actually drive into Area 51 these days1, but you can get very, very close thanks to Nevada's Extraterrestrial Highway. This desolate stretch of road in the desert northwest of Las Vegas is reportedly home to more UFO…