Monuments
English Chalk Figures
Along with the more modern pastime of making crop circles, etching chalk figures into the side of hills seems to be a peculiarly English obsession. The Uffington White Horse is the confirmed oldest of the many chalk figures in England,…
Love Land
This is South Korea's infamous Jeju Loveland, an outdoor sculpture park on Cheju Island, which is based entirely around the theme of sex. The park's website describes it as "a place where sexually-oriented art and eroticism meet". Which means that…
Athens Imposters
There are 21 cities worldwide that have at sometime been nick-named "Athens of the (something)". However, two of these cities have taken the name even further and built replicas of Athens' most famous landmark, the Parthenon. Nashville, Tennessee acquired the…
World’s Largest Cow
It would seem that we have finally reached the absolute pinnacle of our continuing quest to discover the latest and greatest "World's blankest blank", as seen by satellite! Yes you lucky people, prepare yourselves for... The World's Largest Cow! This…
World’s Largest… Erection.
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…
Takeover Week: Mactan Shrine (Eugene Villar)
Welcome to day three of Google Sightseeing Reader Takeover Week! Every day this week, one of you has been chosen to have their very own sight posted here on GSS, while Alex and James take a well deserved holiday. Today's…
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