Street Views
The Past, Present, and Future of Street View Art
It's unlikely that Google knows exactly how many panoramic nine-sided images it hosts for Street View or how many total miles its Street View cars have travelled since the project first launched in May 2007, but since that time Google…
Michael Heizer’s Landscape (and other) Art
Michael Heizer is a contemporary artist known for creating landscape art on a massive scale in isolated locations. His largest work, and one of the largest sculptures ever created, is City - an immense project which he has been working…
France’s Aérotrain
In the mid-1960s, the future of public transport in France seemed destined to be the utterly fantastic concept of a jet-powered hovertrain. Sadly after a decade of research and testing, the Aérotrain project was cancelled - however remnants of the…
Fakin’ It!
These buildings may look authentic from the outside, but don't be duped - they're absolutely, completely, 100% frauds! Join us for a tour of some interesting-but-inauthentic architecture.
Rollercoaster Round-up!
We visited a number of amusement parks in the early years of Google Sightseeing, but with improved imagery and competition amongst parks leading to the construction of many spectacular new attractions over the past few years, this seems like a…
Spreading Joy Around the World
In Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong, we find several people snapping photos of each other amidst a small collection of large rubber ducks. These are some of the many shoppers and tourists who frequent the Harbour City shopping centre, which is…
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