Street Views
The world’s steepest streets
Obscure geography trivia time: where would you find the steepest street in the world? You might guess San Francisco. If you're a Guinness Book of Records-reading smart alec, you might say New Zealand. As it turns out, you'd be wrong…
Street View Flasher Shows Penis to World
Warning: This post contains partial nudity that you may not deem suitable for the workplace or for children. Update: As expected this image has been quickly removed by Google. For those who feel compelled to have a closer look, here's…
Love Canal
One of the very first locations posted on Google Sightseeing back in 2005 was Niagara Falls. Just a few miles away, though, is another site that the local tourist board is probably rather less proud of. In the late 1970s,…
May the fourth be with you!
As well as being a holiday here in the UK, today is Star Wars Day (yes, simply because of the bad pun I'm afraid). So here's a roundup of some Star Wars related sights! First up is Star Wars Path…
Tokyo’s Towers of Wind(s)
Tokyo has two structures, apparently unrelated, with very similar names - the Tower of Wind and the Tower of Winds. The Tower of Wind (singular, known locally as Kaze no Tō) is a spectacular structure in Tokyo Harbour consisting of…
Fictitious Characters Come to Life on Google Street View
When Google were recording their recently launched UK and Netherlands Street View imagery, a small team of crack-commandos cosplayers were tasked with leaving behind some highly recognisable British icons for the public to find. The most famous of these was…
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