Europe

For a bit of Friday fun, here's a roundup of our top ten rudest and funniest1 UK place names on Google Maps. So with no further ado, in reverse order, the winners are... 10. Titty Ho, Northamptonshire 9. Back Passage,…

Today we'll explore some of the world's most famous recording studios, starting with Sun Studio in Memphis. I love this Street View with the neon signs glowing! Perhaps best known as the location of Elvis Presley's early recordings, the studio…

If you didn't already know, Valentine's Day is imminent, so if you've not got that special someone a gift yet you better get on with it! Perhaps we can help with some Google Earth sights around the globe? In LA,…

We've explored many castles in the past on Google Sightseeing - whether large, illegal or remote - but there are many more diminutive castles out there worth exploring. Nunney Castle in Somerset may be historic, but is barely larger than…

The Futuro House is a round, prefabricated house that was designed by Finnish architect Matti Suuronen in 1968. About 100 of the kits were erected around the world, and you'd know if you saw one - because they look exactly…

Yesterday Google released a major update to Google Earth, adding 3D oceans, a Mars browser and, best of all, historical imagery for much of the globe. In some places the images go back decades, such as this shot of the…