North America

Storm King Art Center

Dotting the landscape here in Mountainville, New York, is a collection of bizarre shapes and interesting shadows. This is actually a huge outdoor sculpture garden called the Storm King Art Center. Founded in 1960 by Ralph E. Ogden as a…

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Thursday, 10th July 2008

House Fire

Disaster has struck at a house in the small town of Gibson, Arkansas, as a home is engulfed in flames. There are several fire engines on the scene, but it's probably too late to save the building since the flames…

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Monday, 7th July 2008

Independence Day 2008

If you've been wondering why half of the Internet had gone quiet, then (like us) you might not have realised that today is the 4th of July, and that means it’s America’s Independence Day. The holiday marks the signing of…

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Friday, 4th July 2008

Three Sisters, Pittsburgh

No, you're not seeing triple - these are Pittsburgh's Three Sisters, a trio of nearly identical suspension bridges erected side by side over the Allegheny River. Rachel Carson (Ninth Street Bridge) All three were built between 1924 and 1928 by…

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Thursday, 3rd July 2008

I’m A FOOL 4U. GINA I ♥ U

Somebody must have had a major crush on Gina to go to the effort of creating this massive, brightly-coloured graffiti on a disused highway overpass here in Seattle, that reads "I'm A FOOL 4U. GINA I ♥ U" Usually when…

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Tuesday, 1st July 2008

Blue Trees

It's commonly quoted as fact that in nature, no food or vegetable is naturally blue. This information was again disputed recently by the re-introduction of blue Smarties1, this time using 100% natural seaweed extract to create the blue colour. Additional…

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Monday, 30th June 2008

Welcome to Google Sightseeing!

Google Sightseeing takes you on a tour of the world as seen from satellite or street views using Google Maps. Our team of authors present weird and wonderful sights as suggested by readers.

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