North America

The World’s Largest Drain

Here in Lake Berryessa, California, we find the largest drain hole in the world, affectionally known locally as The Glory Hole. Narrowing from 22 metres diameter to 8.5 metres at its thinnest point, this absolutely enormous funnel is technically the…

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Thursday, 24th April 2008

World’s Greatest Cunning Stunt

We've all been there - the camera is on us, and we suddenly feel a burning desire to impress it. Sadly, not everything turns out how we plan. Take for example this cool customer - he spots the Googlemobile cruising…

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Monday, 21st April 2008

Put Your Hands Behind Your Head!

Reaffirming my belief that the most interesting things happen when the Street-view car is around, today we can see a man getting arrested in Tampa, Florida, or at least having his back pockets searched in a rather heated way. The…

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Friday, 11th April 2008

Dancing in the Street

Here in New Orleans the party looks to be so good that the guests have all spilled out into the street! It looks like they're gathered around Joe's House of Blues - and yet the [giant red arrow] outside clearly…

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Tuesday, 8th April 2008

Burning Car

While capturing Street View images in Cleveland, Ohio, the Google team drove past a car in flames. The incident that caused the car to burst into flames took place before the Google car arrived on scene, as the smoke from…

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Sunday, 6th April 2008

Stonehenge Replicas

Earlier this week archaeologists began excavating Stonehenge in an attempt to decide once and for all exactly when this enigmatic monument was constructed. Stonehenge has most certainly been around many thousands of years, meaning there has been plenty of time…

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Wednesday, 2nd April 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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