North America

Spiral Land Art

This is the bizarre Spiral Jetty, a huge piece of land art on the northeastern shore of the Great Salt Lake in Utah. Built of mud, salt crystals, basalt rocks and earth, it forms a 1500 foot long (~450 metre),…

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Saturday, 2nd June 2007

Street View Roundup

The interest in Google's new Street View mode has been incredible, and there's been coverage of it everywhere1 - meaning that lots of other sites have posted stuff before we did, including: E.T. spotted in a field - with a…

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Friday, 1st June 2007

Guy Caught Taking a Leak On Google Maps Street View!

Here's a guy taking a pee into a bush in San Francisco! Although, this all seems strangely familiar...

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Friday, 1st June 2007

Breaking and Entering?

Just what exactly is this guy up to? Well, I have no idea, but he certainly hasn't lost his keys...

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Thursday, 31st May 2007

Half Naked Sunbathing Girls on Google Street View

I wonder how these girls feel about being half naked for all the world to see on Google Street View? Does anyone know who they are? Update: I've just realised that for most of these Street View sights, you can…

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Thursday, 31st May 2007

Giant Pumpkin!

Now make sure your children's eyes are covered, because we've found a completely naked Giant Pumpkin on Street View! Mmmm, pumpkin.... Thanks to Brian.

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Thursday, 31st May 2007

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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