North America

New Orleans

In case you missed it, there was recently a spot of bother over the New Orleans images in Google Earth. Back in August 2005, just after Hurricane Katrina wrecked the city, Google updated Maps and Earth with images of the…

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Thursday, 5th April 2007

Keeping Up With The Joneses Part 4

Welcome to the fourth in our irregular series "Keeping Up With The Joneses", where we feature communities around the globe who are trying to to get one-up on their neighbours. The requirement for social acceptance in this South Texan town…

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Tuesday, 27th March 2007

Whale Spotting in Google Earth

There are about 80 known whale species around the globe, the largest of which is of course the Blue Whale, which can measure up to a massive 30m long. Such a giant beast should easily be visible on the aerial…

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Thursday, 22nd March 2007

Truck Crash

Oh dear, it looks like an articulated lorry has rolled over near Bismark. I hope no-one was hurt. The lorry in question is owned by Jim Palmer Trucking, and was blown over by winds in excess of 180kph. If, for…

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Monday, 19th March 2007

Giant Lady Leg Sundial

Here at the Sun Aura resort in Indiana, they have just what you've always wanted - a 19 metre (63 foot) long sundial, in the shape of a lady's naked leg. Classy! And for what reason? Well, Sun Aura is…

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Friday, 16th March 2007

Will You Marry Me?

Here on a rooftop in Des Moines, Iowa we find the messaage "Becky will U marry me? Chris". Now we don't mean to be cruel, but we're hoping that Becky went with "No". You see, as we've previously defined, here…

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Thursday, 15th March 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.

Like this site? We published a photo book of the best entries, you should buy a copy.