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The world’s steepest streets

Obscure geography trivia time: where would you find the steepest street in the world? You might guess San Francisco. If you're a Guinness Book of Records-reading smart alec, you might say New Zealand. As it turns out, you'd be wrong…

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Wednesday, 3rd June 2009

Torqued Towers

This is the Turning Torso tower in Malmö, which at 190 metres is Sweden's tallest skyscraper. The most striking thing about this tower is that it appears to be twisted around its axis. It has nine segments of five-story pentagons…

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Wednesday, 20th May 2009

The Faith Dome

The Crenshaw Christian Center's Faith Dome is a non-denominational megachurch located in the heart of South Los Angeles. With seating for over 10,000 attendants, it is one of the largest places of worship in the United States.

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Friday, 15th May 2009

Ghost Town: Rhyolite, Nevada

This post is part of an occasional series where we visit some of the world’s most interesting abandoned places. A couple of hundred kilometres northwest of Las Vegas lies the former mining town of Rhyolite, one of the largest ghost…

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Thursday, 14th May 2009

Love Canal

One of the very first locations posted on Google Sightseeing back in 2005 was Niagara Falls. Just a few miles away, though, is another site that the local tourist board is probably rather less proud of. In the late 1970s,…

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Wednesday, 6th May 2009

May the fourth be with you!

As well as being a holiday here in the UK, today is Star Wars Day (yes, simply because of the bad pun I'm afraid). So here's a roundup of some Star Wars related sights! First up is Star Wars Path…

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Monday, 4th May 2009

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.