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At the beginning of the 20th Century, San Diego needed a fast and reliable rail connection with the east to maintain growth and prosperity. Due to the hostile desert mountains it needed to negotiate on its way to Los Angeles…

Welcome visitors from Digg, it's very nice to have you here! To be kept up to date with the latest in things to see on Google Earth, Google Maps and Google Street View, you can subscribe to the Google Sightseeing…

Update: This image has now been removed by Google. I wonder if Kevin requested that it be removed, or if Google decided to do it themselves? Staff attorney for the Electronic Frontier Foundation Kevin Bankston has been caught by Google's…

Update: As correctly pointed out by Matthijs in the comments, it turns out this is actually Gauntlet, which is beside X-Coaster. Unfortunately X-Coaster is brand new, and doesn't yet appear in the Google images. This is the X-Coaster at Magic…

Despite Google's best efforts, someone has finally managed to spam Google Earth with a Viagra advert! Well I guess it had to happen sooner or later... 😉 Thanks to Mark.

Paris Hilton, heiress to the Hilton Hotel fortune, was recently sentenced to 45 days in jail for violating her probation when she was caught driving at 70mph in a 35mph zone, as her license had been suspended for a previous…