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Nail Houses

If you happen to live in one of the countries1 in which Pixar has chosen to release their latest movie before now, then you might already have seen their latest 3D rendered movie, Up; in which the protagonist's home is…

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Friday, 21st August 2009

Point Roberts

Point Roberts, Washington is a small piece of the United States, dangling precariously off the tip of a Canadian peninsula.

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Monday, 20th April 2009

World’s Largest Cowboy Boots & Hat

There are a few contenders for the World's Largest Cowboy Boots. The best claim perhaps belongs to this pair, which stands 12m tall, outside the North Star Mall in San Antonio, Texas. Tall as they are, they're barely visible from…

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Thursday, 29th January 2009

Amazing Mazes Megapost

It's been a little while since we looked at mazes here on Google Sightseeing, so here's a collection of some of the latest finds. While there are several claims to be the world's largest maze, the most legitimate seems to…

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Friday, 16th January 2009

Street View New Zealand Roundup

With this week's launch of Street View for New Zealand we thought it was time for a quick roundup of the best Street View sights we've posted on our Twitter page over the past week. We've found several things to…

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Friday, 5th December 2008

I’m A FOOL 4U. GINA I ♥ U

Somebody must have had a major crush on Gina to go to the effort of creating this massive, brightly-coloured graffiti on a disused highway overpass here in Seattle, that reads "I'm A FOOL 4U. GINA I ♥ U" Usually when…

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Tuesday, 1st July 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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