Rinpung Dzong

For our first post from Bhutan we visit the town of Paro and the Buddhist monastery Rinpung Dzong. Nestled in a river valley and surrounded by mountains, Paro is home to 20,000 people and numerous significant monasteries, of which Rinpung…

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Wednesday, 15th April 2009

Pyramid in Dakota

A leftover relic of the Cold War days, the Stanley R. Mickelsen Safeguard Complex (SRMSC) boasts a pyramid in the middle of North Dakota.

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Tuesday, 14th April 2009

Top 10 Street Views, April 2009

Our all-out assault on Street View continues over on Twitter, and since we still haven't integrated our Twitter posts into the main site anywhere, here's another Friday roundup of the 10 best sights we've found recently. Lady exposes genitals At…

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Friday, 10th April 2009

Clipperton Island

Clipperton Island, a remote coral atoll, is a place of mysterious geography with a disturbing history.

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Thursday, 9th April 2009

Street View Comes Unstuck

Even a company as all-powerful as Google occasionally needs a helping hand, as the driver of this Street View car in Australia discovered. Give him credit though: despite getting stuck in the mud, he kept his camera running to record…

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Wednesday, 8th April 2009

Hidden US Missile Base

Google is at it again. As we have seen before, El Goog is sometimes asked to censor specific areas from public view. This time they are not just using the typical "this image is no longer available" message or an…

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Tuesday, 7th April 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.