Dairy Farming

California's San Joaquin Valley is one of the most productive agricultural regions in the US, and in recent years has seen an expansion of the importance of dairy farming. The US is the second largest dairy producer in the world,…

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Thursday, 26th February 2009

Sightseeing Help Wanted

FINAL UPDATE: We've now found enough writers and aren't looking for any more submissions at this time. However we will post another post in the future if we should require any more help! Google Sightseeing has been running since April…

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Wednesday, 25th February 2009

Weird Waterways

Today we have a trio of mysterious water-based sightings. First up, these strange pools in Arizona. With all the other weirdness in Arizona, these symbols could only be alien communications, right? The reality is that they were created by Forest…

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Tuesday, 24th February 2009

Um, Is Your Porch on Fire?

Hanging around this property in Atlanta, Georgia, a group of young men appear entirely unconcerned about the fire that's blazing away on their porch. On closer inspection we can see that this guy is on the phone - so perhaps…

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Monday, 23rd February 2009

Top 10 Rudest Place Names in Britain

For a bit of Friday fun, here's a roundup of our top ten rudest and funniest1 UK place names on Google Maps. So with no further ado, in reverse order, the winners are... 10. Titty Ho, Northamptonshire 9. Back Passage,…

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Friday, 20th February 2009

Famous Recording Studios

Today we'll explore some of the world's most famous recording studios, starting with Sun Studio in Memphis. I love this Street View with the neon signs glowing! Perhaps best known as the location of Elvis Presley's early recordings, the studio…

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Thursday, 19th February 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.