Slauerhoffbrug

Here in the Netherlands we find a very unusual kind of bridge. Like many small bridges, the bright blue and yellow Slauerhoffbrug is required to retract out of the way to let boats pass by. Unfortunately the Google Earth images…

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Thursday, 22nd January 2009

World’s Largest Weather Vane

The world's largest weather vane can be found in Yukon, alongside the runway at Whitehorse airport, in the unusual form of a DC-3 plane. After 28 years of service, mostly among Canada's northern communities, the plane was retired in 1970…

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Wednesday, 21st January 2009

Obama Gets Personal Google Earth Update

Update: As expected, GeoEye has released the satellite image they took of the inauguration today. You can directly download a higher resolution [698KB] version too. Today, the 20th of January 2009, the USA inaugurates its 44th President: Mr Barack Obama.…

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Tuesday, 20th January 2009

Ni Pena Ni Miedo (No Shame Nor Fear)

Written in the sands of the Atacama Desert, Chile, are the words "ni pena ni miedo" which translate more or less as "No shame nor fear", and together they form what must surely be the world's largest poem. While we've…

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Monday, 19th 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

Scooter Squashed

Here in Rome, scooters are an extremely popular way of getting around the city, and Italian drivers are generally considered to be a bit crazy. This combination inevitably results in the occasional accident, and as the Google car approaches this…

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Thursday, 15th January 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.

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