Prison on a Roundabout

Beaufort West is a town in South Africa, which must be the only town in the world to claim that it has a prison in the middle of a roundabout. The town lies at the intersection of the N1 and…

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Monday, 29th September 2008

Golf ball living at Bolwoningen

The Bolwoningen golf-ball-shaped buildings are an early-80s housing project reminicent of the previously featured "Kubuswoning" cube-housing. The stupendously-ugly (and presumably incredibly impractical) homes were designed in the late 70s by an architect going by the name of Dries Kreijkamp. Mr.…

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Friday, 26th September 2008

I come ♥ back U

It appears that an English-speaking inhabitant of the German city of Duisburg has decided to profess his love for a person or persons unknown, who was presumably due to pass this way in some sort of flying mode of transport.…

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Thursday, 25th September 2008

Bayer’s Crosses

Where would you expect to find the world's largest illuminated advertisement? With my years of experience in completely-useless "World's largest" facts, I would definitely assume it would be in America, perhaps in Times Square or maybe Las Vegas. But I…

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Wednesday, 24th September 2008

Mystery Stone Arrow

Near Sebago Lake in Cumberland County, Maine, we find a strange arrow arranged from piles of stones: What makes the arrow really bizarre is that rather than your usual pointing-style arrow, this apears to be a representation of the sort…

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Tuesday, 23rd September 2008

Gateway to the Americas

The Laredo International Bridge 1 is one of four road bridges that cross the Rio Grande to connect the cities of Laredo, USA and Nuevo Laredo, Mexico. The 320 m long bridge is officially known as the Gateway to the…

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Monday, 22nd September 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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