World’s Tallest Electricity Pylon for Single Phase AC Powerline

Update: Apologies pylon fans, as Jonathan points out in the comments, we've mistakenly identified the wrong huge white and orange power pylons. The pylons in this post are in fact the Elbe Crossings 1 and 2, and the actual World's…

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Friday, 19th September 2008

Talk Like a Pirate Day 2008

Avast Ye! 'Tis only turned ou' t' be International Talk Like a Pirate Day again! Arr! We got a bucketload o' Street View sights for you scurvy dogs, gar! This pirate's ship gone an been turned int' a landlubber's restaurant…

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Friday, 19th September 2008

Dead Sperm Whale

The latest imagery update has now arrived on Google Maps, and with it comes this rather sad image of a beached Sperm Whale on the island of Hjelmsøya, which is off the coast of the extreme north of Norway. According…

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Thursday, 18th September 2008

Win a copy of the Google Sightseeing book!

Our friends over at Virtual Globetrotting are currently running a Street View scavenger hunt to find interesting words in the imagery. Prizes for the top 5 competitors in the scavenger hunt is a copy of the 5 star rated classic…

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Thursday, 18th September 2008

The World’s Tallest Structures Revisited

Earlier this month the still-incomplete Burj Dubai building in Dubai officially surpassed the height of all other buildings, towers and masts worldwide, making it the tallest man-made structure on the planet. Currently standing at a staggering 688 m, construction of…

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Wednesday, 17th September 2008

Abandoned Experimental Pond

Here at Google Sightseeing we love to explore abandoned, off-limits places, much as the rest of the Internet does - from a safe distance. In the past we've featured abandoned towns, cities, mines and even whole abandoned islands, but we've…

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Tuesday, 16th 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.

Like this site? We published a photo book of the best entries, you should buy a copy.