Thelma Will U Marry Me?

Here at McAllen-Miller International Airport, Texas, someone has asked Thelma to marry them by writing an enormous proposal along one of the airport's access roads. However, I half hope that Thelma declined this particular offer, on the the grounds that…

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Monday, 6th November 2006

London Bridge

The other day I caught the end of the video for the awful London Bridge by Fergie and I noticed that Fergie and her crew were dancing around in front of London's most famous bridge and the image of a…

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Saturday, 4th November 2006

Irish Road of Doom

I wonder if these drivers know that the road they're driving along outside Cork, Ireland isn't actually finished yet? Thanks to David Patrick.

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Friday, 3rd November 2006

RMK TOP 15

Have you ever wondered what kind of camera takes the aerial photographs Google use? Well, at least in Anchorage, Alaska, the company taking the pictures uses a Zeiss RMK TOP 15 Aerial Survey Camera System.

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Friday, 3rd November 2006

Follow the Yellow Brick Road…

"We're Not in Kansas Anymore" but we are in the much more magical Fargo, North Dakota where there's a real-life Yellow Brick Road. Originally laid in the 70s for Trollwood Performing Arts School's Wizard of OZ performance the real yellow…

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Wednesday, 1st November 2006

Delta Works

After the North Sea flood of 1953 destroyed 4,500 buildings, drowned 10,000 animals and killed 1,835 people, the Netherlands began work on the world's largest flood protection project, Delta Works (Dutch: Deltawerken). Today Delta Works consists of over 16,500 kilometres…

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Tuesday, 31st October 2006

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.