The Futuro House

The Futuro House is a round, prefabricated house that was designed by Finnish architect Matti Suuronen in 1968. About 100 of the kits were erected around the world, and you'd know if you saw one - because they look exactly…

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Tuesday, 10th February 2009

Community Bookshelf, Kansas City

The parking garage for the Kansas City Public Library may not look very special from above: ... but from street level it's a different story! Created several years ago by design firm Dimensional Innovations, the facade of the garage portrays…

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Monday, 9th February 2009

Twittering

Judging by the number of new followers we have, it appears that this has been the week that Twitter finally hit the mainstream, so we thought we'd post another roundup of the best Street View sights we've posted to the…

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Friday, 6th February 2009

The Ghost Fleet of Mallows Bay

Mallows Bay on the eastern shore of the Potomac River in Maryland is home to the largest ship graveyard in the Western hemisphere. At first glance - and with no sense of scale - this may appear to be a…

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Thursday, 5th February 2009

“Google Stole My Adsense”

Many people have tried to get their personal messages captured on Google Earth, but for whatever reason, most have failed - even when they knew the images were being taken. On this basketball court in Australia however, someone has finally…

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Wednesday, 4th February 2009

New Historical Imagery in Google Earth!

Yesterday Google released a major update to Google Earth, adding 3D oceans, a Mars browser and, best of all, historical imagery for much of the globe. In some places the images go back decades, such as this shot of the…

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Tuesday, 3rd 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.

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