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This is the very lovely, but otherwise totally normal-looking Place de Terreaux in Lyon, France. Nothing strange about it at all, right? However if you turn on the "show labels" option on Google Maps, it looks a lot like Google…

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Friday, 27th February 2009

Valentine’s Sightseeing 2009

If you didn't already know, Valentine's Day is imminent, so if you've not got that special someone a gift yet you better get on with it! Perhaps we can help with some Google Earth sights around the globe? In LA,…

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Saturday, 14th 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

Weirdness on the Ocean Floor

There's some odd sightings on the ocean floor, thanks to the much-improved ocean surface depth images that were added to Google Earth and Maps last week! Reader aliosha was browsing the atlantic and discovered a bizarre grid pattern in the…

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Wednesday, 28th 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

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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