West Virginia

Trick-or-Treat? Top Ten Towns with Halloween Names

Ah... October 31st, the day when children everywhere1 get to dress up in scary costumes and extort candy from homeowners under threat of terrible consequences! To celebrate, Google Sightseeing invites you to join us on a harrowing and haunting2 trip…

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Monday, 31st October 2011

New River Gorge Bridge

The New River Gorge Bridge in West Virginia is the highest road bridge in the Americas and (until Google updates their French imagery), is the tallest road bridge visible on Google Earth. The bridge is a spectacular steel-arch construction which…

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Monday, 12th January 2009

Streetview USA gets massive update

Yesterday, Google announced that they had added some extra cities to Street View, including Memphis, Tennessee; Birmingham, Alabama; and Charleston, South Carolina. What's even more interesting though, is that this update includes a lot of the places in-between places -…

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Wednesday, 10th December 2008

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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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