20 Years After Chernobyl

Yesterday was the 20 year anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster, and Google has marked the occasion by providing high-resolution imagery of the whole area. In our thumbnail you can see the concrete sarcophagus which was built to attempt to contain…

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Thursday, 27th April 2006

Fungi the Dolphin

This is a crop maze in Dingle, Ireland which celebrates the local hero, Fungi the Dolphin (it's supposed to be a picture of a dolphin, and the text reads "Fungi 20 years in Dingle"). Apparently, Fungi is a bottlenose dolphin…

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Wednesday, 26th April 2006

Belleau Cemetery

1918, the height of the first world war and German forces have pushed far into France, coming dangerously close to the French capital. The Battle of Belleau Wood occurred near the Marne River between June 1st and June 26th. The…

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Wednesday, 26th April 2006

UFO Landing Strip

Hoping that it might just put their small town on the map, the people of Houten have built the world's first specialist UFO landing strip. Honestly, I'm not making this up! The tower at the centre of the western roundabout…

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Tuesday, 25th April 2006

Frankfurt Plane Shadows

Until recently only visible in Google Earth, Maps users too can now see this super-cool sequence of aeroplane shadows above Germany's largest airport, Frankfurt International. The first one is the best I think, but it's great how the shadow from…

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Tuesday, 25th April 2006

World’s Largest Cotton Bud

Yes, you heard me right - that's the world's largest cotton swab! (Of course, this is actually a member of the South American Cotton Ball Army in disguise). Thanks to me & Kyle French.

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Tuesday, 25th April 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.