We have no idea where exactly this is (lack of map data makes it a little tricky to work out), but check out the totally cool bridge somewhere in Brazil! Best shadow yet I think. If anyone knows what and…

This is the Tokyo Tower in Japan, which is the world's tallest self supporting steel structure. Although it seems like everything can be classified as the world's tallest something... ( I hearby declare myself the world's third tallest Google Sightseeing…

As the Google Sightseeing team is based in Edinburgh, this was one of the first places we looked when we found out about Google Maps' new satellite images. Disappointingly however, they seem to have missed most of Edinburgh when they…

This is Wimbledon, or rather the 'All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club' in London, where 'The Championships' are currently underway. Play started yesterday and is set to continue for the next two weeks (although sometimes the tournament runs longer…

Our final post of the 1st annual Google Sightseeing 'Volcano Day' is the simply incredible San Francisco volcanic field in northern Arizona. The field covers 4700 square kilometres and contains 600 volcanoes less than 6 million years old, including the…

This is Mount Rainier, outside Seattle, Washington (fairly close to the previously posted Mount Saint Helens). At 4,392 metres, Mount Rainier is the highest mountain volcano in the continental contiguous U.S., and although there is no imminent risk of eruption,…