Crazy Polar-suited Norwegians in Street View Fight

It looks as if our Crazy SCUBA Guys have made a comeback! This time the two Norwegian men have been captured wearing bright red polar suits, and can be seen apparently attempting to beat each other to death at the…

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Monday, 30th April 2012

100th anniversary of the sinking of Titanic

On the 15th April 1912, exactly 100 years ago this weekend, the RMS Titanic sank in the North Atlantic Ocean after colliding with an iceberg four days into her maiden voyage from Southampton to New York City. Titanic had 2,223…

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Friday, 13th April 2012

Google Aerial Street View

There appears to be no place on Earth that Google won't visit to capture Street View imagery - we've had Street View in shops, on trains, and even underwater. In a brand new initiative, Google has announced they have taken…

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Sunday, 1st April 2012

Google Amazon View

Today is World Forest Day, and to mark the occasion, Google have launched a stunning update to Street View - this time, they've gone to the Amazon basin and collected imagery from the forests, paths, communities, and rivers of the…

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Wednesday, 21st March 2012

Valentine’s Wood

This is the English county of Wiltshire - legendary home of crop circles, but they don't only cut down the local flora to make pretty shapes here, as shown by this lovely heart-shaped wood. Overlooking the village of Oare, the…

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Tuesday, 14th February 2012

Groundhog Day

Today is Groundhog Day, a North American festival which reckons that "if a groundhog emerges from its burrow on this day and fails to see its shadow because the weather is cloudy, winter will soon end. If the groundhog sees…

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Thursday, 2nd February 2012

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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