Sightseeing Help Wanted

FINAL UPDATE: We've now found enough writers and aren't looking for any more submissions at this time. However we will post another post in the future if we should require any more help! Google Sightseeing has been running since April…

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Wednesday, 25th February 2009

Um, Is Your Porch on Fire?

Hanging around this property in Atlanta, Georgia, a group of young men appear entirely unconcerned about the fire that's blazing away on their porch. On closer inspection we can see that this guy is on the phone - so perhaps…

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Monday, 23rd 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

US Space & Rocket Center

NASA's first visitor centre, and one of the world's largest public collections of space bits is the U.S. Space and Rocket Center near Huntsville, AL. The main building houses hundreds of space-related artefacts, including bits of real moon rock and…

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Thursday, 12th February 2009

New Historical Imagery in Google Earth!

Yesterday Google released a major update to Google Earth, adding 3D oceans, a Mars browser and, best of all, historical imagery for much of the globe. In some places the images go back decades, such as this shot of the…

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Tuesday, 3rd February 2009

Street View Car Runs Over a Deer

Last week Google removed some street view photos from upstate New York as they showed the camera car hitting a wild deer as it crossed the road. The Google Sightseeing team was unfortunately on holiday when the news broke1, but…

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Monday, 2nd February 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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