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The Principality of Monaco

We celebrate today as Monaco is finally added to the collection of countries added by Google Street View, giving us up close views of iconic sights such as the Casino Monte Carlo, the Prince's Palace and the Circuit de Monaco, plus much more.

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Tuesday, 12th July 2011

Fetlar: The Garden of Shetland

One of the most remote places in all of Great Britain is the isle of Fetlar, known as the ‘Garden of Shetland’. The fourth-largest island of Shetland and surrounded by cliffs and beaches, sparsely-populated Fetlar has a population of just 70 residents.

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Thursday, 7th July 2011

The World’s Largest McDonald’s

Standing over the Will Rogers Turnpike outside of Vinita, Oklahoma we find a McDonald's large enough to cross a four-lane highway! At 29,135 square feet in size, that makes this McDonald's (you guessed it) the largest McDonald's in the world!…

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Tuesday, 5th July 2011

Felicity, California (Desert Week 2011)

Did you know that the ‘Official Center of the World’ lies just off of an exit ramp in the middle of the Sonoran Desert of California? It’s true. There’s even a plaque and everything. In 1985, skydiving pioneer/investor/budding children’s author…

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Tuesday, 21st June 2011

Fragments of Shakespeare’s London

The streets of London are packed with history, but few physical traces remain of the city that William Shakespeare knew, 400 years ago. In this post, we'll discover some of the hidden fragments of Shakespeare's London that the Street View…

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Friday, 10th June 2011

The Morganza Spillway – Spring Flooding Special

The Morganza Spillway is a flood management system on the Mississippi River in Louisiana, intended to protect the cities of Baton Rouge and New Orleans. It has recently been opened for only the second time since it was constructed 57…

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Wednesday, 18th May 2011

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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