Google Sightseeing

To get us in the holiday spirit, let’s pay a visit to the world’s largest Christmas shop – Bronner’s in Frankenmuth, Michigan.Officially named Bronner’s CHRISTmas Wonderland (including the emphasis on “Christ”), the statistics are mind-boggling:The building is 29,700 square metresParking...

With the expansion of Street View coverage in Canada, we can continue our exploration (see parts one & two) of historic Grand Railway Hotels.Travelling again from east to west, we begin in Winnipeg, location of the magnificent Fort Garry Hotel...

Far out in the Atlantic Ocean, the easternmost point of North America is Cape Spear, a few kilometres south-east of St John’s in Newfoundland. ...

Cities around the world may be running out of land to build performance spaces, so are looking to their waterfronts for inspiration, resulting in the construction of numerous floating stages...

The city of Wuppertal, Germany is home to the oldest, and perhaps most spectacular, monorail system in the world.1 The Wuppertal Schwebebahn is a suspended railway system that carries 72,000 passengers a day above the Wupper River through downtown Wuppertal, and then over city streets directly...

The world’s first and largest tidal power generation facility is located on the Rance River in north-western France.The estuary of the Rance River sees tides averaging 8 metres between low and high tide, and up to 13.5 metres in extreme conditions. ...

Over the past few days, Google have added a huge amount of new Street View content, covering many places in Singapore and Canada.Google have also included a whole raft of new imagery captured by the Street View Trike, covering many popular tourist attractions in the US, as well as several UNESCO...

Back in February, GSS presented the wildly popular Top 10 Rudest Place Names in Britain. Now, it’s time for the American version! Take a deep breath, bring forth your sense of humor, and drum roll please… 10. Sm...

The island city-state of Singapore has become the first city in Southeast Asia to be photographed and added to Google’s ever-growing street view database. The camera car passed through earlier this year and snapped some stunning shots of Singapore’s most famous landmarks. At...

As yet there hasn’t been an official announcement, but today has nevertheless seen a ton of new Street View imagery released right across the world. ...

Ah, New York City… it can easily be thought of as one of the busiest, most congested places on the planet. Its miles and miles of blacktop are usually covered with thousands of people shuffling furiously from one place to the next. ...

The island city-state of Singapore has become the first city in Southeast Asia to be photographed and added to Google’s ever-growing street view database. The camera car passed through earlier this year and snapped some stunning shots of Singapore’s most famous landmarks. At...