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Happy Travels - Here's a sample of what you can do in Google Earth
Once you have installed Google Earth, you may want to explore various tourist places around the world. At the same time you may also want to view some very interesting information being published for Google Earth in the form of data layers by other folks on the web. Anyone can publish content for Google Earth using our geographic markup language (KML).
Below are examples of sightseeing spots, informative tours, live information feeds and more. These showcase the places and type of information you can expect to find in Google Earth. Note: You can view and save them under the "Places" panel in Google Earth to revisit later. (You must have Google Earth installed in order to be able to load these KML and KMZ files.)
Go Sightseeing in Google Earth - Featured Places
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Here are some interesting sightseeing spots for you to begin exploring places in Google Earth. Click on a thumbnail to see the image in full size. Click on the 'Open File' link to fly to these places.



Grand Canyon Open File
Eiffel Tower Open File
Golden Gate Bridge Open File
Tour Places in Google Earth - Featured ToursBelow are a few virtual tours and guides to interesting places around the world. Click on the image or the open link to start these tours.

DiscoveryDiscovery Channel video tours of landmarks, cities, national parks, and scenic wonders. Open Discovery

Turn HereFree city video guides for travel, restaurants, hotels, local events and music. Open Turn Here

Da Vinci Code TourReal-life locations of note described in a little-known, obscure book/movie called "the Da Vinci Code". Open Da Vinci Tour

The Jane Goodall Institute: Gombe ChimpanzeeFollow the life of chimpanzees and conservation efforts in Gombe National Park, Tanzania Open Gombe Chimpanzee
Find and Share Information in Google Earth - Featured Feeds Below are some feeds from users sharing information about various places directly in Google Earth. Click on the image or the open link to start these tours.

PanoramioAn extensive collection of shared photos from around the world. Open Panoramio

PlaceopediaCollection of Wikipedia articles with their places. Open Placeopedia

EarthbookerGlobal discounts on hotels. Open Earthbooker

Booking.comEuropean hotel reservation service. Open Booking.com

CBS Seismic MonitorDisplay of real-time, worldwide earthquakes. Open CBS Seismic Monitor

Google 3D Warehouse3D buildings and other 3D content created and shared by Google Sketchup users. Open Google 3D_Warehouse
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Travel and Leisure Top 500
The 500 hotels Travel + Leisure readers named the greatest in the world.
Avian Flu
A catalogue tracking the spread of the disease in humans and birds.
Shakespeare
89 placemarks showing almost all the places quoted in Shakespearan plays.
Forbes 10 Most Expensive Homes
From the $40,000,000's.
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Google 3D Warehouse
The website where 3D buildings and other 3D content gets uploaded.
Google Earth Community
Over 500K members sharing and viewing places of interest.
Google Earth Blog
Frank Taylor's blog describing "the amazing things about Google Earth."
Ogle Earth
Stefan Geens' blog about Google Earth.
FBO Web
A real-time, 3D view of all current inbound flights to seven airports