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Interesting Websites to Explore

Look somewhere else for a while. WindowSwap opens a stranger’s view, Radio Garden tunes into places around the globe, and 100,000 Stars takes the longer route out. Maps, windows and unfamiliar places belong here.

10 sites
  1. WindowSwap Look out of somebody else's window somewhere else in the world.
  2. Radio Garden Spin the globe and tune into live radio. UK listeners are limited to UK stations.Regional restrictions apply; station availability varies.
  3. MapCrunch Drop into a random Street View and see where you landed.
  4. Earth Nullschool Explore an animated globe of wind, weather and ocean data.
  5. Windy Explore animated weather layers across the planet.
  6. Submarine Cable Map Explore the physical cables quietly carrying the internet between continents.
  7. Flightradar24 Watch aircraft moving around the world in near real time.
  8. Old Maps Online Search historical maps and see familiar places before they became familiar.
  9. The True Size Of Drag countries around a map and see how projection changes your sense of scale.
  10. 100,000 Stars Fly through an interactive map of the stars around our solar neighborhood.