Things

When I say “things” I don't mean just any old noun like a hairbrush or an egg timer. I mean a landmark, or some other place that might not be best searched for as a place.

The Eiffel Tower. That's a place, but I have no idea of its address; do you? How about its phone number? No clue. But you can search for “Eiffel Tower” and get any number of search results. How do you get additional information?

Start by adding the word “official” to your search:

"Eiffel Tower" official

Any site that exists at least marginally as a tourist attraction is very likely to have a Web site. Take advantage of that. In this case we'll be directed to the official site of the Eiffel Tower. There you can get additional information on the tower (who the engineers ...

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