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50 Odd, Yet Hilarious Things People Stumbled Across On Google Maps
If you wonder what the strangest place on our planet is, let me tell you, it’s not the Bermuda Triangle, nor even Snake Island in Brazil. It’s not even a place, but rather a virtual space that bends time and place into a somewhat distorted continuum.
That’s, of course, not how you imagine Google Maps, a web mapping platform most of us couldn’t live without. But this corner of Reddit titled “Google Maps Shenanigans” documents the weird and wonderful happenings captured around the world, proving just how full of randomly weird and crazy things this planet Earth really is.
According to the subreddit’s description, this is the community “for all of the interesting, funny, or otherwise unusual things you see on Google Maps,” so get ready for more questions than answers. And a healthy dose of laughter!
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#1
My Dog Died A Few Years Ago But When I Look At Google Maps She’s Still There Chasing The Street Car
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#2
Say Hi To Guinness
#3
Caught My Dog Chilling In The Main Entrance Of My House On Google Maps, It’s Been Over 1 Year Since He Passed Away
#4
Caught The Google Car Driver Breaking The Law
#5
Someone Just Hacked The Planet
#6
These Streets In Nova Scotia
#7
“Quick Guys, Get In Formation”
#8
Thank You 360 View
#10
Boy Falling Off A Bench Found In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania!
#11
After An Hour Of Looking Along The West Coast, I Found A Whale In The Ocean On The West Coast! (33 Feet Long)
#13
Drug Deal Caught On Google Maps
#14
This Dog’s Blurred Butt
#15
The Algorithm Used To Blur Faces Blurred The Statue Of Liberty
#16
Imagine This Moment Of Your Life Immortalized On Google Maps Forever
SkyBlueandBlack 3 years ago
Bad boys, bad boys, whatcha gonna do? Whatcha gonna do when they come for you?
#17
Streetview Censored This Cat For His Privacy
Headless Roach 3 years ago
If the cat was facing the house and had the tail up - it was required for decency
#18
At Least They Had The Decency To Censor The Legs
#19
Just Another Night In St Petersburg Russia I Guess
#21
Apparently The Fastest Bus In Existence On Google Maps--Seattle To Kyrgyzstan And Back To Seattle In Only 47 Minutes
#22
It’s Veiny Too!
#23
Google Maps Approved My Photo For The Vet
#24
A Old Guy Made This For His Wife On Their Farm Without Her Knowing About It As A Celebration Of Their Life Together
#25
And Stay Out!
#26
Kidnapping Found In Sweden!
still tired 3 years ago
btw, this isn't real lol. It's a staged 'scene' for Google maps (like the horse with the banana) hence their outfits look so comedic.
#27
In October 2017, I Got Spotted By The Google Maps Street View Car Not Once But Twice In Two Different States
#28
Virgin Atlantic Photo-Bombed The Satellite Image
#29
This Man In A Trash Can, Found In Some Park In Sweden
#30
Found In Zambia
#32
4 People In 4 Coloured Hazmat Suits In Norilsk, Russia. The Further On Street View You Travel The Stranger Their Actions Get, From Staring Into Walls To Checking Random Letterboxes
#33
Spiderman On A Roof Found In Japan!
#35
Escaped Prisoner Found Near A Jail!
#36
This Dog-Shaped Mountain In Antarctica
#37
16 September 2013 - I Witnessed My Crazy Tin-Foil-Hat Neighbor Scream And Threaten To Sue The Google Street Car Driver If Photos Are Taken Of His House And Demands That Google Blur It Out (They Never Did Blur It)
Edda Kamphues 3 years ago
He;s also somewhat melting into the ground. Must have forgotten his tin foil hat...
#38
Google Street View Blurred Out My Horses Face
#39
In The Aftermath Of A Furry Convention We Get This Google Maps Treasure
#40
Google Car Getting Pulled Over In The Florida Keys
#41
Presented Without Comment
#42
Don't Talk To Me Or My Son Ever Again
Errrm..wot? 3 years ago
Dad: "Martha there's a big scary truck in front of the house." Mum: "Sigh... Timmy, can you go protect your father again?"
#43
A Replica Of The Eiffel Tower In Inner Mongolia China
#44
This Place In Austin Texas
#45
The Costa Concordia Cruise Ship
#46
A Flipped Over Police Van In London
#47
What Happened To Spiderman?
#49
Trying To See A House For Sale In Street View
#50
Open Beer Tossing Google Car Driver
Verena 3 years ago
Why do people do this? Do they like living on a garbage bealt? Just keep your garbage in the car until you get home and toss it on the floor in your living room if finding a litter bin is too difficult. Does this person know that bin liners are mobile and the rolls are not fighting against being put in the car?
#51
Street View Is A Gift
#52
Quick, The Google Car Is Coming
#53
Found This Kid In Brooklyn
#54
Double Jeans!
#55
Darth Vader Spotted Taking Out The Trash In New Zealand
#56
Found While Searching An Address For Work. Made My Day
#57
Just How The Hell Do I Get To Your House
#58
House Hunting In The UK And Found This Bloke Biking With A Chair
#61
Hey... Hello!
#62
Dipping Sauces In The Middle Of The Utah Desert?
Zia Barrett 3 years ago
Looks like some kind of...evaporating ponds maybe? I've seen similar looking ponds for evaporating sea water for salt on youtube vids.
#63
On A Wall On The Side Of A Road In Ghana
#64
"You Don't Actually Do This Every Day, Do You??" Austin, Tx, Sh-71w To I-35s Ramp
#65
Wait... What?
#66
Trying To Decide If I Should Take It Or Not? 🤔
#67
When You Realize That You're Going To Be On Google Street View But You Have Nothing Funny Planned
#68
Rainbow Plane, Montclair, Nj
#69
This Normal Bench In Italy Called Grey Bench, With No History Whatsoever, That Has More Than 80 Reviews And 4.8 Stars Rate On Google Maps
#70
Uhmmm Tf Is This Google ? Here's The Coords: 72°00'36.00"S, 168°34'40.00"E
#71
A St. Louis Mailbox With One Review
#72
Spotted A Giant Inflatable Baby In A Lawn While Playing Geoguessr
Ꮋꭼꮮꮮꭺ-ꮪꮻꮜꭱꮯꭺɴꭰꭹ 3 years ago
I think its a gender reveal party, judging by the pink balloons and ribbon
#73
Quickest Route From Montreal To Boston
#74
So I Was Trying To Find The Closest Place That Sells Pancakes
sociallyanxiousslug(She/Her) 3 years ago
Random fun fact: if I’m not wrong I believe the “coconut and peanut pancakes” are called martabak
#76
Not Satisfied With Mere Shoe Sales
Daniel Atkins 3 years ago
The Nike missile system was used in the United States but are all decommissioned the were active from the 50’s until the late70’s. The was on near where I grew up that the school used part of the command station for the kindergarten classes. Link to a video of people exploring it https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=TUD34wlmCMo
#78
She Woke Up To The Google Car Capturing Her Tp'd House
AwfullyWaffley 3 years ago (edited)
Poor gal. And such a waste of TP! That better not be Sharmin! (Edit: grammar)
#80
Interesting Exercise Attire
I luv scuba diving! 3 years ago
Medical scrubs. He should pick a different color, though. Although his place of work may have positions color-coded.
#81
Florida In Florida
#82
Switzerland 😆
Stardust she/her 3 years ago
The kid who was sliced, slender woman and ghost head. Coming soon to theatres near you
#83
Helpful #2
#85
Plane Appears To Be In Parking Lot, Probably Not Uncommon But Seemed Neat To Me
#86
Every Red Dot Marks Sirens In Israel Over The Last 30 Minutes
#87
Dang. He Got Us Good…
Your Local Forza Enthusiast 3 years ago
Wait! Doesn't it have to be below the waist for it to count? So if he's sitting in a car, but raising his hand above his waist so we can see it, it doesn't count because it's not below his waist! He did not get you good, he just doesn't fully understand the rules.
#88
Scared The S**t Out Of Me When I Turned The Camera Around
#89
The Creativity Of Canadians
#90
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StrangeOne 3 years ago
I came here just to add this. i was checking out my old walking routes. This person was just laying on his driveway. Going down the street looking back they stayed there, face down, hands on the side and not moving. I think they were planking. The capture was from 2019, not really a planking crazed time. Doesn't seem like they were injured in any way nor sun bathing. Idk, maybe they were sunbathing. With clothing. On their driveway. No blanket or towel. LOL 331978023_...0da6fe.jpg 
Bluetoyou 3 years ago
Recently I got up in the morning. Was wearing an old tshirt and pj bottoms, hair a crazy mess, no makeup and went to get my area ready where I work from home. This included pulling up the bay window blinds open at the front of my house. In a secluded rural neighborhood that hardly gets any traffic. There I was for the whole world to see when not Google but the Apple Maps car drives by. Gad what a lovely view.
StrangeOne 3 years ago
LOL They usually blur out the windows when people are in view inside their homes. I did catch me and my daughter sitting at the bus stop. Saw the Google mobile drive by. Our faces were blurred out and I hardly recognize myself.
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Robert T 3 years ago
My favourite is still this: https://www.google.com/maps/place/South+Yorkshire+Police+Operations+Complex/@53.3970079,-1.4034013,17z/data=!4m15!1m8!3m7!1s0x487977c3772a9353:0xa4b1e940b7ae6f81!2sLetsby+Ave,+Tinsley,+Sheffield!3b1!8m2!3d53.3970047!4d-1.4012126!16s%2Fg%2F1hc36fngd!3m5!1s0x487977c27fa4d3c7:0x4a42f26951f7a8f3!8m2!3d53.3961031!4d-1.3995784!16s%2Fg%2F1vg6t7xr
Karen Philpott 3 years ago
What year? Just looked it up and didn't spot anything out of the ordinary.
Load More Replies... StrangeOne 3 years ago
I came here just to add this. i was checking out my old walking routes. This person was just laying on his driveway. Going down the street looking back they stayed there, face down, hands on the side and not moving. I think they were planking. The capture was from 2019, not really a planking crazed time. Doesn't seem like they were injured in any way nor sun bathing. Idk, maybe they were sunbathing. With clothing. On their driveway. No blanket or towel. LOL 331978023_...0da6fe.jpg
Bluetoyou 3 years ago
Recently I got up in the morning. Was wearing an old tshirt and pj bottoms, hair a crazy mess, no makeup and went to get my area ready where I work from home. This included pulling up the bay window blinds open at the front of my house. In a secluded rural neighborhood that hardly gets any traffic. There I was for the whole world to see when not Google but the Apple Maps car drives by. Gad what a lovely view.
StrangeOne 3 years ago
LOL They usually blur out the windows when people are in view inside their homes. I did catch me and my daughter sitting at the bus stop. Saw the Google mobile drive by. Our faces were blurred out and I hardly recognize myself.
Load More Replies... Robert T 3 years ago
My favourite is still this: https://www.google.com/maps/place/South+Yorkshire+Police+Operations+Complex/@53.3970079,-1.4034013,17z/data=!4m15!1m8!3m7!1s0x487977c3772a9353:0xa4b1e940b7ae6f81!2sLetsby+Ave,+Tinsley,+Sheffield!3b1!8m2!3d53.3970047!4d-1.4012126!16s%2Fg%2F1hc36fngd!3m5!1s0x487977c27fa4d3c7:0x4a42f26951f7a8f3!8m2!3d53.3961031!4d-1.3995784!16s%2Fg%2F1vg6t7xr
Karen Philpott 3 years ago
What year? Just looked it up and didn't spot anything out of the ordinary.
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