Google Street View began in 2007 with coverage of just five cities. Over the past decade, the camera-equipped car, aerial drones and the on-foot trekkers have captured some interesting images from locations around the world.
Maybe Santa's missing a reindeer. This one ran across the road in northern Norway at just the right moment for the Street View car to snap its picture.
Artist Ben Kinsley choreographed several vignettes on Sampsonia Way, in the Pittsburgh historic district, timed to coincide with the arrival of the Google Street View car in 2008. One of these vignettes was a parade with a marching band, a color guard team and...
Those aren't humans waiting at the bus stop in Nagoro, Japan. Those are just a few of the hundreds of rag dolls created by Tsukimi Ayano as stand-ins for her former neighbors, who have either moved away from the village or died.
This Raleigh, North Carolina house either has an AT-AT walker lawn ornament, or it's about to get blasted off the (Google) map by the Imperial ground forces.
This woman in a dress and heels was seen rolling a suitcase through the New Mexico desert, just outside of Roswell. There is nothing but desert for miles in either direction.
This cyclist found himself behind the Street View car in Victoria, Australia. So, he did what many people in December 2016 did to celebrate the presence of a camera: He dabbed all the way down the street.
Every time the Google Street View car passes by this corner in Belfast, Northern Ireland, there happen to be white utility vans ready for their close-up.
Working at Google has its perks. One is knowing just when the Street View car is going to pass. These people from the company's London office decided to organize a "flash mob" for the occasion.
Here's an Easter egg for Harry Potter fans: You can take a stroll down Diagon Alley via Google Street View. The street is located inside of Warner Bros. Studio in London.
