Find local businesses, view maps and get driving directions in Google Maps.

Bringing your map to life, one image at a time. Street View stitches together billions of panoramic images to provide a virtual representation of our surroundings on Google Maps. Street View's ...

Search for a place or address in Google Maps. Open Google Maps. Search for a place or click a place marker on the map. On the left, select the photo with a Street View icon . When you’re done, go to the top left and click Back . Use Pegman. Open Google Maps. In the bottom right, click Pegman .

Thankfully, there are tools that can change that. Here are five of the best. 1. Animated Route Maps. First on this list is Animated Route Maps. Animated Route Maps is a web service which allows you to map out a route on Google Maps and then experience the route via Street View.

Point to a step in the directions. If Street View is available, you get a preview photo. To get Street View for the step that you want, click the photo. To get Street View for other steps in the route, in the bottom-left box, click Previous step or Next step. To exit the preview, at the top right, click Close . Customize your route Avoid tolls ...

Preview directions in Street View. Important: To get directions in Street View, enter a destination and tap Directions . On your Android phone or tablet, to view detailed directions, pull up the bottom window. If a preview is available for a step, a photo shows. To get to Street View for the step you want, tap the photo.

On the web: Select Street View in Layers > More. Drag Pegman to a blue line on the map. Your screen will transform to a street-level view. Mobile app: Select Street View in Layers. Tap the Street View icon for a full screen of photos or a blue line for a partial screen. This article explains how to enter Street View in Google Maps on the web ...

Tap on a place marker. On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google Maps app . Tap on a place marker. At the bottom, tap the place name or address. Scroll and select the photo labeled "Street View." You can also select the thumbnail with a Street View icon . When you’re done, at the top left, tap Back .

About this app. Navigate your world faster and easier with Google Maps. Over 220 countries and territories mapped and hundreds of millions of businesses and places on the map. Get real-time GPS navigation, traffic, and transit info, and explore local neighborhoods by knowing where to eat, drink and go - no matter what part of the world you’re in.

Meet Google's colorful Street View fleet and learn how we collect 360 imagery to power the world map. Sources of photography Street View photos come from two sources, Google and our contributors.