If you dig around enough in the street level view of our world available on online maps, then you’ll soon find a few hidden treasures. Whether that’s beautiful places you’re able to explore from the comfort of your own home or hilarious happenings from the other side of the planet.
Captured by travelling cameras passing down our roads, tourists with theirsmartphoneor professional photography companies working their magic, these images show sights from around the globe you’ve probably never seen before.
We’ve collected some of the most interesting we’ve found, from underwater snaps near the Great Barrier Reef to a bear casually fishing in a river and beyond. Keep with us to be amazed by what you see.
Landlocked diver
On a small piece of land worn away by the wash of the sea sits a diver apparently landlocked and constantly struggling to get back to the waters below.
A bear fishing for his lunch
This brilliant aerial photograph shows a bear casually sitting in the river fishing for his lunch.
A mass of fish can be seen dashing out of his way in a desperate bid to escape being next. An impressive view from Kurile Lake, Kamchatka, Russia.
A Reindeer on the loose
There’s a reindeer on the loose in Finnmark, Norway. If you follow him, you may see the reindeer being chased down the road by the camera car before finally leaping the railings. A close escape for both of them!
Miss Piggy plane wreck
In 1976, an overloaded Curtiss C-46 Commando cargo aircraft crash-landed in rough terrain in the snowy hills of Canada. The plane was nicknamed “Miss Piggy” because of the size of the loads it carried at the time, the crash site now bears that name too.
McDonald’s Island
An unusual view from Georgia sees a McDonald’s restaurant on a small man-made island at the edge of the city. The dome-shaped fast-food establishment isn’t your usual storefront, but it’s certainly inviting.
The pot hole scuba divers
On the streets of Arstad, Norway, two men in full scuba gear can be seen enjoying the clement weather. Perhaps they’re preparing for a flood?
Just a horse and his snacks
Nothing to see here. Just a horse enjoying a little roadside banana. All perfectly normal behaviour for Canadians we’re sure.
A stig with a view
Of Top Gear fame, Stig is not only the tame racing driver but also a fan of a nice walk in the countryside it seems. This roadside view of him has been captured near Loch Ness in Scotland.
Street view car park invasion
A car park in California can be seen packed full of Google cars and their drivers. Not your usual car meet, but certainly has an interesting and colourful view.
A secret base in the mountains?
In the middle of nowhere in Svalbard, Norway, there’s a view of what appears to be a secret underground installation in the mountainside. It’s not that exciting in reality though but is instead the home of theSvalbard Global Seed Vault. The vault’s aim is to preserve a wide variety of plant seeds to ensure they survive any sort of large-scale crop disaster.
