Interesting Things That Were Found On Google Maps

Google Maps is an undeniably useful tool that has more capabilities than just finding out directions. Many people enjoy browsing the virtual globe for various things. Occasionally, people have stumbled across unexpected, and sometimes inexplicable, sights. Here we have a collection of interesting things that were found on Google Maps! There are some really cool images here, we love the effort that went into the Coca Cola one! Take a look!

Interesting Things That Were Found On Google Maps

Back in 2009, two neighbors started quarreling. One of them decided to mow ‘a hole’ with an arrow pointing towards the enemy!

Interesting Things That Were Found On Google Maps a hole
google

This awesome shot shows a large collection of over 200 airplanes at an aeronautical museum. Visitors can walk around and check out the planes!

Interesting Things That Were Found On Google Maps aircraft collection
google

This alien looking creature is approximately 9,000 years old! It is located in the driest place on the planet, the Atacama desert. Some people say the figure is a divine cat who came from another world…

Interesting Things That Were Found On Google Maps alien cat
google

To celebrate their 100th anniversary, Coca Cola recreated their logo on the slope of a mountain in Chile using 70,000 empty coke bottles!

Interesting Things That Were Found On Google Maps coca cola
google

At first glance, you might think this isn’t real. But in reality, the cruise ship you see is actually a shopping center in Hong Kong!

Interesting Things That Were Found On Google Maps cruise ship sky scrapers
google

This giant flag is painted on to a slope of the Kyrenia mountains. The writing next to the flag reads ‘how happy is the one who says I am a Turk’, a phrase taken from the a speech given by Mustafa Kemal Ataturk on the 10th anniversary of the Republic of Turkey.

Interesting Things That Were Found On Google Maps cyprus falg
google

This footprint maze is situated in a village near the county of Hampshire, England. It is the longest maze in the country (377 ft).

Interesting Things That Were Found On Google Maps footprint
google

This image was taken showing the shore of Whitstable, Kent. It went viral due to its likeness to a giant crab. It was dubbed ‘Crabzilla’.

Interesting Things That Were Found On Google Maps giant crab
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You are looking at Gulliver park in Valencia, Spain. The playground has many slides, secret passages and tons of other fun stuff!

Interesting Things That Were Found On Google Maps gulliver
google

This pyramid looking structure was found hidden in the snow of Antarctica. Some people believe it is the legacy of an ancient civilization, though there are a few other theories.

Interesting Things That Were Found On Google Maps pyramid antartica
google

This cool image shows a small village in Niger. The local people extract salt from ponds full of mud. Each pond is filled with water and a special clay containing salt is placed. The salt water is then drained and filtered leaving salt crystals as the water evaporates.

Interesting Things That Were Found On Google Maps salt factory
google

Some scientists believe that the separation of Antarctica and South America was caused by a huge meteorite that hit earth.

Interesting Things That Were Found On Google Maps south america antartica
google

This alien spaceship is a local attraction in Texas called Futuro House. It was designed by a Finnish architect called Matti Suuronen in the 1960s. 30 of the houses exist in different parts of the world.

Interesting Things That Were Found On Google Maps spaceship
google

This guy is situated on the Australian gold coast. He is visible even from space! The waving man is actually a floating pontoon for children.

Interesting Things That Were Found On Google Maps waving man australia
google

Google Maps has become one of the go-to resources for anyone looking for a specific and unfamiliar address. However, once you find what you’re searching for, it’s possible to fall down the rabbit hole and spend hours upon hours looking for weird places. You never know what you might find! Whether you’re interested in locations that are unusual, scary or weird, whiling away an hour or two on Google Maps usually satisfies your curiosity. Take a look at these peculiar images found via the site and let us know in the comments if you’ve ever seen anything notable there. 

 

The Wadi us-Salaam graveyard in Iraq is huge.

strange things google maps wadi us salaam
Pinterest

An abandoned movie theater in the Sinai Desert?

strange things google maps sinai abandoned movie theater
Pinterest

This wake in a bay in New Zealand looks like a sea snake. 

strange things google maps sea snake wake new zealand
unexplainedmysteries

These weird-colored trees.

strange things google maps purple trees
imgur

A man with a cat on his head.

strange things google maps man cat head
imgur

This must have been a glitch!

strange things google maps man giant arm
ask.fm

Is this an alien on the Moon?

strange things google maps moon figure
blogspot

If only real life planes looked like the one in this glitchy image!

strange things google maps multicolor plane
imgur

How unsettling is this?

strange things google maps pigeon mask people
Pinterest

He doesn’t look so impressed with the Google Map car!

strange things google maps guy chasing car
imgur

A futuristic car on a regular street.

strange things google maps futuristic car
imgur

If you look closely, there’s a hidden message on this island that reads “Eat me.”

strange things google maps eat me message
imgur

Google Maps employees get hungry too!

strange things google maps drive thru
imgur

Irate-looking scuba divers attacking the Google Maps car.

strange things google maps attacking scuba divers
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