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Amusing And Ridiculous Screenshots People Just Had To Take While Looking Up Google Maps (New Pics)
Funny,FailsJUN 19, 2025

Amusing And Ridiculous Screenshots People Just Had To Take While Looking Up Google Maps (New Pics)

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Google Maps’ satellites and cars equipped with cameras have taken more than 220 billion images and covered 10 million miles of roads over the last 20 years. During this time, the devices have captured all sorts of majestic, odd, and funny sights around the world. But only those who took the time to zoom in and get a closer look have been able to reveal them. 
In the list below, we gathered some of the most interesting things found while roaming the streets on Google Maps, as shared by the members of the Google Maps Shenanigans subreddit. Scroll down to see them for yourself, and don’t forget to upvote the most unexplainable ones!

#1 My Buddy Who Left Us In November, Is Still On Google Street View

My Buddy Who Left Us In November, Is Still On Google Street View
trixtopherduke:

A wonderful gift to be able to see him again. Looks like he was a cool cat.

eyehate:

Awww.
My girl left us in March. She was 21. Cranky old kitty momma.
Glad you get to see your furry kiddo on Google.
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#2 Someone Call The Poliolice

Someone Call The Poliolice
throwawaycima:

Thought lice were bad, wait til you see Polio lice.
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#3 So I Guess People Are Renaming Parks Now

So I Guess People Are Renaming Parks Now
Anon:

It's really not that hard to get additions approved on Google Maps. I've added fake businesses to the home addresses of a couple war criminals.
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The Google Maps Shenanigans subreddit, at the time of writing, has 159k members, which it garnered during the 8 years of documenting some of the oddest sights found on Google Maps.

In 2019, its creators had a chat with The Next Web and told them a bit about how this community was created. 

“I was reading through the comments of a post where people were wishing for a subreddit about funny things found with Google Maps, and the name r/googlemapsshenanigans was thrown out by someone,” the subreddit’s founder, slash23579, told TNW. “I loved the idea so I decided to create the subreddit.”

#4 Accidental Beatles In DC

Accidental Beatles In DC
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#5 The Parking Lot Flooded So Long That Gmaps Considers It A National Landmark

The Parking Lot Flooded So Long That Gmaps Considers It A National Landmark
44.95533324588065, -93.16464560256318

canoe_:

That McDonald’s just got torn down.
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#6 This Is What Happens When You Skip Leg Day And Avoid Walking At All Costs

This Is What Happens When You Skip Leg Day And Avoid Walking At All Costs
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Their first post was of two random guys fooling around and posing for the Street View cameras as Google’s car was passing them by.

“It’s not a super complex theme or concept,” Google Maps Shenanigans moderator AeroGlass added. “It’s funny things that people found, […] but sometimes there’s more to it.”

“We often get people that have found oddities on satellite imagery that aren’t simply glitches and are sometimes genuinely interesting or questionable things, and people often speculate about what they could be,” AeroGlass continued. “We haven’t found anything too crazy yet, but it always creates notable discussion.”

#7 Thank You Google For Keeping Superman's Identity A Secret

Thank You Google For Keeping Superman's Identity A Secret
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#8 4 Months Ago, Google Street View Snapped Me And I Snapped It Back

4 Months Ago, Google Street View Snapped Me And I Snapped It Back
CompetitiveRub9780:

What do they do if they have to pee tho?

NIPLZ (OP):

Go to the bathroom, I assume.

upvotes_are_useless:

Any "street view" there too??
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#9 Skater Falling Mid Air

Skater Falling Mid Air
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The founder attributes the popularity of this subreddit to another fellow Reddit community, r/funny, which was kind enough to share one of their posts with their members.

“Since then, though, Google Maps Shenanigans has found itself on Reddit’s trending section on a number of occasions—including with this post showing a man frozen in time as he’s about to fall off some stairs.”

“I feel this post is singlehandedly responsible for putting this subreddit in the public eye,” adds AeroGlass. “That image was submitted and made it near the top of /r/All (the community it was on was /r/funny, I think). This subreddit was linked by someone in that thread, and the next day it was one of Reddit’s featured communities for the day.”

#10 Would Anyone Know Why These Palm Trees Are In A Perfect Grid On This Uninhabited Atoll In The Cook Islands? (-16.5642491, -154.6216591)

Would Anyone Know Why These Palm Trees Are In A Perfect Grid On This Uninhabited Atoll In The Cook Islands? (-16.5642491, -154.6216591)
NotAnotherFNG:

This is Manua'e and is actually located in the Society Islands. It was a coconut plantation in the 1920s. Today it's a nature preserve.
Coincidentally, there is also a Manuae island in the Cook Islands.
44points

#11 Google Street View Car Itself Got Into Wrong Way

Google Street View Car Itself Got Into Wrong Way
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#12 Thanks Maps. Really Insightful

Thanks Maps. Really Insightful
Entire-Reference2379:

Must be the scenic route.

Ahaigh9877:

Google Maps likes to offer different routes, which is fine at the beginning of a journey, you can choose one (it could tell you which is more scenic, but I guess that's a lot to ask from something that's only been in development for a few thousand years), but that's okay.
But once I've chosen my route, Google Maps you absolute bastard, please do not re-route me on a f*****g whim, even if a little "I'm going to re-route you unless you tell me to stop" box appears on the screen for a bit. Don't f**king do that please Google Maps.
40points

Fast forward to now, the subreddit no longer focuses just on Google Maps and has since included posts about anything related to mapping software. “It’s not entirely about Street View anymore, just funny finds from really any sort of mapping software,” the founder explained to TNW.

Along the way, the subreddit’s team has also updated its policies to ensure the quality of the posts.

#13 TIL In Mongolian Suburbs, Most People Have Yurts In Their Back Yard

TIL In Mongolian Suburbs, Most People Have Yurts In Their Back Yard
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#14 Apple Maps Car Overtaking Google Maps Car

Apple Maps Car Overtaking Google Maps Car
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36points

#15 What The Hell Did I Find?

What The Hell Did I Find?
I was exploring the Brooklyn Navy Shipyard and decided to do a little drive around, and all of a sudden this guy shows up. At first I thought Google removed the face but when I zoomed in and tried to figure out what it is, the “person” started jumping around like shown in the pics. Also, when you try to drive past him, maps gives me a “server error” message. Got me spooked ngl.

ni1co:

This is what you just found: THE BALLAD OF LOOSII NINJAS.
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“When I first came on, I made significant changes that were designed with popularity in mind, such as making rules consistent and clearly explained, and creating community chat rooms,” AeroGlass said.

“I typically see two to four posts each day, and I’ll generally have to remove a few of those,” the moderator continued. “So, the community ultimately gets one or two quality posts per day. It’s not great, but it’s a far cry from how it was before.”

#16 Anyone Know What This Black Square Means?

Anyone Know What This Black Square Means?
I was browsing around the midland texas when i found this. Everything got blacked out. I searched for CRMWD and the only thing I found is Colorado River Municipal Water District. Why would a water utility building got censored? Can someone explain.

Abject-Storm4834:

Black balls, don't put that out of context.

Dwashelle:

Yeah these are those black balls in a water reservoir to stop it from evaporating, there's a video about it on YouTube that's pretty interesting.
35points

#17 Google Maps Says You Can Get Through Here. It Was A Really Fun Road That Felt Like An Adventure, So It Was Perfect For Me

Google Maps Says You Can Get Through Here. It Was A Really Fun Road That Felt Like An Adventure, So It Was Perfect For Me
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34points

#18 Found The Tiniest Roundabouts In Italy

Found The Tiniest Roundabouts In Italy
Coordinates: 40.4007084, 17.6402574
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Lastly, the founder shared their all-time favorite Google Maps Shenanigans entry, which was a Street View GIF of a guy falling off his horse. “I don’t have the link for it but I think it’s one if the top posts still. That cracked me up when I first saw it and it still does.”

#19 University Of Edinburgh

University Of Edinburgh
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#20 What Are These And How Do I Get Rid Of Them?

What Are These And How Do I Get Rid Of Them?
No clue what I’ve done here but I can’t get rid of them. Nothing in layers to deselect. Tried uninstalling and reinstalling. Help!

Anon:

Looks like you added a layer with locations of toilets.
Click the "You" tab on the bottom and see if it shows up there under your lists. You may be able to remove it there.
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