Last week I was working very hard, and wanted to take a brief mental break throughout the day and night. I remembered someone saying, “Check out Mapcrunch. I’m so glad I did! Mapcrunch posts random street views anywhere in the world. Bonus: You can navigate them!
My first stop, a Japanese cemetery.
Then on to Cape Town, South Africa.
Mapcrunch even brings you inside places such as Saint Audoen’s Church in Dublin, Ireland.
What I like best about Mapcrunch is it’s ability to take me places I never knew existed.
Calle Tramo de Unión, Sevilla, Spain
Giant Rubber Ducky in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
Nail Salon in Moscow, Russia
Elbe Tunnel, Hamburg Germany
So I highly recommend you try Mapcrunch to unwind and travel from your armchair.
Mapcrunch has another site called Instant Street View, perfect for visiting a specific destination! The kids and I have toured ….
Parthenon in Athens Greece
Hint! Drop onto a blue dot to tour that area!
Instant Street View Map – Drag Little Person To Blue Dot To Visit Area
Queensland, Australia – Great Barrier Reef
Vatican City
Machu Picchu, Peru
And even our own town!
Colorado River flows between Laughlin, Nevada and Bullhead City, Arizona
I’ve started a Pinterest Board for our Mapquest and Instant Street View destinations, but we need your help! We’re running out of ideas!
• Where should the kids and I visit?
• Where will you visit?
Go, explore, enjoy, and share!
Comment By: Lady Lilith
January 29th, 2014 at 9:17 pm
Wow. You have selected all great places. I have always wanted to visit Japan.
Comment By: Jean
January 30th, 2014 at 10:25 am
Thank you, Lady Lilith! You’ll be able to visit Japan virtually for now. 🙂
Comment By: Bijoux
January 30th, 2014 at 4:59 am
That’s really cool! I’m going to try some towns where my ancestors came from and check it out later today.
I think Canyonlands National Park is the most scenic place on Earth and difficult to travel to some of the locations in the park, so that would be a good one, too.
Comment By: Jean
January 30th, 2014 at 9:08 am
OMgosh, Bijoux! I had no idea! Thank you for the travel tip! The kids are going to love visiting there. How incredibly gorgeous.
Comment By: Ingrid
January 30th, 2014 at 7:59 am
Very cool….I will be checking it out. Thanks for sharing.
Comment By: Jean
January 30th, 2014 at 10:26 am
You’re welcome, Ingrid! You’ll be able to revisit all the grand locations you’ve already been, and maybe spy some new ones. 🙂
Comment By: Ron
January 30th, 2014 at 9:05 am
Okay Jean, this is like the COOLEST thing! How FUN!
I went to the site and typed in the hotel I lived in while staying in Japan (Kobe Portopia Hotel, in Kobe) for 2 1/2 months and found it! I actually found the street I used to walk down on my way to work each day. How neat it was to see that area again. I LOVE Japan!
I think Italy would be a very cool place to visit. And one of these days, I’m going to get there. But in the meantime, I’m going to check it out on this site.
Thanks for sharing!!!!!
Comment By: Jean
January 30th, 2014 at 10:27 am
Thanks, Ron! I dropped in on your hotel too (thanks for telling me the name & location). So cool!
Enjoy virtual Italy and start making your plans to get there. Fun!
You are so welcome. I love sharing my neat finds.
Comment By: ellesees
January 30th, 2014 at 9:33 am
i;ve beento a few of those but the rest are giving me serious wanderlust
Comment By: Jean
January 30th, 2014 at 10:28 am
You have?! Lucky you, Elle! I’d love to visit those destinations! Now my curiosity is peeked — where did you go?
Comment By: catherine gacad
January 30th, 2014 at 11:43 am
wow, i’d never heard of that site. so fun to click on different countries!
Comment By: Jean
January 30th, 2014 at 2:06 pm
Totally fun. You could use Instant Street View dot com to visit your potential new neighborhoods! 🙂
Comment By: Mark
January 30th, 2014 at 12:09 pm
Great idea for a site! Best of all, you don’t have to figure out any tricky currency exchange rates. I think I’ll take a trip to Vienna today, just because.
Comment By: Jean
January 30th, 2014 at 2:11 pm
Vienna… I almost gave up, but then saw the blue dot. I’ve landed in a gorgeous location, Babenbergerstraße. I need to learn more about that. http://www.instantstreetview.com/2m3eavz3ptueqz5iuzr2z2u Thanks, Mark!
Comment By: David
January 30th, 2014 at 2:44 pm
I didn’t know this site existed. It looks great especially for me since one of the things I always liked about online gaming was going places and seeing things. Seeing real things in the world is even better. Thank you!
Comment By: Jean
February 2nd, 2014 at 9:19 am
You’re welcome, David. My hubby liked the online gaming too. Very competitive.
Comment By: richard tripp
January 30th, 2014 at 5:06 pm
Wow, that looks like fun, i’ll be checking that one out.
Comment By: Jean
February 2nd, 2014 at 9:18 am
Dick, you’re traveling the world for real! Hope all is well.
Comment By: Rach
February 5th, 2014 at 2:43 pm
This is so cool! I am going to check it out now!
Comment By: Charlotte
February 12th, 2014 at 9:24 am
OMG, that is THE COOLEST! I have never heard of this site before, and I will be visiting for sure. Also, I’m almost certain I visited that church while in Dublin. SO NEAT!
Hmm… if you have the chance, check out Heidelberg, Germany. I guess I’m a bit biased since I did a semester abroad there, but holy hell, is it ever beautiful.
Also, I’m going to be armchair traveling today. NJ is getting upwards of 14 inches of snow starting tonight. WAH!!!
Comment By: Joyce
February 19th, 2014 at 8:43 pm
Wow! You’ve been to some amazing places!
Comment By: Sherri @ The Kitchen Prescription
March 15th, 2014 at 8:12 am
Jean,
You always share the most interesting things!
Comment By: Charlotte
March 25th, 2014 at 6:16 am
Hey, Jean! I’ve missed you and wanted to stop in and say hello 🙂 Hope all is well with you and you are enjoying your first few days of SPRING!! XOXO