Insane Photos Caught By Google
Inflatable Doll
Here is a very strange image captured by the Google Street View car on this sidewalk. What is this man doing walking on the street, in broad daylight, holding in his hands, in front of him, an inflatable doll?
We can well imagine what he does with it during his free time. After all, everyone has his own preferences! But why is he walking around with it like that? We can imagine the look of the people he passed by on the street!
Three-Legged Woman
Is it an alien? Is it a three-legged woman? Nothing goes right in this image captured by the Google Street View car in Split, Croatia! Obviously, the camera has once again been the victim of a slight glitch that offers us a very funny image.
These two women were walking quietly in a small street when the car passed in front of them and took their picture. However, the glitch gives a third leg to the woman on the right. A third leg, or something else, when you look quickly, if you know what we mean!
Nose Picking
This man was quietly driving his little red car on Engenheiro Aristides Milton street, in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, when an indomitable urge to pick his nose came over him. Clearly, he didn’t know that the Google Street View car was passing by and was going to immortalize this unglamorous moment!
However, we have some doubts about the shame that this man could feel to have been caught with his finger in his nose, because if we look at the image well, someone is in the passenger seat of his car! So this man has no qualms about picking his nose in front of others.
Sea Creature
Google spotted this terrifying sea creature in San Diego, California. Amazingly enough, though, no one in the immediate area seems too concerned about it. Are they so used to seeing such creatures walking around?
One wonders what happened to this person. Was it a swim in the sea that went wrong? Or was it intentional? Maybe they were trying to scare someone, but if that’s the case, it doesn’t look very successful to us.
Skateboard Fail
Riding a skateboard is a fun activity, but it can sometimes be dangerous, especially if we are not too skilled with this means of transportation or if the road is not quite smooth, for example. That’s why you should always be protected, at least with a helmet.
This young woman unfortunately learned this the hard way and will probably remember it for a long time. And this accident must have been painful both physically and for her ego! Besides, the Google Street View car had to pass by there at that very moment… poor her!
Prisoner On The Loose
Unless it’s Halloween and someone planned this somewhat scary prank, the Google Street View car definitely took a picture of a prisoner running away from the nearest jail. His orange one-piece suit doesn’t really leave any room for doubt.
What happened? How did this prisoner escape? Are the police already after him? Did the driver of the Google Street View car notice the prisoner and call the police to notify them that a prisoner was on the loose? Let’s hope they caught up with him soon!
Happy Hour
The Google Street View car captured a very special moment between two people in a car in Czech Republic. Maybe we’re imagining things, but in our opinion, the woman in this car is not just looking for something she dropped on the driver’s side.
Is this woman the girlfriend of this man? Or maybe she’s an adult industry worker? Either way, it’s clear to us that she is giving this man a very good time with her mouth. And now everyone knows it thanks to Google Street View!
Shop Customers
It is not uncommon for s3x shop customers to be completely confident and not at all embarrassed to be seen entering that kind of place. We hope that this is the case of these two men, because if their goal was to go incognito without their acquaintances knowing it, well, it’s totally missed!
Indeed, these two men were very well filmed by the Google Street View car while they were entering a s3x shop in Amsterdam, Netherlands. We wonder if they are aware of this image that is now everywhere on the internet?
Bikini on a Moto
Once a girl decided to take her motorcycle skills to the next level by performing stunts while wearing a bikini. As she was cruising down the road, Google Street View happened to capture an exact moment when she was standing on one side of the bike with both feet, mid-trick. This snapshot became an instant viral sensation, with people admiring the girl’s daredevil attitude and impressive balance.
The photo sparked a debate online, with some arguing that the girl was putting herself in unnecessary danger, while others praised her for breaking stereotypes and pursuing her passion. Regardless of the opinions, the image served as a reminder that anyone can pursue their dreams, no matter how unconventional they may seem, and that the internet has the power to amplify and celebrate those moments of self-expression.
Pool Party
The Google Street View car came upon a group of people knocking back cold ones while gathered a blow-up pool in Holland on a hot day. This proves that a pool party can happen anywhere, even if it is in a parking lot.
One wonders who had the idea to place the pool in this particular location. Didn’t any of them have a private yard where they could calmly enjoy all this without being seen by everyone? Now their little pool party is immortalized forever on the internet.
Prank In Progress
Sometimes it’s nice to play a good trick on a friend, or someone we don’t like as much, to get back at them. Any reason is a good one, after all! But sometimes, when you make a prank for the second reason, it’s better to be as discreet as possible.
Unfortunately, here, this woman was caught red-handed as the Google Street View car drove by while she was wrapping a car with plastic wrap. One wonders how this prank ended up, anyway! Did she get caught?
Burglar Fox
These Narva, Estonia homeowners are about to get robbed, but not by the type of thief they might have thought. And what’s more, the Google Street View car caught it all! Here are several unlikely things happening all at the same time.
As you can see on this photo, a fox managed to climb to the second floor of this house and is now trying to get in through an open window. But how did he get up there? If he got in, the owners of the house were certainly surprised to see him there!
The Happiest Man Alive
The Google Street View car found the happiest man in the world while driving through the streets of New York. How often have you seen a man screaming with joy on a street corner, just like he’s doing on this photo? Not very often!
Is he that happy that his pedestrian light has finally appeared? Maybe he has been waiting for it for a while? Except that New Yorkers aren’t known for waiting for their light before crossing. He’s potentially happy to have crossed the street and still be alive on the other side, instead!
All Naked Woman
It is not uncommon for a person to walk around their home completely naked. After all, why not? They are at home, they can do what they want! And it is comfortable, after all, especially when it is really hot. However, generally speaking, when a person walks around their house naked, they don’t go out like that.
Unfortunately for this woman, she dared to leave her house totally naked. But what was she thinking? And then, it’s one thing to potentially be seen by a few people, neighbors or passers-by, but she had the misfortune to leave her house naked while the Google Street View car was passing by. Oops.
Strange, Naked Man
Definitely, the Google Street View car captures all sorts of things, some definitively stranger than others. Here, we can see a man, potentially naked, getting out of the trunk of a car. This whole scene is extremely unusual.
Has this man been kidnapped? If so, where is his captor? Why would he suddenly let him go? And is this dog on the ground just sleeping? This image leaves us very confused, and we have many unanswered questions!
Scottish Couple
We don’t know much about Scottish customs, but we highly doubt that it is a common custom to wear a horse’s head as this man does, while standing on the side of the street with his wife, obviously waiting for something.
What are they waiting for? A cab? A friend? And why is this man wearing this horse’s head when otherwise the couple seems to be well dressed in clean and matching clothes? Is it specially arranged for the passage of the Google Street View car?
Penguin On A Bicycle
Here is something you don’t see every day on the road. Google captured someone riding an old-school farthing bicycle in Western Australia. Well, so far, so good. Sure, it’s quite an unusual sight, but nothing more.
But to make this situation even more strange, there is a trailer cycle hanging on the back of the farthing bike, but it is not a child who takes place there. It is rather a penguin who is sitting on it! Fortunately, it doesn’t seem to be a real one, but a stuffed animal.
My Little Pony
What little girl has never dreamed of owning a pony after watching My Little Pony as a child? Well, he may not be of a pretty pastel color and he doesn’t have very long eyelashes, but this woman made her dream come true!
The Google Street View car immortalized her riding a pony in the street. Here is a very brave pony, but it seems to lack a little energy and have trouble carrying this woman, right? After all, it’s only a pony, not a horse! This woman should give him a break.
Live Accident
As the Google Street View car drove by a residential street in New Jersey, it captured an accident that was happening live in front of its camera. Indeed, at that very moment, a man fell down a flight of stairs in front of a building.
While on the left side of the stairs on Google Street View, we can see the man on the landing losing his footing. When we go forward slightly on Google Street View in order to be on the right side of the stairs, the same man is now on his back, on the first step down the stairs.
Top Gear
This looks almost like an alien invasion was discovered by a Google Street View car on the A82 in United Kingdom. This person dressed all in white, helmet included, seems rather suspicious as it is, alone on the side of the highway, with no transportation nearby.
You’d expect to at least see a motorcycle around or something, right? But no worry, it’s probably just the Top Gear character, The Stig, standing next to the Loch Ness in Scotland. Nothing to see here, really, go on your way.
Occupied Fitting Room
No, Google Street View does not collect all its data from car drivers. They also use people on bikes, snowmobiles, camels and even people on foot. After all, Google Street View goes EVERYWHERE! And everywhere means on top of a mountain as well as in stores.
A Google Street View employee caught customers in the middle of something at the Krakatoa store in Briançon, which sells and rents ski and other snow sports equipment. Indeed, we can see a man and a woman doing intimate things in the fitting room. Except that they are not! In fact, all this is a staging of the store that was aware of the passage of Google.
Poo Explosion
Holy moly, did that Google Street View car capture a building exploding? That’s horrible! Except it isn’t at all! This building is not really exploding, and absolutely no one is in danger of anything in this picture.
It seems that a bird that was flying over the Google Street View car had a little poop attack, and it resulted in said poop falling on one of the car’s cameras. The illusion is nevertheless quite credible! Let’s hope that the driver of the car noticed it quickly and was able to clean his camera.
Exploding Fire Hydrant
As the Google Street View car drove down Santa Fe Avenue in Long Beach, California, it caught a fire hydrant exploding right next to a Shell gas station. This is a very impressive situation. It’s like a big fountain in the middle of the city!
We don’t know what happened, but there’s a fire truck in the photo, and also a police car, so did they went there to fix the problem or did the firefighters maybe cause the fire hydrant to explode due to mishandling?
Superheroes Convention
We don’t know what was going on in Scotland in June 2009, but it was certainly serious! While a Google Street View car was capturing what was happening on the B9071 road, it drove past the Pierhead Restaurant & Bar in Shetland and found a ton of superheroes!
Was there a superhero convention that day in the area? Or a Comiccon, maybe? Or was it Halloween, perhaps, and they organized a thematic evening? Anyway, a lot of our favorite superheroes are represented in this picture!
Same Location, Different Time
Google Street View is not an exact science. Even though the cars are constantly driving around to capture more recent images, when you visit the website, it is possible to see a very recent image, and if you go a little further, to see an older one.
Here we can see that Google Street View has two very different views of this address on Kissam Avenue, Staten Island. The beautiful house on the left was unfortunately destroyed by hurricane Sandy, as you can see on the right picture.
Car Crash
It’s hard to explain what happened here, but one thing is certain, the Google Street View car certainly had trouble continuing its journey that day after arriving on this road blocked by a car with a broken front.
However, we only see one car in this photo, and no poles of any kind, so how could this man crouching in the bottom right of the photo destroy his car like this? He too must be wondering what was wrong with him if the shame he seems to feel is anything to go by. Or did he hit the Google Street Car?
Wayne’s World
The American comedy Wayne’s World, released in 1992 and starring Mike Myers and Dana Carvey as Wayne Campbell and Garth Algar, was a huge success and continues to make people laugh even 25 years after its release.
But the question here is: are these the real Wayne and Garth that we see on this picture taken by the Google Street View car? Probably not, but you have to admit that these two men look like two drops of water. One wonders what they were doing dressed like that on the street!
In The Bin
Is this man playing hide and seek with friends? Or is he being chased by thugs who want to harm him? Either way, he’s definitely found the perfect hiding place! Who would think of finding him in a trash can?
This image was captured by a Google Street View car in Switzerland, and we really wonder what this man is doing there. How did he get in? Is he able to get out or does he need help? Poor guy, it must be disgusting in there!
Only Waiting
The Google Street View car captured a rather interesting scene here. Of course, we only see two women, one leaning on a metal support on the sidewalk, seemingly waiting for something, and another sitting on a chair, looking at the other woman with a half-curious, half-amused look.
One can understand the expression of this woman who observes the one who waits, leaning forward and leaning on the support, because this woman does not wear pants, and unless she wears a string that we do not see, she does not wear panties either. Has anyone ever told her that her top is not long enough, and therefore, not a dress?
Mid-Day Nap
There is nothing better than relaxing in the afternoon sun when the weather is nice. A mid-day nap is the perfect opportunity to re-energize yourself to complete the day! However, people don’t usually take their nap on their doorstep in their underwear.
Mister, what is wrong with you? Here’s a very strange place to sit comfortably in your underwear and take a nap on your beach chair. Couldn’t you find a quieter, more intimate place? Now the whole world can see you dozing in your underwear in front of your house!
The Trickster
This man immortalized by the Google Street View car in a street of São Paulo was certainly aware that the car was passing in front of him at that moment, or at least, that it would pass soon. Otherwise, we can’t explain this picture.
While pushing a cart with big jugs of water, the man got stuck in front of a metal pole, his arms on each side and the cart in front. Unless the pole came out of the ground as he was passing by, which we totally doubt, this man placed himself that way to be funny.
Hey, Buddy!
Oh, but what do we see here? This Google Street View car that was busy capturing images in the area of 155 Maipú, in San Antonio de los Cobres, Salta Province, Argentina, passed one of its kind on the road in April 2014!
But what was it doing there? Was it also capturing images of the area? In any case, it’s very interesting to look at this photo. If you’ve never seen a Google Street View car drive by in real life, this is your chance to see what these cars look like!
Hide And Seek Champion
A little boy was captured by the Google Street View car while ducking behind a trash can in an alley. Makes you wonder who he’s hiding from. Did he know that the Google car was coming and he really didn’t want to be seen? If so, it’s sadly missed.
But maybe he was playing hide and seek with friends? We hope he didn’t get found too quickly! But, even better: imagine if his friends never found him and discovered his hiding place thanks to this picture! Ha ha!
Prismatic Spring
Natural wonders are even more impressive when seen from a bird’s-eye view on Google Earth. The Grand Prismatic Spring in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming is magical from above, where you can see vibrant rings of color in the 370 foot-diameter spring.
According to Express, the color is “due to the varieties of pigmented bacteria and microbes that live in the mineral-rich waters surrounding the hot spring.” The Grand Prismatic Spring is one of the most photographed places at Yellowstone National Park. It’s amazing how a change of perspective can unlock a new view of everyday locations.
Nazca Lines
Google Earth caught a glimpse of ancient markings located on the Peruvian coastal plain. The formation depicts strange shapes and they may look like alien carvings, but they were actually created by the ancient Nazca culture and are known as the Nazca Lines. They look quite impressive from overhead.
According to History.com, recent research speculated that the Nazca Lines’ purpose was related to water. “The geoglyphs weren’t used as an irrigation system or a guide to find water, but rather as part of a ritual to the gods—an effort to bring much-needed rain,” they wrote.
Circle Gardens
We can glimpse how at people live all over the world because of Google Earth. This surreal sight is not an alien landing pad as it may appear, but is a view of a housing community in Denmark. The urban development is known as Brøndby Garden City.
Located just outside Copenhagen, Denmark, the designer of these garden homes placed them in a circular arrangement to encourage residents to garden on their property and stay close to the other residents living in the same circle. It creates a fascinating tapestry when seen from a bird’s eye view.
Sexy Photoshoot
All reasons are good to do a sexy photoshoot, right? After all, it’s very empowering for a woman, and it’s a perfect way to feel beautiful, strong and sexy. It’s impossible not to feel good about yourself when you look at the pictures afterwards!
But what this Google Street View car captured is a little stranger than that. A sexy photoshoot, ok, but in the middle of the city, in full view of anyone passing by? Seems a bit extravagant to us. This woman definitely has a lot of confidence to present herself like that!
Look at his pants
What could be more uncomfortable and embarrassing than peeing yourself? Honestly, not much. There’s nothing more awkward than an impromptu bowel movement in public, especially as an adult! And that’s exactly what happened to this man.
Unfortunately for him, as he was standing on the corner of the street, the Google Street View car drove by and captured the moment. Afterwards, on the Internet, the man claimed to have spilt a drink on himself, but honestly, he would never have admitted to having peed in his pants!
What Privacy?
The advantage of having a backyard surrounded by a brick wall is that it is possible to have privacy from the prying eyes of passersby and neighbors. Unfortunately, the wall of these people is not high enough to counter the Google Street View car camera.
While this couple thought they were safe and most likely about to engage in some marital frivolity, the Google Street View car passed by on Dunthorpe Road, England, and the camera was high enough to catch them in the act.
City Divers
We have the really strong impression that these three people prepared this set-up in anticipation of the Google Street View car passing by that street, but in the end, how can we be absolutely sure of what we are talking about?
Maybe these three individuals lying on their stomachs on boards in the middle of the street just love surfing too much and unfortunately couldn’t make it to the beach, so they decided to bring the surf to them! That a way to do things.
The Wedgie
This woman certainly didn’t expect to go viral on the internet when she left her house that day. Unfortunately for her, the Google Street View car was coming around at the same time she was.
While walking around Southwest 2nd Avenue and Southwest Yamhill Street in Portland, Oregon, this woman was bothered by her panties. She wanted to remedy the situation, but it wasn’t just the few pedestrians around her who saw it! If it can make her feel better, at least she’s only seen from behind.
Altruistic Woman
Um… We’d like to think that this woman isn’t really doing what we think she’s doing to this man, but clearly, she is doing exactly what we think she’s doing to this man. Just like that, on the side of the street.
But who is this woman? An adult industry worker? This man’s wife? Just an altruistic bystander that this man approached? In any case, wasn’t it possible for them to go and do this in a more discreet place?
Reading Man
What could be better than sitting outside with a book on a warm, sunny day? It’s nice and relaxing! Well, that’s pretty much what the Google Street View car immortalized this man doing when ot passed by that spot.
In this man’s place, however, we would not have chosen to sit on a stone bench on the side of the street, surrounded by several other men. And we definitely would have worn more clothes than just underwear and calf covers!
The Red Lake
The Internet buzzed with speculation when a photo of a blood-red lake surfaced on Google Earth. Located outside Sadr City in Iraq, the viral image first appeared in 2007. So what caused the once clear water to turn red? Several theories have floated around online.
According to Time, “A tipster told the tech blog Boing Boing that he was told by a friend that slaughterhouses in Iraq sometimes dump blood into canals.” Iraq never released an official statement, but there is probably a logical explanation for the phenomenon, like sewage runoff. Either way, it’s shocking to see a red lake from the air.
Corn Maze
Have you always liked to draw little mazes behind cereal boxes and the like? Have you always wanted to run a giant maze yourself, but unfortunately there is none near you? Well, Google Street View is there for you!
Thanks to this Google Street View Challenge, you can virtually try to complete this giant maze in a cornfield in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Will you be able to find the bridge in the middle of the maze? We wish you good luck!
Airplane Graveyard
Google Earth spotted this amazing image of rows and rows of airplanes located outside of Tucson, Arizona. It may appear to be an airplane graveyard, but in reality, you’re looking at an aerial view of the Davis-Monthan Air Force Base.
This is where old planes spend their last days and there are over 4000 military aircraft resting on the base. According to TIME, from B-52s to stealth bombers, the planes are salvaged for parts and broken down for scrap. It’s one of the most seen satellite pictures online, making guided tours of the base a popular tourist destination.
Ikea Prank
When you know that a Google Street View camera will be visiting somewhere, it’s hard to resist creating a special scene for the occasion. Especially if the camera is on someone, in a store, and you can easily control its walk!
While Google Street View was at Ikea in Montreal, one man went all out to create a very funny shot. He posed in different places, in different poses, while the camera captured a specific location. You can see this man 18 times in the picture!
Campervan On Fire
The Google Street View car passed by this location at the same time a classic VW campervan was burning. But not only is this a rather unusual event to capture on Google Street View, the image becomes a bit strange when you see the man on the right.
What is this shirtless man doing there, watching the campervan burn? Is that his campervan? Has he called the fire department yet, or is he going to? If the wet area in front of his door is any indication, he was watering something. Perhaps he could assist the campervan with his hose while waiting for the fire department?
Monkey Business
It’s hard to believe that Google managed to snap this picture of two Japanese macaque, also known as snow monkey, hugging in the cold right at the edge of a volcanic hot spring in Jigokudani, Joshinetsu Kogen National Park, Japan.
If you ask us, this cute image totally wins the “Most Adorable” award! But although this picture captured by photographer Stephen Belcher seems to be incredible, it is very common for these monkeys to hug each other. So much love!
Frog On Camera
Yes, there are Google Street View cars, but there are also Google Street View boats! After all, the idea is to recompose the whole world in a virtual way, right? However, going on the water sometimes has its share of problems.
While this Google Street View boat was trying to capture photos of this location, a frog decided it was the perfect time to jump on board and land right in the center of the camera. You can still see the scenery, but let’s just say the frog steals the show!
Land Shark
Google Maps Street View allows people to travel the globe in the comfort of their own home and gives us a glimpse into the weird and wonderful things in this world. For example, this crazy scene was captured in Headington, Oxford. Someone in this neighborhood has a great sense of humor.
Of course, we’re talking about the house with a shark diving into the roof. The homeowner, Bill Heine, commissioned artist John Buckley to sculpt the 25-foot fiberglass shark to mark the anniversary of the 41st anniversary of the Nagasaki atomic bomb.
Crashed UFO
This next one almost had us convinced that extraterrestrials had visited our home planet. A YouTube channel, SecureTeam10, claimed to have located a crashed UFO on an island in Antarctica. They convinced viewers that a Google Earth image of a strange trail in ice was an alien spacecraft landing site.
According to LiveScience, it was actually a photo of disturbed ice from an avalanche on the side of a glacier near Mount Paget. “A long trail extends away from the main disturbed area, leading to a white object that appears embedded in the snow on top of the glacier,” Rafi Letzler wrote.
Unusual Outdoor Design
People who cover a house with toilet paper are relatively common. Whether it’s to prank the owner or to get back at them for something, it’s a well-known way of doing things that has even been used by celebrities.
For example, Gwyneth Paltrow confessed to covering Arnold Schwarzenegger’s house with toilet paper once with friends. Khloé Kardashian also played this trick on her sister Kourtney several years ago. We don’t know who lives in this house, but someone wanted to play a good trick on them and the Google Street View car captured it!
Some Legs
When you walk down the street, you see a ton of legs! However, as a rule, they are on the ground, connected to some upper body, belonging to a passer-by. We’ve never seen a huge pair of legs like that sticking out of a window on the second floor of a building!
We are not sure what this pair of legs is doing there. Is it a decoration of some kind? Is there a tight store at this place? In that case, we could understand that these legs are there, but if not, it only seems very strange to us.
Diagon Alley
Any fan of the Harry Potter saga would like to visit the famous Warner Bros. Studios in London one day to see the spectacular sets of the films with their own eyes and to live a certainly memorable experience.
But beware, fan of the famous wizard! Did you know that it is possible to visit Diagon Alley directly via Google Street View? That’s right! Of course, it’s far from being a similar experience to being there for real, but if you don’t have the chance to go to London, or if you want to see what the place looks like without the hundreds of visitors that come with it, this is the perfect opportunity!
Visit From Peru
Well, look who’s there! It’s Paddington Bear wandering the streets of London! But what is he doing there, far from his native darkest Peru? Has he come to visit the Brown family, who adopted him the first time he visited the United Kingdom?
We don’t know what Paddington Bear is doing there, but it’s a nice coincidence that the Google Street View car passed by and captured the moment. No one seems really surprised to see him there, but he did not go unnoticed by the young boy on the right!
Going To The Beach
There is definitely nothing more pleasant on a hot, sunny day than going to the beach and cooling off in the cool water. And of course, when we go to the beach, we prefer to bring as few belongings as possible to avoid potentially having them stolen.
However, these two women captured by the Google Street View car may have gone a little too far. Indeed, it is not clear where they are coming from, but the parking lot for the beach is clearly right in front of them. So they left the house like that, without clothes, just in their bikini. After all, why not?
No Fresh Powder
Skiing is one of the favorite sports of millions of people around the world. Unfortunately, it can only be done when there is snow. But what happens when that snow just won’t show up, or we’re too impatient to wait for it to arrive?
Well, this skier decided not to wait and took on the slopes of the Mont Blanc, near the border of France and Italy, anyway. Who needs fresh powder to ski, after all? Long green grass does the job just as well, right?
Strange Alien Cat
From far up in space, Google Earth spotted an ancient cat carved into a mountainside. It’s known as The Tarapacá Giant and is in Iluga, Chile. According to Google, this prehistoric, anthropomorphic geoglyph is the world’s largest & represents an ancient deity.
The carving is 9,000 years old and locals believe it represents a divine cat that came to earth from another planet. This historical geoglyph is in the Atacama Desert, which is also one of the driest places on earth. It’s an otherworldly image captured by Google Earth’s cameras.
Coca-Cola Logo
Thanks to the magic of Google Earth, we can see aerial images from above that don’t look as spectacular from the ground. An impressive Coca-Cola tribute can be seen from space, and the story behind it is just as fascinating as the image itself.
According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the installation was made from 70,000 empty Coca-Cola bottles. The logo, which is in the desert of northern Chile, measures 50 meters tall by 120 meters. The company created the massive logo to commemorate Coke’s 100th anniversary. That’s one way to get name recognition.
Mystery Machine
Scooby-Doo fans will love this next photo. Google drove past three Mystery Machine vans located in Solihull, England. This makes us wonder if the whole gang was there solving a mystery. Couldn’t you just see Shaggy, Daphne, Velma, Fred, and Scooby appearing out of nowhere?
Seriously though, what is this picture all about? Either these vehicles belong to a family that loves the series a bit too much or someone likes to collect cartoon memorabilia. Regardless, we have to admit that this is one of the coolest things Google Earth has ever discovered.
The End
Could this be a proof that the flat earthers were right all along? At some point, the Earth ends, and if we continue, we fall? Because according to this photo captured by the Google Street View car, this place is indeed the end.
The road ends at this point, well indicated by an “End” sign. And if we believe the “Hell” and the arrow painted on the ground, further on, it is hell. So that would be it? On one side of the end of the Earth, we fall in hell, and on the other, we fly to paradise? Well, sorry guys, you didn’t get to the right end!
Immobile Diver
When you look quickly, it seems that a diver is caught in a strange position on this small piece of land in the middle of the water. But what is he doing in this position? Is he about to jump down? It looks very dangerous to us!
But he is not! If we look closely, we can see that it is a kind of statue held above the ground by a small metal stand. But what is this statue doing there? What is it supposed to represent? We are very curious about it!
Lion King
A majestic lion is carved into the countryside in Dunstable, Bedfordshire. The landmark stands guard near Whipsnade Zoo and was made with 800 tonnes of chalk from under a nearby resident’s house.
The figure overlooks the Dunstable Downs and marks the zoo’s location. They restored it in 2018 after falling into disrepair since its initial construction in 1933. The zoo’s general manager, Owen Craft, told the BBC he was “incredibly proud” of the lion. “We are delighted to have restored this iconic landmark to its original glory,” he said.
The Doggy King
Who hasn’t seen the Disney movie The Lion King? No one, certainly. And you probably all remember the famous scene at the beginning, when the mandrill monkey Rafiki takes Simba, still a cub, and holds him high in the air in front of the whole animal kingdom, at the end of the stone mound?
Well, there is the Lion King, but now we are honored to introduce you to the Doggy King! And he has not one little dog, but two! He was definitely very proud to introduce his furry friends to the Google Street View car that was passing by.
Shocked Lady
The Google Street View Car drives all over the world capturing images and can sometimes catch people off guard. Like this mysterious woman seen on a tour bus in New York City. It’s clear that the passing automobile caught her by surprise as it zoomed past the bus.
What isn’t quite as clear is why this lady was walking to the back of the bus with no shoes on. Who in their right mind would walk barefoot on New York City transportation? By the expression on her face, she didn’t think anyone would know about her dirty little secret, but we all know now thanks to Google Street View.
Blur Your House
A man didn’t want his house to be seen on Google Street View, so he blurred it. Did you know you could do that? If you got caught by The Google Car while you were doing something stupid in front of your house, here’s how to blur the picture yourself.
First, go to Google Maps and enter your address. Once you’re on the website, go to Street View mode, then drag the little yellow human icon found in the lower right corner of the screen on the map, in front of your house. With your house in view, click on “Report a problem” in the lower right corner of your screen, center the red box on the scene to blur, and select “My Home” in the “Request blurring” field.
Oprah Corn Maze
It’s so cool when Google Earth features pop culture references in our landscape. Oprah Winfrey is an American icon and her face was captured in a corn maze. According to the website Google Sightseeing, it was created by Arizona’s Schnepf Farms.
Each year, the farm immortalizes its favorite celebs by creating famous faces in their 10-acre cornfield. So, they declared their love for Oprah for all to see during Halloween of 2004. The aerial view is impressive because it actually looks like Oprah from above. The folks at Schnepf Farms did a superb job.
A Bird Walking His Human
The Google Street View car saw this dynamic duo in Portland. You rarely see a man taking a stroll with his cockatoo. To see someone walking his dog, or his cat or even his iguana, is fine. We are used to it, but his bird? Only very rarely!
But despite this rare occurrence, Google managed to immortalize this extraordinary moment. This man must love his cockatoo a lot, and let’s bet it’s reciprocal. Few birds can boast of going for a walk with their owner, after all!
A Spooky Scene
The Google Street View car passed by this terrifying scene unfolding in the window of a house in Chicago. But what could be going on in this house? It all seems a bit creepy and scary to us. We wouldn’t want them as neighbors!
But seriously, these must be Halloween decorations, right? RIGHT? If not, this family definitely needs to call Ghostbusters, and in the meantime we will run with all our might as far away from this house as possible!
Confetti Rain
In May 2008, as the Google Street View car drove past 501 Sampsonia Way in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the camera caught a person throwing confetti from the top of the second floor exterior fire escape. This person was definitely feeling festive!
Was this person trying to counteract the gloom of this rainy day by throwing confetti at passersby to make them feel a bit better? Or was the confetti directly aimed at the Google Street View car? But how did they know that the car would pass by at that particular time?
Dinner Time
Contrary to what one might think, Google Street View does not simply photograph the earth. We also have the right to aquatic images! This brown bear was photographed while it was clearly getting ready to eat dinner.
Yum, a good fish meal! While he is already holding one in his hands, we can see a ton of others swimming underwater around him. Don’t these fish have any survival instinct? He already caught one, you’re next, guys!
Nature Call
Getting from point A to point B in La Paz, Mexico can sometimes take longer than expected. Unfortunately, this man had not yet arrived at his destination, but he could not wait any longer. When you got to go, you got to go.
When the nature calls, sometimes there is nothing you can do. No matter how hard you try to hold back, at some point, it’s no longer possible. So this man decided to make a subtle stop on the sidewalk, facing the wall, to relieve his bladder.
Mad Scientists
One wonders what these three individuals were doing dressed as scientists in their garage while the Google Street View car was passing by. Did they know that the car was going to pass that day and decided to create a funny scene for the occasion?
Anyway, the person on the left looks like a mad scientist who somehow forces the other two to fall in love. Look at the man on the right, with his heart-shaped eyes! Isn’t that a lot of love for the woman lying on his shoulder?
Desert Lips
Google Earth spotted a mystical image in the Sudan, Darfur desert that has locals talking. In the hilly desert region, we can see a pair of lips in the natural landscape from above. It looks like a slightly open mouth surrounded by full lips.
According to The Express, rows of trees and patterns create the shape in the sand. Residents of the nearby village of Gharb have their own theories as to the purpose it serves. “Some say that it actually houses a massive black hole that remains closed as long as the mouth remains so,” a villager said.
Trashy Mannequins
Imagine walking around this neighborhood, and coming across these strange, weird-looking mannequins in the garbage, in the street. Clearly, this is a disturbing sight! If it’s dark, we would immediately call the police!
Seriously, where do these mannequins come from? They look totally horrible! Who had them at home, and what were they doing with those? And why, all of a sudden, did they decide to get rid of all these mannequins at once? Didn’t it occur to them that all this would look very strange on the street?
Shovel Guitar
Sometimes, some days are more difficult than others. Some people, however, are able to have fun in all circumstances, and that’s definitely the case with this man! This construction worker in Marseilles, Illinois, was playing a shovel guitar on the side of the road.
We can say what we want, but this man totally knows how to stop traffic, but above all, how to put happiness in the day of the passers-by, and certainly in that of his colleagues. We tip our hat to him for being in such a good mood at work!
Garbage Men
It’s so fun when Google comes upon people acting silly for the camera. The Google Street View car drove past two trashmen collecting garbage in April Croft in Mosley. The gentlemen stopped what they were doing and performed a hilarious dance as the vehicle drove by.
Their lust for life is infectious. We dare you to look at this pic and not smile. The guy on the right has some pretty awesome moves. It just goes to show that you can find joy in any job, including picking up other people’s trash for a living. This has got to be our favorite picture on the list!
Face Of The Devil
This next one on the list is just spooky. Sometimes Google Earth captures sinister images and one Internet user, Luther Blissett, claims he discovered the Devil’s face. According to Google Sightseeing, Blissett recognized the evil image while he used Google Maps to locate potential Pagen holiday destinations.
Apparently, Satan lives in a wooded area just outside of Atlanta, Georgia. His face is made up of several trees and other natural formations. We question the validity of this claim, but have to admit that a face can be seen in the landscape when viewed through Google’s lens.
Scary Clown
There are few things more sinister in the world than clowns, and a Google Street Car snapped this pic that could give us all nightmares. A very stern-looking clown was spotted in Chiautla de Tapi, Mexico. He’s most likely a performer headed to a children’s birthday party and not a criminal.
Either way, this clown is super scary and we wouldn’t want to run into him stepping out of his creepy van. The lady behind him seems to be casually walking away. If we’re being completely honest, we’d be sprinting away from this guy! Is anybody else terrified of this dude?
Grizzly Encounter
Only in Russia would you see a shirtless man chasing a bear with a bat. But thanks to Google Street View, we have the chance to admire such a scene without having to move to another continent. What could we ask more?
The bear looks genuinely terrified by this weird old man pursuing him, ready to do anything to defend its territory. Let’s bet that he didn’t expect to be the prey in this whole story! It must not happen very often indeed.
The Driver
Here is a funny picture found on Google Street View. We have never seen a human that close on Google Street View! Hello, sir, how are you? How is your day going? What are you doing so close in front of the car camera?
This man is actually the driver of the Google Street View car, and he is cleaning his camera. Indeed, you don’t think about it, but it is clearly something that can be necessary at any time, depending on where the car is driving and in what conditions! It still gives a very funny result.
Ghost House
This house is located in New Baltimore, N.Y. Oh, dear.! Please, someone tell us what street this house is on so we can make sure we NEVER venture too close! Actually, forget it. We’d rather not go to New Baltimore at all. Clearly, nothing normal is going on there!
All joking aside, this photo is certainly the result of a malfunction of the Google Street View car, but still, this blurry and distorted photo is very disturbing. We could see it perfectly as the main location of a horror movie!
Where’s Waldo?
Who has never spent long minutes looking for Waldo in the multitude of Where’s Waldo? books that exist? Really, it was hours of fun—and sometimes of little rage, too! But what’s better than a Where’s Waldo in real life?
This Google Street View car managed to find Waldo on his journey past the O2 shop on Putney High Street, London, United Kingdom. But what could Waldo be doing there? A bit of shopping? By the way he’s standing, maybe he was looking for a bathroom?
Tiger King
As the Google Street View car drove by, it caught a rather strange sight of a tiger crossing a parking lot in the middle of a city. But what’s going on? Did Tiger King go on an errand with his big, furry friend?
We have several questions about this photo. Where did this tiger come from? How did it get there? Was it inside the building for some reason and it escaped? Anyway, we hope that no one crossed its path before it was retrieved by his owners!
Dystopian Nightmare
The Google Street Car passed by this suspicious person crouching in the woods while wearing a gas mask and one can only wonder what is going on. This is either a well-planned prank or something very sinister was going down.
Already, a person in this position in the middle of a forest, it is strange. He could be playing hide and seek, but we doubt it. But the fact that this person is wearing a gas mask adds a lot to the weirdness of this picture!
Colonel Sanders
Google Earth gave way to “Roofvertising,” an entirely novel way for businesses to advertise on horizontal billboards painted onto rooftops. A giant Colonel Sanders was visible from outer space in an ad for Kentucky Fried Chicken. The “Face from Space” lived in the desert of Rachel, Nevada.
According to Traveller, “The giant Colonel Sanders image was assembled like a jigsaw puzzle out of 65,000 tiles, individually painted red, black, white, or beige,” they wrote. Despite the installation being removed in 2006, the Colonel will live on forever in the annals of Google Earth.
Lone Man
Google Street View travels to the farthest reaches of the earth and often snaps eerie pics. Even the most sparse location can offer up a strange moment, despite being in a rural setting. Take, for example, this mysterious gentleman standing alone in front of a hillside.
Does anybody else feel like this guy is about to charge the camera? He’s in quite a dominant stance. Although, who could be scared of a guy dressed like that? That’s quite an outfit he’s wearing for a dude who’s completely the only person standing in the middle of the road.
Gulliver’s Travels
The image of a large mysterious man surfaced on Google Earth, and we can’t help but wonder exactly what we’re looking at. What seems like it could be an art installation is actually a strange children’s playground in Valencia, Spain.
Bright Side reported that the massive gentlemen has secret passages, several slides for kids to slide down, and a wide bench for parents to sit while they watch their little ones play. This is a very creative use of space and looks almost like some sort of artsy amusement park from above. Either way, we’d love to visit the park someday.
UFO Sighting
Google captured this unidentified flying object hovering in the sky in Ochopee, Florida. But what could it be? Is it a flying saucer? A superhero? A rocket? A plane? Okay, fine. It’s probably a glitchy image of a butterfly.
But we like the UFO theory way better. Well, better luck next time! Anyway, it’s a shame that this poor butterfly was cut in two because of this glitch. It looked very nice, don’t you think? He could have become famous on Google Street View!
Sharp Shooter
Two friends in Wallingford, Connecticut, put on quite a show for the Google Street View car. They decided to recreate William Tell’s apple shot as the vehicle drove past their yard. We hope this guy had a steady hand!
Every day, people try to meet some challenge, old or new, that they have seen somewhere. Sometimes some are more dangerous than others. This one, in our opinion, falls into the category of too dangerous! We really hope it all turned out well.
Car Glitch
Here is a very strange car that was driving on a street in Washington D.C. when the Google Street View car passed by! But what is this tiny car? It’s even smaller than a Smart or a Chevrolet Spark! How can a person sit in it?
Well, clearly, nobody could sit in this car if it really existed. Did you see how wide the door is? Just a child could fit in there! Here is another very funny glitch found on Google Street View, where for some reason the middle of the car has disappeared, sticking the front and the back together.
Seeing Double
The Google Street Car snapped this weird picture of two identical men taking a walk down the street. What are the real chances of such a photo being taken? Could they be twins dressed in a totally identical way, perhaps?
The hypothesis that we find most plausible, however, remains the possibility that there was a glitch in the matrix! These two men are far too similar to be two different people. Especially since, if you look properly, both men are holding something in their left hand. It’s a glitch for sure!
Turf War
An angry neighbor sent an obvious message and thanks to Google Earth, we all get to witness the feud. A Washington State man mowed the word “A-Hole” into his grass with an arrow pointing to his neighbor’s house.
According to the Daily Mail, Brian Juel has some beef with his neighbors, Cindy and Brian Zechenelly, after they built a purple garage apartment on their property in 2009. The couple refused to repaint the garage a different color, even after their neighbors formed a petition against them. Juel used creative landscaping methods to air his grievances to the world.
Pop A Wheelie
This little daredevil put on a real show for the Google Street View car when he passed by. This guy amazing wheelie skills were put on full display and are now immortalized on the internet for everyone to see.
This guy is still cool. While we all agree that riding a motorcycle on the road like this is very dangerous and no one should do it, we can’t help but admire those who are actually able to do it, because we certainly wouldn’t be!
Monster’s Apartment
We have no idea who lives at 8 Rue Docteur Grandjean, in Nancy, Lorraine, France, and we don’t want to know. One thing is certain, we never, EVER want to see this person. It is not a person, in fact, it is a monster!
All joking aside, it’s a tiki statue—a very scary tiki statue—that someone with very questionable taste and humor has placed on his balcony, potentially in order to scare passers-by who might see it. Well, it’s very successful! Everybody run!
Riding The Mailbox
There is a severe lack of places to sit in Manhattan. It’s a fact that cannot be denied; except in parks of places like that, there’s not a lot of benches available. The proof? This man who just wanted to rest his legs while smoking his cigarette.
Unfortunately, there was no bench in sight on the street he was at this moment, so he had to sit on the mailbox. There was no other option available. And after all, a mailbox is a seat like any other, right? Giddyup, mailbox!
UFO Sighting
Beam Me Up, Scotty! A Reddit user freaked out when he thought that he spotted a real-life Unidentified Flying Object hovering over a house. He posted this pic of the so-called alien craft along with the caption: “Did I just find photos of a UFO/UAP??!! 🤗”
Unfortunately, he was quickly brought back to earth when commenters identified the object as bird poo. A user responded, saying, “I think you found bird sh*t on the camera.” Regardless, it was a cool find and we’re going to choose to believe that it was indeed aliens attempting to make contact.
Traffic Jam
You don’t see a horse-drawn carriage on the highway often, but the Google Street View car managed to snap this incredible picture of a fancy wedding party in London, England. Really, what are the odds? This is really nice!
The bride really knows how to stop traffic and become the center of everyone’s attention on her big day. Good for her, then! We only hope that the angry drivers stuck behind her carriage didn’t ruin her day, though.
Potash Ponds
These mesmerizing blue ponds are located near Moab, Utah at the Intrepid Potash mine. It almost looks like stained glass when seen from above, thanks to images captured by Google Earth. They’re actually potassium chloride evaporation ponds.
Reader’s Digest reported that “Potash” means “salts that contain potassium” and they add blue dye to the water to “optimize the absorption of sunlight and evaporation.” Crystals of salt and potassium are left behind after evaporation and gathered to produce the chemical. It’s a scientific process that creates a beautiful landscape.
Batman Symbol
Batman fans will be thrilled to learn that the Batcave has been discovered. Google Earth spotted the secret location at the home of the U.S. Air Force’s 44th Fighter Squadron’s Kadena Air Base in Okinawa.
The military newspaper Stars and Stripes reported on the finding. Ed Gulick, the Kadena spokesperson, told the paper that the symbol was real and painted in the 1980s. “We know it’s been there for years… and is somewhat common for esprit de corps around the Air Force as it gives members of the squadron pride in their unit,” Gulick said.
The Man And The Alpaca
We have often seen people walking with their dog, or even their cat, with their bird or even their lizard or their snake, but a man walking with his alpaca, that, we must admit, is a first. But after all, why not? Alpacas are cute!
But what is this man doing with an alpaca at home? We didn’t know that it was possible to domesticate an alpaca. And from the way the man passing by the café looks at the owner of the alpaca, we can guess that he too is surprised by all this!
The Birds
Seagulls can be very intrusive when they get going, even when they are alone, so imagine the chaos they can create when there are several of them! We have a perfect example of that occurrence on this Google Street View photo.
A Google Street View car snapped this unnerving pic of swarming seagulls. We’re getting Alfred Hitchcock vibes a lot from this one, and we must admit that it makes us a little anxious! We would not have liked to be there at all.
People Are Strange
A group of people in Iceland created a funny scene for the passing of the Google Street View car in their neighborhood. We’re getting serious Deliverance vibes from this one, but we have to admit that the picture is still comical.
We especially like the man on the left, who got down on his knees to make his character even funnier. And we don’t seem to be the only ones who love the staging! The woman on the stairs seems to have a lot of fun looking at them.
Baby’s Day Out
The Google Street View car passed by this unattended baby crawling on the sidewalk. Either that infant is completely lost, or it has very expensive taste. But after all, a baby dressed in Gucci—if you have the money—why not?
We still hope that one of his parents was nearby and watching him. Hidden behind the stone column, perhaps? In any case, let’s keep our fingers crossed that there is a logical explanation to this picture. Otherwise, it would be horrible!
Pool Party
But what is going on around this field? A farmer in Harcourt, Ontario, Canada, decided to create a pool party with mannequins on his land, right on the side of the road. It’s a great way to entertain passing motorists!
This set-up is very strange, even a little creepy. Why did this farmer created this mannequin pool party on his land? We strongly doubt that it is an installation to scare the crows. He wanted to scare people, maybe? If so, this lonely farmer has done a good job.
Staged Crime Scene
Before anything else, please, don’t worry. This image isn’t an actual crime scene, even if it totally looks like it is. Actually, two friends in Edinburgh, Scotland, put on a dramatic show for the Google Street View car when it came their way.
The two men were probably very proud of their joke, but let’s bet it wasn’t so funny when the police questioned them about their hijinks. Once people claim to have seen a crime, immortalized in a photo, how do you prove that it is not real?
A Confused Cat
It is a fact that cats sleep a lot. In fact, on average, they sleep 15 hours a day. So it’s not surprising to learn that this cat was napping at the Largo di Torre Argentina in Rome when the Google Street View car passed by.
Imagine the rude awakening this cat had when he realized he had a camera right in its face! The poor guy doesn’t look like it’s in its best shape. Google Street changed the image not so long after they find out about this lazy cat.
Airmail Arrows
At one time, in the early days of the US Postal Service’s national airmail service, pilots carrying packages had to find their way over the United States by sight alone, which could be quite difficult, especially when the weather was not optimal.
In 1923, Congress approved the installation of the Transcontinental Airway System, which consists of a network of approximately 1500 towers, each with a gas-powered bearing light for night flights, and an arrow-shaped foundation to assist daytime navigation.
Falling Man
We all have mishaps at one time or another, and this is even more true for clumsy people. However, normally there is no camera to capture these unglamorous moments. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for this person.
Some poor man performed an epic face plant right in front of the Google Street View car. Obviously, he couldn’t have picked a worse time to fall off in the street. That’s just embarrassing! For his sake, we hope that this image will be replaced quickly.
The Painter
A painter was photographed painting the Kensington Gardens in London. This is the ultimate expression of life imitating art because Google Street View captured the painter capturing the scene. That just blew our mind.
This is a perfect example of a successful mise en abyme. But it would have been even more perfect if the painter had painted himself in his painting… There, we would have been really amazed! But that picture is pretty cool anyway.
A Creepy Scene
Sometimes, some things just seem inexplicable. This is the case here. A group of people in Mexico dressed up in costumes and posed for the Google Street Car. This looks like a scene from the movie The Purge, don’t you think?
Anyway, this image gives us a bit of a creepy feeling. Four masked individuals looking very suspicious, wandering along a desert road… Nope! We don’t like it at all. Honestly, nothing could inspire a horror movie scenario more.
Strange Characters
Here’s another weird image taken by the Google Street View vehicle. This photograph of a group of people dressed in hazmat suits was taken on the streets of Italy. We’re not sure where this crew is headed, but they certainly don’t have to worry about being exposed to germs along the way.
One glance at this image and we have a few questions. Is this some sort of fashion statement? Was there a chemical spill in the area? Are they headed to an underground rave? We suspect this photo was snapped during the pandemic and they took their PPE a bit too far.
Headless Man
A headless man was spotted by the Google Street View Car. Okay, we’re not fooled by this and you shouldn’t be, either. Sometimes Google captures the strangest things, and it’s all in the timing of the photo and the gentleman lost his head because of a glitch with the camera.
Google uses a camera that has eleven lenses that stitch together a 3D rendering of the photo. So, a small mistake in the stitching can cause people to lose limbs or lose their noggin. Either way, this pic is totally creepy at first glance, if you ask us.
Japanese Pigeon People
Japanese art students from Musashino Art University played this Google Street View prank on the sidewalk in Tokyo. It looks just like a terrifying ritual is about to unfold. If we saw this on our way, we would clearly turn back!
When you know that it is, for sure, a prank, however, the image becomes much less scary. It remains a somewhat strange artistic performance, and a bit of a creepy sight, but modern art will always remain what it is!
Scarecrow Madness
Google managed to discover 1000 creepy scarecrows standing in a field in Finland. A 1000! That’s a lot! This may look like the set of a scary movie, but it’s actually an art installation called “The Silent People” created by the artist Reijo Kela.
Even though we know it is an art installation, this view makes us a little uncomfortable. We would not like to walk near this place, especially not when it is dark! Being in a car, we would accelerate to go away as quickly as possible.
Uncontrollable Love
We don’t know how long these two lovebirds have been together, but no matter, the flame is definitely still very much lit between them! So much so that they can’t hold back from jumping on each other at every time, even in public!
The Google Street View car immortalized this woman sitting astride on this man, holding his arms down above his head, right in the middle of a sidewalk. But what are they doing here, exactly? Get a room, guys!
Scuba Madness
The Google Street Car captured these two odd scuba divers in Bergen, Norway. Both individuals are wearing their full diving gear, including snorkels, even though they are obviously in the middle of a town, previously seated on beach chairs in a parking lot.
Talk about being a fish out of water! What could they be doing there? Is the second individual chasing the first or are they hunting together for an unknown off-camera sea creature? We may never know the answers…
Hey Bear
Sometimes there are days when we just want to be alone, to slack off and hide. Other times, it’s Halloween. We wonder which of those two days it was when this photo was taken, because it’s not clear why this individual is dressed like this.
Someone casually dressed up as a bear and was spotted outside a cabin on Fish Lakes Creek in Alaska. Does this feel like a Goldilocks moment to anyone else? How does someone get dressed up in a bear costume like that, out of nowhere?
Big Chicken
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is not messing around with the coming of the Google Street View car! On the contrary, they take it so seriously that when they heard about its arrival, they decided to set up several artistic actions on Sampsonia Way.
One of these original artistic actions was to install this huge raw chicken sculpture on the fenced-in area right at the corner of Sampsonia Way and Arch Street. No need to say, this sculpture definitely attracted attention!
Heart-Shaped Pond
Google Earth often captures aerial views of hidden spaces we wouldn’t have even known existed. Some are wacky or weird, but this next one is just plain romantic. There is a heart-shaped pond tucked away behind a gated home.
We know little about the sweet pond in Columbia Station, Ohio. Since it’s on private property, the details remain a mystery. Although, it’s fun to speculate the sentiment behind the man-made pond. Perhaps it was a lover’s gift? Either way, it’s quite an impressive sight to see from above.
Napping Superhero
This superhero was caught snoozing at the Tokyo Dome City Attractions amusement park. Maybe he was on a scheduled break, but no matter, this person decided it was time for a nap. On a bench. Right in the middle of the park.
After all, theme park employees have long, hard days, it’s not always easy, and it can easily be grueling. And even Red Striker needs a break once in a while, you know! Being a superhero also has its challenges, so imagine being a superhero in an amusement park!
Horse Boy
A person in Victoria, British Columbia, created a hilarious scene for the Street View car. A man wearing a horse mask can be seen sitting at a temporary table for two on the side of the road, accompanied by two pink garden flamingos.
This picture definitely gets the Most Creative Award for the use of a horse mask, and the banana he is holding is a nice touch! We are convinced that this man somehow knew that the Google Street View car was coming. Otherwise, this scene is a bit difficult to explain!
A Heavy Load
The Google Street View car passed by this overloaded car in Bulgaria. Not only a ton of empty cardboard boxes are attached to the roof of the car, but the interior of the car also appears to be completely filled.
One wonders what the owner of this vehicle is doing with so many empty boxes and other stuff. Does he live in his car? In any case, those dogs are very protective of their owner’s junk, so we deduce that they are potentially valuable items for him.
Where’s Waldo
Here’s a wacky discovery from Google Earth. The digital mapping site inspired an elaborate game where users searched for Waldo, from the children’s book Where’s Waldo, in various cities. A huge 55-foot painting of Waldo surfaced on a rooftop in Vancouver, Canada.
Artist Melanie Cole titled the project Where on Earth Is Waldo? According to The Express, she said of the work: “My addition of a Waldo figure to Google Earth, in a way, subverts the whole earth into being part of my game; each rooftop or field then becomes a place where Waldo could be hiding.”
Beam Me Up, Scotty
The Google Street View car captured this bizarre alien at an undisclosed location. Who knew that an alien could be so chill, sitting like that on a chair, on a sidewalk? What is it doing there? What is it waiting for?
But above all, THE question that is on everyone’s lips: is it a real extraterrestrial? Let’s say we doubt it, but still. Who has such a fake alien at home and enjoys sitting it on the side of the street? We can imagine that this person is a trickster and probably has fun scaring passers-by.
Rollin With My Homies
The Google Street View car immortalized this group of old men on Segways, rolling on this wide stone sidewalk. They seem pretty casual, as if they are used to doing this every day. They look like a slow-moving biker gang for senior citizens.
We must admit that we find these old men on their Segways rather sympathetic. They seem to have fun, and if it can incite them to go out and see each other more often, why not? It seems to us a very pleasant activity to do!
An Ethereal Scene
We love this beautiful image of immaculate white sheets gently blowing in the wind in Italy. The white sheets look like angels dancing. This beautiful and peaceful moment frozen in time seems almost a work of art!
Imagine admiring this moment in person, as you stroll quietly along this stone walkway on the waterfront with your loved one. This is a wonderful memory you would share forever! Unless the sheets don’t stop flying in your face. That would spoil the magic a bit!
Rainbow Airplane
Sometimes Google Earth captures something so strange, you can’t believe that it’s real. The camera lens often reveals a kaleidoscope of colors not seen by the naked eye. What may seem real is actually a mirage of some sort. This next photo is a perfect example of this phenomenon.
When you first see this aircraft, you may think that it’s a Pride plane. It’s actually an optical illusion captured by Google Earth. Several satellite cameras created the rainbow effect, taking pics of the same image at once. So, this isn’t a magical unicorn plane after all.
The Escher Effect
If you look closely at this photograph, you’ll see an optical illusion that is known as the “Google Escher Effect”. Google Earth captured a satellite image of the skyline in Houston, Texas, and several of the buildings appeared to be warped.
The artist M. C. Escher was known for painting buildings in a surreal way, and this image represents the spirit of his art. There are several examples of the “Escher Effect” on Google Earth. We just think that it’s cool to look at and imagine a weird city that’s buildings defy gravity and logic.
Neither Seen Nor Known
This Google Street View car caught a man in the act as it drove through a small residential neighborhood and its camera captured a man exiting the house through a second-floor window. Fortunately for him, the window does not have a grill like the one next to it!
But usually, when someone doesn’t walk out the door, it means they have something to hide. Here, we think he’s hiding himself! What could this man have done to put himself in this precarious situation? We obviously have a few hypotheses in mind.
Not What It Looks Like
Reddit users thought they had spotted a crime scene when they discovered this Google Earth photo taken in the Dutch city of Almere. The image appears to show a trail of blood on a jetty with two people standing at the end of the pier.
The Sun reported it was actually a trail of water left by the dog named Rama after it went for a swim. The dog’s owner said, “When I saw the picture I realized, ‘it’s my dog’. He loves the water. He jumps off the end of the jetty, swims around to the bridge, and runs down to the edge again.”
Mysterious Circle Maze
Google Earth often spots strange happenings and this crop circle discovered in Beatty, Nevada is definitely an odd one. Some viewers believe that it’s an ancient message left by Jewish aliens to their ancestors. Others believe that it’s a hoax.
Either way, Nevada is chocked-full of mysterious circles like this one. We like the theory that it’s an alien form of communication, but chances are, it’s just someone playing a joke on Google Earth. At a second glance, it could be a bunker for some sort of military operation. I guess we’ll never know as it’s shrouded in secrecy.
Triplets
This photo makes us see not double, but triple! There are three people in this picture. Three men, all dressed in the same way and looking very much alike. Would it be triplets who have fun to walk together dressed in the same way to confuse the passers-by?
In fact, it is nothing like that. It is only a small glitch from Google Street View. Here, we are limited to one photo, but on Google Street View, looking at this place in a 360° image, we can actually see this same man six times!
Floating Forest
Yes, it is indeed a forest that you can see in the middle of the water on this photo available on Google Earth. It is in fact a 102 years old wreck of a transport ship which is located in Homebush Bay, Sydney, Australia.
This particular wreck was supposed to be dismantled, but what is now officially known as the Floating Forest has become such a popular attraction for tourists and photographers from all around the world that it is finally here to stay.
Meteorite Impact
It is not every day that a meteorite comes to impact the Earth, and generally, over hundreds or thousands of years, the trace of their impact fades, sometimes to the point of becoming unnoticeable. However, the Barringer Meteor Crater, Arizona, USA, is still very visible, even about 49,000 years after it was created.
The crater is 2.4 miles in circumference and over 550 feet deep. The place has obviously become very touristy and there is an Interactive Discovery Center, unique gift and rock shop as well as tourist information center.
Ayamonte Village
This aerial view of the fishing village of Ayamonte, Spain, located just outside of Portugal on the banks of the Guadiana River, is simply stunning. It looks like a work of art!
On the top of the hill, you can still admire the ruins of an ancient Roman castle, and the beaches of Canela and Moral are among the most popular in the region for summer lounging. Anyone interested in the Roman or medieval eras will be fascinated by the historical architecture of Ayamonte.
Firefox Logo
In a field in Dayton, Oregon, there is something quite unusual. It’s potentially unnoticeable from the ground, so few people know it’s there, but with an aerial view like the one offered by Google Earth, you can clearly see a Firefox logo hiding in that field.
Is Firefox trying to do some original advertising for people who travel over this field in a plane? Or is the company trying to become interplanetary, or even interstellar? That seems very ambitious to us, but why not?
Guitar-Shaped Forest
The guitar is one of the most popular musical instruments in Argentine folklore. Knowing that, we are not so surprised to find this aerial view of a big forest in the shape of a guitar on Google Earth, quite the contrary!
This strange forest is located in Córdoba, Argentina, in the Pampas region. It is formed by more than 7,000 cypress and eucalyptus trees. It is a forest created by man, specifically by Pedro Martin Ureta, in memory of his wife.
Mysterious Pattern
It’s easy to miss some of the oddest sights when only standing at ground level. That’s why there had been very few people who knew about this mysterious pattern in the middle of the Gobi Desert in China before it was posted on the internet.
Once the pattern was discovered, the media went wild and wanted to know what it was all about. The most plausible theory is that it is, in fact, a pattern created to calibrate Chinese spy satellites. Nothing supernatural, then!
Giant Target
If there’s anything you don’t expect to see on the ground in the desert, it’s a giant target. And yet, that’s what we find in this Nevada desert. But why would someone create this huge target on the ground, which can only really be seen from the air?
Is it to indicate to potential aliens where to drop their ship if they come to visit us one day? Maybe! But in fact, it would be more plausible that this marking is an aerial photo calibration target. There would be several of them all over the United States, especially in the desert airbases.
World’s Biggest Pool
Did you know that the biggest swimming pool in the world is located in Algarrobo, Valparaíso, Chile? It is so huge that even on an aerial photo taken on Google Earth, it looks too big to be real. You’d think it was a lake at that size!
This pool is 1,013 meters long, with a total surface of 8 hectares. Do you see the difference in size of this pool with the much smaller one on the right? It is located in the enclosure of the San Alfonso del Mar resort, which is also the largest resort in the world.
Jesus Loves You
Americans are still, to this day, very religious, unlike people in some other countries. So much so that someone decided to put a huge message on the ground, visible from above, that says “Jesus loves you.” How sweet!
This message of love shared to anyone flying over this area is located in the heart of the Boise National Forest, Boise, Idaho. It is clearly safe to say that this message was placed there by the residents of the small house that is located a little to the left.
Star Fort
This star-shaped fort is called Fort Henricus and is located in Steenbergen, Netherlands. It was built in 1626 and has suffered more than damages since its construction, especially because it was one of the places that experienced the Eighty Years War, also known as the Dutch Revolt, which took place from 1566 to 1648.
While Fort Henricus is still impressive from the air, there is unfortunately not much to see from the ground. Indeed, the fort was completely destroyed in 1812, and the fortifications around it were dismantled in 1827. Only the shape of the fort and some remains remain.
Flipped Car
In a lifetime, the chances of your car ending up on its side on the ground are pretty slim, unless you have an accident, and even then. And the chances of your car ending up on its side while visibly parked are even slimmer!
So imagine what the chances are that not only does your car end up on its side on the ground, in a parking lot, but that it is captured by Google Earth. It’s absurd that this has even happened to anyone! But this picture taken in Krefeld, Germany, is real.
Monkey Face
Sometimes, nature creates grandiose spectacles without any need of human intervention. And sometimes, these natural works of art can only be seen under special circumstances, for example, from really high in the air.
A Google Earth image taken over Russia offers a very funny vision created by nature. Don’t you think that these strange lines on the ground look like a monkey’s face? Are they relics of King Kong or something like that? Haha!
Phallic Building
Yes, you saw it right. This building on Google Earth has a very suggestive shape. But do you know the worst part? It is a church! In fact, this phallic-shaped building is actually the Christian Science Society of Dixon, Illinois, located at 321 W 2nd St. This is a bit embarrassing!
Clearly, the architect of this building didn’t think about the aerial view that his drawings would provide. It seems that at one point, Google Earth even censored the church, making it blurry, but they quickly changed their minds.
Mobile Dentist
The Google Street View car came upon these two men transporting a dentist chair in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Yes, you read that right, a dentist chair. It would be so hilarious if these guys actually had a mobile dentist practice.
In fact, maybe it is? Although we would be a little skeptical about the cleanliness of all this. The hygiene measures would certainly not be optimal. Still, imagine someone getting a complete dental cleaning in a park or on the sidewalk!
Oil Fields
You may have seen images of oil fields from the ground, but have you ever seen an aerial image of several oil fields? This photo taken on Google Earth shows perfectly the oil fields that are located in Rio Negro, Argentina.
The Señal Picada (Rio Negro) Field is really impressive seen from the air. You can see the different extraction points, all connected by several paths. Don’t you think it looks a bit like a very complex constellation?
Mattel Logo
Everyone knows about the American multinational company Mattel, which has been building toys and entertaining children and adults since January 1945! While Mattel is present in 35 countries and territories and sells products in more than 150 countries, its headquarters are located in El Segundo, California.
This image from Google Earth shows pretty well where their headquarters are located, don’t you think? The company has made every effort to be visible, even from the air. Now that’s what we call successful marketing!
Mount Uluru
Mount Uluru, also commonly known as Ayers Rock, is a large sandstone formation located in central Australia. It is 863 meters high and has a prominence of 348 meters. This mount is also sacred to the Pitjantjatjara, the Aboriginal people of the area.
Although Mount Uluru is well known in Australia—it is one of the country’s most recognizable natural landmarks—and a popular tourist destination, it is more rarely seen from the air, and it looks rather strange from this angle, don’t you think? It almost looks Photoshopped!
Indian Border Model
This particular image was discovered by a German Google Earth user, and it must be said that it caused quite a stir. In the image, which shows part of the Yong Ning Xian region, Yinchuan, Ningxia, China, one can see what turns out to be an accurate scale model of a sensitive part of the Sino-Indian border that China and India have been fighting over since 1962.
This scale replica would represent a 2,400 km stretch of the Aksai Chin area bordering Ladakh and would be used by troops of the China’s Huangyangtan province military complex for training, as well as for familiarization of troops, helicopters and infantry vehicles.
Never Forgotten
This is a very strange vision. No one expects to walk around and see a lot of rag dolls sitting on chairs or benches along the way! And you have to look twice to realize that they are not real people. Creepy!
These rag dolls are located in the Tokushima Prefecture, in the village of Nagoro, Japan, and are the work of the artist Tsukimi Ayano. She created more than 400 rag dolls, 350 of which are located at this place, as opposed to the 37 humans who live there. The place is called Valley of Dolls, or the Valley of Scarecrows. The artist wanted to revive a village where most of the residents have left or died.
Desert Memorial
Many strange things can be found in the deserts of the world when you have fun flying over them with Google Earth, and this photo is one more proof. But what could be this plane sign in the middle of the Sahara Desert, southern Ténéré of Niger?
Well, this ground drawing is actually a memorial for the UTA Flight 772 which unfortunately crashed at this location on September 19, 1989 while on a flight from Brazzaville in the People’s Republic of the Congo, via N’Djamena in Chad, to Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris, France. This tragic air event was the worst to have occurred in Niger.
Come Downtown And Play
This photo is a rather low aerial view of the city of Memphis, Tennessee, which can be found on Google Earth. This photo seems very ordinary until you notice the sentence “Come downtown and play” which is written in big letters on the roof of one of the buildings.
Who did this graffiti on the roof? And for what purpose? Who was this person addressing when they came up with the idea of writing this? People flying by? Or potential extraterrestrials who would see this message and might be tempted to land their spaceship to meet them?
Solar Facilities
At first glance, it is difficult to understand what we see on this picture. Is it a strange circle of small houses in the middle of the desert? Is it a military base with equipment much too well placed? None of these answers!
This aerial image taken on Google Earth over Daggett, California, in the Mojave desert, shows a decommissioned experimental solar facility containing hundreds of solar reflectors. There were two phases to this project, Solar One and Solar Two, which operated respectively from 1981 to 1988, then from 1995 to 1999.
Amsterdam Guard
This strange little island is located in the IJmeer, a bordering lake in Netherlands. This island is called Forteiland Pampus (Fort Island Pampus in English,) and was part of the military plan “Stelling van Amsterdam”, created to protect the city of Amsterdam.
Amsterdam built this island between 1887 and 1895 in order to be protected in case of an attack from the IJmeer. In order to slow the enemy’s progress towards the city, the island would have been flooded just deep enough for soldiers being unable to land, but not deep enough for ships to pass.
Texas Fields
Are we the only ones who find that this image seems more to be a kind of work of art created with pennies of different sizes rather than a real picture? Honestly, it’s hard to understand what could look like this on Earth from the sky!
But apparently, this is an aerial image showing a bunch of irrigated fields located in west Texas. The orange/brown parts would be the fields, while the white specks would be oil pads connected by small roads.
Hearth-Shaped Island
A heart-shaped island, really? Sounds too good to be true, don’t you think? And yet, this island really exists! It’s a 130,000 square yard desert island named Galesnjak, but now nicknamed Lover’s Island, which is located in the Adriatic Sea, off the coast of Croatia.
This island could certainly become a favorite place for lovers, especially on Valentine’s Day, but it’s not clear how tourists could stay there, or even get food and water. The isolated location of this island, however, in Zadarski Kanal between Zadar and the Island of Pasman, makes it an intimate and romantic destination!
Man-Shaped Lake
Did a giant once fall from the sky and crash to the ground, creating this human form that would have filled with rainwater over time to become a lake? Because its shape is that of a human, no doubt about it. It is located in the city of Lacanga, near São Paulo, in Brazil.
But no, this lake is not naturally of this shape. It is, in fact, an artificial lake voluntarily designed in the shape of a human. This lake would be called the Lagoa Humanóide and would be located at the bottom of a recreation area.
Hillside Horse
This strange figure of a rider with a pointed hat riding a horse with a pointed nose is found on the hillside of Sutton Poyntz, United Kingdom. This design is too perfect and elaborate to exist naturally, isn’t it?
Well, this work was indeed created by man. It is called the Osmington White Horse, and it is actually a prehistoric figure carved in the white chalk of the hillside. Did you know that this type of carved form is called “Leucippotomy”?
Old Racers
Who hasn’t dreamed of driving a sports car at high speed on the highway, with the roof retracted, wind in your hair and sunglasses on? This is potentially one of the coolest scenarios you could ever experience, right?
Well, this couple did live that dream! In a certain way, that is… Sure, they have the bright red sports car that looks pretty nice, but we’re still not so sure about the coolness of the situation. With their big goggles, it spoils the picture a bit.
Giant Rabbit
This giant rabbit that can be seen on Google Earth is called Haze. It made its appearance in Piedmont, Italy, in 2005. It was conceived and created by the Viennese art collective Gelitin. It took the collective 5 years to knit this giant pink rabbit, 200 feet long and 20 feet high.
Haze was supposed to last until 2025, but unfortunately, since 2016, it has already started to completely decomposed. In 2020, it seemed that only its outlines remained. As many found the rabbit rather creepy, one can imagine that few people feel sorry for its hasty decomposition.
Orange Men In Battle
The Google Street View car drove past two strange men having some sort of duel in a park while wearing orange hazmat suits. Of course, these guys were just putting on a wacky show for the cameras. At least we think so.
Even if their clothes are not the right color, we can’t help but think of the characters of Walter White and Jesse Pinkman in the TV series Breaking Bad. After all the fights they had, it could very well be them in the picture!
Genghis Khan
This very recognizable portrait of Genghis Khan was carved into a hillside just outside the city of Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia. Although his face is a bit long, there is no doubt about the person reproduced here.
Genghis Khan was the founder and first emperor of the Mongol Empire, which came into being in 1206. After Khan’s death in 1227, the Mongol Empire became the largest contiguous empire in history. The Great Khan is definitely a major figure in Mongolia; that’s why they wanted to pay him a big tribute!
AT-AT Walker
Fans of the Star Wars saga will be very interested in this funny image captured by a Google Street View car at 3004 State Road 2217, in Raleigh, North Carolina. Yes, that is indeed an All Terrain Armored Transport, better known as an AT-AT Walker, on this lawn!
Clearly, the residents of this house are big fans of the famous space opera saga created by George Lucas. It must be funny to look out the window and see this big statue on the lawn! In any case, it must definitely attract the eyes of passers-by.
Vitruvian Man
The Vitruvian Man was created by Leonardo da Vinci during the Italian Renaissance, around 1490. The Vitruvian Man represents the artistic and scientific ideals of the physical representation of man at that time.
Yes, even during the Renaissance, there were “ideal” body proportions! This image is so famous and important even today that someone decided to reproduce it in a field in Munchen, Germany. We have to admit that the work is very successful!
Gulliver the Gentle Giant
This statue, called Gulliver the Gentle Giant, was created by Jimmy Boyle, a former gangster and convicted murderer, while he served a sentence at Barlinnie Prison in Glasgow. It is located in Edinburgh, Scotland.
The 100 feet long statue became so popular that in 1976, it was placed and unveiled. Composed of a torso, two arms and two legs, the statue formed a series of tunnels and hideaways. Unfortunately, it was demolished in 2011, leaving no trace of its past existence. But at one point, it was the largest concrete sculpture in Europe!
Largest Fingerprint
But what is this huge fingerprint that we can see traced on the grass from Google Earth? At this size, even a giant’s fingerprint doesn’t seem to be a realistic hypothesis at all! Could it be the fingerprint of God, perhaps?
Just kidding! This huge fingerprint, which is located in Hove park in Brighton, England, is actually a large maze called “Fingermaze”. It was designed by Chris Drury in 1993 and is made of stone and turf. Here’s an interesting piece of art!
Guitar-Shaped
This mansion is located at 7 Montagel Way in Shoal Creek, Alabama. Not only does it have 15 bedrooms, 16 bathrooms and a gym, but its 27 acre lot, which includes a horse riding area, pool and hot tub, waterfalls and cabanas, is shaped like a guitar!
The house was owned by former MedPartners CEO Larry House. The house was put up for sale for a cool 13.9 million in February 2014, but did not find a buyer. In 2015, it was put back on the market, but in an auction, and bids started at just $1!
Giant of Córdoba
This is an aerial view of the Guadalquivir river in Córdoba, Spain, taken on Google Earth. But what is in the lake? It looks like someone is sitting there, don’t you think? Except that the lake is clearly too deep for that to be possible. So what’s going on?
Well, it’s the giant of Córdoba taking a bath, of course! After all, have you ever seen a bath big enough for a giant? Neither have we! This is a statue that should make motorists look twice the first time they drive on this red road!
Will U Marry Me
People tend to be more original and creative when it comes to proposing to their significant other, but we have to admit that while this is an impressive proposal, it’s hard to understand why someone would write “Will U Marry Me” in large letters on the roof of a building.
This proposal can definitely be seen only from the air. It would be hard to detect the message if you walked directly on it. But this person’s lover, who are they? Unless they’re an airplane pilot or an astronaut, we have serious doubts that they’ll see this proposal!
Volcano Graffiti
This aerial view shows Cerro Prieto (“Black Hill” in English), an extinct volcano crater located near Mexicali in Baja California, Mexico. It last erupted at an unknown date, but probably within the last 10,000 years.
Now there is a geothermal field that has been producing electricity since 1973 and should be able to maintain its current capacity until 2030. It is also a very visited place, and visibly, the visitors had a great time creating many graffiti.
Black Hole
But what is this black hole in the center of this picture? It looks like a shadow, but there is nothing in front of the camera that could create such a big circular shadow on this part of the city. And it can’t be the camera’s shadow either, that’s just not possible.
And black holes only exist in space, so what is it? Did Google try to cover up something in the image of this city, which is about 60 km north of Tokyo, Japan? If so, this thing must be pretty big, and we wonder what it could be!
Field Ribbon
This image comes from Google Earth and it shows a field near the airport of Munich, Germany. It is simply what we call a “land art”, or an “Earth art”. Imagine the patience it takes to create something this big and well done!
It looks like a big ribbon, and it’s really impressive how even all the lines are. It seems almost impossible that this is true! And the little wispy part at the bottom right, are we the only ones who are reminded of bacon? We’re hungry all of a sudden!
Car On A Wall
There are things in life that are universal and well known. In particular, that the Earth revolves around the Sun, that the Moon orbits the Earth, and that EVERYWHERE on Earth, there is what we call gravity. Every square millimeter of the Earth is subject to gravitational force, that’s just how it is.
Except in this parking lot in Westenbergstraat, Netherlands, apparently. For some reason we have a hard time explaining, there are arrows on the walls of the building, pointing to the roof, and on the side, parking lines, one of which is used by a small red car. How is this possible?
Wheel Line
This line made of strange wheels or some kind of shape that evolves along the line is located in the Azraq Oasis in the Badia region, Jordan. A team of scientists working with the Aerial Photographic Archive for Archaeology in the Middle East (APAAME) estimate that these shapes have been there for about 8,500 years.
Based on the positioning of the wheels, which are also called “works of the old men”, scientists believe that they would actually be in a southeast-northwest orientation, and thus, would line up with the rising sun on the winter solstice.
Ghost Island
The story behind this Google Earth image is quite amazing. The island we see, Sandy Island, is a ghost island. What appears to be an island the size of Manhattan in the heart of the South Pacific Ocean, northwest of New Caledonia, does not exist! Australian researchers wanted to visit it in 2012 and found nothing but water where it should be.
In an obituary of the island published in April 2013, the researchers explained that Sandy island has been included in some maps for over a century, but in fact, it would be the result of human errors and a possible pumice raft.
Hidden Spaceship
That’s it! Thanks to Google Earth, we now have proof that not only do aliens exist, but that they also come to Earth for reasons unknown to us. It’s clearly a flying saucer that we see on this image coming from Romania!
Except it’s not, unfortunately. This round thing seen from above, partially hidden by a tree, looks like a flying saucer indeed, but is not one. After verification, it is, in fact, only a water tower. It’s a pity, we know.
Drowned Car
At first glance, this Google Earth image showing a small pond behind a Michigan funeral home is not at all unusual. When you look closely, however, you notice a small rectangular spot in the pond. Well, that spot is a car sitting at the bottom.
While funeral home employees were decorating an outdoor tree for the holiday season in 2015, they noticed the roof of a car at the bottom of the pond. Although the car is clearly visible on Google Earth, no one has ever noticed it was there in nine years. This sudden discovery actually helped solve a missing person’s case… what a horrible story!
Alien Message
There seem to be some very strange things happening on the ground in Utah when you step back and take a look at the area from the air. But what are all these protrusions, uneven, yet neatly lined up in four distinct rows, that you can see via Google Earth?
If it is not a kind of message left on Earth by extraterrestrials in a language yet unknown to us, we really don’t know what it could be. We would like to know what this message means! And to whom is this message addressed? To other aliens?
Water Arrows
This Google Earth aerial image comes from the air over Lake Bracciano, between the Italian cities of Trevignano Romano and Viterbo. Looking at the image, one quickly notices the strange thin arrows in the water, pointing to the middle of the lake. But what could they be?
Well, although these arrows look quite mysterious, they are actually just a certain type of fish trap called an arrowhead trap. When fish swim to shore, then try to return to deeper water, they get caught in the trap. A simple and effective way to fish!
Big Leaf
Wow, if there’s one thing you never thought you’d see on Google Earth, it’s such a big leaf! How is it even possible? No tree on Earth is big enough to have such huge leaves! What’s going on in Mantova, Italy?
There are actually three man-made lakes surrounding the town of Mantova. They were built in the 12th century for protection purposes. In one of them is this gigantic leaf of a mile long. It is called the Isola del Fior, or the Flower island in English, and it is made of a large grouping of water lilies.
Concrete Village
What is that weird, gray, square thing that covers the entire center of the image? At this size, it’s certainly not a simple sculpture or even a building. It’s absolutely huge! And yet, it is indeed a concrete structure. This huge concrete slab is located in the center of Sicily and is called the Cretto de Gibellina, or Cretto di Burri, in honor of the artist who created it, Alberto Burri.
It is half a square mile in size and completely covers what was once the village of Gibellina, which was completely destroyed by an earthquake in 1968. The pattern seen on the concrete square represents the streets and buildings that made up the village.
Dickshooter
We want to exclaim loud and clear when looking at this image found on Google Earth! After all, isn’t that a huge exclamation point you can see on this part of Idaho’s territory? Well, this place has a name: Diskshooter!
Dickshooter represents not only a trailmarker but also at least three geographical features in the Owyhee County area: a ridge, a reservoir and a creek. The location is in a wilderness area about 24 miles northeast of the community of Riddle.
Unidentified Submerged Object
Here is a Google Earth view of the Aegean Sea, near the Greek city of Thessaloniki. It is a YouTube user named The Hidden Underbelly 2.0 who shared this image on the web, asking for the opinion of Internet users in order to identify a strange round shape under water. But what could it be?
The YouTube user did some calculations, and the thing is reportedly 220 feet long. There are many hypotheses, but nobody agrees on what it really is. An alien spaceship? A crater? An underwater bomb from World War II? An old lighthouse that would have been submerged? Who knows?
Black Spot
If there are places where it is possible to find unexpected things, it is in the water! And one Reddit user has found what appears to be a black hole right in the middle of the central Pacific Ocean. Except that black holes are only found in space, not on Earth! So what’s that stain in the ocean?
Well, as surprising as it may seem, it is an island discovered more than 200 years ago, 400 miles from Tahiti, and is called Vostok Island. It is an uninhabited island of 56 acres belonging to the Republic of Kiribati. What seems to be a big black hole is in fact a very dense forest made of Pisonia trees.
Mysterious Triangle
On this picture, you can admire an aerial view of the Nevada desert. But why is there a huge triangle with, in its center, five circles one inside the other, getting smaller and smaller? Who drew this on the ground? The lines are so beautiful and precise, it is clearly not a natural design in the desert sand!
Could it be a subtle message from aliens to indicate where to put their ship to go unnoticed? Some suggest that there is nothing paranormal here and that it is rather an old bomb testing site or an abandoned airstrip.
Face In The Desert
Google Earth captured another fascinating image in an area known as the “Badlands Guardian”, in Alberta, Canada. This remote landscape is a geographical wonder where rainwater eroded the clay-rich soil, creating beautiful natural formations.
The most notable is a left-side profile of a person’s head made from a section of rock and deep ridges. The image looks like an ingenious man and many people refer to the formation as an “Indian Head”. According to Express, one Twitter user commented that it looked like “a massive face (wearing headphones) carved into the clay.”
We Found Santa!
The Google Street View car found Santa Claus, and they did not find him at the North Pole, far from it! Instead, he’s on a vacant lot in a place where there’s no snow at all, and where he seems completely alone and isolated. Poor Santa!
This man seems to us to be a homeless man living in the middle of nowhere, on the street. The small pile of items on the ground to his left seems to gather all his possessions. Nevertheless, his totally red suit and his long white beard really make him look like Santa Claus.
Mysterious Legs
Sometimes, the Google Street View car captures an optical illusion with its cameras while immortalizing our world. After all, technology has its share of flaws and glitches. So errors can happen at any time, as this image proves.
These two pairs of legs miraculously walked on their own in Anchorage, Alaska. Don’t ask us where the tops of these two individuals went, we have absolutely no idea! But it is certainly a technical problem, because otherwise, the people around would look much less calm than that!
Symmetrical Volcano
Some of the most visually stunning places on Google Earth are natural wonders. They offer views of locations they may not have access to in real life. Seeing the earth from above gives a fresh perspective on geological sites and this symmetrical volcano is quite a sight to behold.
According to Bored Panda, a man that goes under the nickname “geologistmakesthebedrock” captured this screenshot of a mind-blowing volcano from Google Maps and captioned the image, “A beautifully symmetrical volcano on the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia. Look at those weird red cinder cones on the flanks.”
Monkey Drawing
The Nazca lines are very numerous in Nazca, a city located on the southern coast of Peru. This phenomenon would date from between 100 BC and AD 800 and still raises many questions today. But while some Nazca lines form rather abstract forms, others remind us of very precise things.
These Nazca lines, for example, look strangely like a monkey, don’t you think? Not only is this creation impressive, but we can’t help but wonder what it’s for, and why the monkey shape? Scientists believe that the Nazca lines were used for religious and astronomical reasons, but it is impossible to be certain.
Lakes In The Desert
Generally speaking, when we think of a desert, we think of sand, cacti, and drought. Except that this is not totally true. Some deserts have stretches of water. Not necessarily in large quantities, but still. When we look on Google Earth, however, we realize that deserts like the Great Sandy Desert, located in Western Australia actually has several lakes!
We can’t deny it, it’s quite impressive seen from the air. The desert covers an area of hundreds of thousands of square kilometers. It is the second largest desert in Australia, and it contained hundreds of ephemeral salt lakes. Unfortunately, nowadays, they are mostly evaporated.
Island In A Lake In An Island In A Lake
Nature doesn’t need anyone to create great things, and this kind of islands and lakes mise en abyme is a good example. This image from Google Earth showing a place in northern Canada is quite funny and spectacular. It is in fact the biggest island in a lake on an island in a lake on an island. Phew! Are you keeping track?
The smallest island on the picture has no name and is a little more than 300 meters long. The lake that surrounds it doesn’t have a name either, but covers a good part of the island that shelters it. This island is located in a finger-like lake located about 90 kilometers inland from the southern coast of Victoria Island, in Canada’s Nunavut Territory.
Landing Strips
Did you know that there are landing strips in the middle of some deserts? Sometimes, there is not only one landing strip, but several in the same place. This is the case of this desert that can be seen on Google Earth, located in Eloy, Arizona, USA. The place has indeed four landing strips.
According to a Reddit user, these landing strips are located near Pinal Airpark and are in fact helicopter runways used by the Air National Guard. According to another Reddit user, they would use them to practice emergency landing.
Hippo Pool
Hippos are semiaquatic mammals that need water stretches deep enough to immerse oneself in. They usually spend most of their day in the water to stay cool and hydrated. They have the habit of living in pods that can count more than a hundred hippos. In the water, males establish their territory, which they do not do on land.
This image taken on Google Earth is not so surprising, even if it is quite impressive. And did you know that by defecating in the water where they are, it seems that they share their gut microbes, affecting the biogeochemical cycle.
Hexagonal Warehouses
When you look on Google Earth at the heart of this unnamed forest located in Russia, you can see many strange buildings in an hexagonal shape. From the ground, it is almost impossible to see them, but from the air, it’s quite the opposite.
This facility is isolated at the end of a single stretch of highway about a mile long. Inside the double hexagonal high fence that frames the facility are several perfectly aligned buildings, as well as what appears to be a guardhouse or checkpoint.
African UFO
There is more than one strange thing you can see from the air thanks to Google Earth, and this is just one more. If you believe in aliens, here is an image that will certainly make you speculate. It is in this image taken over a large, sparsely populated area of South Africa that we can see what looks like a flying saucer that has landed.
The saucer would potentially have had a difficult landing since it seems a little tilted on one side. Around it, there are only a few trees and a single dirt road leading to it. Maybe it is just a very isolated house, but a round house with a roof that seems to be made of metal? We doubt it.
Orano La Hague
If you go on Google Earth and move over Normandy, in the department of Manche, you will eventually arrive over La Hague. You will then see an area of 300 hectares completely pixelated. But what could that be? Well, this is the reprocessing plant operated by the company Orano.
This place processes spent nuclear fuel coming mainly from French nuclear reactors, but also some from Germany, Belgium, Switzerland, the Netherlands and Japan. The plant opened in 1966 and as of 2018, it employed about 5,000 people.
Heart-Shaped Sand Bank
If we want to be precise, a sand bank is actually an area of sand or silt that forms, as a result of erosion and redeposition above the water, or at a shallow depth below the surface, on a shoal or in a river bed. So the formation of sand banks is very random and unpredictable.
So what are the chances of a heart-shaped sand bank forming, just like this one, which is in New Caledonia? That’s an incredible chance, don’t you think? Nature is really full of surprises, and it will certainly never stops to amaze us.
Underwater Car
In the category of the strangest things found on Google Earth is this image of a car at the bottom of the water in Fresh Creek, on Andros Island, Bahamas. Why this car would be there, however, is still unknown.
Since there is no real road or ramp that could explain such a jump of the car, many believe that it was actually dumped there. It would even potentially be a car belonging to the rental company of Andros island. It remains to be seen why someone would abandon a car in the water.
So Many Holes
Google Earth can sometimes be a perfect tool to illustrate a little history lesson. It was on March 15, 2011 that the civil war broke out in Syria, and unfortunately, the conflict is still not resolved in early 2023. Obviously, the war has huge repercussions on many levels. In this aerial image, we can see how much the landscape of the country has changed.
The civil war in Syria has endangered hundreds of archaeological sites and damaged the six UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the country. But all the holes that can be seen in this picture, making Syria almost look like the moon, were dug by looters in the last 12 years.
Largest Word
Money may not buy happiness, but apparently it can buy the carving of your name in giant letters visible from space into the sandy surface of Al Futaisi Island. Al Futaisi Island, which is located in the Persian Gulf, is owned by billionaire Sheikh and member of Abu Dhabi’s ruling family Hamad bin Hamdan al Nahyan.
The letters forming his name are half a mile tall and a total of two miles long, making it potentially the largest word in the world. The letters are so large and deep that instead of being washed away by the water, they form waterways that absorb the encroaching tide.
Large Shipwreck
We can see many shipwrecks if we linger a little on the different stretches of water that cover the planet when we go on Google Earth. On this picture, we can see the wreck of the S.S. Jassim, a Bolivian cargo ferry, which sank in 2003 on the Wingate Reef off the coast of Sudan after running aground.
The S.S. Jassim was 81 meters long, making it for a long time one of the longest shipwrecks visible on Google Earth. Unfortunately, over time, the shipwreck has sunk more and more, making it almost invisible now.
Frozen Marina
The incredible thing about Google Earth is that we can enjoy incomparable aerial views that we would not normally be able to admire unless we were in a plane or in space. This image was taken over a marina near Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in late winter as temperatures began to rise.
There’s nothing so incredible about ice starting to break up on a body of water as the thaw begins, but don’t you think it’s a whole other thing to see it from the sky? The phenomenon itself may not be that impressive, but the resulting aerial image is visually stunning, in our opinion.
Alpine Glaciers
This Google Earth image was taken just off Yakutat Bay, in Southeast Alaska. You can see the Malaspina Glacier, which is a piedmont glacier, a type of glacier that spread out into a fan-like shape. It comesdown to the plain that forms the coast of the North Pacific Ocean. The Malaspina glacier is the largest piedmont glacier in the world.
Located at the head of the Alaska Panhandle, it is about 65 km wide and 45 km long, covering a total area of about 3,900 km2. Just below the glacier, we can see Malaspina Lake, which is very close to Yakutat Bay.
Tremintina Base
Scientology is a mysterious religion who shroud their many properties in secrecy. Non-members often wonder what events occur behind their closed doors. Thanks to Google Earth, we now can get an unrestricted view of the Scientologist church, Trementina Base, in New Mexico.
The markings are curious, and even though it may look like an extraterrestrial creation, it actually serves a practical purpose. According to Scientology officials, Trementina Base houses their founder, L. Ron Hubbard’s, literature, books, and movies. They even buried stainless steel tablets with his writings carved on them to keep them preserved and out of harm’s way.
It’s Not A Game
We have never been to Poland, but we highly doubt that the Poles regularly walk around with an axe in their hands. If we also take into account the shirt that this man is wearing, with drawings reminding of the ones of the Grand Theft Auto V video game’s close-up and a sentence saying “It’s not a game”, we wouldn’t dare to go near it.
GTA V is a fairly violent action-adventure game that was a huge success when it was released in 2013. While it is possible to attack people with an axe in the game, as the man’s t-shirt reminds us, “It’s not a game”. That’s worrying!
Lac a l’Eau Claire
The Lac a l’Eau Claire is located in the Mauricie region of northwestern Quebec, Canada. In reality, it is a single lake with an area of 1,383 km2 and a length of 71 km. However, an Imgur user shared this image taken on Google Earth, arguing that the Lac a l’Eau Claire was potentially created by two impact craters caused by meteorites that hit the Earth about 200 million years apart.
His theory is based on the fact that the lake, as can be seen on the picture, would be formed by two almost perfect circles, which is rather rare in nature. Anything semi-geometric would therefore likely be caused by a specific geological or human process. This is why the theory of impact craters in the Canadian Shield prevails.
German Fortifications
June 6, 1944 was the day of the Normandy invasion, more commonly known as D-Day. It was the largest seaborne invasion in history as the Allies invaded Normandy as part of Operation Overlord during World War II against Germany.
This aerial photo allows us to see from the air the preserved craters from the D-Day bombardment of German fortifications at Pointe du Hoc, Normandy. We find this image absolutely beautiful and full of unforgettable history.
Giant Jellyfish
This image captured on Google Earth is beautiful. Seen from the air, it looks like a big jellyfish engraved on the ground, don’t you think? Of course, this is not the case, but we like to make up stories! Jocking aside, this picture actually shows the Kavir National Park, an protected ecological zone in the north of Iran.
Kavir National Park is 4,000 km2 and is located 120 kilometers south of Tehran. It is found right at the western end of one of Iran’s two major deserts, the Dasht-e Kavir (Great Salt Desert). Almost in the center of the park is a large, semi-circular rock outcropping called Siahkuh (Black Mountain).
Salt Ponds
It is difficult to understand what we are looking at in this image, isn’t it? To begin with, is it a distant view or rather a very close one? Is this some kinf of honeycomb? Or is it an ant farm or something? But no, it’s none of those things. It is in fact salt ponds.
Indeed, these strange bubbles of different shades of brown and beige are salt ponds harboring colored brine found near the small Saharan town of Teguidda-n-Tessoumt in Niger. They are needed to extract minerals from the dry desert clay.
Bottomless Pool
If you’re browsing Google Earth, we bet you’d never expect to come across a big black circle in the middle of an arid region. Except that you do if you go over Libya. Google Earth calls this place the “bottomless pool”, but it would probably be the Ajdabiya Water Reservoir, in northern Africa.
The Ajdabiya Water Reservoir is part of the Great Man-Made River, a network of pipes that provides fresh water from the Nubian Sandstone Aquifer System fossil aquifer across Libya. It is the largest irrigation project in the world. So, this “bottomless pool” would most likely have a bottom, but it could really be far, far away!
Cleaning Freaks
But what are these two strange men disguised as housewives doing in the street, holding vacuum cleaners and feather dusters and wearing dishwashing gloves and aprons? Here are two very strange people seen in Stockholm by the Google Street View car!
Although these two men look very strange like that in the street, apparently if you turn the camera on Google, you can see, in front of them, a whole team filming them. So this scene is definitely organized as part of a humorous shooting of some kind!
Illuminati In The Desert
A large triangle can be seen in the desert of Wittmann, Arizona. The mysterious symbol seems to not lead anywhere, and many people speculate that the Illuminati created the triangle because triangles are often associated with the secret organization. Sorry to disappoint any conspiracy theorists, but this is one phenomenon that can be explained.
The Express reported that the theory has been debunked, and the triangle is actually the abandoned Air Force Base Luke Aux #4. “The airport was thought to be named after Frank Luke, an American fighter ace who was the first airman to receive the Medal of Honour in 1918,” Kara Godfrey wrote.
Strange UFO
Interestingly, Google Street View cars actually have nine different cameras on their roofs, pointing in various directions. While one Google Street View car was driving down 29th street in San Francisco, California, in June 2008, one of its cameras caught something quite strange in the sky.
Is it a very weird kind of unidentified flying object? We have never seen a UFO that looked like this in any movies! Or is it a glitch camera glitch or something? In any case, it is hard to identify what this object could be.
Cruise Ship Amidst Skyscrapers
Google Maps offers views of many strange things. They captured a very odd structure above Hong Kong. At first glance, this looks like a cruise ship made its way between skyscrapers and is landlocked. Your eyes aren’t deceiving you, but it’s actually a shopping mall made to look like a cruise ship.
Located in Hung Hom, Kowloon, this 360-foot long concrete shopping arcade hosts many shops, from the Japanese supermarket AEON to a fitness gym in the basement. According to The Express, the area where the ship stands, Hung Hom, was formerly a dockland, and the structure is an homage to the area’s historical purpose.
Mysterious Egyptian Spiral
This strange spiral captured by Google Earth looks like a UFO landing pad at first glance. Located in the Egyptian desert near the Red Sea, this image may seem like something out of a science fiction book, but it’s actually an environmental art installation created by 3 female artists.
According to Live Science, Danae Stratou, Alexandra Stratou, and Stella Constantinides created the installation, titled Desert Breath. The artists said on their website, “The work functions on two different levels in terms of viewpoint. From above as a visual image, and from the ground, walking the spiral pathway, a physical experience.”
The Millennium Falcon
Hollywood productions often hide movie props in top-secret locations. Disney Studios tried to keep a tight lid on the whereabouts of the Millenium Falcon during the filming of The Last Jedi. Despite their best efforts to keep the iconic spaceship hidden, an eagle-eyed user located the ship on Google Earth.
Business Insider reported that Twitter user Kevin Beaumont discovered Han Solo’s ship at Longcross Studios, a film and TV production facility near London. Beaumont tweeted a pic along with the caption, “Lol Disney tried to hide the Millennium Falcon by surrounding it with shipping containers. Also, it’s on Google Maps.”
