In Seattle, WA I made plans to go check out the ever-popular Fremont Troll and In exploring Google Maps in advance, I also found a couple of unique sights to check out like the Center of the Universe Sign (pictured above) and a fantastic bookshop where I was able to indulge my love of books with three new stories! Little did I know though, in my goal to find the bookshop and the sign, I had to wander a little more, and guess what we should come across? Google itself!
Other trips I found using Google Maps an awesome Riverboat converted into a hotel and a restaurant. Image having a fantastic meal while on the water and watching tall ships sail past the window. Cause that was my experience. In addition to being on this beautiful boat, I was also lucky to be in Old Town Sacramento! This place boasted many unusual shops, a museum, and other unique rustic features that one would only find in this place. If it weren’t for Google Maps, I’d never have made Sacramento a stop on my trip through California and would never have seen the neat things I did.
Finally, an experience all on its own was on a trip to Ireland. We’d done much searching for locations, following routes and exploring before flying over, all through Google Maps to plan our trip. But the one find we had that stood out among everything else was our visit to Kilmokea Tea Garden. We were lucky enough to make it there just before it closed and we had the garden to ourselves. The experience was like a cross between Alice in Wonderland, a fairly land where one expects to find a fairy hiding under a flower, and the Secret Garden. The visit left us breathless and with a desire to come back and see more.
In all, Google Maps has afforded me so many unusual and wonderful experiences and I love using the site to look for more. Even now, I’m planning a new road trip and guess what? I’m using Google Maps to dig out and fun and unique places to visit. (And guess what? I found a hotel, where each guest gets their own cabin! Bet you know where I’m going to be staying!)