Focus on not so well-known places

I focus on places not so well known, because I see no added value to upload the 1000th picture of Berlin Wall or Semper Opera House in Dresden. As noticeable these places are – they have enough attention.

One of my best pictures (and route directions) was a „meadow“ with 24.500 visits since 2017. While on holidays in Denmark we had so look around fort he station of the draisin. To help others to find it faster I shot the photo with the way (over thís special meadow) to the draisin.

https://www.google.de/maps/place/Dressin+p%C3%A5+%C3%96sterlen/@55.5515894,13.9375412,3a,75y,90t/data=!3m8!1e2!3m6!1sAF1QipN31iJEftHW7fAHApTAWUubfqn-6RnHSpBSoaQ!2e10!3e12!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipN31iJEftHW7fAHApTAWUubfqn-6RnHSpBSoaQ%3Dw203-h114-k-no!7i4864!8i2736!4m11!1m5!8m4!1e2!2s100005238158161444461!3m1!1e2!3m4!1s0x4654651fb223bad5:0xdad7f2fce501f2fc!8m2!3d55.5515894!4d13.9375412?hl=de

Last year I could add a photo of an exhibition mine with 27.000 visits. One of the rare chances to find a place where not so many photos existed.

https://www.google.de/maps/place/Schaubergwerk+%22Lange+Wand%22/@51.569793,10.7865482,3a,75y,90t/data=!3m8!1e2!3m6!1sAF1QipMqvgVQRe-NFPwxHdaI_zZINc-KyNrLNZSMxHw!2e10!3e12!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipMqvgVQRe-NFPwxHdaI_zZINc-KyNrLNZSMxHw%3Dw360-h480-k-no!7i3456!8i4608!4m11!1m5!8m4!1e2!2s100005238158161444461!3m1!1e2!3m4!1s0x47a500e31596172d:0x5f39ffa060965d29!8m2!3d51.569793!4d10.7865482?hl=de

In my current holidays we tried to visit a waterfall. I found good descriptions on local sites but not on Google Maps. So I added the three hiking parking places as starting points fort he trails to the waterfall.

https://www.google.de/maps/place/Hochfall+Wasserfall/@49.0879842,13.086654,3a,75y,90t/data=!3m8!1e2!3m6!1sAF1QipOtrxQJyf1TBUzryFna7LbwRYO86wUJjiM0r9A!2e10!3e12!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipOtrxQJyf1TBUzryFna7LbwRYO86wUJjiM0r9A%3Dw203-h130-k-no!7i1280!8i822!4m11!1m5!8m4!1e3!2s100005238158161444461!3m1!1e1!3m4!1s0x47753a424377443f:0x4da0bdb92103bf!8m2!3d49.0879842!4d13.086654?hl=de

I think this is now the best way to contribute to Maps.

To make it the most comprehensive and detailed map of all interesting places.

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Hello @Ralf_T

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“Ermes Toun”

Hello @Ralf_T and welcome to Connect!

Thank you very much for sharing your first post here and your great photos on Google Maps!

Since you’re new to the community, you might want to share a bit more about yourself and get to know others in our monthly Introduce Yourself - June 2019. You can also take a look at these 14 helpful tips for using Connect, and What are Connect topics?

I’m going to move your post to the Local Stories section on Connect where the Local Guides from all around the world share their local stories and inspiration why they like to be Local Guides and how they contribute to Google Maps.