Google Street View helps smaller destinations showcase off-road attractions

In its quest to document the entire Earth, Google has been expanding Street View further into areas where streets don't go. The company announced over two years ago that it was looking for outside help to capture roads-less-traveled with its Trekker backpack camera, which captures 360-degree photos similar to the Street View car.

Smaller regions such as Bucks County, Pennsylvania and parts of Michigan are among the latest to join the ranks of the Eiffel Tower, Mt. Fuji and the Galápagos Islands in Google's off-road Street View collection. Other places which recently received the Trekker treatment include Florida's beaches, the Hudson River and over two dozen Australian national parks. Read more...