The name change comes from an executive order signed by Donald Trump in the days following his inauguration. Google Maps has announced plans to rename the Gulf of Mexico to ‘Gulf of America’, after Donald Trump signed an executive order to change the name in one of his first acts upon his return to the […]

1 year ago

William Moldt went missing in November 1997 after leaving a Florida nightclub A man whose disappearance has remained a mystery for more than two decades has finally been solved – with the help of Google Maps. William Moldt went missing on November 8, 1997 after leaving a nightclub in Lantana, Florida. He was said to […]

2 years ago

Scary stuff Google Maps users appear to have discovered a mysterious island that looks to be completely hollow. Pictures show that on the outside of the island there is a lighter-coloured sea and even some waves crashing against what appears to be beaches. The centre of the island tells a different story though. Images make […]

2 years ago

The frightening foursome are staring right at the camera A Redditor has captured a chilling image of a gang of people wearing creepy Halloween masks in Mexico. In the now-deleted social media post, a user on the r/GoogleMaps subreddit came across a striking image along a road in Moctezuma in the Nacozari De Garcia region […]

4 years ago

Note to self – never visit Montreal A blood-soaked Pennywise-looking clown was spotted holding a knife and standing in a dimly-lit door frame on Google Maps. The clown, originally dreamt up by Stephen King, was seen splattered with a blood-like substance in the entrance to a basement in Montreal, Canada. The person behind the mask […]

4 years ago

Anyone up for a trip? Conspiracy theories are raging online once again after people spotted an island on Google Maps that appears to have been completely blacked out. Holes in conspiracy theories are as common as the theories themselves, and this mysterious island is no different. The image suggests that the elusive peninsula is actually […]

4 years ago