I guess I am the only one here who has been sucked into Google Streetview in a big way, right?
I love going someplace in Streetview and taking a virtual walk down the street, there. I go to places where I (or friends or relatives) have lived, places in the news, places where criminals or famous people lived, places of historical significance, places with great architecture like Paris, places with breathtaking scenery like California... the whole WORLD is out there at your fingertips.
Just last night I saw photos on the evening news of one of our canals that has started eroding and collapsing after our December rains, sucking peoples' backyards into it. On Google Streetview, I could see what it looked like BEFORE all this happened and that really illustrated the problem to me a lot more clearly than just seeing the damaged canal.
I have also "walked" (on Streetview) in Lee Harvey Oswald's footsteps between the Texas School Book Depository and the theater where he was caught. Pretty interesting to me, given my interest in the JFK assassination.
Ever wonder if that little hamburger joint near your high school is still there? You know, the one where you used to hang out with your date on Saturday night? You can go take a look any time you want.