As you browse a map, you also have the option of checking out "What's Nearby", which plots hotels, restaurants, and other points of interest on the map.
Lazy bums who won't leave the neighborhood can browse a map view, and there's a whole section of free events for culture-seekers short on cash.
You can search for neighborhood ratings by search box, or browsing a Google map with push pins marking the different reviews.
Last but definitely not least, Switch Skate Guide, from São Paulo, allows users to add to and browse an evolving map of good (and bad) skate locations.
As someone who consumes a godawful amount of photography on a day-to-day basis, being able to browse around a map in this way is a refreshingly different way to explore neighborhoods.
Travelers can use this free app just as they would the Web site: to browse a color-coded map that indicates whether leaves are Green, Turning, Moderate, Peak, Fading or Gone.
Google says it hopes "this new visual information literally provides you with a more comprehensive and accurate lay of the land, and comes in handy whether you're planning a trip or just browsing the map.
We created ways of browsing by map, by subject, by notable Londoners mentioned in the articles and even by underground lines so that while sitting on the tube, you can browse articles relating to the places hurtling by above your head.
In addition, you could use Spotsetter to discover new places by browsing the map to see where your friends have been and what they've shared.
The users browsing the map can view the blog entries without registering, or leave their comments after an automatic registration procedure.
