Learn about places

With Google Earth, you can find pictures and information about places you're exploring on the map.

Search for a location or click a place on the map. To the right, there's a box with more info about the location.

  • To learn more, click the box.
  • To find photos, click the box. At the top, click the photo.
  • To save the place to a project, click Save to project.

View photos taken by others on the map

  1. Open Google Earth.
  2. Click Layers.
  3. Scroll to "Photos" and turn on the feature.
  4. Click one of the photos on the map.

  5. To find more photos, click the left or right arrows.

    Optional: To find other photos that someone took, at the bottom left, click their name.

  6. To exit, at the top left, click Back.

Add your photos to Google Earth

You can submit your own photos to Google Earth if you post them to Google Maps first. Learn how to add photos to Google Maps.