Google Maps is one of those apps that's almost impossible to open without getting distracted. Sure, you might start by looking up a restaurant or checking traffic, but before long, you're clicking on random roads, scrolling through Street View, and wondering how you ended up looking at a tiny town halfway around the world.

Over the years, Google Maps has become much more than a navigation tool. Between Street View, satellite imagery, user photos, reviews and map markers, it's evolved into one of the internet's biggest collections of strange discoveries.

People have spent countless hours exploring the map, uncovering everything from bizarre landmarks and hidden attractions to funny signs, mysterious locations and moments that Google's cameras just happened to capture.

Some discoveries are hiding in plain sight.

A random pin leads to an oddly named roadside attraction. An overlooked landmark turns out to have thousands of glowing five-star reviews. A tiny business in the middle of nowhere has a comment section that's somehow funnier than most comedy shows. Sometimes the destination isn't even the best part. It's the reviews people leave behind.

Google's camera cars have accidentally documented countless unforgettable moments, from people in unusual costumes to strange coincidences and bizarre scenes that only lasted a few seconds before disappearing forever. Those snapshots have become part of internet history, shared and rediscovered by millions of people online.

That's what makes exploring Google Maps so addictive.

You never know whether your next click will uncover a fascinating place, a hilarious review, an unexpected sight or something so strange that you immediately send it to someone else.