You'll never look at the world the same way again! From the bizarre, to the terrifying, to the beautiful, how Google Street View has captured the planet at its most fascinating




From the surreal to the serene, these are some of the Google Street view images from around the world.

The various locations reveal a fascinating and sometimes worrying world - from beautiful forests to car crashes to extra terrestrials just relaxing on the side of the road.

Some of them are just too bizarre to explain and could hold several explanations... after all a picture does tell a thousand words.



From the surreal to the serene, these are some of the Google Street view images from around the world. A giant bunny poses outside a shop handing out leaflets

Grim: A body in the middle of the road is covered with a sheet as police officers survey the scene

Ominous: At first glance this looks like a fairly everyday scene, but on closer inspection it becomes clear this man is in fact holding a handgun down at hsis side as he smokes a cigarette Narnia: This scene looks like a mythical land with its vibrant colours and dreamy appearance

Double vision: A pensioner dressed in a cream jacket, with a black hat and walking stick walks down a street... followed by a body double Watery scene: A fire hydrant pumps out water as the Google Street view camera mounted on a car drives through a neighbourhood

Baby's day out: A tiny baby craws along the pavement outsdie a Gucci store - the parents are probably just out the shot although it looks slightly worrying

Story to tell? Three boys carry out a stereo system from a dilapidated tower block

Accident: The Google Street View camera catches an upturned car in the middle of a road - it looks like the accident was quite a while before as a recovery vehicle is already on the scene

Spectacular sight: Dancers take part in a street parade as crowds watch from the pavement in Asia

Bizarre: A bronze cast of a face in a field looks bizarre although it is probably just part of an art installation Remote: A lone woman - perhaps a shepherd if the stick in her hands provides a clue - sits on a stone wall watching a flock of sheep

Picture postcard: Rows of vibrant flowers line a field as tourists walk through the pretty scene

Picturesque: A wintery scene provides a stunning image as the sky contrasts with the snow

Picture tells a thousand words: It's unclear what is happening in this scene - a man is sprawled out on his back on a dusty road raising his hands in the air - the mind boggles

Drama: Policeman clad head to toe in black wearing balaclavas stand guard outside a crime scene as onlookers try to catch a glimpse of the drama

Animal on the loose: A big cat prowls through a parking lot - luckily there are not any pedestrians around

Deadly nature: A forest fire ravages a patch of land burning trees in its wake

Just chilling: An extra-terrestrial being relaxes on the pavement on a fold out chair watching the world go past

Hide and seek: A man in a gas mask crouches in next to a tree in a forest. He could be playing a game of hide and seek or perhaps it could be something more sinister... we will never know

Menacing: Three men appearing menacing as they stand outside a building with their faces covered in a confrontational stance

Horses gallop past a graveyard Arrested: A man with his hand cuffed behind his back is held by a police woman in the back of a police truck



