Anyone who relies on Google Maps in Lebanon, knows that it’s far from perfect. Roads that don’t exist, an inability to tell one-way streets from two-lane ones and the absence of newly established roads on the app that has become an integral part of all our lives. Don’t use it much? Well, if you ever order a cab with ride-hailing apps, you’ll know that your driver will get lost at least half of the time when they rely completely on the Google maps navigation.

However, the Google Maps “Street View” option is now available for a couple dozen important landmarks in Lebanon. Those include the Baalbak, Jeita, Tyre and Sidon, Beaufort Castle, the Chouf Cedar Reserve, the National Museum as well as AUB, LAU and LIU campuses, among other locations across the country.

The difference between that and panoramic photos or 360 panoramas, is that you can “walk” along the paths and streets by tapping further along the road. This lets you actually walk around the locations and monuments, not just see them from one vantage point. In many cities around the world, you can see almost every street, which if you’re trying to make sure a restaurant’s address is correct on maps, really helps, cause you can street view it and make sure it’s still there.

So, the next time you wanna try and convince someone that we’re not just deserts and camels here, maybe send them a link of one of your favorite spots now available on Google Street View.

You can find them all here.