Search for places

You can use Google Earth to find places like cities, landmarks, and parks.

What you can search for

Here are some ways you can find locations:

  • City and state: Mountain View, CA
  • City and country: Port-au-Prince, Haiti
  • Street name: Newbury Street, Boston
  • Entire address: 221B Baker St, London, NW1 6XE
  • Zip or postal code: 02129
  • Longitude and latitude: 18°28'59"N 69°56'21"W or 18.4830556, -69.9391667
  • General places: Museums in Costa Rica

Find a place

  1. On your computer, open Google Earth.
  2. In the top left, click Search .
  3. Type a location and press enter, or select it from the list.

Experience places at random

To travel to a new, random location, click the search bar and select I'm Feeling Lucky . For info about and photos of that location, on the right, click Knowledge Card .

Clear your search history

  1. On your computer, open Google Earth.
  2. At the top right, click .
  3. To find the "General" section, scroll down.
  4. Click Clear Search History .
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