Taj Mahal Tops the List of Best Places to Visit via Google Street View in Asia

One of the World's Wonder, Taj Mahal has emerged as the most popular destination for the virtual travelers, as per the Google's report.

"Taj Mahal has emerged as one of the most popular Asian places for global virtual travelers. The fascination with this grand, symmetrical white marble mausoleum also holds within Asia, with the Taj Mahal ranking as one of the most globally viewed destinations by people in Singapore, Australia, Korea, Philippines, Malaysia and of course, India," a Google statement said.

"Last year, global virtual tourists had favoured Japan for its trails weaving up Mount Fuji, its colorful canal at Dotonbori and its secluded ruins at Hashima Island, as the most popular Google Street View destinations in Asia," it said.

Google Maps and Google Earth comes with a Google Street View feature, which provides panoramic views of many streets in the world. Although Japan tops many of virtual tourists for cultural monuments and temples across the region are also taking centre stage, it said.

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Some more places that are available in Google Street View destinations in India include Red Fort, Qutub Minar, Agra Fort, Lavasa, Lovely Professional University, Humayun's Tomb, Shaniwar Wada, Jantar Mantar and IIT Bombay, the Google statement said.