Soumya, a rising senior at Wellesley College, is interning with the GeoMarketing team in Mountain View this summer. A Bay Area native, she's enjoying discovering unique local businesses on Google Maps.
After spending the last semester scurrying between classes, the dining hall, the library, and...(did I already say dining hall?)... I seem to have lost track of the amazing restaurants, art galleries, and shops that live beyond the borders of my college campus bubble. But working with the Google Maps team this summer has helped me learn about all the local places and businesses that can be found online, from a New York
record store with one of the largest collections of hip-hop vinyls, to one of San Francisco's weekly
farmer's markets, to an incredible piece of
public art in Chic
ago. And to better help connect other students with these spots, we on the Maps team are now highlighting the favorite places of local experts in cities around the world.Here are a few examples: