Whether you’re a university applicant or a curious parent getting to know your kid’s new home away from home, Street View can take you on a walking tour of schools around the world. Starting today, you’ll be able to explore 36 new university campuses across the U.S. and Canada with Street View in Google Maps.

With a click of your mouse, you can visit the University of Calgary, one of Canada's top research universities and alma mater of our 22nd Prime Minister Stephen Harper.



Our very own, Engineering Director, Stephen Woods completed his undergraduate degree at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon.



Continuing along, visit University of Manitoba, Western Canada's first university, and home of the U of M Bison.


Finally, let’s stop by the University of Regina in Canada. Founded in 1911, the school is known for its emphasis on experiential learning.

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These Canadian universities in the prairies are some of the latest additions to the hundreds of college and university campuses all over the world that are already available for you to explore in Google Maps. To see if a Street View tour of your dream school is available, search for a particular university on Google Maps and click on Pegman to enter the Street View imagery. Visit our Street View gallery for global highlights and other popular universities around the world.

So if you can’t make it in person, Street View can help you get a feel for the place you’re considering spending the next four years. And for you parents out there, this might help you get used to the idea of an empty nest!