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The Ammazing iOS6 Maps

omg: somebody painted the landscape in white.
Three types of image quality in southern switzerland.
The Helsinki Central Railway Station has magically turned into a park
Helsinki’s biggest open-air marketplace (Kauppatori) has also been magically been turned into a park (along with a bunch of other marketplaces) 
Walking across there seems like fun…
Apple thinks that much of the east side of Portland, Oregon is a nature park
New Orleans famously misplaced Crescent City Connection bridge, otherwise known as the Greater New Orleans Bridge to no one
New Orleans famous Huey Long Bridge now available at Home Depot
Apple seems to have left out half of one of Southeastern Europe’s biggest tourist destinations
Apparently Belgrade, Serbia has no rivers

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