This hidden Google Maps feature is making people emotional - here's why

A viral trend recently swept TikTok, where users revisited the past by looking up old versions of their homes on Google Street View. In doing so, many spotted long-gone family members on front porches or mowing the lawn, caught glimpses of their younger selves riding bikes in the driveway, or saw beloved trees that had been cut down years ago.

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While this Google Maps feature isn't new, it has become an emotional and nostalgic internet sensation -- inspiring others to open the app and see what moments were captured in past years by Street View cars quietly passing their homes.

How to find old Google Maps Street View images of your home

Google Maps makes it easy to see images of your home from the past, thanks to a "See More Dates" feature in ...