This eye-opening website is like Google Maps—with a time machine

It’s tough to talk tech without talking about maps. The almighty Maps app has become a core part of day-to-day life for so many of us these days—but for all the helpful features those apps have, there’s one layer they’ve never fully offered. Today, I want to introduce you to a truly cool tool I encountered that gives you a time-traveling pass to rewind any map in front of you and uncover all the hidden history behind it. It’s fascinating, eye-opening, and also just a ton of fun to explore. This tip originally appeared in the free Cool Tools newsletter from The Intelligence. Get the next issue in your inbox and get ready to discover all sorts of awesome tech treasures! Meet your new Maps time machine To quote the wise time-traveling philosopher Dr. Emmett Brown: “Roads? Where we’re going, we don’t need roads.” My friend and fellow navigator, allow me to introduce you to the aptly named Pastmaps . ➜ Pastmaps is a website that lets you peel back the surface of a city and see what it looked like decades, sometimes even centuries ago—down to the specific street you’re standing on. ⌚ You can start exploring it in as little as a minute or two. ✅ Just pull up Pastmaps in any browser , o…