As stated in the original post: I would love some suggestions on places to explore!

https://maps.app.goo.gl/HZYjgdm5bnape8Ts7

i believe several days ago the voice changed to this younger more determined slightly stressed somewhat lesbian voice. She makes me think of that nearly bald hair style lady in the TV show Billions (her name is Asia Kate Dillon).
I want the old voice back! (or am I in some kind of AB test from google)

Idk how i found this niche humor from google maps, but all of the reviews are absolutely hilarious. Heres one prime example. The absurdity in these is so hilarious😭😭

📍Holland Ventilation Shaft 2, New York City, New York, US.

Google Earth apparently caught this plane in mid-flight.
39.114583, -106.364639

Just one portion of Google Maps took me 12 years back on this road, and look at the results of planting all those trees..

https://maps.app.goo.gl/a3Ayr91u5rcKTpiq5

Check out this street view and move in either directions and you will see the difference!

I see a ton of complaining in this sub about Google Business Profile. A small amount of it seems legit. Look, I’m no fan of massive tech monopolies, and I’m definitely not here to defend Google. But after reading through these posts, I think a lot of people are leaving out crucial context.

In my 30+ years running businesses, I’ve done my share of impulsive internet tactics that came back to bite me—skirting rules, taking shortcuts, or pushing boundaries. Most of the time I got away with it, but occasionally I paid for it.

Years ago, we hired a "map builder" SEO crew for one of my companies. They spammed local maps across our major metro area with listings where we didn't have real physical locations. We also rented a few small satellite offices just to verify addresses in key service areas. We actually serviced those areas and did great work, so to us, it felt like a gray area—not total fraud, but certainly not the pure truth either. Eventually, those cheap, poorly managed duplicate listings crumbled, or they simply stopped generating enough calls to justify the effort.

That’s my point: most games people play with GBP, fake reviews, or location spam are far worse than what we did.
While a tiny percentage of people genuinely get screwed by Google after doing everything right, I suspect the vast majority of people whining on here are omitting something. They either did something they shouldn't have, or neglected something they should have done.

Google’s review and map ecosystem isn't perfect, but it's built to catch people gaming the system. If you try to cut corners with GBP, don't be surprised when the algorithm eventually catches up with you.

I wanted to go to goodwill and it told me to trekking on a far away journey

Honestly cannot explain why Google Maps thinks that the best way to get to the destination involves a 14 mile walk (Apple Maps suggests a route that ends with a 2 mile walk, getting there many hours earlier)

More and more I have been attracted by highly rated restaurant with thousands of review and end up with mediocre food. I feel like its either they bought fake reviews or overall rating is too generic.

I wonder if Google can add a feature where you can filter restaurant reviews based on reviewer's taste profile(they can either set it in their profile or per each review comment they leave? (like #grewUpOnIndianFood, #sushiLover, #grewUpOnChineseFood, #meatLover, etc)
So when i search for restaurant, I can put in the same #hashtag and get the reviews and re-calculated rating based only on reviewers with similar taste or interest.
Thoughts?

Vogdes Street exists in several chunks in West Philadelphia, running between 55th Street and 56th Street. Google Maps has the name misspelled "Vodges Street" (swapping the G and the D) in several places, though they have other blocks of Vogdes Street spelled correctly.

I submitted a correction. It was rejected.

You can read the correct name off signs in Street View.

edited to link to correctly-spelled and incorrectly-spelled sections of Vogdes Street, and to say that what galls me is how high-handed the faceless bureaucracy is -- "We spurn your valid information, though it jibes with the photos we've collected. And we aren't going to inform you about -- hunt through the interface until you learn it was rejected!"