A popular online geography game is taking players around the globe, one Google Street View image at a time. John Yang speaks with Trevor Rainbolt, perhaps the game’s most famous player, for a look ...

GeoGuessr is an internet phenomenon with a very simple premise: you’re dropped somewhere and you need to figure out where you are. The closer you get to the target location, the more points you get.

Do you know where this is? For a fun way to get through the work day, check out Geoguessr, a quirky new game that uses Google Street View to explore the world. The concept is simple: you are “dropped” ...