Verne is a web application that uses Google Maps to help you explore different parts of the world through Wikipedia. As you travel and click around the map, Verne will load relevant Wikipedia pages for the places you're looking at and will also provide you with other related searches you can make.
Try it out at kushrastogi.com/verne.
Built using HTML/CSS/JS, Google Maps JS API, Google Geocoding API.
Related: https://wiki-map.com/