Armchair expeditions to Antarctica, courtesy of Google Street View Looking to beat the heat? Consider taking a trip to Antarctica, courtesy of Google Street View. It may not work as well as air conditioning, but a virtual exploration of the icy white vistas dotted with black rocks and penguins may induce a cooler state of mind. Google first included imagery from the South Pole in its Street View collection in 2010, but on Tuesday the company added more 360-degree panoramic images of the icy continent. Among the most spectacular of the new additions is the panoramic view of Shackleton's Hut, built by the British explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton and his crew circa 1908. As you look around the wooden hut, half buried by snow, you'll find thousands of objects left by the explorers, including jars and cans of 100-year-old food lining the walls, and if you squint a bit, you can just make out some of the labels. You can peer under beds, and see where the explorers may have tossed their boots and hung their coats. Google also added panoramic views of Scott's Hut, in Cape Evans, Antarctica, built in 1911, where you'll find 100-year-old wooden skis lining the door. You can also explore the area around the South Pole telescope at the Geographic South Pole, the ceremonial South Pole surrounded by national flags, and Cape Royds Adélie Penguin Rookery. Google's modern-day Street View photographers used a lightweight tripod camera with a fisheye lens to capture the new imagery. "We worked with this technology because of its portability, reliability and ease-of-use," the company wrote on its blog. Look down and you'll find footprints in the snow made by the photographer. It's all rendered in such incredible detail you can almost hear the crunch of the snow under his or her feet. And if you're anything like me, that will give you the shivers, even in the summer heat. A virtual trip to the Amazon River thanks to Google Street View Raindropping app brings hyper-local rain forecast to your phone