To check if a location has Street View imagery, just jump to that location in either Google Maps or Google Earth then drag the orange "pegman" over the map. If blue lines appear on the map showing where Street View is available. And you'll see that Minot, North Dakota does indeed for Street View available.
Street View in Google Maps:Drag the orange "pegman" icon from the navigation control onto the map to enter Street View mode. If blue lines appear on the map then those lines indicate where street view is available [not all areas have street view].Also, in the new Google Maps interface when you double-click on the map or a placemark the pop-up window sometimes contains a Street view button.For more help visit Google's Street View Help Center (in related links below).
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Accessing Street View depends somewhat on whether you're using it from Google Maps or Google Earth.Street View in Google Maps:Drag the orange "pegman" icon from the navigation control (on upper-left corner) onto the map to enter Street View mode. If blue lines appear on the map then those lines indicate where street view is available [not all areas have street view].Street View in Google Earth 6 and 7:Drag the orange "pegman" icon from the navigation control (on upper-right corner) onto the map to enter Street View mode. Also if you're looking at ground from low altitude then double-click on a building or ground to enter nearest Street View photo from that location.Street View in Google Earth 5:Check the Street View layer under Layers panel then double click on photo icons that appear on the map.For tips to navigate in Street View see related links for video tutorials.
To enter Street View in Google Maps just drag the orange "pegman" icon from the navigation control (on upper-left corner) onto the map at the desired location.As you drag the "pegman" icon over the map -- lines in blue will show you where Street View imagery is available.
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Street View is integrated into the latest Google Earth app for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. You must zoom into the map close enough such that the Orange Pegman appears below the compass. This is at the level you start to see streets. Drag the orange pegman icon onto the map to enter Street View.
I assume you are asking how to get a street level on a Google map. Enter an address on Google Maps and when the map comes up, click on the red "balloon" that indicates the approximate address location. The click on "street level view".
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In Google Earth v6 you drag the new orange "pegman" icon (found near the navigation controls) onto the map to enter Street View. As of Jan 2012 Google has discontinued Street View support in Google Earth 5.2 and earlier.
How is it NOT a map? It's a bird's-eye-view, scaled-down-to-size drawing of a city (in other words, a map) with the subway lines and routes laid out on it, instead of, or in addition to, the street names.
A street map