Mapquest was there in 1996, almost a decade before modern-day Google Maps. It is the world’s first online mapping and turn-by-turn direction service. In this piece, we’ll show you how to get driving ...

Remember MapQuest? To me, that name invokes happy memories of printed-out directions in 2006 and playing navigator for my parents from the backseat.

And even if they do go to the Web for directions, they’ll often just type the address into Google and get directions from the upstart Google Maps. Whither Mapquest?

It's taken 12 years, but Apple Maps is finally available on the web for those still looking to print directions on paper or search for business information on a Windows computer.

Of Mapquest and MapBlast!, we prefer the latter. In our highly subjective experience, it seems to offer more accurate and easy to follow driving directions than Mapquest.