Yahoo released a new mapping website yesterday (maps.yahoo.com/beta) and I think it gives Google Maps serious competition. It maybe is even better.

It does not have any aerial photography (yet) but I think the way it lets you generate driving directions is better. It also lets you have intermediate stops on your route, not just a starting point and an ending point.

You can move the map around by clicking and dragging just like Google Maps.

If you are looking for something in an area you just type what you are looking for into the "Find on map" box on the left side and click the search button. Little flags pop up on the map to indicate where they are. If you place your cursor over either the flag on the map or the entry on the list, the name of the store will pop up on the map. Slick. If you zoom out the search will automatically add new entries that are with in the new larger map area, or if you zoom in it will drop entries that are out of range.

Right now it only covers the United States of America.