It takes the origin and destination you specify, goes onto the internet, and returns a set of directions. You can also highlight a set of roads and have that print out. One other feature that can help is the Walking Guide to help you draw a path from one point to another. Click on a starting place, click on an ending spot, then click on any place you want to stop, and it will generate on the map a box showing the streets you take and distance. Most of these can be broken down even further such at different types of stores.
Restaurants is kind of odd.
It will filter and let you select various types. It will filter out fast food, but it doesn't know enough of them. Carls, Jack in the Box, and of all things Wienerschnitzel are listed under restaurants, not fast food. You can be selective of what you like from American, Asian, Indian, Mexican and more. You can search for business by selecting only the categories that interest you.