To disable street view and possibility to change map type is pretty easy, when initializing the map, simple set the corresponding variables to false: street view: streetViewControl: false map type: mapTypeControl: false Proof below: var mapOptions = { center: new google.maps.LatLng(46, 2), zoom: 0, mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP, streetViewControl: false, mapTypeControl: false }; gmap = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById(“rdw-gmap-canvas”), mapOptions); sources http://stackoverflow.com/questions/10295838/gmap-initialize-streetview-only-without-roadmap https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/tutorial