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If you're already a fan of using Craigslist for apartment hunting, then you're going to love padmapper.

Padmapper.com is a free google map-based Craigslist apartment search for cities around the country. It solves the problem of trying to figure out if a "close to downtown" description on Craiglist posting is really as close as the poster describes. It is also cool because it tells you almost everything you need to know about the space, including pictures, with just one click.

Know of any other cool apartment searches out there? Share them here.