Glance ahead navigation

A navigation system that allows a user to easily glance ahead down a route to see points-of-interest (POI) such as businesses along future portions of a route. POIs within a short distance radius of a selected future exit or other future point along the user's route may be presented to the user via an appropriate display. The short distance radius may be defined by constraints associated with the display (e.g., within a represented distance from the exit that can be shown in a current zoom level of the display). Instead of abandoning a navigation session, use of glance ahead instead suspends navigation while the user views snapshots of points-of-interest at each exit. The navigation system may show branded icons or business details associated with displayed POIs, preferably without the need for the user to access a separate screen.