Whats the best app for discovering cool places in a foreign city?

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I'm off to Rome next week, I want to find an app with guides on how to see a city in a few days. Walking tours would be ideal!

T · Accepted Answer

It's really good!

T · Answer

Haven't tried the new version, but it's Foursquare, so, there you go :)

Adrian Craig · Answer

My team and I created Llama because we were largely dissatisfied with the current options out there. It's a platform for travelers to make lists of things to do on their trips which, if public, are discoverable by other travelers on Llama. It also has google-docs style collaboration for making lists together. Look for Llama on PH tomorrow!

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Foursquare is the best place discovery app yet. On par with Google Maps and works really well.

Tweegenic1 · Answer

best and easy to use.

Mark Colgan · Answer

Search for the hashtag of the city you are visiting. I did this in pretty much every country when I was travelling and found some really cool places that the "locals" we're visiting. One of my highlights was ending up at a jazz night in Argentina (and I was the only non-Argentinian there).

Plus, people only tend to post the best of / show off worthy photos on Instagram.

Harold Cummington · Answer

Yelp has discovery tools for finding cool places and also seeing reviews for those places.

Taha Maddam, CFA · Answer

I'm biased but this app (developed by me, powered by Instagram and Foursquare) let you discover amazing places in a variety of categories. You can browse places under top picks, outdoors, arts, shopping, trending, drinking and eating categories in 465 cities of the world. This is a brilliant tool to get inspirations before planning your next trip

Aleh Tsikhanau · Answer

Creates multi-city trips

Harold Cummington · Answer

Pokestops and Gyms are crowdsourced based on places that people find interesting. Plus you get to catch Pokemon while you're at it. Why bother looking at old buildings when you can capture virtual battling monsters?

But all jokes aside, it's actually surprising how good of a discovery tool this is (specifically for little things like murals, cool buildings, etc probably the kinds of things you wouldn't find in a tourist guide).

Michael Deng · Answer

Not the sexiest app, but essential.

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I used Google Trips when I was back in Japan and found it very useful in every way. A really good app!

Guillaume · Answer

A really great app with nice guides and all the best places to see. You an also download the guide to read offline which can be really helpful.

Elizabeth Beth · Answer

Love this app!! Very cool

Rachna Daryanani · Answer

I disocevered a workout class on the app that is amazing

Ben Raz · Answer

i trust it

huge shared database + reviews and photos of places

Jason Y. Naparstek · Answer

I liked the interest based routing feature.

Marvin Russell · Answer

This is exactly why we built Checkli. You can discover awesome checklists of things to do around the world. The app is fairly new but growing like Kareem Abdul Jabbar in the 6th grade.

Android Appstore · Answer

Places Explorer gives you access to millions of places and tourist attractions around the world.n.

Pascal Ontijd · Answer

Soulpicks might be something for you! It will help you discover places loved by friends (because they know you best) and experts. As well as keep track of the places you loved so your friends can explore them. If you already have a list of places you can easily import from other apps or notes - so you don't have to start all over.

Louis Klieger · Answer

Foursquare is what locals actually use and rate on. Plus, it's so detail-oriented. Not just generic people complaining about a server at their mother's birthday party. Actually good tips about individual dishes, where to sit, and more.

Ben Raz · Answer

i trust it

huge shared database + reviews and photos of places

Harrison Malone · Answer

The reason why I need data in a foreign city is to have access to Google Maps 🗺 especially useful for finding quality food once you know you're in a cool neighbourhood

Jack Vapi · Answer

If you take into account prices, then PlacesToVisit is handy. It is an overview of places in a city with prices and other details. (Disclaimer: I am working on it, feedback is appreciated)

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Instead of looking up places online, then why not use the local people to show you the places?

Jay Scott · Answer

You seen and used this?

Nyaundi brian · Answer

You get to see lots of awesome pictures from the best places like restaurants in the city you'd want to visit, try it

alex@lastminutelaura.ca · Answer

Crowdsourced... what else do you need (:

Josh Indig · Answer

Spot is great for the long-tail for cool places in a new city.

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If you want to explore Cape Town, there isn't  a better database.

Sama Jashnani · Answer

Discover events & classes and people around to go for the events with!!

anna.lee · Answer

Great way to meet new people

Ben Zarras · Answer

If your friends travel and know cool places in foreign cities, you'll see those recommendations right inside SALT. Way better than getting recommendations from people you don't know

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I'm surprised nobody's mentioned this. Hotspots curated in detail by locals.

Taha Maddam, CFA · Answer

I'm biased but this app (developed by me, powered by Instagram and Foursquare) let you discover amazing places. You can browse top picks, outdoors, arts, shopping, trending, drinking and eating places in 465 cities of the world. This is a brilliant tool to get inspirations before planning your next trip