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The free world atlas of cultural heritage

See the world through a historian’s eyes

iPhone, iPad, Mac and Android · No account, no ads, nothing tracked

Rome, with photo cards above the main sites.

What it is

A free virtual world atlas of cultural heritage

Based on OpenStreetMap, Wikipedia and other open data projects, which is why it reaches the chapel on the back road as readily as the cathedral.

  • OpenStreetMap
  • Wikipedia
  • Wikidata
  • Wikimedia Commons
Prague's old town, dense with pins and photo cards.

One tap further

Who was St. Paul? What else did the architect of this palace plan? What is the Art Nouveau style?

You can not only read about each monument, but look up related people, subjects and monuments.

St Paul's Cathedral: style, religion, architect and dedication, each one a link.

In three dimensions

Tilt the map and the buildings stand up.

Heritage buildings rise to the heights OpenStreetMap records for them, roof shapes and all, so an old town reads as a place rather than a plan.

Kraków's main square in three dimensions.

The region

Learn the region, not only the building.

Learn the culture and the geography of the region you are looking at, and find the UNESCO World Heritage sites nearby.

The Context Explorer over Istanbul: Culture, Geography and UNESCO, from Turkey down to the Fatih district.

Street names

See whom a street is named after.

Streets named after a person, a place or an event are marked on the map. Tap one to see who or what it was, with a picture and the article.

Keplerplatz in Vienna, named after Johannes Kepler, German astronomer and mathematician, with his portrait.

On foot and by bike

Includes hiking, cycling and pilgrimage routes.

As OpenStreetMap records them, with their colours and waymarks, over hillshaded terrain and named peaks: a long-distance pilgrim way as readily as the path to the chapel on the hill.

Hallstatt on its lake, with waymarked hiking and cycling routes drawn over hillshaded terrain.

From the air

Fly along a route before you walk it.

Follow a hiking or pilgrimage route from the air, in three dimensions, through the towns and past the sites along the way. A themed trail can also be walked as a tour, its information boards as the stops.

Questions

What does it cost?

Nothing. It is completely free.

Does it cover my city?

Almost certainly yes. It covers the heritage sites OpenStreetMap records, anywhere in the world, more than two and a half million of them. If somewhere you know is missing, it is missing from OpenStreetMap too, and a nearby site's page shows you how to add it.

Can I use it offline?

Not yet. The map and the pages load as you look at them. Offline maps are in development.

Why does it want my location?

Only to put the map where you are standing and to sort "near me" results, and only when you ask for either. Refuse, and everything else still works. Your position never leaves the phone.

Which devices?

iPhone and iPad running iOS and iPadOS 26.1 or later, Macs with Apple silicon running macOS 26.1 or later, and Android phones and tablets running Android 8.0 or later.

Your next walk is full of things worth knowing.