A little closer to the world

There is a story
near you.

Buildings you pass. Places you overlook.
Discover what Wikipedia knows about your surroundings.

Your surroundings, on your terms

Allow location access to find places nearby.

No account. No tracking history. Just what is around you.

Wikipedia & Wikidata

Around you

Ready when you are

Start with where you are.

A nearby doorway, monument, or museum
might have more to tell you than you think.

Location, sources & installing the app

Your location

Location is used only after you choose to share it. Queries use coordinates rounded to roughly 100 metres. The server keeps a short-lived shared results cache, not a visitor history. Nothing is sent to an AI model unless you request a summary, and the model receives source text, not your GPS position.

Results update after you move at least 150 metres. There is at most one new Wikidata SPARQL request per minute across this service; cached results can be served immediately. If another query is in progress, your latest position waits its turn. Hidden pages pause location watching.

Made from open knowledge

Place names and descriptions come from Wikidata (CC0). Article extracts come from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Each photograph links to its Wikimedia Commons file page, with its author and licence. Some places have no photograph or English article.

AI summaries are optional, source-grounded, and may contain mistakes. Always check the linked originals. This app needs an internet connection; it does not store your location or places for offline use.

Keep it on your phone

On iPhone: open this page in Safari, tap Share, then Add to Home Screen. On Android: use Install app in your browser menu, or the install button when available.