LocoPast: History Around You

uRoutine Ltd

About this app

Something incredible happened right here.

LocoPast maps history to the exact places where it happened. Discover battles, artists, scandals, political events, scientific breakthroughs, disasters and wonders pinned directly to streets, landmarks and locations around the world.

Explore your surroundings through thousands of fascinating stories sourced from Wikipedia and geocoded to their real-world locations.

Whether you're travelling, sightseeing, walking through your hometown or simply curious about the past, LocoPast helps you see every place through a completely new lens.

Use your location to reveal remarkable stories nearby or search any place on Earth. History isn't hidden in textbooks. It's waiting on the streets around you.

EXPLORE THE WORLD'S STORIES

• Battles and wars
• Art and culture
• Politics and power
• Architecture and landmarks
• Science and innovation
• Faith and religion
• Crime and scandals
• Disasters and tragedies
• Industry and invention

FEATURES

📍 Location-aware discovery - Find historical events near your current location and uncover stories you never knew existed.

🗺 Interactive map - Pan and zoom anywhere in the world to reveal nearby historical events and places.

❤️ Save favourites - Create your own collection of remarkable places and access them across devices.

📖 Full article access - Jump directly to the original source articles, to explore each story in greater depth.

🔍 Global search - Search cities, streets, landmarks and destinations worldwide.

Perfect for travellers, history enthusiasts, students and endlessly curious explorers, LocoPast reveals the extraordinary stories hidden in ordinary places. Wander through any town, city or landmark and discover battles fought, masterpieces created, scandals uncovered and world-changing events that happened exactly where you're standing. Once you start exploring, you'll never look at a street the same way again.

Download LocoPast and uncover the history beneath your feet.

What’s new

Now with 3.5m+ historical stories, sites and events, this update includes a number of improvements to the experience. Whenever you move the map, rather than automatically scanning for additional stories, we give you the choice as to whether you would like to search the new area. Searches are also cached so you can build out the stories, rather than starting a fresh search each time. As always, thank you for the incredible support and feedback.