When you go to a new city where do you find what to do?

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When you visit a new city, do you google what to do and follow what you find there?For me is so time consuming and you end up going to the tipical places for turists.Do you know a better way to find better places to visit?

yuppie_scum · Accepted Answer

Get a guided bike tour, or failing that take a hop-on-hop-off tour bus. Ask the guides for further recommendations. Ask your baristas/bartenders.

bombcar · Answer

Tourists go to tourist places because they&rsquo;re usually the most interesting for some generic value of interesting.If you want things off the beaten path, start off the path. I find local restaurants at off-peak times a good place to begin - anyplace with a counter or bar should work. Ask, and ask again for what they find interesting.

stop50 · Answer

Wikipedia, it usually has an good list of the most interesting places in a city. Otherwise i use openstreetmap to find specific types of stores i want to visit(cinemas, theaters, ...) and random strolling.

LarryMade2 · Answer

Phone book is one of my go tos, great for finding museums, bookstores and other shops...This is a problem I've been working on in my area with doplaces.com but even a small area is a lot of work to maintain.

simonhfrost · Answer

Watch youtube videos of alternative travellers visiting that city, free walking tours, https://www.atlasobscura.com/

parentheses · Answer

Pick some landmarks. Visit. Talk to locals and formulate other plans based on that.

mikewarot · Answer

Atlas Obscura has lots of interesting oddities, and they put them on a map.[1][1] https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/all-places-in-the-atla...

muzani · Answer

Tour guides are mandatory IMO if you plan on sightseeing.Otherwise, I like just walking in a direction. I'm not sure if it's the best approach. There are places that are incredibly welcoming to tourists - youth hostels, museums, religious buildings, the occasional barber. I try to visit a barber or some grungy restaurant in every new town, outside a tourist district. It's a good sample of the locals.

tmaly · Answer

There use to be this great forum virtualtourist.com that had all the great tips and things to avoid. But then it was sold and became a glorified hotel ad site.These days, I have had good luck with ChatGPT giving me a top level view. Then I supplement with travel books from my local library.

When you go to a new city where do you find what to do?

When you visit a new city, do you google what to do and follow what you find there?
For me is so time consuming and you end up going to the tipical places for turists.
Do you know a better way to find better places to visit?

Get a guided bike tour, or failing that take a hop-on-hop-off tour bus. Ask the guides for further recommendations. Ask your baristas/bartenders.

Wikipedia, it usually has an good list of the most interesting places in a city. Otherwise i use openstreetmap to find specific types of stores i want to visit(cinemas, theaters, ...) and random strolling.

Phone book is one of my go tos, great for finding museums, bookstores and other shops...
This is a problem I've been working on in my area with doplaces.com but even a small area is a lot of work to maintain.

Watch youtube videos of alternative travellers visiting that city, free walking tours, https://www.atlasobscura.com/

Pick some landmarks. Visit. Talk to locals and formulate other plans based on that.

Atlas Obscura has lots of interesting oddities, and they put them on a map.[1]
[1] https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/all-places-in-the-atla...

There use to be this great forum virtualtourist.com that had all the great tips and things to avoid. But then it was sold and became a glorified hotel ad site.
These days, I have had good luck with ChatGPT giving me a top level view. Then I supplement with travel books from my local library.