Basilical Heritage Get early access

Know what you are looking at

Two and a half million castles, churches, palaces, museums and ruins on one map, each with its photograph, its facts and its article.

Free · iPhone, iPad and Mac · 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.

Questions

What does it cost?

Nothing. It is free, and there is nothing to buy inside it.

Does it cover my city?

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 26.1 or later, and Macs with Apple silicon. An Android version is in development.

Your next walk is full of things worth knowing.