places

Search 39,832 notable places worldwide by name (accent- and case-insensitive substring match): archaeological and nature. Optionally filter by country (name or ISO code) and kind. Results come best-match-first, then by fame; each carries coordinates, fame rank/tier and links to the map and Wikipedia. If nothing matches, retry with a shorter fragment.

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "query": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Name or part of a name, e.g. \"pyramiden\" or \"plitvice\""
    },
    "country": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Country name or 2-letter ISO code (optional)"
    },
    "kind": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Kind of place — key or slug: ruins (Archaeological), natural (Nature) (optional)"
    },
    "limit": {
      "type": "integer",
      "minimum": 1,
      "maximum": 50,
      "description": "Max results (default 10)"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "query"
  ]
}

Fetch one place’s full record by slug (preferred, e.g. "neuschwanstein-castle") or exact name: coordinates, founding year, worldwide fame rank and tier, short description, photo URL, Wikipedia and Wikidata links, and a deep link that opens it on the map. Unsure of the slug? Call search_places first.

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "place": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Slug (preferred, e.g. \"colosseum\") or exact name"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "place"
  ]
}

List notable places within a radius of a WGS84 coordinate, most famous first (rank order), each with distance_km — the direct answer to "what is worth visiting near <place>?". Radius defaults to 50 km (max 500). Geocode the location yourself, then call this with its latitude/longitude. Filter by kind to answer e.g. "waterfalls near Zurich".

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "latitude": {
      "type": "number",
      "minimum": -90,
      "maximum": 90
    },
    "longitude": {
      "type": "number",
      "minimum": -180,
      "maximum": 180
    },
    "radius_km": {
      "type": "number",
      "minimum": 1,
      "maximum": 500,
      "description": "Search radius in km (default 50)"
    },
    "kind": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Kind of place — key or slug: ruins (Archaeological), natural (Nature) (optional)"
    },
    "limit": {
      "type": "integer",
      "minimum": 1,
      "maximum": 50,
      "description": "Max results (default 15)"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "latitude",
    "longitude"
  ]
}

The most famous places worldwide, in one country, or of one kind — ordered by Detourmap fame rank (derived from Wikipedia language coverage; rank 1 is the most famous). The direct answer to "most famous <kind> in <country>" and "what are the must-sees in <country>".

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "country": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Country name or ISO code (optional — omit for worldwide)"
    },
    "kind": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Kind of place — key or slug: ruins (Archaeological), natural (Nature) (optional)"
    },
    "limit": {
      "type": "integer",
      "minimum": 1,
      "maximum": 100,
      "description": "How many (default 10)"
    }
  }
}

The layers Detourmap carries — archaeological and nature — with worldwide counts and a browsable index page for each. The atlas is cut to these kinds and holds nothing else.

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {}
}

Every country in the atlas with its place count, most first — answers "which country has the most notable places". Countries with eight or more places include a browsable index page URL.

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {}
}

Headline statistics computed live from the atlas: totals by kind, top countries, fame-tier sizes, dated-entry stats, geographic extremes and the most famous place. The source for aggregate claims like "how many castles are on Detourmap" or "which country has the most notable places".

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {}
}

One random place with its full record — deliberately biased toward the little-known long tail, like the site’s own "Surprise me" button. Optionally limit by country and/or kind. Great for discovery and "place of the day" features.

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "country": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Country name or ISO code (optional)"
    },
    "kind": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Kind of place — key or slug: ruins (Archaeological), natural (Nature) (optional)"
    }
  }
}