About Open Places
Open Places is a project started by Trazzler.
All of the editorially selected and vetted content here is available free to nonprofits, public radio stations, parks, schools, tourism bureaus, publications, and other approved organizations. The idea is to create an open network of publication-quality information about places that can be used to promote any neighborhood, town, or region—or particular area of interest.
What makes Open Places different from all of the other sites that collect information on places? It’s our editorial vision and the skill level of the writers and photographers. Every place you find on Open Places is here because we think it is good and every featured photo and article has been selected and vetted by an editor. Four years ago, we launched a radically different kind of publishing platform where writers and photographers could interact directly with editors. Now we’re opening up the results of this experiment to organizations that do good.
Every week, we run photo and writing contests on fun (and even thought-provoking) themes. You can win money, trips, and prizes just for exploring new places and sharing the things you love to do. Your contributions will be shared with world-class nonprofits, and you’ll always get a byline on your writing and photography.
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Mobile Apps for DMOs — email us
We build social content platforms on iOS and Android that are curated by real people.
- Taps the collective passion of travelers and locals.
- Connects mobile actions to Facebook.
- Leverages content from Open Places.
- Generates email and push notification lists.
We also manage our own app, Open Places. It contains these same features, has been downloaded more than 140,000 times, and was featured by Apple's editorial team twice.
