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24 alternatives to A Burglar's Guide to the City

You'll never see the city the same way again.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. A Burglar's Guide to the City launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Future Crimes▲89

   How to protect yourself from digital criminals

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Dream Cities: Seven Urban Ideas That Shape the World▲56

   Investigation of key ideas that have shaped our urban spaces

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Escape The Wolf▲63

   A security handbook for traveling professionals

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Future Crimes▲64

   Inside the Digital Underground

   2017 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Street Smart: The Rise of Cities and the Fall of Cars▲65

   An urban transformation is underway

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Crimetown #3: The Making of a Mayor▲63

   Stay clean and lose, or get a little dirty and win.

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Detour▲247

   Story-based walking tours. New from Andrew Mason, pre-launch

   2014 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Wild▲66

   From lost to found on the Pacific Crest Trail

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   The Thinker▲61

   How I escaped my prison

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Happy City▲65

    Transforming Our Lives Through Urban Design

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Google NightWalk▲156

    An audio Streetview tour around Marseille

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    LOST iN City Guide▲5

    A city guide curated by local legends

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Microadventures▲91

    Ideas for local adventures for busy folk. 5 to 9 Adventures.

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    WunderWalk▲94

    Your tour guide & concierge to explore any city

    2014 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    What the Street▲61

    Visualize the distribution of mobility spaces in cities

    2017 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Profiling the Unseen - A journey across Taipei, Delhi and San Francisco▲65

    A photobook depicting lives & dreams of people around us

    2017 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Detour 2.0▲159

    Explore cities with guided audio tours

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    TripScout▲148

    Self-guided city tours from local experts

    2017 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Hidden Brain - Broken Windows▲76

    How a theory of crime policing was born & what went wrong

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Shopify▲68

    Beginner to pro guide

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    UXD Book▲69

    A career guide for UX Designers

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Urban Walks▲86

    A nicer way to explore New-York

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Flamyngo▲157

    Create a city guide with help of your friends.

    2016 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Invisible City▲6

    Cities, like dreams, are made of desires and fears

    2017 · its alternatives →

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