Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Public places statistics in United States launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Stat of the day▲249

   Fascinating and important stats from the rest of world

   2020 · restofworld.org · its alternatives →

2. 2
   A website that heatmaps your city based on your housing preferences▲321

   For the past few months, I've been working on a website that answers two different questions: - Where in my city have the best travel times to all the things and people I care about? - Given a listing, how far is it from all the things and people I care about? Personally this was fueled by my own frustrations when I was apartment hunting in NYC. I was frustrating to have to juggle so many Google Maps tabs when I was evaluating a listing, and it was also annoying to not have full confidence that I was even searching in the right places. I wanted to be close to work, a Trader Joe's, and a…

   2025 · theretowhere.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   All History▲83

   Take a look at the lesser known events in history

   2023 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   ExploreHere City Search▲89

   Discover history in any US city

   2023 · journal.explorehere.app · its alternatives →

5. 5
   histories▲226

   Explore history of places through audio stories & fun facts

   2024 · pardoesoudewater.nl · its alternatives →

6. 6
   How much world?▲156

   Create a map of the countries you visited

   2022 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Better Know Your Area▲131

   Explore social, housing, and economic data across the U.S.

   2018 · betterknowyourarea.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Views▲118

   Discover spots by locals

   2017 · its alternatives →

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   Must▲78

   Discover unique experiences wherever you go

   2021 · discovermust.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Spotted Places▲89

    Discover new experiences from friends.

    2017 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    TourPickr▲108

    Explore more than 400 000 hidden tourist places in Europe.

    2019 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    ExploreHere - Android▲122

    Explore over 200k historical markers, wherever you are!

    2025 · explorehere.app · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Curiosity▲96

    Discover hidden treasures next door or across the globe

    2015 · tamper.io · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Welcome 2.0▲98

    Discover the best places from your favorite people

    2021 · dorsia.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Fun Facts▲85

    Learn and share interesting tidbits about the world

    2024 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Random Country Stats▲3

    Discover interesting facts & stats about countries

    2023 · random-countries.netlify.app · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Limited Timing▲71

    Discover a new watch everyday

    2021 · its alternatives →

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    Dot The Spot▲63

    Mark, share, and discover places. Never forget a good place.

    2014 · dotthespot.com · its alternatives →

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    Visit This Read That▲65

    Visit a place, read the book

    2019 · visitthisreadthat.com · its alternatives →

20. 20ID
    I discovered roads in the US across > 1000 themes▲13

    An interactive story of America

    Sep 2026 · road-about-a-theme.pinedesk.biz · its alternatives →

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    NumbersFacts▲3

    interesting facts about numbers.

    2019 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Interesting Facts▲3

    Make every day more interesting

    2021 · interestingfacts.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Number interesting facts▲3

    App for discovering and learning facts about numbers.

    2023 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Curiosity of the Day▲12

    Learn every day. Become a more interesting person.

    2024 · its alternatives →

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