# Places.nu

> Places.nu is a community map platform for sharing and discovering places and events. It lets communities, destinations, and nonprofits turn lists of places, static PDF maps, and plain Google Map embeds into customizable, branded, embeddable interactive maps — enriched with real-time events, themed collections, photos, and automatic translation.

## About

Places.nu helps people and organizations put their community on the map — literally. Instead of scattered place lists or outdated PDF maps, organizations build a branded interactive map that highlights attractions, dining, accommodation, nature, and local highlights, and brings it to life with events that update in real time.

The platform grew out of research on mapping the experiences of Holocaust survivors — exploring how places hold different meanings based on personal and collective memory. That idea became a living platform where individuals and organizations share and discover the places that matter to them: viewpoints, beaches, trails, saunas, museums, farms, and events.

Maps can be embedded on any website with a single snippet, styled to match an organization's identity, contributed to by invited editors and moderators, and automatically translated into 9 languages. Most content is viewable without an account; only creating maps or registering events requires signing up. Marketing site content is available in English, Norwegian, and French.

Who uses Places.nu: tourism boards and visitor centers, national parks and protected areas, municipalities and destination marketing organizations, nonprofits, and community groups.

Pricing: plans start at 29 USD per month (billed annually) with a 14-day free trial, including a dedicated community URL, unlimited places, events, collections and members, custom design, Facebook and AI-powered event import, translation to 9 languages, website embedding, and analytics.

## Core features

- Interactive, embeddable maps that invite exploration, with custom basemap design by a cartographer.
- Places with photos, descriptions, links, and geographic coordinates, grouped into themed collections.
- Real-time events tied to places, with one-click Facebook import and AI extraction of events from posters.
- Automatic translation of map content into 9 languages.
- Invited editors and moderators with change tracking and account management.
- Built-in analytics, native iOS and Android apps, and structured data for search and AI discoverability.

## Key pages

Marketing pages use language prefixes (`/en/`, `/no/`, `/fr/`).

**Community maps directory** (default entry / content hub):

- https://places.nu/en/communities/
- https://places.nu/no/communities/
- https://places.nu/fr/communities/

**About the product** (platform overview, pricing, FAQ):

- https://places.nu/en/about/
- https://places.nu/no/about/
- https://places.nu/fr/about/

**Use case: Interest communities and organizations**

- https://places.nu/en/use-cases/communities/
- https://places.nu/no/use-cases/communities/
- https://places.nu/fr/use-cases/communities/

**Use case: Cities and town centers**

- https://places.nu/en/use-cases/cities/
- https://places.nu/no/use-cases/cities/
- https://places.nu/fr/use-cases/cities/

**Use case: Tourism and visitor destinations**

- https://places.nu/en/use-cases/destinations/
- https://places.nu/no/use-cases/destinations/
- https://places.nu/fr/use-cases/destinations/

**Use case: National parks and protected areas**

- https://places.nu/en/use-cases/parks/
- https://places.nu/no/use-cases/parks/
- https://places.nu/fr/use-cases/parks/

**Help center**

- https://places.nu/en/help/
- https://places.nu/no/help/
- https://places.nu/fr/help/

Community maps: https://places.nu/en/p/{community-slug}/

Community event calendars: https://places.nu/en/p/{community-slug}/calendar/ (Norwegian: https://places.nu/no/p/{community-slug}/calendar/)

Place detail: https://places.nu/place/{place-slug}/

Event detail: https://places.nu/event/{event-slug}/

## Public data API (read-only, no auth, rate-limited)

Rate limits apply per IP. Prefer citing canonical `url` fields from responses.

### Communities

GET https://places.nu/api/communities/public/

Returns all explore-visible communities (name, description, url, calendar_url, places_count, created_at, image).

### Places (bounding box required)

GET https://places.nu/api/places/public/?bbx={"min_x":10.0,"min_y":59.0,"max_x":11.0,"max_y":60.0}

- `bbx` is required JSON: min_x/max_x = longitude, min_y/max_y = latitude
- Returns up to 100 places in the box from visible communities
- Community filtering is not supported
- Fields: name, description, url, latitude, longitude, communities, website, image

### Events (bounding box required)

GET https://places.nu/api/events/public/?bbx={"min_x":10.0,"min_y":59.0,"max_x":11.0,"max_y":60.0}

- Same `bbx` format as places
- Returns up to 100 upcoming/ongoing events in the box from visible communities
- Events are located via their linked place coordinates
- Fields: name, description, url, start_date, end_date, organizer, communities, location, event_url, ticket_url, image

## Citation

Link to canonical URLs returned in API `url` fields (e.g. https://places.nu/place/... or https://places.nu/p/{slug}/).

## Sitemap

https://places.nu/sitemap.xml