Places worth a detour, from Wikidata: search, nearby lookup, fame rankings, stats. No key, CC0.
| Endpoint | https://detourmap.com/mcp (streamable-http) |
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| Registry version | 1.1.0 |
| Now | 8 tools · grade A (100) · pin ts_8bb1d8fe183599cdef24b6f0b93170e2 · protocol 2025-06-18 |
| First / last listed | 2026-10-30 00:26 UTC / 2026-10-30 00:26 UTC |
| Grade over time | 2026-10-30: A (100), 8 tools |
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Tools: search_places get_place places_near top_places list_kinds list_countries get_statistics random_place
search_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. params: query*, country, kind, limit |
get_place | 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. params: place* |
places_near | 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". params: latitude*, longitude*, radius_km, kind, limit |
top_places | 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>". params: country, kind, limit |
list_kinds | 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. params: none |
list_countries | 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. params: none |
get_statistics | 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". params: none |
random_place | 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. params: country, kind |
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