AudioVista Places
Publish your own audio for a restaurant, attraction, museum, or other location. Visitors nearby select it and listen when they’re ready.
Set up your placeAUDIOVISTA · LISTEN TO YOUR SURROUNDINGS
What’s around you?
Have a listen.
Open AudioVista to hear about the buildings, landmarks, and history near your phone. Take it on a walk, listen from the bus, or get to know the block you’ve lived on for years.
Listening where you are is free. No account required.
Find your own way to listenTHE NEXT STREET OVER
That old building.
That unfamiliar name.
Hear what you’re passing and how it came to be.
Your phone’s location gives AudioVista somewhere to start.
LISTEN AT YOUR OWN PACE
Keep walking.
Keep listening.
AudioVista follows your location as you move. Stop for a closer listen, or carry on down the road. Tap once to pause narration; tap again when you’re ready to continue.
One tap to pause.How it works
TAKE AUDIOVISTA WITH YOU
Start wherever you are.
No itinerary to plan. No tour route to follow. Just open AudioVista and listen.
How it works
Open the app, hear about your surroundings, and pause whenever you like.
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Open AudioVista
Get the app for iPhone or Android and allow location access. You can start listening without creating an account.
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Get to know this place
Listen to the architecture, landmarks, and local history around you. Give a familiar place another look—or meet somewhere new through sound.
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Pause with one tap
Tap once to pause narration. Tap again to resume. You no longer need two taps to pause.
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Let the story travel
As your location changes, there are new places to discover. Keep listening on a walk, a ride, or a journey further afield.
Listen without watching a screen. AudioVista supports VoiceOver and TalkBack, with narration you can pause at your own pace.
Information with your interests in mind
Real sources. Independent discovery.
AudioVista draws on real online sources to bring places and their stories to life. Our default information is free and impartial, selected for you as a traveler—not for undisclosed product or service placement. Any paid or sponsored placement is clearly identified.
Questions? Get to know AudioVistaWho it’s for
For the curious traveler, the everyday explorer, and anyone who wants to experience more through sound. Accessibility is part of how AudioVista is built.
Built for listening
Designed with blind and low vision people in mind. Audio-first, with support for VoiceOver and TalkBack. The experience begins with listening.
Curiosity travels well
A first day in a new city. An afternoon in your own neighborhood. A long ride with a view. There’s more to discover in all of them.
Listen here for free. Go further with Pro.
Listening at your phone’s physical location is always free, wherever you go. No account required.
AudioVista Free
$0 · no sign-up
- Hear descriptions and stories at your physical location
- Discover nearby architecture, landmarks, and history
- Listen while walking, riding, or pausing somewhere new
AudioVista Pro
One subscription includes both Explore the World and Describe Live.
- Explore the World: take a virtual trip to a place you choose
- Describe Live: hear spoken descriptions of what your camera sees
- Both included in the same Pro subscription
Subscribe in the app when you want these additional tools. Pricing and terms appear before purchase.
Welcoming visitors to your place?
A museum introduction, a guide speaking live, and description that follows a film each need a different kind of audio.
Live tours and timed performances
AudioVista Live connects listeners with a host speaking now. AudioVista Showtime synchronizes prepared audio description with a film or performance.
Find the right serviceA small taste before you download
Curious what it sounds like?
Try a free sample of AudioVista’s location-based narration in your browser. It’s a starting point for discovering the app.
Then take the experience with you. Get AudioVista for iPhone or Android and let your next walk or journey become a little more interesting.
Get the AudioVista appFree browser sample
A sample of AudioVista
Hear a little about the places around you.
Ready to try a sample?
This sample uses your location to describe nearby places. Location is requested only when you press Play the sample.
Read along
Your narration will appear here when listening begins.
Take AudioVista with you.
Download AudioVista and discover the stories around you—at your own pace, wherever the day takes you.