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Beautiful spots around the worldFamous views and the nooks people miss.
Light, tide, weatherKnow when to go, and what to expect.
Tips and photosEvery angle, and the tips to get the best shot.

The best database of beautiful locations, ever made.

6,000 photo spots 600+ destinations new spots every week

Never miss a hidden gem again.

Every city has the shot everyone takes, plus a few better ones most people walk right past. Viewfinder helps you find the side street that frames the bridge on this trip, not in someone’s feed after you get home.

  • Get directions and advice for every spot
  • Filter by nature, hikes, mountains, bridges or the city
  • See multiple perspectives so you know the best way to take the shot
The map with the Palace of Fine Arts selected, its pin ringed in gold
San Francisco half open over its map: the filters, then 50 spots with two guides first, The Golden Gate from every side and Highway 1

Find popular spots and hidden gems from photographers and influencers.

PopularThe famous views, and the best place to stand for them.
Hidden gems PROThe quiet corners most people walk right past.

See all the perspectives so you can get the best shots.

Every spot collects photos others took there, across angles, hours and seasons, so you can find the best perspective to frame your shot.

  • Spots picked by photographers and influencers
  • What the spot is known for, at a glance
  • Directions, conditions, and whether you can fly a drone
Battery Spencer in the Marin Headlands: the Golden Gate Bridge rising out of the fog, 20 photos at this spot, and the first of five tips
Kirkjufell in Iceland: the mountain behind its waterfall, 11 photos at this spot

Arrive with the right light and the right tide.

The same spot could be a postcard at sunrise and an average snapshot at noon. Viewfinder tells you when to be there: sunrise, sunset, moonrise, the Milky Way window, the tide and the forecast, seven days out. Every time is shown in the spot’s own time zone, so you can plan a sunrise in Iceland from your couch.

  • Sun, moon and Milky Way times work with no signal
  • High and low tide at every coastal spot
  • Hourly wind and visibility for drones and long exposures
Conditions for Battery Spencer: sunrise 6:38 AM, sunset 5:10 PM, moonrise, low and high tide, a no-fly zone for drones, visibility, the Milky Way, and the hourly forecast

Tips from the pros who shot it.

These are the things you’d normally learn on your second visit. Which lot fills before sunrise. When the fog pours through the Gate. Which lens stacks the tower against the skyline. Tips help you get the best shot, the first time.

  • Tips from pros and influencers who have shot it before
  • Parking, access, timing, gear: what guidebooks skip
  • Leave your own and save the next person a scouting trip
Tips for Battery Spencer from Jared Erondu and Joshua Sortino: the lot at the top holds only a handful of cars; summer fog usually pours through the gate in the late afternoon; the postcard view of the tower filling the frame

Nearby, new, and trending.

Walking through a new city? Viewfinder shows what’s worth shooting around you and how far each spot is. New spot discovered nearby? We’ll let you know about it first.

  • What’s close, and the nearest spot when nothing is
  • Notifications when new spots are discovered
  • Saved spots become a map of your own
Kyoto on the map with you in the middle: photo pins on the temples, the gardens and a path of red torii gates, with Nearby picked on the sheet
Searching for lake: the Lake District and Crater Lake, then eight guides, Lakes of the Canadian Rockies first

Built to be your travel book.

Open your iPhone Duo and Viewfinder spreads across both pages: the map on one side, the spots and guides on the other. Tap a spot and its page opens next to the map. Fold it closed and the whole app is on the outside screen.

Viewfinder open on iPhone Duo: San Francisco and its spots on the left page, two guides then Battery Spencer and Alamo Square, and the city map with its photo pins across the rest
Viewfinder on the closed iPhone Duo: the San Francisco map with its photo pins and the city sheet below
  • Open up to a view of the most beautiful spots nearby and around the world
  • Get detailed information of a spot while you still browse the map
  • The best format for planning your next photo adventure

Room to plan the whole trip.

On iPad the map fills the screen and your spots, guides and tips sit on a panel beside it. Browse a city while you pick the shots you want to make.

Viewfinder on iPad: the Japan highlights guide, Tokyo, Fuji and Kyoto, on a panel at the left, its nine stops numbered on the map that fills the screen

A world of spots, in your pocket.

Destinations over the San Francisco map, nearest first: San Francisco, 2,600 feet away, then Big Sur
600+ destinations, each with its own map
A grid of photos at Battery Spencer
Every photo and perspective from one spot
Filters over the map: all, new or favorites; popular or hidden gems; known for nature, coast, architecture
Narrow the map to what you came for
The map of Iceland with photo pins along the south coast
Iceland, mapped with all its best spots
A notification over the Tokyo map: New photo spot nearby, Shibuya Crossing is 250 feet away
Heads-up within 100 yards of a spot you haven’t visited
The photo viewer: Golden Gate Emergence by Joshua Sortino
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New spots land on the map as photographers find them, and Viewfinder tells you when one is near you. You get the shot before it’s in everyone’s feed.

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