Self-guided audio stories · Worldwide
Ottoman bazaars, colonial plazas, post-war boulevards: every corner has a backstory. Most travelers never hear it.
No account · 130 cities · 7 languages · Plays offline once a city is downloaded
One app, every region
10 countries · 55 cities · 2,313 places
2 countries · 10 cities · 467 places
4 countries · 20 cities · 892 places
3 countries · 15 cities · 650 places
3 countries · 15 cities · 705 places
3 countries · 15 cities · 638 places
6 regions, 25 countries, 130 cities and 5,665 places with audio stories, as counted in the live Roots Earth catalogue on . Each region is a section inside the same Roots Earth app.
A sample of what you’ll hear
This square has been renamed four times. Each name tells you who was in power, and what they wanted you to forget.
Half this city sits in one continent, half in another. People cross between them on the morning ferry without giving it a thought.
These walls were built to keep out pirates. Now they keep out the traffic, and everyone comes here to watch the sun go down.
Why Roots Earth
Start when you land. Stop for a coffee. Skip what doesn't interest you. The city waits.
From the old town nearest you to the other side of the planet: 130 cities in 25 countries, all inside one app.
Stories written by local people, who choose what matters and shape how it's told.
How It Works
Get the app. No account needed.
Open the map. Pick a city, pick a corner, wherever you are in the world.
Tap play. Choose the short intro or the longer deep dive.
Not a guided tour
It’s a city walked at your pace,
with a local’s stories in your headphones.
What’s Inside
Stories available in
Audio stories in English and German in every city, and in Spanish, Italian, French, Dutch and Albanian in 126 of the 130 cities.
Pricing
24 hours
Quick city stop
72 hours
Most travelers pick this
7 days
Slow travelers & deep dives
30 days
Living somewhere a while
90 days
A season of travel
One pass unlocks every city, with stories in 7 languages and offline access.
The buildings are there for anyone with a camera. Who built them, who feared them, who loved them, what they meant in each era: those you only get one way.
No account · Plays offline once a city is downloaded
The world, in the words of the people who live there.