Self-guided audio stories · Worldwide
Ottoman bazaars, colonial plazas, post-war boulevards — every corner has a backstory. Most travelers never hear it.
Free to try · No account · Works offline
One app, every region
Albania is live — more countries rolling out
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…and more regions on the way. Each one is just 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 — new cities and countries are added all the time, all inside one app.
Locals choose what matters, shape how it's told, and narrate it themselves.
How It Works
Get the app. One story in every city is free — no sign-up.
Open the map. Pick a city, pick a corner — wherever you are in the world.
Tap play. Choose a 2-minute intro or a deeper 5-minute version.
This is not a tour
It’s a city walked at your pace,
with a local in your headphones.
What’s Inside
Available in
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, in all 27 languages, with 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.
Free to try · One story free · No sign-up
The world, in the words of the people who live there.