Milan
Duomo di Milano
It took almost six centuries to finish. Look closely at the 3,400 statues: one of them is said to hold a pair of boxing gloves.
Find what you didn't know to look for.
Google Maps finds what you search for. HiddenSteps shows you what you didn't know existed: a city map full of places and the stories behind them, made for discovering on the go.
Where inspiration usually gets lost
Social media inspires you at home.
Then the saved reels get lost in a folder you never open again.
Google Maps helps once you know.
But only if you already know the name of the place.
HiddenSteps inspires you where you are.
Discover what's interesting around you, right when you can actually go there.
How it works
1
Swipe
Flip through spots like cards. Keep what sparks your curiosity.
2
Save
Every spot you like lands on your personal city map.
3
Go
Open the map and see what's close to you right now.
Every spot comes with a story.
A place gets interesting when you know why it's there. HiddenSteps gives you the short fact or story behind each spot, so you don't just see a city, you understand a bit more of it. Even the famous places have stories most people walk right past.
Berlin
Checkpoint Charlie
The most famous border crossing of the Cold War, between the American and the Soviet sector. The sign “You are leaving the American sector” still stands there today.
Berlin
East Side Gallery
The longest surviving stretch of the Berlin Wall, 1.3 km long. In 1990, artists from 21 countries turned it into an open-air gallery.
Search and discover. Use both.
Searching
- •You need to know what you want
- •Results ranked by reviews and ads
- •Great for directions
Discovering
- •You find things you didn't know to look for
- •Hand-picked spots, no paid listings
- •Great for exploring
HiddenSteps is a side project by Enrico, a traveler who loves bringing home the stories nobody told him about.
Read why I built it →