Creative types want to show you their neighborhoods via onthegrid.city
Here’s an around-the-world online travel guide curated by designers and other creative types.
Name: onthegrid.city
What it does: The website gives you an intimate view of a city as portrayed by local artists, photographers, designers, stylists, filmmakers, web developers and more.
What’s hot: Despite the name, this is a neighborhood guide, not just a city guide. The focus on local restaurants, bars, coffeehouses, sweet shops, lodging, health and fitness, art and culture, tech and more is a refreshing take on traditional guidebooks. You don’t want to miss these three sections: “All Places,” a drop-down menu that allows you to filter the “note cards” to access the information you want; the map (look for the foldout map icon to the right of “All Places”), with pins that indicate where each destination is located; and the creators’ website links. I was as interested in exploring the creators’ work as I was the hot spots in each location. New cities launch weekly.
What’s not: I wanted to be able to build my own list based on the recommendations. If there was a “favorite” function or list-building tool, I couldn’t find it.
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