Boston Map and Walks vs AIA Guide to Boston

Lose Yourself Without Getting Lost. This handy application presents you several self-guided walks featuring the best of the city, from world famous attractions to hidden gems. There simply is no better way to see a city on foot, at your own pace and at a cost that is only a fraction of what you would normally pay for a guided tour. This app comes with a detailed and fully functional city map to help you explore the city and locate the sights of interest. City map functions included in this app are: street name and business (restaurants, cafes, etc.), search, location bookmarking, `Findme` (iPhone and iPad 3/4G model), movement tracking (iPhone and iPad 3/4G model), and more. You can track your steps, take photos along the way, and then share your tracks and photos with friends. Sightseeing walks included in this application are: * Historical Cambridge (7 sights) * Nightlife Tour (6 sights) * Kids Entertainment (5 sights) * City Orienatation Walk (17 sights) * Boston Museums (8 sights) * Shopping in Boston (5 sights) * Places of Worship (9 sights) * Famous Historical Sites (12 sights) * Art and Culture (10 sights) Discovery walks included in this application are: * Back Bay Shopping * Charles St Antiques Hunting * Chinatown and Leather District Walk * Beacon Hill Architecture Walk * North End Walk * Bay Village Walk * South End Walk No Data Plan or Internet is Needed, and No Roaming either. All the data used in this app is built into the software, so there is no need for internet access or cellular data plan. No need to pay costly roaming charges when traveling to foreign cities. The app works with your iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad. All the navigation features related to the city walks are disabled in this Lite version, which means that you can view the walk details (sight descriptions and photos), but NO navigation assistance is provided to guide you from one sight to the next. Download the Lite version if you want to use the city map or learn about the city walks. However, if you want to join the walks, it is highly recommended that you download a Full Version of this app. The Full Version includes detailed walk route maps to guide you from one sight to the next. Please visit our website at www.GPSmyCity.com to find city walks for over 470 cities worldwide. Note: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. This app gives you the option to turn off the GPS tracking in the background to prolong the battery life.

Published in three prior paper editions, the AIA Guide to Boston been called "the best [field guide] of its kind on the continent." This new digital version adds more than 500 new sites along with color images from leading photographers. This is the first AIA Guide anywhere to be published as a mobile app. It's: Effortless to carry. If you have your phone, you have the Guide (now the equivalent of a 500+ page book!) Smart. Using GPS, the app can find the guides closest to you Connected. Directions are available with a tap, and live links to online resources provide more depth instantly Up-to-date. New sites and guides are added to the app as the city grows and evolves. The Guide features: Descriptions, stories, and photos of more than 1,200 contemporary landmarks, historical buildings, urban features, and parks across the metro area In-depth guides to neighborhoods, architects, styles, and award winners Walking and site tours around prime destinations including Downtown, Back Bay, Beacon Hill, Harvard, MIT, and emerging districts. Follow the Freedom Trail and Walk to the Sea with new eyes, focusing on the old and new architecture along the way. For residents and visitors, architects and design lovers, builders and students, the AIA Guide to Boston offers a unique, fun new way to explore the nation's oldest major city.