mcp server
places
Places worth a detour, from Wikidata: search, nearby lookup, fame rankings, stats. No key, CC0.
Description as published by the maintainer. Source
- version 1.1.0
- active
- retrieval
active — Registry entry last updated 2026-07-29. Dashed tags are derived by ZBS Index from the published description, not stated by the maintainer.
What this server can do
8 functions, named and described by the server itself. Parameter names are shown because they say more about what a function does than its name usually does.
get_place(place)- Fetch one place’s full record by slug (preferred, e.g. "neuschwanstein-castle") or exact name: coordinates, founding year, worldwide fame rank and tier, short description, photo URL, Wikipedia and Wikidata links, and a deep link that opens it on the map. Unsure of the slug? Call search_places first. Required: place.
get_statistics- Headline statistics computed live from the atlas: totals by kind, top countries, fame-tier sizes, dated-entry stats, geographic extremes and the most famous place. The source for aggregate claims like "how many castles are on Detourmap" or "which country has the most notable places".
list_countries- Every country in the atlas with its place count, most first — answers "which country has the most notable places". Countries with eight or more places include a browsable index page URL.
list_kinds- Detourmap’s seven kinds (layers) with worldwide counts and browsable index pages — ruins & the uncanny, sacred sites, built landmarks, nature & landscapes, parks & cemeteries, museums & culture, and fun & leisure.
places_near(kind, limit, latitude, longitude, radius_km)- List notable places within a radius of a WGS84 coordinate, most famous first (rank order), each with distance_km — the direct answer to "what is worth visiting near <place>?". Radius defaults to 50 km (max 500). Geocode the location yourself, then call this with its latitude/longitude. Filter by kind to answer e.g. "waterfalls near Zurich". Required: latitude, longitude.
random_place(kind, country)- One random place with its full record — deliberately biased toward the little-known long tail, like the site’s own "Surprise me" button. Optionally limit by country and/or kind. Great for discovery and "place of the day" features.
search_places(kind, limit, query, country)- Search 111,955 notable places worldwide by name (accent- and case-insensitive substring match): ruins & the uncanny, sacred sites, built landmarks, nature & landscapes, parks & cemeteries, museums & culture and fun & leisure. Optionally filter by country (name or ISO code) and kind. Results come best-match-first, then by fame; each carries coordinates, fame rank/tier and links to the map and Wikipedia. If nothing matches, retry with a shorter fragment. Required: query.
top_places(kind, limit, country)- The most famous places worldwide, in one country, or of one kind — ordered by Detourmap fame rank (derived from Wikipedia language coverage; rank 1 is the most famous). The direct answer to "most famous <kind> in <country>" and "what are the must-sees in <country>".
Last successful function declaration observed on . Source: https://detourmap.com/mcp. We list what the server declared; we do not call any of these functions.
Endpoint status observed on . Source: https://detourmap.com/mcp.
Signals
These are separate measurements of different things. They are deliberately not combined into one score, because a popularity number that mixes website traffic with saves and stars cannot be checked or acted on.
| Signal | Value | What it measures | Window | Observed | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latest published version | 1.1.0 | Latest version string the maintainer published to the registry. | as of fetch | Model Context Protocol | |
| Registry record last updated | 2026-07-29 | When the registry record was last updated by its maintainer. | point in time | Model Context Protocol | |
| First listed in the MCP Registry | 2026-07-29 | Date this server was first published to the official MCP Registry. Not a usage or quality measure. | point in time | Model Context Protocol | |
| mcp tools declared | 8 tools | Number of functions the server itself declared when asked to list them. This is what the server offers an agent, not a measure of how well any of them work. | as of probe | detourmap.com | |
| mcp endpoint status | ok | The server listed 8 functions when asked. | as of probe | detourmap.com |
Where to get it
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