Places worth a detour, from Wikidata: search, nearby lookup, fame rankings, stats. No key, CC0. Connect the official Places MCP server to Claude, ChatGPT, or Cursor through gate — one gateway URL, no config files, security-checked.
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Pick your client. Copy, paste, done — or let gate handle sign-ins and policies for you.
claude mcp add --transport http places https://detourmap.com/mcpRun in your terminal, then restart Claude Code.
Places · https://detourmap.com/mcp
Real prompts you can type the moment it's connected — no setup, no docs to read.
“Use “search_places”: Search 39,832 notable places worldwide by name (accent- and case-insensitive substring match): archaeological and nature. Optionally filter.”
“Use “get_place”: Fetch one place’s full record by slug (preferred, e.g. "neuschwanstein-castle") or exact name: coordinates, founding year, worldwide fame ra.”
“Use “places_near”: List notable places within a radius of a WGS84 coordinate, most famous first (rank order), each with distance_km — the direct answer to "wha.”
“Use “top_places”: The most famous places worldwide, in one country, or of one kind — ordered by Detourmap fame rank (derived from Wikipedia language coverage;.”
Every server in the gate directory has to pass the same four checks before your AI can touch it. Here's how Places holds up.
Operated by Places (detourmap.com) at its documented MCP endpoint — not a third-party mirror or community re-host.
This server only exposes public data — no account and no credentials are involved when you connect.
gate checks every tool for prompt injection, hidden instructions, data-exfiltration hints, and over-broad permissions before the server is available through your gateway.
If Places adds or changes tools later, gate re-scans and alerts you — before your AI acts on the change.
Add one gateway URL to Claude, ChatGPT, or any MCP client. One-time setup, about two minutes.
Choose Places in the gate directory. No sign-in needed.
Places's tools are live in every AI client you've connected — with rules and logging built in.
Free to start · No credit card · No hosting needed
Fetched live from the official endpoint and re-checked daily by gate — not marketing copy.
search_places — Search 39,832 notable places worldwide by name (accent- and case-insensitive substring match): archaeological and nature. Optionally filter
get_place — Fetch one place’s full record by slug (preferred, e.g. "neuschwanstein-castle") or exact name: coordinates, founding year, worldwide fame ra
places_near — List notable places within a radius of a WGS84 coordinate, most famous first (rank order), each with distance_km — the direct answer to "wha
top_places — The most famous places worldwide, in one country, or of one kind — ordered by Detourmap fame rank (derived from Wikipedia language coverage;
list_kinds — The layers Detourmap carries — archaeological and nature — with worldwide counts and a browsable index page for each. The atlas is cut to th
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 m
get_statistics — Headline statistics computed live from the atlas: totals by kind, top countries, fame-tier sizes, dated-entry stats, geographic extremes and
random_place — One random place with its full record — deliberately biased toward the little-known long tail, like the site’s own "Surprise me" button. Opt
https://detourmap.com/mcpYes — Places operates its own remote MCP server at detourmap.com. gate connects you to that official endpoint and adds security scanning, per-tool access rules, and an activity log on top.
Add gate's gateway URL to your AI client once, then pick Places in the directory. No account or sign-in is needed. From then on, Places's tools are available in every client you've connected to gate.
No. Places runs the server, and gate is fully managed. You just connect one URL — there's nothing to install, deploy, or maintain.
It's the vendor's official endpoint, and gate scans its tools for prompt injection and hidden instructions before it goes live, re-checks it whenever it changes, and lets you allow, block, or require approval for every single tool.
Yes — you can get started with gate for free and connect Places in minutes. No credit card required.
Every server below works through the same gateway URL — connect once, add tools anytime.
Set up Places in: Claude · Claude Code · ChatGPT · Cursor · VS Code