1. Choose a Hub
Pick a district in a town or city to see local places organized for exploration.
Explore towns and cities through curated routes.
SideStreets helps people discover local businesses, culture, and neighborhoods through exploration routes and interactive hubs. Live location check-ins and progress badges keep each route actionable.
How it works
2. Follow a Route
Open a curated route, follow stops in order, and check in as you move through town.
3. Experience the Town
Discover businesses, culture, and neighborhood landmarks that are often missed in normal search.
Featured routes
These flagship Westminster routes are built for local business discovery and visitor flow.
Historic Westminster Walk
A first-time visitor walk through heritage landmarks, civic anchors, and nearby local gathering points.
Main Street Explorer
Walk Westminster's storefront core with shopping, cafe, and bakery stops that encourage multi-stop discovery.
Westminster Weekend Route
A casual weekend path mixing breakfast, local shopping, culture, and family-friendly community stops.
Badges
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Badges are progress markers earned by completing routes, checking in at stops, and exploring city/theme milestones.
Use a free account sign-in to keep your badges and route progress saved across visits and devices.
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Badges are progress markers earned by completing routes, checking in at stops, and exploring city/theme milestones.
Use a free account sign-in to keep your badges and route progress saved across visits and devices.
Badges help new visitors understand route progress and give returning users clear goals to complete.
Route badges
Earn badges by completing full routes and finishing stop-by-stop check-ins.
City and theme badges
Unlock badges like Westminster Explorer and Main Street Explorer by completing themed route experiences.
Business participation badges
Businesses display participation badges when they are included in routes and approved partner programs.
City and community spotlight
Baltimore is a strong live example, and Westminster is fully built as a polished small-town showcase.
Baltimore
Explore route-ready hubs like Inner Harbor, Fells Point, Federal Hill, Hampden, and Mount Vernon.
Westminster
See Historic Main Street, Downtown, Arts & Culture, and Civic Heritage hubs connected by themed collections and guided routes.
Built for local growth
Cities, downtown groups, and chambers can launch discovery routes with local business participation and measurable engagement.
Why SideStreets helps businesses and communities
Local businesses
Appear inside curated routes where visitors are already in discovery mode and ready to act.
Downtown and chambers
Showcase districts through route programs that guide visitors across more of the local economy.
Cultural institutions
Connect museums, venues, and neighborhood landmarks into clear public exploration journeys.