Clio - Your Guide to History

This app is an excellent resource for locating and learning about historical sites and museums in the United States. It makes history accessible and highlights just how much history actually surrounds us, often in the most unlikely of places. From obscure historical markers mounted on buildings or in public parks, to well-known national historic landmarks and museums large and small, Clio is an indispensable guide to U.S. historic sites. Download the app before your next visit to a major U.S. city and enjoy a self-guided heritage walking tour. It might even make you start to look differently at the streets you traverse daily in the neighborhoods, towns, and cities where you live.

This interactive and educational app allows local stories to be told. It shows how important every person is in making sure that accurate and representative stories are told when it comes to history. Clio brings these stories to life and allows for the user to engage further than ever before with history. Before I got to college, the history that was generally taught was "pop culture". They were stories and representations that painted an overall general narrative of American History. What has always fascinated me about history, were the stories that weren't well known. They gave better insight to what the average person or less represented communities were encountering compared to "mainstream history". Clio is a necessary tool to help engage and enlighten individuals, as well as, connect them to the history around them

I’ve started to discover history all around me that I couldn’t believe was there. When I’m visiting a new place for the first time, this is the kind of stuff I’m looking for—it’s just so nice to have it all in a one-stop shop (figuratively, since Clio is free and non-profit). Since discovering Clio, I’ve become a regular contributor. The platform keeps getting better as more and more knowledgeable folks contribute. The Tour creation feature is especially amazing. Sure, the UI could be snazzier, but it’s absolutely the best platform out there for discovering history everywhere you go. Keep it up, Clio!