Features
A guide that walks with you.
Proximity alerts
Never walk past a monument without knowing.
When background location is on, Walking Past keeps an eye on the monuments around you. Come within about 150 metres of one and you get a notification.
You’re walking past history
Humayun’s Tomb is 120 m away. Tap to hear its story.
- In the background
- Works even when the app is closed.
- Easy on battery
- Motion detection pauses updates while you’re still.
- Your choice
- Turn it off any time from the home screen.
Audio stories
Keep your eyes on the building.
Every monument has a researched write-up: who built it, when, why, and what to look out for. Press play and the app reads it aloud.
Bara Imambara
Lucknow · 0.4 km away
Built in 1784 by Nawab Asaf-ud-Daula as a famine-relief project, the Bara Imambara’s central hall is one of the largest arched rooms built without beams…
- Built-in narration
- Pause and pick up where you left off.
- Works on silent
- Plays through the speaker even with the ringer off.
- Photo gallery
- Pictures of every monument, inside and out.
Safety guide
Know what a place is like before you go.
Some monuments are busy and well lit, others are quiet ruins. The Safety tab tells you which, so you can plan, especially alone or after dark.
Hauz Khas Complex
Delhi NCR · 6 km away
Overall safety
4 / 5
- Rated out of 5
- An overall safety score for every monument.
- Best times
- When to go, and when to avoid it.
- Crowds and lighting
- Morning to night, plus the nearest police station.
Ask the guide
Like a well-read friend at your side.
Curious about the carvings, or where the entrance is? The AI guide knows that monument’s story and safety notes, and answers in two or three sentences.
Gateway of India
Mumbai · 1.1 km away
Why is it called the Gateway of India?
It was built to welcome King George V in 1911, and it became the symbolic entry point for anyone arriving in Bombay by sea.
Is it busy at night?
Evenings are lively and well lit. Just keep an eye on your belongings in the crowd.
- On topic
- Answers come from the monument you’re looking at.
- Follow-ups
- It remembers the conversation.
- Heritage only
- Off-topic questions are gently steered back.
Find it, save it, go
Every monument in the city, closest first.
Browse the whole city sorted by distance. Search by name, check the road distance, open directions, and bookmark what you want to come back to.
Delhi NCR
Qutub Minar2 km awaySaved
Mehrauli Archaeological Park3 km awaySave
Hauz Khas Complex6 km awaySave
Safdarjung’s Tomb8 km awaySave
- Sorted by distance
- The nearest monuments come first.
- Directions
- Road distance and one tap to your maps app.
- Bookmarks
- Saved on your phone, per city.
The small things.
- Light and dark mode
- The warm saffron theme follows your phone’s setting, so it’s easy to read at noon or at dusk.
- You control location
- Background tracking is opt-in, used only to find monuments near you, and off with one toggle.
- Help us get it right
- Spotted a mistake in a monument’s details? Tell us from the app’s Contact screen and we’ll fix it.
Free download
See it for yourself.
Download Walking Past and take it on your next walk.
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