The new National Mall App from the National Park Service allows iPhone or iPad users to take along a tour guide during a stroll around Washington, D.C.’s memorials and monuments.
The newly released app allows users to take virtual tours, view maps, send postcards and get news updates on more than 70 sites.
With the Park Lens feature, users can discover what’s around them with augmented reality by holding up the device and looking through the camera to see labels on National Mall sites. The app also allows user to choose specific tours based on themes or create personal tours with an accompanying mapped route, based on length of time or a special interest.
Additional features include:
- Map of the central tourist area in Washington, D.C. By tapping the “Locate me” icon you will always know where you are.
- Walking directions fby following a line on the map or a list with estimated walking times.
- Learn more about points of interest with lively text, professional photographs, and engaging podcasts as well as a site’s location, hours of operation, nearest Metro station, and other essential information.
- Get information from the National Park Service about news and events at the National Mall and Memorial Parks.
- Send a digital postcard to friends and family from the National Mall.
- Audio described images combined with the built-in iOS accessibility features.