From Engadget · Mariella Moon · · 1m 20s
Apple Maps now links landmarks to Hidden Histories podcasts
Apple has connected select landmarks in five US cities to podcast episodes about their histories within its Maps app.
In brief
Apple has connected select landmarks in five US cities to podcast episodes about their histories within its Maps app. Apple linked landmarks in five US cities to Hidden Histories podcast episodes in its Maps app Guides feature. Originally reported by Engadget.
Apple Maps adds podcast guides
Apple now links Hidden Histories podcast episodes to select landmarks in five US cities within its Maps app. The podcasts appear in the Guides section when you view landmark information.
Five cities get the feature
The linked landmarks are available in San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York City, Chicago and Washington, DC. Tapping the panel in Maps takes you to an interface showing all linked landmarks in that city.
New York landmarks covered
New York City podcasts include episodes on Times Square, the Statue of Liberty, Central Park, the Museum of Broadway, Grand Central Terminal, the Charging Bull, Studio 54 and Tin Pan Alley.
Los Angeles and San Francisco
Los Angeles podcasts cover the Hollywood Sign and Hollywood Walk of Fame. San Francisco's include Alcatraz and the Farallon Islands, each with episodes about their histories.
Save podcasts to your collection
You can tap the plus icon to add podcasts to your collection within Guides, just like other curated lists. Revisit and listen to them later by pulling up the panel from the bottom of Maps.
What it means
Apple linked landmarks in five US cities to Hidden Histories podcast episodes in its Maps app Guides feature.
