Local discovery, reimaginedPortland / First stop

For the curious. Not the algorithm.

Your city.
The unexpected.
Go find it.

A crowdsourced map of hidden gems, spontaneous happenings and places with a story. Spot It is starting in Portland—with discoveries from people who know where to look.

Browse freely. Community submissions are reviewed before publishing.

An explorer checking a discovery map by Portland’s waterfront at dusk

The idea is simple

Less scrolling. More stumbling upon.

New here?
So are we. Here’s the plan.

Local voices, not paid reviews

Browser-first discovery

Promotions clearly labeled

A map made by curiosity

Good stories
start with a pin.

Not everything worth finding has a storefront. We’re building a home for the fleeting, the offbeat and the hiding-in-plain-sight.

On our launch map

Art. Music. Nightlife.
And the hard-to-categorize.

Our first goal: curate 50 Portland discoveries, then invite the city to add its own.

01

Find your kind of unexpected.

Street performances, tucked-away art, pop-ups and late-night music. The map is built around things worth stepping outside for—not another list of the usual places.

Explore · Portland first

02

See something? Spot it.

Drop a pin, add a photo or video, and tell people what makes it special. A little local knowledge can become someone else’s best plan of the night.

Contribute · A pin with a story

03

Send the spot. Make a plan.

Share discoveries with friends through a link. Shared previews open in the browser, so the good part doesn’t get lost behind an app download.

Share · Less friction, more going out

Make room for discovery

Find your place on the map.

Explore the available plans below. Business listings and sponsored spots are part of our roadmap; promotional placements will be clearly marked.

Free

For individuals getting started

$0/month

  • 1 workspace
  • Up to 3 team members
  • Basic analytics
  • Community support
Get Started

Portland is just the beginning

Be part of the
first discoveries.

Know a corner of the city that deserves a little curiosity? Join early and help shape what Spot It becomes.

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Before you head out