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I am looking for a API/web service for me to retrieve a list of landmarks, points of interest (and their GPS coordinates) near a given city. I tried google places including the query Place Search and type point_of_interest, but the results do not seem satisfactory.

For example, to Paris, I need an answer: Eiffel Tower, Arc de Triomphe, Champs Elysees, ...

What would you advise me to find such information.

Arnaud Ncy
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A couple options:

John Sheehan
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Google places has the flag "point_of_interest" but only to show, not for search (see Table 2 in https://developers.google.com/places/documentation/supported_types)

Google Earth on the other hand has what you need. See the icons for Tourist destination, Monument and Historical Place in https://support.google.com/earth/answer/180709?hl=en#what

However I am not sure if there is an API for this data, or if you need to find a way to extract it from GE.

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