App: PlaceChase NYC BrooklynBound
Developer: PlaceChase, LLC
Genres: Travel, Entertainment

An immersive exploration of one of NYC’s hippest neighborhoods, PlaceChase BrooklynBound is definitely not your parents’ tour guide. Go beyond the sights that everyone sees and get out of the group tour crowd. Uncover the city’s secrets and laugh at stories you never imagined possible. We’ll give you the who, what, where and when of both the city’s best-known sights and the unfamiliar places in between. We’ll also explore the untold story of how, why and so what? Experience the real New York at your own pace and discover for yourself that truth is often stranger than fiction. 

This Chase includes 12 Places to choose from. If you want to see them all, plan on a full day of sightseeing fun.

PlaceChase BrooklynBound takes you across the Great East River Bridge, as it was known, into the heart of the picturesque historic waterfront neighborhoods of Brooklyn Heights and Dumbo. Explore the life and times of a colorful cast of characters that range from the curmudgeonly farmer Teunis Joralemon, who fought City Hall tooth and nail only to see his daughters marry future Brooklyn mayors, to Victoria Woodhull, the first woman to run for the U.S. Presidency, who was forced to manage her campaign from inside of a jail cell, to Robert Odlum, swimming instructor and fire safety enthusiast, who proved you would not suffocate in jumping from great height but that the landing could be fatal. We chart the rise of that quintessential American phenomenon, the pop-up city that grows seemingly overnight at the whim of hucksters, real estate speculators and transportation tycoons. This tour through America’s First Suburb and the City of Churches leads you from Brooklyn’s earliest days, through the glories of the late 1800’s, the dark days of the 1960s and 70s, to the city of today with its unusual combination of historic preservation and hipster cred. 

PlaceChase is a great way to explore the City on your own or with friends and family. Kids will truly enjoy the Chase and its competitive take on sightseeing. PlaceChase will entertain, whether you are on vacation, a day out in the city, a first date or are celebrating an anniversary, as a tourist or as a native New Yorker. 

As you explore Brooklyn, we offer 12 opportunities for a deep-dive, clearly identified on our map. Experience them in their entirety, or dip into them as whim dictates. We suggest a route that incorporates all 12 Places, but you may enjoy as many of them was you want, in any order you choose, in one session or over time. Along the way you will be asked trivia questions related to each Place, that you may answer to score points if competition is your thing, or simply skip if you are just interested in exploring the oft overlooked nooks and crannies of Brooklyn.

Once downloaded, no GPS or other connectivity is required. Once purchased, the Chase is yours. You can play it as often as you like and share the experience whenever you choose.

You may enjoy your Chase in a single session or over time, whichever works best for you.

There are no in-app purchases, no data sharing and no advertising.

PlaceChase BrooklynBound is just one of a family of NYC audio tour apps. Try them all.

Happy Hunting!

Release notes:
You gave us great feedback!

We’ve added enhanced Dark Mode features for image and text display and our Map is now interactive. You choose what to see from the Map. We’ve also added detailed walking directions for Places on the route, and a new 15 second rewind feature to our audio.

Most important, you still pick and choose your order, what to see and when to see it.

Take a deep dive and explore where NYC began all with no advertisements, no collection of your data, no tracking where you go and all optimized to make it easy without zapping your battery.