Google’s Field Trip App Offers Free Visit to Most Popular Attractions in the Country


By: Jeff Stewart  |   July 8th, 2013   |   Android, Google, iOS, Mobile Apps, News, Smartphones

The Niantic Labs is a secretive division of Google that develops apps for the search engine giant, which actually joins the virtual world and the real world. The popular Ingress game is a fine example in this regard, as it is one of the products of Niantic Labs that has joined the two universes. Now this secretive division of the Mountain View-based company is once again about to take users out from the smartphone world to the real world by using one of Google’s top app Field Trip. According to the latest update, Niantic Labs will enable users of Field Trip to get free admission in the most visited attractions of the country. These popular attractions of the country include Central Park Zoo, President Lincoln’s Cottage in Washington, D.C., the Museum of Contemporary Art in L.A., the Exploratorium in San Francisco and 19 other favourite places of the nation.

 

Here is what a representative of Google has said about the latest development, “If you have Field Trip installed on your smartphone you can get free admission for one person to any of the following attractions (see below) from July 2-July 30 by showing the info card related to that attraction at the ticket counter.”

 

Field Trip is actually also a product of Niantic Labs, which give users a touring experience by highlighting some famous, odd and interesting facts about the attractions, which a user is visiting. The app is available for both iPhone and Android powered smartphones. If you are interested in using the Field Trip then, here is the list of organizations issued by VentureBeat that are participating in this program:

 

“Museum of the City of New York, NYC

 

The Museum of Arts and Design, NYC

 

Conservatory of Flowers, San Francisco

 

Walt Disney Family Museum, San Francisco

 

Exploratorium, San Francisco

 

Legion of Honor, San Francisco

 

de Young Museum, San Francisco

 

National Building Museum, Washington DC

 

Crime Museum, Washington DC

 

President Lincoln’s Cottage, Washington DC

 

Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles

 

The Field Museum, Chicago

 

Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago

 

Pittock Mansion, Portland

 

Portland Art Museum, Portland

 

Portland Children’s Museum, Portland

 

Terry Lee Wells Nevada Discovery Museum, Reno

 

Nevada Design Museum, NV

 

Bronx Zoo, NYC

 

Central Park Zoo, NYC

 

New York Aquarium, NYC

 

Prospect Park Zoo, NYC

 

Queens Zoo, NYC”

 

The representative of Google has also revealed that, “People shouldn’t wait to take advantage of the deal, since it may be gone as we get later into the month.”

 

Source: VentureBeat

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