The iconic sites of Taylor Swift’s songs are now brought together on a free interactive map to follow her footsteps around the world.
Léa already knows where she will go during her next visit to Paris. “It will be Square Gallant, where the video for Begin Again was filmed in 2012», Says the 26-year-old teacher. This Taylor Swift fan, originally from Normandy, has just downloaded the mapstr application to look for ideas for places to discover during her future vacation.
The French platform specializing in the exchange of addresses is relaunching its “interactive map” concept this month, the first version of which released in August 2024 cataloged the addresses in the Emily in Paris series. This time, on the occasion of the last concert of the almost two-year-old world tour of the American singer, The Eras tour, in Canada on December 8, another plan offers Swifties to travel parts of the world in the footsteps of their idol.
From the United States to New Zealand
The “Swiftie map” invites users to discover the mythical places linked to the universe of Taylor Swift, classified by theme and by “eras», corresponding to each of his albums. Each category is labeled, allowing travelers to select the places they want to explore based on their favorite titles. The descriptions include text revealing the link with the artist, as well as practical information: precise address, opening hours, official website, and sometimes even anecdotes to enrich the visit.
You can find filming locations for his music videos or the cities that inspired his songs. A large part of the list is located in the United States, such as the famous Cornelia Street in New York, immortalized in its eponymous title, or Centennial Park in Nashville, cited in the lyrics of its title. Invisible String. But not only that: more distant destinations are also included, such as the Lake District, in England, mentioned in his song The Lakes. Even more surprising, addresses in Botswana are listed, like the Makgadikgadi desert, the setting for the clip Wildest Dreamsor Bethells Beach in New Zealand, setting for the video of Out of the Woods. France is not left out, compiling around ten addresses, in the capital but also in Saint-Tropez, a city mentioned in the words of The Man.
The opportunity to meet the singer there?
For the most passionate, the map also lists the places frequently visited by the one nicknamed “Miss Americana”: bars, restaurants, hotels, museums, shops, or even tourist sites. She notably walked the aisles of the Sydney Zoo in February 2024 with her companion Travis Kelce, between two shows in Australia. Even the themed musical evenings around the one who was elected personality of the year by the Time Magazine in 2023 are listed there. In total, more than 200 addresses are compiled and made available free of charge.
In a press release, mapstr adds that the planisphere will evolve according to the singer’s news and will be updated in real time. Thus, notes specifying possible closures of the establishments presented, for example, will appear. This is also intended to be collaborative, since users are invited to share with the platform team all the other places that they have spotted, by contacting them via social networks. What “enchanter» admirers of the artist who, in addition to strengthening the global economy and influencing American voters, is now establishing himself in geography…
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