Hello, world! City badges are coming your way!

Dec 09th

UPDATE: Thanks for the feedback from our Turkish users! We’ve updated the Bosphorus badge imagery to Maiden’s Tower.

We have a pretty unbelievable international community on foursquare, with millions of people checking in everywhere from Japan to Brazil to Sri Lanka. After we launched the Windy City badge in Chicago, many of you requested them for your own cities across the globe.

Starting this week, we’re going to be rolling out a bunch of city badges, and we’re kicking it off with Paris, Istanbul, and London. And, to get you started, we’ve created great lists for each city to help you explore.

To come up with the places where you can unlock each city’s badge, we looked at the tens of millions of places where people have checked in, and also tapped into the collective knowledge of our amazing Superusers. We’ve got some well-known spots, some local favorites, and a lot in between.

To find out the places you need to go to be a foursquare local expert, head over to foursquare.com/4sqCities. Follow the lists, and, next time you make it to the city (or if you’re there already!), check in to five of the places to unlock your badge. Start exploring today!

And more coming soon!
Ever since the amazing responses to our first city badge, we’ve been looking at more cities to expand to, based on where people go on vacation, where the foursquare community is growing, and places our community has been asking for. We’ve got a ton more that we’re working on, so expect a steady trickle of city badges in the coming months. Want to add your city to your trophy case or have suggestions for places to go on the lists? Submit your suggestions with this form.

Posted in Badges Foursquare

94 Comments

  • Vanessa

    love it!

  • http://twitter.com/DeanWagman Dean Wagman

    I’m so glad to hear this.   I’ve always been a big fan of Foursquare and the company so to be formally known as Gowalla.  I’m glad you guys are doing something similar, but better.

  • http://twitter.com/Delltar Ivo Stružinský

    Prague please :)

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=603511 Michael Patrick Williams

    The Eastern Seaboard of the US is waiting for you! *cough* philly *cough*

  • Richott

    Can we in New Jersey get a “Springsteen Country” badge that opens by visiting places in the Asbury Park area (rock clubs, restaurants, etc). That would be cool.

  • Oshealjones

    Love it! I’m hoping Atlanta GA will be on the list of cities!

  • Abelkertesz

    Budapest (Hungary) badge plz!

  • Bibilicious

    Amsterdam!!!!

  • Antontochka

    Russian need Moscow)))

  • http://www.shokk.com/blog/ shokk

    No New York?!

  • Cmenarini

    waiting for Milan

  • http://www.facebook.com/rodrigobsantos Rodrigo Botelho Dos Santos

    São Paulo, Brazil, needs one!

  • http://twitter.com/marruciic Mareks Matisons

    Is there a plan to cower all the capital cities of the world? 

    I vote with all of my heart for Riga, capital of Latvia and it’s 7000+ Foursquare fans!

  • Francesca

    I wish they could apply to cities you’ve been to in the past!

  • http://twitter.com/Martinhjortsoe Martin H. Hjortsø

    Copenhagen :)

  • Amelia

    Washington DC?

  • Nyc229381

    @shokk- there’s TONS of NY based badges =o)

  • Jules

    Manila, Philippines please!

  • Petr Melnicuk

    Prague, in the Czech Republic (Europe), please !

  • Anonymous

    Portland Oregon! City of Roses, bikes, famous wines, food carts, and local businesses! 

  • Domtraca

    Boston and Providence please.  Thanks.

  • Wouter Schikhof

    Bruges and Brussels please

  • http://www.narrowbridge.net Eric

    The week after I get back from London and Paris!

  • JmJay

    I just got back from Rome, Florence and Venice. Definitely a must!

  • firto

    The design of the İstanbul bagde is a stupid hat? Is that the best you can create?

  • http://twitter.com/chrisdata Chris

    Asia World City – Hong Kong pls!!!!

  • http://twitter.com/canergz | Caner Göz

    haha :) Turks dont like this symbol.

  • http://twitter.com/panda2005 Panda

    Athens of course, duh!

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1367764883 Pekka Ruotsalo

    Helsinki Finland, please!

  • http://twitter.com/JethroJBronner Jéthro Bronner

    Um, Why is London London Bridge and not Big Ben?

  • http://twitter.com/HiBerke Berke H.

    I’m from Istanbul and I’M SO excited about this local badges! How amazing to see my hometown among with Paris and London. Dear Foursquare please do tell why Istanbul was your choice in the first batch. I’m curious as I can ever be! Thank you!!!

  • http://twitter.com/HiBerke Berke H.

    Many of the original badges were New York based already. There was New York when there were no other cities.

  • http://twitter.com/Bookototo Bob Pluta

    Are city badges for Corpus Christi in those future plans?

  • http://twitter.com/HiBerke Berke H.

    I like it. Although they could’ve used the bosphorus bridge’s silhouette. It’s an architectural structure for the other two badges, but the hat is the first thing comes to mind when Turks are mentioned. 

  • http://twitter.com/HiBerke Berke H.

    Some don’t, some do. In any case, it’s a outdated novelty. A novelty regardless.

  • Slaine

    Would love to see a Tokyo or Kyoto one. So many temples and shrines and awesomeness in both!

  • Guest001

    So all I have to do is follow foursquare cities???

  • http://twitter.com/hcouderctwit helene couderc

    just unlocked Paris badge !!!   c’est formidable !

  • Guest001

    NEW JERSEY PLEASE

  • blueskyfrog

    BERLIN!! And Düsseldorf.

  • Eenarp

    Singapore!

  • http://twitter.com/johkhz Joh Seckermann 

    Nice! Don’t forget Caracas, Venezuela ;) (El Ávila National Park in front city; iconic mountains)

    http://carmelourso.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/vista-del-cerro-c3a1vila-que-bordea-a-la-ciudad-de-caracas-y-el-estado-vargas.jpg

  • David Stulc

    It would be interesting to have some places which are a little bit unknown. have you heared about Ljubljana? :P

  • http://www.facebook.com/metaanima Meta Anima

    Bangkok !!!!

  • http://twitter.com/henrylabz Henry | LABz

    if it is possible… Bali, Indonesia please… because Bali is known as “Island of The Gods” and also one of the best destination in Asia, thanks…

  • gramsi

    Tower Bridge!

  • Onur

    It’s great to see my city, Istanbul, in the first batch! If I understand correctly the first design of the badge had a fez, and was changed to the Maiden’s Tower.. I agree it’s a better choice. The top three “symbols” I could think of would be the Galata Tower, Bosphorus Bridge and the Maiden’s Tower, but the first two would probably not be recognizable enough.
    Looking forward to unlocking it (soon)! :)

  • http://twitter.com/MargxtP Margxt ✔

    Bordeaux / Périgueux / Royan – France

  • http://twitter.com/venomholic sky walker

    BALI !!!!!

  • Trailero0

    Mexico City needs a badge! Its 3rd largest city in the world.

  • Aigli Balamatsi

    Athens please :-)

  • Kontopos Nikos

    Athens also,we are fanatic to this game :)

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Theofilos-Panoy/100002984327656 Theofilos Panoy

    Athens !!!

  • http://www.facebook.com/KakashI93 Panos N. Kontopos

    Athens :)

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Theofilos-Panoy/100002984327656 Theofilos Panoy

    Athens !!!

  • Bethbates

    Athens adore foursquare! can’t wait for some greek-made badges :)

  • Elenasstylestories

    Come asap!

  • http://twitter.com/EnriqueArR Enrique Armenta

    Mexico please

  • Guest

    Please make these retroactive! Sometimes you only get to visit a city once in a lifetime.

  • http://twitter.com/loanssolutions pini sol

    nice 1

  • http://pt.foursquare.com/steniofrois Stenio Fröís

    pt: Não colocaram o BIG BEN, porque já existe badge com a imagem dele, por isso para não repetir colocaram a ponte.

    en: Do not put the BIG BEN, because there is badge with his image, why not to put the bridge again.

  • http://pt.foursquare.com/steniofrois Stenio Fröís

    pt: já existem vários emblemas da cidade de nova york, pesquise que você ai encontrar vários resultados. 

    en: there are already several emblems of the city of new york, i find that you search formultiple results.

  • http://pt.foursquare.com/steniofrois Stenio Fröís

    pt: concordo 

    en: I agree

  • http://pt.foursquare.com/steniofrois Stenio Fröís

    Concordo com você, mais tenho certeza, que a primeira cidade brasileira vai ser o Rio de Janeiro, não sei porque à um preconceito que no Brasil, só tem futebol, carnaval, rio de janeiro e macaco.

  • http://pt.foursquare.com/steniofrois Stenio Fröís

    Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais – Brasil (:

  • Powattey

    Heya, I’m also from Istanbul. I have already taken lovely bagde of my city. I need more and more local bagdes :) I am collecting all the bagdes as much as city allows me to do so. Yeah, that would be amazing to find much more bagdes. I am kind of addictive to Foursquare. And I like it.. :)

  • http://www.facebook.com/KimNew0720 김유경

    Seoul plz :D

  • Wingduck_911

    Seoul in South Korea badge plz

  • Redyuris

    Seoul plz ㅠㅠㅠㅠ

  • http://twitter.com/ShannonRenee ShannonRenee

    Our nation’s capital is a must-have, no-brainer, duh addition for the 2nd round. Right?

  • Seanpserduk

    Sydney Australian please :)

  • Groovek

    Seoul please~ :)

  • Jaehyeon Park

    Seoul, Tokyo and Hong Kong please:)

  • Anna Lee

    BADGE FOR SEOUL, KOREA, PLEASE~~~!!!!!

  • Magictaro

    Seoul plz.!!!!

  • http://pt.foursquare.com/steniofrois Stenio Fröís

    Belo Horizonte, Brasil

  • http://www.facebook.com/ds1oyd Yoon Ji Hwan

    Seoul in the Repubic of Korea ^_________________^

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001808607765&sk=info Ivan Campos

    Belo Horizonte, Brasil

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=844154170 Hasan Çelik
  • Chaigrl

    SAN FRANCISCO obvi.

  • Wildes Schnubbelchen

    Hamburg / Germany …please

  • Anonymous

    No NYC Badge? Your offices are right down the street.

  • http://twitter.com/RihardsBereza Rihards Bereza

    Riga please! :)

  • Álvaro Salcedo

    Lima!!!!

  • Sebastian Astudillo

    COLOMBIA = )

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Marco-Stecca/689564797 Marco Stecca

    what about Venice?

  • iqbal ali

    Jakarta please

  • ukflo

    Like this. A lot. One question though, the restaurants for the London badge are a bit… Random. How on earth did u decide which should be on the list?

  • Pauli

    Helsinki, Finland
    St. Petersburg, Russia
    Moscow, Russia

    These three places please.

    A lot of people using foursquare in Europe, but very few special badges available.

  • http://greensboro-nc.com/ Greensboro

    I hope I can be involved since the city Government took my venue

  • http://greensboro-nc.com/ Greensboro

    Greensboro, NC

  • Gijs

    Naturally one of the new city badges should be for Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Foursquare’s bridgehead in Europe, home to many of the world’s finest museums, Vondelpark, Red Light disctrict, the monumental canals and Heineken. Something there for everyone! How wouldn’t want to earn a bagde as beautiful as this?

  • http://twitter.com/EdgeFest Lori-Jo

    DUBLIN just in time for March 17, please!  Liverpool, Manchester as well!

  • http://profile.yahoo.com/X3Q7SNPUAJOP2RYOHPHMEA2DP4 Jorge

    M.E.X.I.C.O. C.I.T.Y. !!!!