Tell us why your hometown deserves a foursquare badge! #visitUS

Jan 24th

Been dreaming about a city badge for your town? Your dream is now within reach! All you have to do is create an amazing list of the best spots to go to, and a badge could be yours! (Yup, even you, Tuscaloosa!)

As part of President Obama’s announcement to boost tourism in the U.S., the White House called on folks around the country to share what makes their city or town a great place to visit. Well, we want to know too! Inspired by the #visitUS initiative, we’re putting out a call for foursquare lists with all the best spots in your city.  We’ll pick the three most amazing ones and creating foursquare city badges for them!

How to make a list for your town!
1. Create a list at foursquare.com/lists, and make sure it has your town and the #visitUS hashtag in the name.

2. Add 20-30 of your town’s best places. Include a variety of spots, from restaurants and bars, to parks, monuments, and local businesses. Give your list some love by adding tips and photos!

3. The more the merrier! When you’re done, get your friends to follow the list (or even help you make it) by sharing it on foursquare, Twitter, and Facebook.

Share your list on twitter with the hashtags #4sq and #visitUS, or submit it using this form by next Friday, Feb 3. We’ll pick the three best lists based on the variety of places, quality of tips and photos, and number of followers (and a tweet from your mayor – or governor! or senator! – won’t hurt, either…).

Start creating your list today! In the meantime, check out all the places that already have city badges. Still need inspiration? Check out more great city lists!

Posted in Blog Foursquare

43 Comments

  • Courtney Elizabeth

    Well ALRIGHT!
    Let me go do that now!

  • Erick

    Are those badges just availables for USA towns? What about other countries?

  • http://crackberry.com/ CrackBerry Bla1ze

    Because Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada has more bars per capita then any other city! That’s damn well badge worthy, lol

  • http://blogs.blackberry.com Alex Kinsella
  • http://twitter.com/richwalknz Richard Walker

    It’d be great to have other cities/countries from around the world too!

  • Jonas

    how about the rest of the world, beside the US of A?

  • Peterssskov

    What about Danish cities? :)  

  • http://twitter.com/ofjeworstlust rm -rf *

    Lately it’s almost US-only if you read the FB updates and badges… See a lot of people getting annoyed and using the FB check-in function nowadays. This does not bode well, dear #4SQ…

  • cher76

     St. Louis Missouri- because we are the “SHOW ME” State and home of the Arch!!!! And home to the World Series Champions St. Louis Cardinals baby!!!!! WooooHoooooo-We soooooooo need a Badge!!!!!

  • nick_wz

    get more international 4sqr

  • wesley and susana stone

    ATX of course! where 4square was first launched.

  • http://johnniexu.com/ Johnnie Xu

    Only for U.S. ? That’s bad.

  • Badz842000

    PHILIPPINES IS ALSO BEST SPOT TO VISIT BECAUSE  OF OUR BEACH,CAVING EXPEDITION,OUR CULTURE,ETC….NOT ONLY HERE BUT ALSO ALL AROUND THE WORLD…..

  • Ann Dergara

    But the purpose is to promote tourism in the  United States

  • Saval65

    Staten Island is the highest income per capita in the whole state of New York and is the best place to live in NYC

  • http://twitter.com/laioviana Laio Viana Bezerra

    Works in Brazil or just USA?

  • Michaelandpam

    Long Beach, California!  Greatest city in the country (ok, maybe the world).  We have beautiful surroundings, perfect weather, more activities than it’s possible to attend.  Fun events (i.e, Funk Fest!, Grand Prix, etc, etc, etc.)  Perhaps the most diverse city in the United States and top 15 cities for gays.  Downtown LB is exciting and Belmont Shore on 2nd Street is paradise.  All the tv shows who pretend they’re in Miami, are actually being shot in Long Beach (i.e, Dexter, CSI Miami, etc, etc.).  For our views on the Westboro Baptist Church, go to YouTube and check out Long Beach and the Westboro Baptist Church.  We are a city of loving, fun, proud Californians!  

  • http://about.me/nan Nan Palmero

    Live in San Antonio or just love the city? Here’s the list! 
    http://4sq.com/Ar1B47 

  • Kirgy

    yeeeeah…as many people keep saying, foursquare is international, kinda annoying that you guys keep ignoring everyone outside the states…

  • Kirgy

    exactly, really helps the international implementation of the foursquare platform.

  • Kirgy

    just the states. Lame isnt it?

  • Andreabell86
  • Anonymous

    The Netherlands would love to participate.

  • Jake56

    Check out the Boston list!

    http://4sq.com/zE7uQv

  • Nicole Buergers
  • http://www.newantt.com newantt
  • Martin Švec

    Look at this list, I’ve created list in Czech Republic (if we will have city badge in future too). #visitCR

    http://4sq.com/x0bRcj

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=658227080 Ashton Challenor

    Making a list for Coventry, UK
    A host city for the 2012 Olympic Games
    #VisitGB
    #London2012

  • Hershey Harrisburg

    We are in this to WIN THIS!

  • Paulo Andreoli

    There are already badges for cities outside US as Sao Paulo (Brazil), Madrid (Spain), London (UK), and others. Check them at foursquare.com/4sqcities

  • hot&sexy

    How about Australia we have some if not the best beaches in the world even the world  famous Bondi Beach

  • http://twitter.com/HHRVB Hershey Harrisburg

    Visit Hershey Harrisburg, PA created a list titled “Sweet Spots of Hershey Harrisburg, PA #visitUS #4s. Inspired by President Obama’s #visitUS initiative, check-in to learn what U.S. Presidents had to say about the tourist attractions on our list and why Hershey Harrisburg is the “Sweetest Place on Earth”! #4sq
    You will see a customized List Image that looks familiar to the Foursquare map and aqua round place markers, except with one exception: the markers are in the shape of Hershey Kisses! Plus every single tip contains a fact about a U.S. President relevant to that particular tourist attraction! Check it out now and tell us what you think!

    http://4sq.com/visitUS-SweetSpots

  • http://www.facebook.com/SusanREwing Susan Ewing

    OMG! Brilliant! This is my favorite!!!

  • http://about.me/allieharch Allie Harcharek

    You can’t ignore innovation that goes all the way back to Ben Franklin! Geekadelphia.com presents our picks for the most geeky, techie and creative spots in Philadelphia — like a place where you can buy robots or a sculpture garden made of mosaics and trash. Game on! https://foursquare.com/allieharch/list/geekadelphia-geekiest-places-in-philly-visitus

  • http://about.me/allieharch Allie Harcharek

    BADGE OF BROTHERLY LOVE: Best spots in Philadelphia https://foursquare.com/allieharch/list/badge-of-brotherly-love-visitus

  • http://www.RVAfashionista.com Lindsay Schoonover

    Richmond, VA is a great place to live, work, and visit! https://foursquare.com/rvabadge/list/your-city-guide-to-rva-visitus-richmond-va

  • nicole

    Do you have a list?

  • Ladaught

    Because Businessweek voted Raleigh, NC the best place to live!

    https://foursquare.com/lauradaughtry/list/because-raleigh-needs-its-own-city-badge-visitus 

  • Richmond-RVA

    If Richmond gets a badge (I believe we won 3rd place :D ), I will run up and down Broad Street downtown shouting and cheering.

  • Mandi Engram

    When will you announce the winners?

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  • Diana Bumbera

    We go there every Thanksgiving and camp for a week.  We cook our thanksgiving dinner outside and it is wonderful.  We have eveything you can think of.  It is great time and we have been going for 5 years now.  Nice area and lots to do there.

  • Anonymous

    Before going anywhere o Canada make sure you are cleared at the immigration in Canada.