retrieve points of interests (attractions/tourist places) of a place/country using google places api

Question

I want to retrieve points of interests of a place/country through google places api say 'points of interests in london'. I want the results to be same as I google search it like [here][1. I've used something like this

'https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/place/radarsearch/json?location='+str(lat)+','+str(long)+'&radius=500&type=tourist&rankby=prominence&key=API_KEY')

where lat,long are respective latitude,longitude of that place/country.

But the resulting json file does not retrieve points of interests of that place rather it just outputs nearby places.

i also tried this

'https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/place/nearbysearch/json?location='+str(lat)+','+str(long)+'&radius=500&type=tourist&&rankby=prominence&key=API_KEY'

which ended up in same results

is there any option to do it without using radius parameter

please do help me

Answer 1

Try this google places API url. You will get the point of interest/Attraction/Tourists places in (For Eg:) New York City. You have to use the CITY NAME with the keyword Point Of Interest

https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/place/textsearch/json?query=new+york+city+point+of+interest&language=en&key=API_KEY

These API results are same as the results of the below google search results.

https://www.google.com/search?sclient=psy-ab&site=&source=hp&btnG=Search&q=New+York+point+of+interest

Answer 2

Try this google place API url. https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/place/textsearch/json?query=point+of+interest+in+cityName&key=API_KEY

Answer 3

I worked on a project that made extensive use of this functionality. In the end, the best way to get attractions in a city was to use a query like:

https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/place/autocomplete/json?input=your-query-here&types=establishment&location=37.76999,-122.44696&radius=500&key=YOUR_API_KEY

If you want points of interest that aren't businesses, remove the types=establishment arg.