Features & Capabilities

Explore 574 sites of dark history near you. Assassinations, plagues, battles, witch trials and more. Walk where history happened — then find a good pub nearby.

Something bad happened here. And the story is extraordinary.

Truly Bad Things is a dark history travel guide that puts you on the ground where history's most dramatic events unfolded. From assassinations and plagues to witch trials and shipwrecks, discover the real stories behind 574 sites across 20 themed packs.

HOW IT WORKS

Open the app and discover dark history sites near your current location. Each entry includes vivid storytelling, maps, visitor information, nearby pubs and restaurants, and walks you can take. It's a travel guide for the curious and the morbid.

20 THEMED PACKS

Explore dark history by theme:

  • Assassinations: From Becket to political murders
  • Bloody Battles: The fields where thousands fell
  • Body Snatchers: Grave robbers and anatomy schools
  • Buried Alive: The terror of premature burial
  • Catacombs & Ossuaries: Walls of bone and towers of skulls
  • Espionage: Spies, double agents and betrayal
  • Gallows & Guillotines: Execution through the ages
  • Great Fires: Infernos that destroyed cities
  • Haunted Asylums: Institutions of cruelty
  • Massacres: When violence was unleashed on the innocent
  • Pirate Waters: Plunder on the high seas
  • Plague & Pestilence: Disease that devastated civilisations
  • Prison Break: Daring escapes from impossible odds
  • Rebellion: Uprisings against the powerful
  • Riot: When the streets erupted
  • Shipwrecks: Disaster at sea
  • Siege: Fortresses under attack
  • Slave Trade: The darkest chapter of human commerce
  • The Inquisition: Religious persecution and torture
  • Witches: Trials, hysteria and innocent lives destroyed

FEATURES

  • GPS-powered discovery of dark history near you
  • Interactive map with hundreds of pinned locations
  • Dark Cities & Towns: search any destination to plan your trip
  • Detailed stories with vivid historical narrative
  • Nearby cafes, pubs, restaurants and walks for each site
  • Journey tracker to log the sites you visit
  • Achievements and dark history milestones
  • Trip planner for your next dark history adventure
  • One free pack included. Additional packs available to purchase individually or as a bundle.

PERFECT FOR

  • History lovers who want more than a textbook
  • Travellers looking for unique, off-the-beaten-path experiences
  • Dark tourism enthusiasts
  • Anyone who loves a good story about truly bad things

Walk where history happened. Then find a good pub nearby.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App
By:
TONY CHARLES SMITH
Version:
1.0 Last updated: 2026-03-18
Version code:
883111404
Creation date:
2026-03-18
Compatible devices:
Size:
66.87MB
URLs:
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Source:
Apple Apps Store
Data ingested on:
2026-06-14
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Contact the developer

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Developed by:
TONY CHARLES SMITH
Apple Apps Store
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/truly-bad-things/id6760201681
Website:
https://trulybadthings.com

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