Stuck in a new part of town and do not know which places to visit? Or planning a shopping spree and not really sure where you will get the best deals? Or just plain bored and wanting to know whether there’s something interesting happening around or some place you could visit to while away the hours? As with almost everything these days, there are apps for that. Thanks to the fact that most smartphones come equipped with GPS that can pinpoint your location and Internet connectivity that can access the Web and pull relevant information about the places in your vicinity, there are a host of apps designed to tell you about just what’s hot and happening — and even just plain old boring — in and around you. So, the next time you feel lost in town or just want to know what’s up around you, we suggest trying the following apps, which will do just that. Free of cost.

Nokia City Lens
Yes, this is the app SRK uses in the television commercial to find a place to eat. Launching the app opens the camera on the phone, showing you what’s in your vicinity with the locations of different places marked with reference to them.