So, I’ve been taking the train out to nearby suburbs and seeing what nominations I can do in an easy walk from the train station. I’ve noticed certain places that are not Wayspots yet, but that are pretty easy to support–the sort of places locals may not be thinking of when they nominate the obvious things like statues/plaques/historical buildings:
- yoga studios (great place to socialize/exercise)
- martial arts studios (great place to socialize/exercise)
- escape rooms (great place to socialize)
- specialty schools with classes for adults as well as kids; e.g. music or dance school that does classes for adult students as well as kids (great place to socialize/explore)
- ballrooms at hotels (great place to socialize/explore; supporting photos can include a list of upcoming events)
- makerspace in library (great place to explore/socialize)
- indoor golf simulations (great place to exercise/socialize, especially if they serve food and drinks)
- bowling alleys (great place to exercise/socialize, especially if they serve food and drinks)
- banquet halls and other event spaces (great to socialize, possibly also to explore)
- stained glass (great to explore, similar to murals. Can be good to get a second waypoint at a church)
- cultural community centers; e.g. Romanian Heritage Center, Bulgarian Cultural Center (great to socialize and explore, easy to support with website links and information)
This is absolutely a non-exhaustive list, of course, but these are some things that people who feel they lack good places for pokestops might not have thought of. I’m curious what has been “left on the ground” by all of y’all.
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Mine is the opposite of the ground.
I found when I first started submitting that “people don’t look up”. Crests, plaques, fancy stonework that’s been there since the 1700s.
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I don’t have as many of those, and not nearly as old, but I have had a couple examples of “ooh, what’s that up there?”
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oh whats up there is always gold thinking 
@PkmnTrainerJ and @darkersolstice
Solstice… I have been real poor at getting good stained glass photos. If you see a nom that worked love to see it. I think I need a camera camera to get those shots My phone is p-poor at those (rather may be more me 
Sounds weird. I have got oldest readable gravestone. I have last person hanged for arson.
I like to spend time on local history. Then work from there with Listed buildings/Protected sites lists both at local, regional and national level. Local council websites can be well helpful. I think a lot of stuff is missed. Just avoid any listing that is emergency, danger, military, school, private property then game on
Love your point about local history! I’ve definitely gotten a few things on the map by referencing the Landmarks Illinois page, or looking up information about church history. I’ve also chucked in some Forest Preserve District markers that are great boundary points between county-protected forest land and general public property.
Anyway, for stained glass, if possible it’s best to get the picture from indoors. This was taken with a standard cell phone camera (though I admit, I do select phones for camera quality):
For this one, I took a supplemental photo from outside to help pin down location:
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This is one I did recently. It’s not a fancy phone camera.
The key is to walk around every street and allayway in both directions - you see things differently. And once you find something talk to people and do research. And accept that not everyone will find something as interesting as I do straightaway……they just need convincing 
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I can add “look up and behind the enormous wall”. How did this not get submitted before?! Especially since someone did submit the Banksy of a prisoner escaping on the wall a few years ago 
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In my experience they’re more difficult to nominate and get approved but historical buildings are great examples of wayspots “left on the ground”.
Don’t just look at the better known obvious historical buildings (think Grade 1 listed in “UK speak”). Especially in smaller communities there are often buildings with notable local historic significance that can make great wayspots. This will usually require some research either on the internet or at a local library or historical society.
I have found that talking to more elderly neighbors and friends is a great starting point in identifying possible historical wayspot nominations.
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