# Find a Bench

> We believe that all benches have a right to be seen.

Find a Bench is a community-driven platform for discovering, photographing, rating, and sharing public benches. Users can browse a map of nearby benches, upload photos of benches and their views, rate benches from 1-5 stars, and tag them with descriptors like "shaded", "scenic view", or "near water".

## Stats

- 13 approved benches
- 8 registered users

## Key Pages

- [Home / Map](https://findabench.com/): Interactive map showing all approved benches near the user's location
- [Bench Detail](https://findabench.com/benches/{id}): Individual bench page with two photos (the bench and the view from it), description, tags, star ratings, and a small location map
- [User Profiles](https://findabench.com/profile/{username}): All benches submitted by a specific user
- [Add a Bench](https://findabench.com/benches/new): Submit a new bench with location, photos, description, and tags (requires login)

## Content Details

- Each bench has a latitude/longitude, a photo of the bench, a photo of the view, an optional description, tags, and an aggregate star rating
- Benches are community-moderated: new submissions go through approval before appearing publicly
- Available tags: wooden, metal, stone, shaded, sunny, scenic view, near water, in park, on street, broken, clean, graffitied, comfortable, accessible

## Machine-Readable Resources

- [Sitemap](https://findabench.com/sitemap.xml): XML sitemap of all public pages with lastmod dates
- [robots.txt](https://findabench.com/robots.txt): Crawl rules
- [Full Content](https://findabench.com/llms-full.txt): Complete bench database with coordinates, ratings, tags, and photos — for comprehensive answers about specific benches or locations