HISTORY HERE gets Windows Phone 7 travel apps off to a great start

Windows Phone 7 may be relatively new, but the platform is already off to a great start when it comes to mobile apps. In the coming weeks, we’ll be reviewing as many of these as we can (along with a hands-on of the new HTC HD7).

One of these new apps comes from HISTORY (of the History Channel). Their HISTORY HERE application is designed to showcase historical points of interest at any given location.

The collection covers over 7000 national monuments, points of interest and roadside attractions. Each entry contains a comprehensive description and many include a variety of multimedia content.

In my own area, I’ve already found a bunch of places I normally would not have discovered, varying from your average national monument to the exact location of the “Home Alone House“.

Locations can be searched manually by city, state or zip, or by using location based searches. Once located, you can save locations to a favorites list.

Like most apps on Windows Phone 7, HISTORY HERE is extremely well designed, with a very consistent interface.

The app is available in the Marketplace and costs just $2.99.