Visitors to each of Citysearch's local city guides will find contact information, maps, driving directions, editorial, and user reviews for the businesses listed.

[citation needed] Citysearch was founded in September 1995 by Jeffrey Brewer, Caskey Dickson, Brad Haaugard, Taylor Wescoatt, and Tamar Halpern.

[7] While many local search sites mushroomed in the 21st century, Citysearch faced intense competition from the fast-growing Yelp, Inc.

Best of Citysearch is a feature that gives locals an opportunity to vote for their favorite businesses in popular categories such as Restaurants, Nightlife, Hotels and Services.

[10] In November 2007, Citysearch partnered with MerchantCircle,[11] a company that conducts automated telemarketing to small businesses to sell them online advertising packages.