diff --git a/server/routes/place/html.py b/server/routes/place/html.py
index eb5b95eaef..eeb1ebaaf9 100644
--- a/server/routes/place/html.py
+++ b/server/routes/place/html.py
@@ -30,15 +30,23 @@
 
 
 @bp.route('', strict_slashes=False)
-@bp.route('/<path:place_dcid>/', strict_slashes=False)
+@bp.route('/<path:place_dcid>')
 def place(place_dcid=None):
   redirect_args = dict(flask.request.args)
+
+  # Strip trailing slashes from place dcids
   should_redirect = False
+  if place_dcid and place_dcid.endswith('/'):
+    place_dcid = place_dcid.rstrip('/')
+    should_redirect = True
+
+  # Rename legacy "topic" request argument to "category"
   if 'topic' in flask.request.args:
     redirect_args['category'] = flask.request.args.get('topic', '')
     del redirect_args['topic']
     should_redirect = True
 
+  # Rename legacy category request arguments
   category = redirect_args.get('category', None)
   if category in CATEGORY_REDIRECTS:
     redirect_args['category'] = CATEGORY_REDIRECTS[category]
@@ -46,7 +54,8 @@ def place(place_dcid=None):
 
   if should_redirect:
     redirect_args['place_dcid'] = place_dcid
-    return flask.redirect(flask.url_for('place.place', **redirect_args))
+    return flask.redirect(flask.url_for('place.place', **redirect_args),
+                          code=301)
 
   dcid = flask.request.args.get('dcid', None)
   if dcid:
diff --git a/server/tests/routes/place_test.py b/server/tests/routes/place_test.py
index 5bde418080..69cbd29052 100644
--- a/server/tests/routes/place_test.py
+++ b/server/tests/routes/place_test.py
@@ -92,6 +92,9 @@ def test_place(self, mock_get_place_type, mock_get_i18n_name):
     assert b"<title>California" in response.data
 
     response = app.test_client().get('/place/geoId/06/', follow_redirects=False)
+    assert response.status_code == 301
+
+    response = app.test_client().get('/place/geoId/06/', follow_redirects=True)
     assert response.status_code == 200
     assert b"<title>California" in response.data
 
diff --git a/server/webdriver/tests/place_landing_test.py b/server/webdriver/tests/place_landing_test.py
index 5f35f90527..54c0666ed5 100644
--- a/server/webdriver/tests/place_landing_test.py
+++ b/server/webdriver/tests/place_landing_test.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ def test_place_landing_en(self):
                                         '//*[@id="body"]/ul[1]/li[3]/a[4]')
     self.assertEqual(kentucky.text, 'Kentucky')
     self.assertEqual(kentucky.get_attribute('href'),
-                     self.url_ + '/place/geoId/21/')
+                     self.url_ + '/place/geoId/21')
 
     median_income = self.driver.find_element(
         By.XPATH, '//*[@id="body"]/ul[2]/li[1]/strong')
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ def test_place_landing_ru(self):
                                         '//*[@id="body"]/ul[1]/li[3]/a[4]')
     self.assertEqual(kentucky.text, 'Кентукки')
     self.assertEqual(kentucky.get_attribute('href'),
-                     self.url_ + '/place/geoId/21/?hl=ru')
+                     self.url_ + '/place/geoId/21?hl=ru')
 
     median_income = self.driver.find_element(
         By.XPATH, '//*[@id="body"]/ul[2]/li[1]/strong')