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Where to Listen: the 15 Best History Audio Tours Worldwide

72 tours  ·  from $5 a head

Ruins, quarters and battlefields where the story is the whole reason to stand there. The 15 below are priced and timed, with a note on how much walking each one really involves.

Colosseum, Roman Forum & Palatine Hill with Audioguide App - Finding the office at Via della Polveriera 13
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Colosseum, Roman Forum & Palatine Hill with Audioguide App

1.Colosseum, Roman Forum & Palatine Hill with Audioguide App

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 6,291 reviews · 90 minutes - 2 hours · from $34Our pick

Review of Rome’s Colosseum, Roman Forum, and Palatine Hill ticket with audio app, timed entry, Arena Floor upgrade, and practical tips.

“A good day but the queue and waiting around was tiresome. Inside it was packed so unable to see everything...on the whole it was worthwhile going as it's an extremely impressive building.”

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Venice: St. Mark Basilica Ticket, Audioguide+History Gallery - Entering St. Mark’s Basilica without the regular ticket queue
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Venice: St. Mark Basilica Ticket, Audioguide+History Gallery

Rome: Colosseum, Ancient Rome Tour or AudioGuided Tour - Meeting near Piazza di San Clemente
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Rome: Colosseum, Ancient Rome Tour or AudioGuided Tour

3.Colosseum, Ancient Rome Tour or AudioGuided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 2,879 reviews · 2h 30m · from $54

Explore Rome’s Colosseum, Forum, and Palatine Hill with an English guide or multilingual audio tour, plus 24-hour access to ancient ruins.

“absolutely amazing tour today from the gentlemen we met at the meeting point to the tour guide. verry professional and a lot of knowledge 5 stars all round”

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Colosseum, Roman Forum & Palatine Hill Entry and Audioguide - Entering the Colosseum on your timed slot
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Colosseum, Roman Forum & Palatine Hill Entry and Audioguide

4.Colosseum, Roman Forum & Palatine Hill Entry and Audioguide

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 2,475 reviews · 3 hours · from $44

Review of Rome’s Colosseum, Roman Forum, and Palatine Hill entry with audio guide, practical tips, pricing, queues, access, and value.

“Great experience. Tickets direct were not available so we were happy to pay a little extra for tickets this way. Entry was smooth and on time despite crowds- staff at the gate were quick to turn people back if they arrived at the wrong time. We got there 15 minutes before the time on our ticket and were allowed in. Tickets came through via email and WhatsApp a couple of days before. Excellent communication from the booking team. Would recommend using one of the alternate entrances to the Forum (gate 7 is what we used and we queued for just over 20 minutes to get in), as gate 2 opposite…”

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Taormina: Ancient Theater Skip-the-Line Ticket & Audio Guide - From Greek theater to Roman arena
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Taormina: Ancient Theater Skip-the-Line Ticket & Audio Guide

Rome: Colosseum, Roman Forum & Palatine Hill Visit + Audio Guide - Meeting the host near the Colosseum
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Rome: Colosseum, Roman Forum & Palatine Hill Visit + Audio Guide

Athens: National Archaeological Museum Ticket & Audio Guide - Getting Inside With the $31 Ticket
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Athens: National Archaeological Museum Ticket & Audio Guide

Rome: Roman Forum Super Pass Entry with Audio Guide App - Starting at the Roman Forum
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Rome: Roman Forum Super Pass Entry with Audio Guide App

8.Roman Forum Super Pass Entry with Audio Guide App

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 750 reviews · 30 days · from $25

Explore Rome’s Forum, Palatine Hill, museums, frescoed houses, and Imperial Forums with a flexible $25 pass and audio guide app.

“Good. However, the starting point was confusing as the GPS had us in a different part of the site which was not in accordance with the numbered stops. That should be rectified as we lost a bit of time getting oriented.”

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Delphi: Archaeological Site & Museum Ticket with Audio Tours - Starting with the museum’s finest objects
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Delphi: Archaeological Site & Museum Ticket with Audio Tours

Athens: National Archaeological Museum Ticket w/ Opt. Audio - Entering with a pre-booked ticket
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Athens: National Archaeological Museum Ticket w/ Opt. Audio

10.National Archaeological Museum Ticket w/ Opt. Audio

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 713 reviews · 1 day · from $30

Review of Athens National Archaeological Museum tickets, top artifacts, audio guide, hours, value, access tips, and who should book.

“The museum houses some of the greatest world class treasures of the Greek Culture from antiquity. The treasures are instantly recognized because they are seen in your history book as examples of great art.”

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Riga: Canal Boat Tour with Drink & Old Town Audio Tour - Getting to Andrejosta without a last-minute rush
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Riga: Canal Boat Tour with Drink & Old Town Audio Tour

11.Canal Boat Tour with Drink & Old Town Audio Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 684 reviews · 50 min · from $13Best value

Cruise Riga’s canal and Daugava River with a welcome drink, bridge views, landmark photos, and an Old Riga audio guide for $13.

“This Sunset Boat Tour was absolutely incredible. The guide was so sweet and knowledgable, historic beautiful boat. Took beautiful pictures, had a nice drink and just an overall great time. Very accomodating and helpful organisers. Highly recommend and great price!”

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Colosseum, Roman Forum, Palatine Guided Tour or AudioGuide Option - Palatine Hill and the imperial view
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Colosseum, Roman Forum, Palatine Guided Tour or AudioGuide Option

12.Colosseum, Roman Forum, Palatine Guided Tour or AudioGuide Option

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 631 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $31

Explore the Colosseum, Palatine Hill, and Roman Forum with a guide or audio app, plus practical tips on timing, value, entry rules, and meeting points.

“There are so many other tour options—do yourself a favor and use any other tour! They change the time of the reservation once it’s past the cancellation window and then tell you that they can’t accommodate you despite having had this reservation for months. Was able to book our desired time with a different tour immediately after- they’re running a scam with this one hoping people just pay and don’t care about the start time.”

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Naples: National Archaeological Museum Ticket & Audio App - The Pompeii and Herculaneum Galleries
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Naples: National Archaeological Museum Ticket & Audio App

Colosseum, Roman Forum & Palatine Hill Admission With Audio Guide - The Roman Forum, where Rome becomes a maze
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Colosseum, Roman Forum & Palatine Hill Admission With Audio Guide

14.Colosseum, Roman Forum & Palatine Hill Admission With Audio Guide

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 586 reviews · 1 to 3 hours (approx.) · from $32

Review of Rome’s Colosseum, Roman Forum, and Palatine Hill admission with audio app, timing advice, costs, and honest value tips.

“Two stars just because we skipped the line at the Colosseum (but we had to wait in line for the Roman Forum and Palatine Hill). Children are admitted to the Archaeological Park of the Colosseum for free, but ours were charged anyway because of that useless app called "Ola Guide", which is just a Wikipedia geolocated repack (it requires play store services, so rejoice ungoogled phone users)”

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Colosseum & Roman Forum Entry with Audio Guide - Entering the Colosseum at a Fixed Time
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Colosseum & Roman Forum Entry with Audio Guide

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