AUDIO TOURS · HISTORY AUDIO TOURS IN THE USA
Sorted so you can stop comparing near-identical listings: 11 history audio tours in the USA, each with its price, what travellers said afterwards and the one detail the listing buries.
Explore Santa Fe’s oldest churches, Plaza, Billy the Kid lore, and atomic history with a flexible GPS audio walk for $9.75.
“Easy to follow. Good overview of the city. Able to start and stop when we had another commitment. Enjoyed our time.”
Explore Savannah’s Historic District at your own pace with a GPS audio walk from Wright Square to Forsyth Park.
“It was perfect for a history walk around the city taking your time. Easy to use and allowed me to stop for coffee and stroll through the squares of Savannah.”
Explore Bar Harbor’s mansions, churches, ocean paths, and Wabanaki history with an affordable offline audio walking tour.
“Once we figured out the correct app to use, it was a breeze ! We originally downloaded the Viator app (wrong one) … called for help … employee was very patient with us.”
Explore Key West on a $11.24 GPS audio walk from Mallory Square to the Southernmost Point, with history, landmarks, and flexible pacing.
“We thought we would be able to use this, even though it was designed for walking we rented a golf cart, however, being unable to change the route and pick the location you were at to hear the audio made it to where we basically couldn’t use it at all”
Explore Philadelphia’s key historic sites with an offline audio tour, flexible timing, GPS guidance, and lifetime access for $14.99.
“Great way to quickly view the city if you are low on time and want to move through the sites quickly while hearing some history.”
Explore Philadelphia’s Revolutionary landmarks at your own pace with this affordable, app-guided walking tour from Elfreth’s Alley to City Tavern.
“Easy to use and pause when needed. The only thing I would like to see added is the oldest Christ Church where Washington, Franklin, and Ross attended.”
Review of Boston’s $5 self-guided Freedom Trail audio tour, with route details, historic stops, app tips, value, limits, and who should book.
“I really enjoyed the tour learning a lot of information and the tour guide even had me smirking— I was disappointed when I was told I had to buy part two to finish walking the trail either I missed it in the description or it wasn’t explained.”
Explore Steinbeck’s Cannery Row on a flexible audio walk with historic buildings, Doc Ricketts, seaside paths, and offline access.
“We tried for several hours to log on and get the your including on the phone with one of your representatives. It DIDNT WORK.”
Review of Savannah’s $14.99 self-guided audio walk, covering historic squares, churches, museums, civil rights sites, and riverfront stories.
“Audio tours are great because they allow you to travel at you own pace. We spent the day shopping and seeing things on the tour that we enjoyed along with eating lunch. We started and stopped the tour as things popped up. Great tour allowing us to progress as we saw fit.”
Explore Folsom’s Gold Rush past, railroad, powerhouse, and Lake Natoma on a flexible offline audio walk for $9.99.
“Three different places to start/Park. 1) app said at Moose Lodge. 2) link for directions said across street near histor power station. 3) Narrator said on other corner from Moose Lodge. With no picture and no customer service we were lost. The walking tour was slightly out of date, talking about businesses that were no longer there as if they were. Also VoiceMap kept kicking me out making me come back to get the code and reenter it every single time we paused tour.”
Explore Japantown’s food, jazz, and wartime history on a 50-minute self-guided audio walk with offline maps and lifetime access.
“It’s perfectly paced, and there were times when you could pause and explore the spots she covered more in-depth.”
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