Boston History and Highlights: A Self-Guided Audio Tour

Boston History and Highlights: A Self-Guided Audio Tour

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Walk through the Boston backstory from North End to Beacon Hill along the Freedom Trail with this audio guide. Enjoy the magic of GPS playback while you wander around Boston.

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Highlights

Travel back in time to the American Revolution as you walk the Freedom Trail
See Faneuil Hall and Little Italy through the eyes of a local historian
Walk at your own pace and feel free to linger at spots that peak your interest
Use your fully flexible audio guide on a different date if your plans change
Try out the virtual option to see Boston from the comfort of your own home

Description

Wander along Boston's Freedom Trail with this audio guide. Walk from Copp’s Hill Burying Ground to the George Washington Statue in the Boston Public Garden and unlock the story behind the nation’s beginnings as you listen to the voice of Gregg Squeglia, a local history fanatic. Start your walk in one of Boston’s oldest neighborhoods, the North End, and learn about the Colonial and Revolutionary history of the area. Travel as far back as 1692 with a visit to the grave of Cotton Mather, the minister at the heart of the Salem Witch Trials. Next, journey to the Old North Church and the pre-Revolution years, when Paul Revere organized the midnight riders so they could alert the Minutemen that the British were coming. Waft past the aromas of Little Italy’s restaurants and bakeries to get to the Paul Revere House, before enjoying a stroll along the Rose Kennedy Greenway while you learn about Boston’s ”Big Dig.” Afterward, take a moment to shop around Quincy Market or catch some of the area’s regular street performers as you learn about Faneuil Hall and one of America’s fiercest proponents of liberty, Samuel Adams. Stop by the Old State House to hear how president John Adams magnanimously defended perpetrators of the Boston Massacre. Learn about the two choices that Irish families faced in the 1800s as you pass by the Boston Irish Famine Memorial en route to visit Adams’ grave in the Granary Burying Ground. Feel free to start, pause, or restart at any time and complete your visit at your own pace. If your travel plans change, you can use the audio guide on any date of your choice or use the virtual in-app option for an at-home experience.

Includes

Lifetime audio guide access App for Android and iOS Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata

Important Information

You need to install the VoiceMap smartphone app.
You can download the tour at any time, before or after your booking date. It’s best to download the tour before you set off for the starting point.
This tour follows a set route and includes turn-by-turn directions. It works best if you start it in the right place and follow the directions from one location to the next.
When the download completes, you’ll see a screen with a photo of the starting point and directions to it. The red start button will become active when you are at the starting point.
This tour is only available in English.