Historical Baltimore self-driving audio tour
Get ready to explore the history of Baltimore at your own pace with this self-driving audio tour. With this experience, you'll get access to audio recordings and written text explanations via the tour's mobile app.Your self-guided tour of Baltimore begins at the inner harbor, where a few centuries-old ships are still docked today and you’ll have the chance to see the USS Constellation and the Baltimore Aquarium.Proceed through the city to the Frederick Douglass Isaac Myers Maritime Park, which commemorates two influential African American figures associated with this historic shipyard. Explore the park to gain insight into their experiences and achievements.Then it’s on to the Horse You Came In On Saloon. This isn’t just the oldest saloon in America, it’s also supposedly the last place Edgar Allan Poe stopped on the evening of his mysterious demise. Plus, some say the place is haunted!During your tour, you'll also visit and learn the history behind Fells Point, Douglass Place, Baltimore’s City Hall, Washington Monument, Edgar Allan Poe’s grave and house, Federal Hill Park, and more.
Overview
Get ready to explore the history of Baltimore at your own pace with this self-driving audio tour. With this experience, you'll get access to audio recordings and written text explanations via the tour's mobile app.Your self-guided tour of Baltimore begins at the inner harbor, where a few centuries-old ships are still docked today and you’ll have the chance to see the USS Constellation and the Baltimore Aquarium.Proceed through the city to the Frederick Douglass Isaac Myers Maritime Park, which commemorates two influential African American figures associated with this historic shipyard. Explore the park to gain insight into their experiences and achievements.Then it’s on to the Horse You Came In On Saloon. This isn’t just the oldest saloon in America, it’s also supposedly the last place Edgar Allan Poe stopped on the evening of his mysterious demise. Plus, some say the place is haunted!During your tour, you'll also visit and learn the history behind Fells Point, Douglass Place, Baltimore’s City Hall, Washington Monument, Edgar Allan Poe’s grave and house, Federal Hill Park, and more.
Location
This tour begins at the Baltimore Visitor Center.
Address
401 Light St, Baltimore, MD 21202, USA
Inclusions
- Self-guided tour taken via the Action Tour Guide app
- Unique password (sent by email) for access to the Action Tour Guide app
- Live GPS map on your phone
- Audio narration
- Written text explanations
- Route from stop to stop
- List of stops along the route
Exclusions
- Transportation
- Entry to paid attractions
- Vehicle rentals
- Parking
- Food or drinks
Additional Information
- Know in advance:
- Please note that this tour is an audio tour guide, and not an attraction entrance ticket
- Embark on a self-guided driving audio tour of Baltimore's history
- This is a self-guided tour; no guide will accompany you. The tour operator's app functions as a guide, an audio tour, and a map all in one
- Visit Edgar Allan Poe's grave and learn about the mysterious masked figure who used to visit it every year
- Please arrange for a vehicle before you take the tour. You only need to book one tour per vehicle, not per person
- Learn the story of how Frederick Douglass rose from being an enslaved dockworker to become a trusted advisor to Abraham Lincoln
- After booking the tour, search your email for the phrase "Set up your self-guided tour now." Follow these instructions immediately to finish setting up the tour while you have Wi-Fi/data. Please don't wait until you are on-site
- Get the scoop on Baltimore's revolutionary history and the unexpected reasons people called it “the Paris of America”
- Works perfectly without cellular or Wi-Fi with offline maps
- Step back in time to the dramatic British attack on Baltimore, during which Francis Scott Key wrote the national anthem
- The audio stories play on their own based on your location. You can start anytime and pause anywhere
- Most stops along the tour have animated videos allowing you to visualize what you cannot see, such as snapshots from different centuries or interior rooms
- You can use the self-guided tour for one year. It is Ideal for extended visits and return trips over the next 12 months
Guide Languages
English
Cancellation Policy
A full refund will apply if you cancel more than 24 hours before the activity start time.
No refund is possible if you cancel less than 24 hours before the activity start time.
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