Portland Audio Tour: Explore Historic Streets & Stories
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9 Ratings
Portland
Embark on a smartphone-guided audio tour of Portland's historic streets and uncover fascinating stories of lighthouses, bootleggers, and colonial times. Explore at your own pace and discover Anna Kendrick's favorite hangouts!
Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • A piece of the Berlin Wall - The tour starts at this piece of the Berlin Wall. You’ll learn its story and why it’s here. Many tourists never see this site, and many locals miss it too. Then you’ll be guided step by step through Portland.
What's Included
  • Tour never expires - go anytime at your own pace
  • Listen after the tour - explore beyond the city
  • Enjoy the walking tour through our app
What's Not Included
  • No food, drink or entrance into buildings, this tour is all outside
Additional Information

Embark on a smartphone-led exploration and unearth the narratives tucked away in Portland’s historic corridors.

Set your own speed, engage whenever. The journey has no expiration. It’s a professionally curated walk, guided by expert narration and music, with sophisticated location-aware technology leading you through the city step by step.

You’ll traverse the stone-paved roads, wharf street, visit Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s residence, underground railroad stops, city hall, exchange street, the lobster square, aged edifices, and optimal dining locations, which also include a donut joint that surpasses all others. Trust us; it’s that superior.

You’ll discover Portland’s tales, Anna Kendrick’s preferred locales, Longfellow’s legacy, lighthouse legends, adventure accounts, stories from the prohibition era, bootlegging business, the underground railroad history, Japanese mailboxes, tales from the revolution and colonial times, and much more.

Location
A piece of the Berlin Wall
Long Wharf
The tour starts at the piece of the Berlin Wall, a hugely historic piece that most tourists never see. You'll hear the story of the wall, and how it got there, then you'll be navigated step by step through the Old Port section of Portland Maine, and discover its story.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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(9 Ratings)
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Julia_m
Mar 16, 2024
Great tour service! - It was great to be able to go at our own pace and stop the tour whenever we wanted. I’ve been to Portland many times but I learned so many new things. I would highly recommend this tour service.
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Dhaanstad
Oct 28, 2023
good city intro - This is a great intro to the city if you're pressed for time or can't commit to a guided tour. Informative and convenient. Directions on where to go were very clear. It did take. a lot of my phone battery to do the tour. Nothing unexpected as I've done other self-guided tours and had this experience. But in case you're without a portable charger/way to recharge your device...
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Rebecca_m
Oct 22, 2023
A great way to see Portland and hear about its history without a set time or time limit. - I did these self guided audio tours at every port from my New England cruise. They are the best way to get around town, learn interesting facts and history, all while going at your own pace. Everyone in my group downloaded the app after buying the tour via Viator. DON’T forget your headset/earbuds! You can stop for a lobster roll or whatever you want during any part of the tour. It helps to have the map open while listening. The recording should automatically start as you reach each stop. We had no problems with this app, navigation, and tour. If you’re thinking about doing this, don’t hesitate! We all really enjoyed it!
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Chrisfi2197rq
Oct 7, 2023
Great intro to a city - Percent way to walk around a city and get a bit of history while familiarizing yourself with the streets and sights. This was my second city tour, and they were both great!
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Claudia_s
Feb 19, 2024
Enjoyable and educational. Fun way to see Portland. - Door 44, Longfellow home, Statues were our favorites Directions were great and just the right amount of time All were places we had not seen before Would have enjoyed more history and back stories.
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Cindy_m
Oct 13, 2023
Give yourself time to learn it - I am giving this an average rating as I just couldn't seem to find anything. Perhaps it was operator error, perhaps programing.
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Jacqueline_a
Sep 18, 2023
Hard to use with just vocal directions - It was very difficult to follow without a GPS along with the narration. The arrow did help as well as the pictures but we still constantly got lost so stopped the tour after a while.
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Keith_m
Mar 14, 2024
Refunded - I was not able to open my purchase. It was the biggest pain in the ass. It’s not likely that I will use this app again.
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