Discover US East Coast Self Guided Audio Tour

Bar Harbor, USA
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Duration7 days
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LanguagesEnglish
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Overview

Download GuideAlong’s self-guided audio tour bundle to make the most of your Eastern USA road trips. As you drive, hear stories play automatically as you explore scenic drives, national parks, lakeshores, and historic parks. This is the ultimate collection of 14 iconic destinations, including Acadia, Blue Ridge Parkway, Catskills, Florida Keys, Great Smoky Mountains, Lake Superior, Outer Banks, Shenandoah, and Vermont’s Route 100. A memorable adventure awaits on America's iconic roads.

Enjoy the freedom to explore offline at your own pace, spending more time at places that interest you and bypassing any that don’t.

Stories, tips, and directions play automatically based on your location
Travel at your own pace
Tour offline using GPS. No cell service or WiFi is needed
Suggested itineraries for half, full, or multi-day use
Buy once, use forever! No expiry, includes free updates
Like having a tour guide along for the drive

Purchase one bundle per vehicle.

What's included

  • Support: Toll free phone, chat and email
  • Easy To Use: Pre-download and tour offline
  • Trip Planners: In-app, web and PDF
  • Location Based: Stories, tips & directions that autoplay
  • GuideAlong (GyPSy Guide) Audio Tour: 3000+ Points
  • Buy once, use forever! No expiry, includes free updates
  • Includes an app based self-guided experience, so you do not need any in-person guide.
  • Flexible Routes: Suggested itineraries or create your own
  • Entry Fees, National Park Passes, Reservations

What to expect

Day 1: Acadia National Park, Blue Ridge Parkway
  1. Acadia National Park
    5h
    Nestled along Maine's coast, Acadia offers rugged cliffs, pristine forests, and crystal-clear lakes. Drive along Park Loop Road for panoramic ocean views, hike Cadillac Mountain for a sunrise, or explore the rocky shores and diverse wildlife.
  2. Blue Ridge Parkway
    5h · Admission ticket not included
    Stretching through Virginia and North Carolina, this scenic route offers sweeping views of the Appalachian Mountains. With vibrant fall foliage, winding roads, and overlooks like Craggy Gardens, it’s a haven for nature enthusiasts.
Day 2: Creole Nature Trail, Catskills Mountains Scenic Byway
  1. Creole Nature Trail
    5h · Admission ticket not included
    Located in Louisiana, this All-American Road showcases the Gulf Coast's natural beauty. It features marshes, swamps, and abundant wildlife, including alligators and migratory birds. Enjoy sandy beaches, fishing, and the scenic wetlands.
  2. 5h
    Winding through New York’s Catskills region, this byway offers lush forests, rivers, and charming towns. Perfect for leaf-peeping in autumn, it provides access to hiking, waterfalls, and local arts and culture.
Day 3: Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Kancamagus Scenic Byway
  1. Great Smoky Mountains National Park
    5h
    Straddling North Carolina and Tennessee, this park is renowned for its mist-covered peaks, diverse wildlife, and ancient mountains. Scenic drives like Cades Cove offer wildlife viewing, while Clingmans Dome provides stunning vistas.
  2. Kancamagus Highway
    5h · Admission ticket not included
    In New Hampshire, this route cuts through the White Mountains, offering magnificent views, especially in autumn. Known as "The Kanc," it features overlooks, hiking trails, and access to waterfalls like Sabbaday Falls.
Day 4: Keweenaw Copper Country Trail, Lake Superior North Shore, Hwy 61
  1. 5h · Admission ticket not included
    Located in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, this trail delves into the region's copper mining history. It offers picturesque views of Lake Superior, historic lighthouses, and quaint towns, blending natural beauty with cultural heritage.
  2. 5h · Admission ticket not included
    This scenic highway in Minnesota hugs Lake Superior’s shoreline, offering dramatic cliffs, waterfalls, and forested vistas. Highlights include Split Rock Lighthouse, Gooseberry Falls, and picturesque lakeside towns.
Day 5: Florida Keys, Michigan Lakeshore, M-22
  1. Florida Keys
    5h
    The Overseas Highway stretches over 100 miles from Key Largo to Key West, crossing turquoise waters and coral reefs. Iconic for its ocean views, vibrant sunsets, and quirky island culture, it’s a tropical paradise perfect for snorkeling and relaxation.
  2. Michigan
    5h
    This scenic drive along Lake Michigan’s coastline passes through forests, dunes, and charming towns. It offers access to Sleeping Bear Dunes, picturesque vineyards, and beaches, making it ideal for nature and adventure lovers.
Day 6: Natchez Trace Parkway, Outer Banks
  1. Natchez Trace Parkway
    5h · Admission ticket not included
    Spanning 444 miles from Mississippi to Tennessee, this parkway is steeped in history and natural beauty. It follows ancient trails used by Native Americans, with highlights including historic sites, forests, and tranquil picnic spots.
  2. Outer Banks
    5h
    A chain of barrier islands off North Carolina, the Outer Banks is famous for its sandy beaches, historic lighthouses, and maritime culture. Drive along NC Highway 12 for ocean views, wildlife, and access to sites like the Wright Brothers National Memorial.
Day 7: Shenandoah National Park, Vermont, Rt100 Scenic Byway
  1. Shenandoah National Park
    5h
    Located in Virginia, this park features Skyline Drive, which runs along the crest of the Blue Ridge Mountains. With over 100 miles of vistas, hiking trails, and waterfalls, it's especially stunning during the fall foliage season.
  2. 5h
    This byway runs through the heart of Vermont, offering a quintessential New England experience. Lined with picturesque villages, rolling hills, and covered bridges, it’s a year-round destination with spectacular autumn colors and ski resorts.

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

Includes an app-based self-guided experience, so there is no need to meet an in-person guide. Start in Jeffersonville on Route 108 through Smugglers Notch to join Route 100, or begin from Wilmington. You can also join anywhere along the route.

Meeting point

Includes an app-based self-guided experience, so there is no need to meet an in-person guide. Start outside the Salem Armory Visitor Center on New Liberty Street, or join anywhere along the route. After booking, search your email for “Download Audio Tour.”

Meeting point

Includes an app-based self-guided experience, so there is no need to meet an in-person guide. Start near Front Royal, Waynesboro, or join from Hwy 211 or 33. Commentary will begin automatically as you enter Skyline Drive.

Meeting point

Includes an app-based self-guided experience, so there is no need to meet an in-person guide. Start from Savannah on US-17 North across Talmadge Memorial Bridge, or from Charleston on US-17 South across T. Allen Legare Bridge. After booking, search your email for “Download Audio Tour.”

Meeting point

Includes an app-based self-guided experience, so there is no need to meet an in-person guide. Join from Kitty Hawk via Hwy 158, Nags Head via Hwy 64, or Hatteras after the ferry. You can also join anywhere along the route.

Meeting point

Includes an app-based self-guided experience, so there is no need to meet an in-person guide. Start from South Beach, Miami Airport, the Keys, or Key West, and join the tour anywhere along US 1 or the route. After booking, search your email for “Download Audio Tour.”

Meeting point

Includes an app-based self-guided experience, so there is no need to meet an in-person guide. Join on US Hwy 19 near Hico or from I-64 near Beaver heading north. You can also join anywhere along the route.

Meeting point

Includes an app-based self-guided experience, so there is no need to meet an in-person guide. Join from Highway 100 southwest of Nashville or from Route 30 near Tishomingo. You can also join anywhere along the route.

Meeting point

Includes an app-based self-guided experience, so there is no need to meet an in-person guide. Start in Duluth on I-35 northbound, from Wisconsin via Hwy 2, or from Thunder Bay on Hwy 61. You can also join anywhere along the route.

Meeting point

Includes an app-based self-guided experience, so there is no need to meet an in-person guide. Start in Manistee for the full tour to Traverse City through Sleeping Bear, or begin in Traverse City. You can also join anywhere along the route.

Meeting point

Includes an app-based self-guided experience, so there is no need to meet an in-person guide. Start by crossing the Portage Canal Lift Bridge from Houghton to Hancock onto Hwy 41, or join anywhere along the route. After booking, search your email for “Download Audio Tour.”

Meeting point

Includes an app-based self-guided experience, so there is no need to meet an in-person guide. Start from Conway on Hwy 16 or from Lincoln on Hwy 112 by the White Mountains Visitor Center. After booking, search your email for “Download Audio Tour.”

Meeting point

Includes an app-based self-guided experience, so there is no need to meet an in-person guide. Join from Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge, Cherokee, or Townsend, and commentary will begin automatically along the route. After booking, search your email for “Download Audio Tour.”

Meeting point

Includes an app-based self-guided experience, so there is no need to meet an in-person guide. For the best chronological experience, start from a suggested Gettysburg location or main approach road. After booking, search your email for “Download Audio Tour.”

Meeting point

Includes an app-based self-guided experience, so there is no need to meet an in-person guide. Join the tour on Route 9336 heading into Everglades National Park, including from SW 192nd Avenue. After booking, search your email for “Download Audio Tour.”

Meeting point

Includes an app-based self-guided experience, so there is no need to meet an in-person guide. Join on Canal Road near Cleveland or Riverview Road near Akron, and follow signs for the park. After booking, search your email for “Download Audio Tour.”

Meeting point

Includes an app-based self-guided experience, so there is no need to meet an in-person guide. Start in West Hurley via I-87 Exit 19, or in Andes on Route 28 heading east. You can also join anywhere along the route. After booking, search your email for “Download Audio Tour.”

Meeting point

Includes an app-based self-guided experience, so there is no need to meet an in-person guide. Start at the Freedom Trail Marker outside the Boston Common Visitors Center, or at Bunker Hill Monument. After booking, search your email for “Download Audio Tour.”

Meeting point

Includes an app-based self-guided experience, so there is no need to meet an in-person guide. Start near Waynesboro from I-64 or near Cherokee where the BRP leaves Hwy 441. You can also join anywhere along the route. After booking, search your email for “Download Audio Tour.”

Meeting point

Includes an app-based self-guided experience, so there is no need to meet an in-person guide. Begin at Agamont Fountain at the corner of Main Street and Newport Drive by Agamont Park. After booking, search your email for “Download Audio Tour.”

Meeting point

Includes an app-based self-guided experience, so there is no need to meet an in-person guide. Start on Hwy 3 near Thompson Island Visitor Center, Hulls Cove Visitor Center, or Bar Harbor. After booking, search your email for “Download Audio Tour.”

End point

Includes an app-based self-guided experience, so there is no need to meet an in-person guide. Start in Jeffersonville on Route 108 through Smugglers Notch to join Route 100, or begin from Wilmington. You can also join anywhere along the route.

End point

Includes an app-based self-guided experience, so there is no need to meet an in-person guide. Start outside the Salem Armory Visitor Center on New Liberty Street, or join anywhere along the route. After booking, search your email for “Download Audio Tour.”

End point

Includes an app-based self-guided experience, so there is no need to meet an in-person guide. Start near Front Royal, Waynesboro, or join from Hwy 211 or 33. Commentary will begin automatically as you enter Skyline Drive.

End point

Includes an app-based self-guided experience, so there is no need to meet an in-person guide. Start from Savannah on US-17 North across Talmadge Memorial Bridge, or from Charleston on US-17 South across T. Allen Legare Bridge. After booking, search your email for “Download Audio Tour.”

End point

Includes an app-based self-guided experience, so there is no need to meet an in-person guide. Join from Kitty Hawk via Hwy 158, Nags Head via Hwy 64, or Hatteras after the ferry. You can also join anywhere along the route.

End point

Includes an app-based self-guided experience, so there is no need to meet an in-person guide. Start from South Beach, Miami Airport, the Keys, or Key West, and join the tour anywhere along US 1 or the route. After booking, search your email for “Download Audio Tour.”

End point

Includes an app-based self-guided experience, so there is no need to meet an in-person guide. Join on US Hwy 19 near Hico or from I-64 near Beaver heading north. You can also join anywhere along the route.

End point

Includes an app-based self-guided experience, so there is no need to meet an in-person guide. Join from Highway 100 southwest of Nashville or from Route 30 near Tishomingo. You can also join anywhere along the route.

End point

Includes an app-based self-guided experience, so there is no need to meet an in-person guide. Start in Duluth on I-35 northbound, from Wisconsin via Hwy 2, or from Thunder Bay on Hwy 61. You can also join anywhere along the route.

End point

Includes an app-based self-guided experience, so there is no need to meet an in-person guide. Start in Manistee for the full tour to Traverse City through Sleeping Bear, or begin in Traverse City. You can also join anywhere along the route.

End point

Includes an app-based self-guided experience, so there is no need to meet an in-person guide. Start by crossing the Portage Canal Lift Bridge from Houghton to Hancock onto Hwy 41, or join anywhere along the route. After booking, search your email for “Download Audio Tour.”

End point

Includes an app-based self-guided experience, so there is no need to meet an in-person guide. Start from Conway on Hwy 16 or from Lincoln on Hwy 112 by the White Mountains Visitor Center. After booking, search your email for “Download Audio Tour.”

End point

Includes an app-based self-guided experience, so there is no need to meet an in-person guide. Join from Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge, Cherokee, or Townsend, and commentary will begin automatically along the route. After booking, search your email for “Download Audio Tour.”

End point

Includes an app-based self-guided experience, so there is no need to meet an in-person guide. For the best chronological experience, start from a suggested Gettysburg location or main approach road. After booking, search your email for “Download Audio Tour.”

End point

Includes an app-based self-guided experience, so there is no need to meet an in-person guide. Join the tour on Route 9336 heading into Everglades National Park, including from SW 192nd Avenue. After booking, search your email for “Download Audio Tour.”

End point

Includes an app-based self-guided experience, so there is no need to meet an in-person guide. Join on Canal Road near Cleveland or Riverview Road near Akron, and follow signs for the park. After booking, search your email for “Download Audio Tour.”

End point

Includes an app-based self-guided experience, so there is no need to meet an in-person guide. Start in West Hurley via I-87 Exit 19, or in Andes on Route 28 heading east. You can also join anywhere along the route. After booking, search your email for “Download Audio Tour.”

End point

Includes an app-based self-guided experience, so there is no need to meet an in-person guide. Start at the Freedom Trail Marker outside the Boston Common Visitors Center, or at Bunker Hill Monument. After booking, search your email for “Download Audio Tour.”

End point

Includes an app-based self-guided experience, so there is no need to meet an in-person guide. Start near Waynesboro from I-64 or near Cherokee where the BRP leaves Hwy 441. You can also join anywhere along the route. After booking, search your email for “Download Audio Tour.”

End point

Includes an app-based self-guided experience, so there is no need to meet an in-person guide. Begin at Agamont Fountain at the corner of Main Street and Newport Drive by Agamont Park. After booking, search your email for “Download Audio Tour.”

End point

Includes an app-based self-guided experience, so there is no need to meet an in-person guide. Start on Hwy 3 near Thompson Island Visitor Center, Hulls Cove Visitor Center, or Bar Harbor. After booking, search your email for “Download Audio Tour.”

Additional information

  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • How to Access: After booking you’ll receive an email and text with instructions (search “Download Audio Tour”). Click the link in the email/text to sign in with your preferred Apple or Google account and redeem your voucher code ahead of time.
  • Download The GuideAlong App: Download the free app over WiFi or cellular data and sign in with the same Apple or Google account.
  • Download The Tour: Download the tour in the GuideAlong app under 'My Tours' over WiFi or cellular data.
  • Start The Tour: Open the tour in the GuideAlong app to preview the start locations, tour route and trip planner, or start the tour.
  • Location-Based Stories: Audio commentary plays automatically as you drive using your phone’s GPS chip. Wherever you are and whichever direction you’re going, you’ll hear the best stories and tips.
  • Flexible Travel Date: Tours are a one-time purchase with no expiry or date/time limit. If your plans change to a different day, there’s no need to change your travel date.
  • Tour at Your Leisure: With GuideAlong, you control the pace. Start, stop, and resume the tour any day, anytime, adapting it to your schedule.
  • Driving Tours: Group Savings: One purchase covers everyone in the vehicle, making it a cost-effective way to explore.
  • Works Offline: No internet or cell service is required once the audio tour is downloaded to your phone, so you can relax and tour offline.
  • Bring A Charger: Pack a USB/C car charger for charging and easy sound connectivity, and make sure your device is fully charged.
  • Bring Earbuds/Headphones: Bring earbuds to continue listening to driving tours on park shuttles and conveniently listen to walking tours.
  • Technical Support: The GuideAlong support team is available daily by toll-free phone, online chat, and email.

Cancellation policy

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