Boston · SELF-GUIDED TOURS
Every trip has one free day too few. These 15 self-guided tours justify the slot, priced and timed so you can decide in minutes and get back to the fun part.
Explore Boston’s Freedom Trail at your own pace with GPS audio guidance, from Boston Common to Bunker Hill and the USS Constitution.
“A very helpful, and well done audio guide. Ear buds recommended because of street noise. I had some trouble syning the audio with my position along the tour”
Explore Salem’s haunted sites at your own pace with a $7.75 GPS audio tour covering mansions, cemeteries, witch trials, and ghost lore.
“Horrible! I asked and got a refund. Visiting Salem was on my bucket list and we drove almost 10 hours to see the place. The app kept taking me all over town and we never found one site to visit. The place smelled like pot, dog crap, and vaping, the people were rude, and the employees seemed annoyed at all the tourists. I asked five different employees for directions to The Witch House since the app took me nowhere, and all five employees told me different things but I never found it. The whole town is about money and there is no respect shown to the accused and the people…”
Walk Boston’s Freedom Trail at your own pace with GPS audio stories, offline maps, and lifetime access for a low $9.99 price.
“Easy to use and follow. We stopped during the trip for lunch and picked it up where we left off. Definitely recommend”
Explore Salem’s witch trial sites, historic homes, cemeteries, and authors’ landmarks with an offline audio tour you can take at your own pace.
“Great way to explore the town and learn about its history. Very convenient to explore at your pace, stopping in shops or bars of museums as you please.”
Review of the Lexington and Concord self-guided audio tour, with 29 stories, offline maps, historic stops, practical tips, and honest drawbacks.
“Getting lost. Not totally the app’s fault but it could have been better. The content was very interesting so once we were on track it was good.”
Explore Beacon Hill’s Underground Railroad sites by phone, with dramatic audio, self-paced walking, and practical tips for this $9.75 tour.
“Lost our way and couldn't get back on the correct route. Tried several times to rewind the tour narration.”
Explore Plymouth’s Pilgrim landmarks at your own pace with offline audio stories, flexible timing, and lifetime access for $14.99.
“We enjoy these self guided tours. It’s nice to be able to do side stuff during the tour and then pick right back up where you left off. This was shorter than previous ones we’ve done but was still vey informative and enjoyable.”
Explore downtown Boston’s Freedom Trail by GPS audio tour, with pause-and-play freedom, 360-degree guides, and historic sites for $5.
“Unable to log on with no help from customer service. We gave up and never took the tour. Could not get a refund.”
Explore Boston’s Old North Church with a self-guided audio tour covering Paul Revere, lantern signals, and colonial congregants for $8.
“I found the tour very boring. Didn’t use the audio part after 10 minutes. Lots of restoration going on in the church”
Walk Boston’s Freedom Trail at your own pace with offline audio stories, historic graves, and a flexible route from the State House to Paul Revere House.
“App is very glitchy. If you wander off the path and explore other areas, it is hard to get the app back on track. Cannot easily do the route in a different order either (if starting at the opposite end from where the audio tour starts).”
Walk Boston’s Harborwalk and Tea Party sites with a GPS audio guide, historic stories, offline maps, and lifetime access for $9.99.
“I love these audio tours! I can go at my own pace along the tour. It was very informative and lots of little known facts.”
Walk Boston’s 16 Freedom Trail sites at your own pace with clear audio, offline maps, colonial stories, and practical stop tips.
“Educational and fun. Take your time and absorb the history around you. Grab a Canolli and Italian Coffee.”
Walk Boston from Copp’s Hill to the Public Garden with GPS audio, Revolutionary stories, immigrant history, and a flexible $7 route.
“It was very well done and easy to use. The tour took my family much longer than the estimated time but we enjoyed it.”
Explore Salem’s haunted sites and witch-trial history with a flexible seven-day audio tour, available in six languages for $10.
“nothing was marked so it was difficult to follow. walking through neighborhoods was a little sketchy. We drove to majority of the spots because of the heat.”
Explore Boston’s North End through a mafia-themed phone game with clues, quirky sights, flexible timing, and a low $7.18 price.
“Great way to see Interesting quirky places in the city…love it, Took away one star because some of the clues were difficult. Some of the signs were a different color, so it made it a tad frustrating at times. Other than that it was amazing fun. Would definitely recommend it.!!”
Pick a walk, a harbour or a dark street.
