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A waterfront with houses and boats. 1
A smartphone displaying a map with marked locations on a street lined with historic buildings. 2
A two-story house with green shutters, a white front door, and a small porch with a red, white, and blue decoration. 3
A gravel path leading through a small town with buildings on either side, including a red building with a flag hanging outside. 4
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By Drives & Detours

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8.8 out of 10
Excellent
Free cancellation available
Price is $10 per adult
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 3h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages

Overview

  • Explore historic downtown Nantucket on a self-guided audio walking tour. Follow a roughly 2-mile route as stories and directions play automatically along the way.

    Hear how Nantucket rose to prominence as a whaling port, how Quaker families shaped the island, and how its economy and architecture evolved after the whaling era. See landmarks including the Nantucket Atheneum, Straight Wharf, Hadwen House, Greater Light, and Jared Coffin House.

    Download the tour in advance to use it offline as you walk. Pause anytime for museums, shops, food, photos, or a break, then continue whenever you’re ready.

    • GPS-triggered narration plays automatically
    • Approximately 2-miles and relatively flat
    • Hear about whaling, Quaker history, architecture, and island life
    • Works offline after download
    • Explore at your own pace
    • Pause anytime and continue when you’re ready

Activity location

  • Straight Wharf
    • Straight Wharf
    • 02554, Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • 13 Broad St
    • 13 Broad Street
    • 02554, Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States

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Nantucket Self-Guided Audio Walking Tour: Beyond the Cobblestones in Multilingual

  • Earn $0.30
  • Activity duration is 3 hours3h
    3h
  • Opening hours: Wed 8:00am-8:00pm
  • English
Price details
$9.99 x 1 Adult$9.99
Total
Price is $9.99

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Lifetime Tour Access Once Unlocked
  • Inclusions
    Offline Tour Access After Download
  • Inclusions
    Interactive Route Map and Stop Information
  • Inclusions
    GPS-Triggered Audio Tour in the Drives & Detours App
  • Exclusions
    Smartphone (bring your own)

Know before you book

    • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
    • Service animals allowed
    • Public transportation options are available nearby
    • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
    • The tour route is 2 miles and relatively flat
    • Allow approximately 2–3 hours, depending on stops and breaks
    • Download the Drives & Detours app and your tour before starting
    • Once downloaded, the tour works offline using your device’s GPS
    • GPS-triggered audio plays automatically as you approach featured locations
    • The tour begins outside the Nantucket Whaling Museum on Broad Street
    • Pause anytime for museums, shops, food, photos, or other stops
    • Once unlocked, you retain lifetime access to the tour
    • Headphones are recommended for the best experience
    • This is a self-guided experience; no live guide is included

Activity itinerary

Whaling Museum (Pass by)

The tour begins outside the Nantucket Whaling Museum on Broad Street. Hear how Nantucket became one of the world’s leading whaling ports and why the museum is worth visiting before or after your walk.

Nantucket Atheneum (Pass by)

Learn about the Nantucket Atheneum as you view it from outside and hear about the well-known figures who have visited or spoken here over the years.

Straight Wharf

  • 20m
Explore the shops and restaurants as you hear about this once active commercial hub for Nantucket.

Old South Wharf

  • 15m
Stroll down the narrow gravel path and pop your head into a few of the art galleries on Nantucket's Old South Wharf.

Petrel Landing (Pass by)

See the historic marker memorializing The Petrel, a Nantucket steamship dating from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

Ralph Lauren (Pass by)

See Nantucket’s distinctive Compass Rose mural and hear the story behind the photographer who created the original image in 1936.

Quaker Meeting House (Pass by)

View the Quaker Meeting House as you hear about its history on the island.

Hadwen House

  • 20m
  • Admission ticket not included
View this historic home and museum, built in 1846 by William Hadwen. It's a prime example of the island's whaling success. Admission is $10 per person (or included if you purchase admission to the Whaling Museum).

Maria Mitchell Hinchman House (Pass by)

Learn about America's first female astronomer as you view her historic home.

Greater Light (Pass by)

Learn about 2 Quaker sisters who restored this old barn into a quirky mix of art and architecture as you view it from outside.

Jared Coffin House (Pass by)

Learn about a prosperous whaling-ship owner who built this house for his family in 1845, and how it survived the Great Fire of 1846.

Location

Activity location

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    Straight Wharf
    • Straight Wharf
    • 02554, Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    13 Broad St
    • 13 Broad Street
    • 02554, Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States

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