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Newport Downtown Historic Audio APP Self Guided Smart Phone Tour
Newport Downtown Historic Audio APP Self Guided Smart Phone Tour
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Newport Downtown Historic Audio APP Self Guided Smart Phone Tour
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Newport Downtown Historic Audio APP Self Guided Smart Phone Tour

By WalknTours
4 out of 5
Free cancellation available
Price is $7 per adult
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Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 1h 15m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
Overview

Walk the historic cobblestone streets of Newport's historic downtown, past quaint shops, wharfs, restaurants, and historic landmarks and discover their revolutionary history.

Why choose us?
Tour at your own pace and schedule
Professionally produced, narrated and musically edited immersive experience
Ditch the tour group and explore on your own.
The technology makes it feel like the guide is next to you every step of the way.

This historic adventure is smart phone guided. You go to the first stop, open the tour, enter your experience code from Viator and press play. From there you are guided turn by turn through Dallas step by step.

You'll learn about the city's colonial history, its role in the American Revolution, how it became a home of freedom of religion, its historic eating spots, and its transformation into a fashionable summer resort in the 19th century.

Grab your camera and your walking shoes, I’ll meet you just outside the white horse tavern.

Activity location

  • White Horse Tavern
    • 26 Marlborough Street
    • 02840, Newport, Rhode Island, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • White Horse Tavern
    • 26 Marlborough Street
    • 02840, Newport, Rhode Island, United States

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Newport Downtown Historic Audio APP Self Guided Smart Phone Tour in English
  • Earn $0.20
  • Activity duration is 1 hour and 15 minutes1h 15m1h 15m
  • Opening hours: Thu 12:00am-11:30pm
  • English
Language options: English
Price details
$6.75 x 1 Adult$6.75
Total
Price is $6.75

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedTour on our Walking Tour app
  • What's includedWhat's includedGo at your own pace, anytime. Take the tour 24/7
  • What's includedWhat's includedSee the sites of historic downtown Newport
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedNo food, drink or entrance tickets this tour is all outside

Know before you book

  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

White Horse Tavern
  • 5m
Our historic adventure starts at the White Horse Tavern, the oldest operating restaurant in the U.S. and is acknowledged as the 10th oldest in the world. You'll hear about it's beginning, times of pirates and how it played a role in the Revolutionary war.
Great Friends Meeting House (Pass by)
First, get one thing straight. They were NOT called the Quakers. They were formally known as the Religious Society of Friends. And this is where they gathered, and help to build Newport. Learn about Newports story and Rhode Island's role in religious freedom, the house was built in 1699.
Wanton-Lyman-Hazard House (Pass by)
The tour stops outside the old house and tells the tale of tax collectors and the revolution.
Broadway
  • 5m
We will walk down Broadway, with classic shops, and tell the tale of a few pubs.
Old Colony House (Pass by)
We will stop outside of the Old Colony House and hear the story it played in the revolution.
Touro Synagogue (Pass by)
Hear about the oldest Synagogue in Rhode Island, George Washington's visit, his letter, and the story of how the Jewish People came to Rhode Island.
Eisenhower Street
  • 10m
We will walk by the park and see the statue of Oliver Hazard Perry and hear about the story of the hero of Lake Erie.
Thames Street
  • 10m
You will walk down cobblestoned Thames street, get a chance to shop at the famous shops, stop in local restaurants and get the best pics.
Queen Ann Square
  • 10m
We wil stop in the park and you'll see a church, from the park, and hear it's story in the revolution, and learn about the sites in the park.
Bannister's Wharf
  • 10m
The tour ends at the Anchor at Bannister's wharf, you'll hear about some of the best restaurants to eat at, the history of the wharf and anchor.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESWhite Horse Tavern
    • 26 Marlborough Street
    • 02840, Newport, Rhode Island, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEWhite Horse Tavern
    • 26 Marlborough Street
    • 02840, Newport, Rhode Island, United States

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