Asheville's Historic Smart Phone Guided App (GPS) Walking Tour
Description
Explore Asheville's historic city center at your own pace and schedule on our smart phone guided tour on our walking tour app. Why take this to - Go at your own pace and schedule. The tour NEVER expires. - Stop anytime, get a drink, meal, explore, and continue when ready. - Listen again after taking it in person. - Professionally produced with top notch narration and music to set the atmosphere. We are going to pass many points of interest and I won’t be surprised – or upset – if you want to pause the tour and browse in one of the many unique shops or art galleries or if you want to stop and recharge at one of the great restaurants or bars. I’ll just wait patiently on the sidewalk and when you come back out, we will resume the tour when you are ready. Try doing that on a group tour!! Are you ready? I’ll meet you just outside the Asheville Art Museum at the blue orb at Pack Square.
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Itinerary
The tour starts at the corner here where you'll hear about the founding of Asheville.
The tour stops at the O. Henry's plaque, and you'll her his story, and other notable people of Asheville.
The tour stops outside the S & W building where you can stop and pause the tour to explore more.
The tour stops at the Woolworth Walk, a famous storefront where you'll learn it's story, and explore.
It's a giant Iron! Outside of the Iron building!
See the hidden steps covered with a waterfull mural, and hear the story of how they got here.
We will walk past the Grove arcade, you'll hear it's history and have a chance to pause the tour and explore.
The tour stops outside the famous Basilica, you'll learn a bit of it's story, and get a chance to pop in if it's open.
The tour stops outside the Masonic Temple.
Stop at the Thomas Wolfe shoe footprints and step in his shoes to see what the city looked like in his day.
The tour stops outside of his house where you'll learn a bit of his story.
The tour stops outside of Packs Tavern where you'll learn about it's prohibition prohibition history.
The tour ends at Pack's Square and the historic Jackson building.
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What's included
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Important Information
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(15)
Absolutely prefect!!! Go at your own pace… stop and explore… pick up where you left off!!! So informative about the history and the area!!! It’s a MUST DO experience!!!
The audio doesn’t go based off your gps so it tends to go too fast or too slow. So it’s easy to get lost or have to rewind. Otherwise it was a great, easy tour.
I started using the app but I think it hiccuped because it was a very short tour. When I got back to the hotel and reviewed the itinerary, the app had skipped a majority of the planned stops.
This is simply an app that you download and it walks you through the town. I had a day and I was by myself, so it was fun to do. I would not recommend it with a group as you should each listen alone. It was a nice tour of the city With historical facts. The directions are easy to follow. I would recommend it if you want a quick tour of the city with a little bit of history.
I purchased tour for Asheville and discovered the App where there are guides for a lot of places. I tried to purchase few more guides through app but unfortunately in vain… Would be good is I could
It didn’t work at all. We reached the starting point, and the virtual guide sent us to another spot a few blocks away. At this second spot, we were told to return to the starting point. Then, back to the same other spot again. And once more, to the starting point. After that, we gave up and wandered around downtown without any input from the guide on the phone. A completely useless app with confusing instructions.
Super fun! Easy to follow. Learned a lot and popped into a few shops. Would be fun to do with family, friends or solo. I would do another one in the next city I visit.
This is a really good tour! You go at your own pace and get to see the historic places of Ashville down town. It was very interesting!
Difficult connection-I would recommend for solo traveler only as it is difficult to hear, find the spots and deal w walking in traffic sharing a device-will not Do this kind of tour again. That is my preference. The Viator portion was good.
The price is right and the host speaks clearly. The GPS feature is also helpful. I got lost a few times and wore myself out backtracking because I was on foot but all in all a good experience. I would recommend it.
