Downtown Providence Self-Driving Audio Tour in Providence booking from $14.99

Downtown Providence Self-Driving Audio Tour

Overview

Recommended: Purchase one tour per car, not per person. Everyone listens together!

Explore all that Providence, RI has to offer, from beautiful architecture to foodie havens! With this self-guided driving audio tour, visit historic Federal Hill, Brown University's campus, and the vibrant downtown. Providence features beautiful architecture, like the State House, Barnaby Castle, and the Wedding Cake House. This tour allows you to explore Providence with maximum flexibility and value.

Within 30 min, we'll send you two things: a unique password and an app. Download the app onto your phone, enter the password, and download the tour. When you arrive, drive to the first stop, launch the app, and follow the instructions! Stick to our recommended route and speed limit for the best experience.

This is not an entrance ticket to attractions along the route. Check pandemic rules and opening hours before your visit.

No expiration — The tour comes with lifetime validity!

City: Providence

Sat 09 Nov

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What's Included

Offline use: No cell signal or wifi required. Offline GPS Map & route. Stop-to-stop direction.

Private tour in your/rental car: No group. Take breaks for photos/ snacks/hikes. Go at your own pace

Don’t miss a thing: Full itinerary, travel tips, professionally narrated hidden stories, video, text

Flexible schedule: Use any day, any time. Travel over multiple days or on next trip. Never expires.

Good value: Buy just one per car. Don’t pay for each person. Save money compared to a bus tour.

App on your phone: A link to download the Action Guide app. Password for your tours. Preview at home

Easy to use: Stories play automatically by GPS. Hands-free. Get HELP all day: Call, Chat or Email.

Additional Info

Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
How it works: Once you book a tour, you’ll get a text/email with instructions. Download the app (while in good wifi/signal) and use your unique password to access your tours. To begin touring, go to the Starting Point and launch the app. The audio starts automatically. Stick to the tour route & speed limit for the best experience. Please note that no one will meet you at the starting point.
Good value: Purchase only one tour for the entire vehicle instead of taking the bus and paying for each person. You will see a significant saving. Connect your phone to car speakers by a wire or bluetooth. Enjoy the tour by listening together as you drive.
Flexible Schedule: Once the app/tour is on your phone, you can use it any day and at any time. You can use it over multiple days. And, also use it on your next trip here. This tour never expires.
Preview the tour: You can use it before the trip at home (highly recommended), use it during the trip, and use it after you come back.
Don't miss a thing: You will get everything with the app - a complete itinerary, travel tips, professionally narrated audio stories, story script, images, videos, deep dives, hidden gems, exciting locations, recommendations for hikes, adventure, activities, treks, and stop-by-stop direction.
Private tour: You can use it in your car or rental car. No worries about groups or crowds. Start the tour app on your phone. And it will direct you step by step. You can stop for as many breaks as you like. Take a break for Instagram photos, and take a break for lunch/snacks. Go on a hike. The tour will wait for you and start when you start again. You can even do the tour over multiple days. Go at your own pace.
Easy to use: The stories play themselves as soon as the GPS is activated. It requires no use of your hands at all. You can get HELP by calling, chatting, or emailing any time of the day.
Offline: There is no need for a cell signal or Wi-Fi while touring. App’s GPS map works offline.
Expiration/go again: The tour will last for the rest of your life on your phone. It is available for use on any day of your next trip.
Use pictures for a photo book: Create a photo book using clean (no crowd) app images of each spot to make a memorable trip. All the photos and the correct sequence is ready in the app for you to use.
Social media: Share clean (no crowd) images with friends/family.
Devices supported include iPhones with iOS 13 & above, Android phones with version 9 & above and all cellular-enabled tablets & iPads.
Face masks required for travellers in public areas

What To Expect

Rhode Island Convention Center

Our Providence adventure sets off from the Convention Center downtown! We first head into the historic Federal Hill area -- home to both history and the city's best restaurants.

Federal Hill Heritage Exhibit

As World War I was breaking out, food prices spiked. A mob attacked wholesale grocer Frank P. Ventrone’s business block here, smashing windows and hurling macaroni into the street. Commonly known as the “Macaroni Riots,” five violent clashes over two weeks manifested the desperation of Providence’s immigrant working poor.

Holy Ghost Church

We'll approach the historic Holy Ghost Church and learn about the diverse communities it serves.

AS220

Next, we'll see AS220, an arts organization that grew from a single room to three buildings and helped define Providence as "The Creative Capital".

Trinity Repertory Company

This brings us to Tony Award-winning Trinity Rep, one of the last resident acting companies in the U.S.

Rhode Island State House

Our journey continues to the Providence State House: one of the grandest statehouses in the U.S. belongs to the country's smallest state!

Providence City Hall

This brings us to the Providence City Hall, made of cast iron and masonry.

Providence Performing Arts Center

Our journey takes us past the vibrant Providence Performing Arts Center, innovative Wexford Science & Technology Building, and historic Doyle House.

Providence Children's Museum

We'll also pass the eye-catching Providence Children's Museum - you definitely won't miss this!

John Brown House Museum

Success, ambition, and glamour dominate Benefit Street. We'll see John Brown's house next. The Brown family became wealthy from the shipping business, which included privateering, the Triangular Slave Trade, and the China Trade.

First Unitarian Church of Providence

This brings us to the Providence First Unitarian Church, a Federal-style building with classical arches and urns combined with soaring pointed Gothic-style windows with delicate tracery decoration.

Providence Athenaeum

We'll also see the Athenaeum, once frequented by Edgar Allen Poe.

The Stephen Hopkins House

We'll also see the Hopkins House. Stephen Hopkins, signer of the Declaration of Independence, a ten-time governor of RI, and Chief Justice of the RI Supreme Court bought this house in 1743.

Brown University

Our journey brings us to the peaceful greenery of Brown University's campus! We can admire this Ivy League's quaint architecture as we drive by.

Providence Art Club

Providence’s tightly-knit community of artists and collectors created this art club to congregate, create and display art. It’s the second oldest art club in the country; the Salmagundi Club in New York City is the first. Among the founders was Edward Mitchell Bannister, a celebrated African American landscape painter.

Swan Point Cemetery

Fittingly, we'll end the tour at Providence's historic Swan Point Cemetery. You've now covered every part of this historic city!

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Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Reviews (13)

LucyD0516

Feb 2022

We found the app hard to use because it takes a lot of attention from the person that is using it. The driver has to focus on driving, so not much help can the driver offer. The passenger has to look for what the attraction is and keep switching back and forth from the map to the app. Most of the time, we don't know what the app is introducing because we had some difficulties finding the buildings. We gave up after a few destinations. So I won't recommend this app.

Response from Host

Apr 2022

Thank you for taking the time to leave your thoughts! First and foremost, our app is completely hands-free; once you begin the tour, the app will take over. We had to temporarily reorganise the tour and instructions due to construction along the route, but most of it is now back to normal.

Goddessmama17

Oct 2021

I enjoyed having all of the information that was provided in the tour. This tour takes you through a very busy downtown. We could not get our tour to sync with our Safari maps and found it extremely difficult to navigate through the tours as if bounces to pictures of the sights and the map. Having the narrator give directions would be most helpful.

Response from Host

Oct 2021

Thanks for the feedback! Navigating in Providence can be tough and hopefully our new audio directions will help. We had to shuffle the tour and directions around temporarily due to construction along the route but much of it is back to normal now.

Schalane_N

Sep 2021

Trip was informative and interesting. Several times I was told to turn right after I had already passed the street. There happened to be a funeral on Knight St for a police officer so we were not able to make required turn. Also difficult to travel at 20 mph with traffic. These issues weren’t things that were controllable by the company.

Response from Host

Oct 2021

So glad you enjoyed the tour! It can be difficult to drive in Providence due to the traffic and construction, but many of those edits have been updated in the tour now. Thanks again!

Downtown Providence Self-Driving Audio Tour

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