9 to 13 hours (approx.)
Daily Tour
4 people
English
Explore some of the best spots for fall foliage on the East Coast, including Acadia, Shenandoah, and Great Smoky Mountains national parks, Kancamagus Highway, Blue Ridge Parkway, Bar Harbor, Newport, Salem, and the Freedom Trail, with this self-guided driving tour. Enjoy the flexibility to travel at your own pace, with hands-free functionality, turn-by-turn directions, and offline access. Includes full itineraries, travel tips, audio guide, and text.
We enter Maine’s famous Acadia National Park at the Hull’s Cove Visitor Center. As we begin to explore this beautiful natural preserve, we’ll learn about the rich forests and why the foliage here is so vibrant in the fall. Admission Ticket is not included.
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
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30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
As we drive along the parkway, you’ll notice spots on the road where you can pull your vehicle to the side. These overlooks are designed to spotlight the mountains’ most scenic vistas. There are over 200 of them along the whole Blue Ridge Parkway! Each one features a large wooden sign that lists the name of the mountain or ridge you’re looking at, and your current elevation. It’s nice to give a little personal touch to the otherwise anonymous and similar-looking mountains that you drive through.
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Explore early Boston and U.S. history on the 2.5-mile Freedom Trail with a self-guided walking audio tour. Pass 16 historic sites, from downtown Boston through the North End to the Bunker Hill Monument in Charlestown. Highlights include Faneuil Hall, the Paul Revere House, and the USS Constitution.
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Our historic tour begins at one of Boston’s most underappreciated marvels of architecture: South Station. We’ll take a moment to analyze the enormous eagle and clock dominating the facade
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Your tour of Cades Cove begins near the Sugarlands Visitor Center. From here, you’ll drive down a scenic route to reach the main attraction: Cades Cove Loop.
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Our Cape Ann excursion begins at the Gloucester Visitor Information Center. We’ll get our view breathtaking views of the waterfront from this point.
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
We begin our journey into America’s distant past at the Cape Cod Visitor Center. Prepare to dive into the Pilgrims, the nation’s origins and the long history of the Cape. As we begin our drive through picturesque Massachusetts towns, we’ll learn about the Nauset tribe, their legends and traditions, and why they were wary when strange ships appeared on the eastern horizon.
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Your tour of Central Park begins in the Grand Army Plaza on the corner of 5th and 59th. From here, you’ll walk all the way to the reservoir and back, stopping at all the park’s top spots along the way.
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Great Smoky Mountains National Park straddles the border between North Carolina and Tennessee. The sprawling landscape encompasses lush forests and an abundance of wildflowers that bloom year-round. Streams, rivers, and waterfalls appear along hiking routes that include a segment of the Appalachian Trail. An observation tower tops Clingmans Dome, the highest peak, offering scenic views of the mist-covered mountains.
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Our drive down the famously scenic Kancamagus Highway begins at the White Mountain Visitor Center. Get ready to see all the best sights the majestic White Mountains have to offer, and hear about the land’s history, the Native American tribes who lived here, and the legends about how this mountain range formed. We’ll start by hearing about the famous Old Man of the Mountain, the story behind the highway’s fabulous fall colors, and the legend of the celestial bear who created the Milky Way galaxy! Next, we’ll get some tips about moose-spotting and bird-watching.
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Your tour of Martha’s Vineyard begins the quaint town of Vineyard Haven on the island’s north coast. Famous for its gorgeous coastline and historic towns, there’s so much to see on this beautiful island! Your tour will take you along the Vineyard’s eastern coast, where all the island’s top attractions can be found.
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Our journey begins in downtown Newport, just by the Newport Visitor Center. As we set off into the heart of Newport, we’ll dive into the past to learn about Newport’s hey-day: the Gilded Age. This era of nouveau-riche American elites like the Vanderbilts and Astors has been marked by gorgeous mansions. We’ll explore the architecture and architects behind these designs as drive.
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Embark on this scenic walk at the Cliff Walk entrance by Easton’s Beach. We’ll learn a little about Easton’s Beach as we set off on this journey, followed immediately by a short look at the Chanler. As we continue along, we’ll dive into Newport’s history, the effect of the Gilded Age, and the Cliff Walk’s creation. We’ll also learn a little about the “old-money” families, like the Vanderbilts and Astors, whose grand summer cottages line the Cliff Walk.
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Up next is the graveyard where most of the witch trial victims are buried. Ironically, this is also the final resting place of the chief investigator during those trials, who directly caused many deaths
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Your southbound tour of Shenandoah’s Skyline Drive begins at the park’s north entrance, just outside Fort Royal. From here, you’ll cruise along this scenic roadway, stop at jaw-dropping vistas, and get acquainted with the area’s complicated history.
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Introducing Woodward Building Apartments, a community unlike any other in the area!
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Portland’s Harbor (the body of water that you just sailed in on) is a “deep water” port, it generally does not freeze over during the winters. the Gulf of Maine has very strong tides, and those tides mix the water column and bring deeper, warmer water to the surface all along the coast.
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Our tour begins outside the Yorktown Battlefield Visitor Center at 1000 Colonial National Historical Pkwy, Yorktown. If you’re not there already, you should head there now.
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Pause here. To our left is the impressive Basilica of St. Lawrence. This basilica owes its existence to Spanish architect Rafael Guastavino. In the early 1890s, Guastavino was commissioned to work on a vaulted ceiling for the Biltmore house in Asheville. But while here, he decided he loved the place too much to leave! He bought property and set down roots.
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
This quarter is lined with historic buildings dating all the way back to the 17th century. That makes it the oldest shopping district in all of North America!
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Welcome to The Outer Banks and Cape Hatteras National Seashore! This stretch of picturesque coastline is packed with stories of lost colonists, shifting sands, and of course… pirate ghosts! So let’s get started!
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
The church was established in 1681, making it one of the oldest continuously worshiping congregations in the South. Originally known as the White Meeting House, it was built as a meeting place for Dissenters who did not conform to the Church of England. The current circular building was constructed in 1891 after the original building was destroyed by fire.
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free