Nantucket Self-Guided Audio Walking Tour: Beyond the Cobblestones
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
What's Included
- Lifetime Tour Access Once Unlocked
- Offline Tour Access After Download
- Interactive Route Map and Stop Information
- GPS-Triggered Audio Tour in the Drives & Detours App
- Smartphone (bring your own)
Meeting Location
13 Broad Street
Nantucket, MA 02554, USA
Detailed check-in instructions, including the exact address, are provided with your booking confirmation.
This activity ends back at the meeting point.
What To Expect
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Whaling Museum (pass by)
Nantucket Atheneum (pass by)
Straight Wharf
20 minutes Admission Ticket Free
Old South Wharf
15 minutes Admission Ticket Free
Petrel Landing (pass by)
Ralph Lauren (pass by)
Nantucket Friends Meeting House (pass by)
Hadwen House
20 minutes Admission Ticket Free
Maria Mitchell Hinchman House (pass by)
Greater Light (pass by)
Jared Coffin House (pass by)
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- 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
Frequently Asked Questions (7)
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Activity code: C-403897P7
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Frequently Asked Questions (7)
The answers provided below were previously given in response to questions from Cool Shore Excursions customers.
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- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (EST).
- Lifetime Tour Access Once Unlocked.
- Offline Tour Access After Download.
- Interactive Route Map and Stop Information.
- GPS-Triggered Audio Tour in the Drives & Detours App.
- Smartphone (bring your own).
There is no minimum age for this tour, so bring your wee one along for an adventure. This tour requires at least one adult to accompany children..
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Apr 2025Accessibility information for the Nantucket Self-Guided Audio Walking Tour: Beyond the Cobblestones is as follows:
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Detailed check-in instructions – including meeting point address, Google map, and parking information – for Nantucket Self-Guided Audio Walking Tour: Beyond the Cobblestones will be included in your confirmation email from Cool Shore Excursions. Please be sure to double and triple check your email address is correct at checkout so this important email makes its way to you!
Mar 2024Once your refund is processed, it usually shows on your card statement within 5–10 business days. The exact timing depends on your bank or card issuer.
Want it sooner? When you cancel, choose Receive a refund to my wallet instead. The credit is in your Wallet straight away and is applied automatically at checkout on your next booking when you’re signed in with the same email. You can see your balance any time in My Wallet.
If you paid part of your booking with Wallet credit, that part always goes back to your Wallet. Trip protection isn’t refundable.
Oct 2026What's Included
- Lifetime Tour Access Once Unlocked
- Offline Tour Access After Download
- Interactive Route Map and Stop Information
- GPS-Triggered Audio Tour in the Drives & Detours App
- Smartphone (bring your own)
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- 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
