Bar Harbor Self Guided Audio Walking Tour America’s Summer Empire
- 1–2 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- Guided in English
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
Discover the captivating history of Bar Harbor, Maine, once the summer playground of America’s elite. This self-guided walking tour unveils the rise and fall of this glamorous resort town, where the Vanderbilts and Rockefellers built grand estates along the rugged coastline. With GPS-triggered narration, stroll from Agamont Park to the iconic Bar Island Land Bridge, exploring historic sites, stunning architecture, and hidden stories shaped by both opulence and tragedy. - Self-guided audio tour with GPS navigation for flexibility - Duration of approximately 60–120 minutes—explore at your own pace - Visit landmarks like the Bar Harbor Inn and La Rochelle Mansion - No internet needed; download and go offline for convenience
Inclusions
What's included
- To take the tour, check the ticket in "How to" section. Or text 617-991-3269 with any questions :)
- Walking tour of Bar Harbor on our walking tour app, go anytime
- The tour never expires, you can go anytime, as many times as you like
- Listen anytime, the tour never expires, it's your tour
- Hear the stories the bond you to the city, find the hidden gems, don't miss the best sites
- Hands free, the tour plays automatically as you walk using GPS
What's not
- No admission to museums, this is all outside
- No Human Guide it's all on our walking tour app
Itinerary
End your journey at the natural sandbar that gave Bar Harbor its name. At low tide, you can walk across to Bar Island before the ocean returns.
Stand at Bar Harbor’s historic waterfront gateway where steamships once delivered Vanderbilts, Rockefellers, and Astors to their summer retreats.
Begin your journey overlooking Frenchman Bay at the site of Bar Harbor’s very first grand hotel. Discover how a quiet fishing village transformed into America’s most fashionable summer resort.
The tour stars here, and you'll see the Cannons!
Walk along the famous Shore Path and discover the site of the exclusive Mount Desert Reading Room, where America’s wealthiest industrialists once gathered.
Visit one of Bar Harbor’s most scenic waterfront parks and see the massive glacial boulder known as Balance Rock.
A modern recreation inspired by the legendary Rodick House, once the largest and most glamorous hotel in Maine.
The civic heart of Bar Harbor, filled with historic monuments, fountains, and the iconic town clock.
Walk through a quieter side of the Gilded Age once filled with summer cottages for lawyers, academics, and prosperous families.
End your journey at the natural sandbar that gave Bar Harbor its name. At low tide, you can walk across to Bar Island before the ocean returns.
Home to one of New England’s largest collections of Tiffany stained glass windows.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
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Know before you go
- Meeting point
- The tour starts at the Agamont Fountain, here you'll hear about the park, the fountain, then be guided through Bar Harbor.
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Operated by
- WalknTours
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
How it compares in Bar Harbor
- Its from-price is 94% below the median of the 64 experiences we list in Bar Harbor.
- It is shorter than most of them.
- By number of reviews it ranks 45 of 64.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Bar Harbor
Bar Harbor is a coastal town on Mount Desert Island in Maine and the gateway to Acadia National Park, with granite peaks, rocky shores and lobster boats.
Bar Harbor sits on the north-east shore of Mount Desert Island on the coast of Maine, facing Frenchman Bay and a scatter of small islands. It grew as a summer retreat in the nineteenth century, when wealthy families built large seaside cottages here, and a fire in 1947 destroyed many of those houses. The Shore Path runs along the waterfront, and at low tide a sandbar leads out to Bar Island.
Top-ranked sights in Bar Harbor: Acadia National Park, Village Green, Criterion Theater.
Special offers in Bar Harbor
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