Moby Dick's New Bedford Smartphone Guided Walking Tour
- 0.8–1.2 hour
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- Guided in English
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
Herman Melville said this city was perhaps the dearest place to live in, in all of New England. On this tour you will explore the streets that inspired Melville's tale, showcasing the city's nineteenth-century architecture and the landmarks that played a crucial role in both the whaling industry and Melville's masterpiece. Go at your own pace, anytime. The tour is location aware and plays as you walk guiding you step by step through the streets. Stop anytime, and listen again later anytime.
Inclusions
What's included
- The tour never expires and you can go anytime, at your own pace.
- Walking tour of Historic New Bedford on our Walking Tour app
What's not
- No food, drink, admission or human guide, this is all outside on our walking tour app
Itinerary
The tour ends at the The National Lightship Sailors Memorial where you'll hear the history of the lightships and it's people.
You'll stop outside the Seaman's Bethel, the historic spot that Melville used and wrote about in Moby Dick.
The tour starts at the “A Dead Whale or a Stove Boat” Statue where you'll hear about the history, name and whaling.
The tour stops by the Massachusetts 54th Volunteer Regiment Memorial, you'll hear about the people that fought, and the whaling link.
The tour stops outside the New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park Visitor Center, and you'll be guided step by step through the area.
The tour starts outside the U.S. Customs house, where you'll hear the story of what happened here.
The tour stops outside the Quahog Republic Whaler's Tavern , and you'll hear it's history.
The tour stops outside the historic New Bedford Whaling Museum and you'll hear about whaling history and what it was used for
You'll walk around the historic district stopping outside of historic places and hearing the story of whaling.
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 outside the library at the “A Dead Whale or a Stove Boat” Statue, you'll learn the term, what whaling meant to this town, and how it shaped moby dick.
- 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 Cape Cod
- Its from-price is 85% below the median of the 38 experiences we list in Cape Cod.
- It is shorter than most of them.
- By number of reviews it ranks 28 of 38.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Cape Cod
Cape Cod is a hooked peninsula of Massachusetts reaching into the Atlantic, with lighthouses, long sandy beaches, salt marshes and old fishing villages.
Cape Cod curls out from the Massachusetts mainland like an arm bent at the elbow, cut off from the rest of the state by the Cape Cod Canal, which opened in 1914. The Cape Cod National Seashore, created in 1961, protects miles of beach, dunes and marsh on the outer shore, and towns such as Chatham, Falmouth and Sandwich keep white clapboard houses, village greens and harbours.
Top-ranked sights in Cape Cod: Cape Cod Canal, Provincetown .
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