Audio Tour | Audio Guide | iPod Tour – Audissey Guides » Boston http://www.audisseyguides.com Travel Guides for the iPod Generation Wed, 03 Mar 2010 17:52:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 What are Audissey Guides? http://www.audisseyguides.com/ipod-travel-guides-smart-fun-free/ http://www.audisseyguides.com/ipod-travel-guides-smart-fun-free/#comments Fri, 19 Jun 2009 18:11:56 +0000 admin http://www.audisseyguides.com/?p=5 Smart. Fun. Free.

Audissey Guides are the evolution of paper travel books; a new breed of self-guided tours – for iPods and Smart Phones.

Just download, walk and listen.

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This award-winning audio tour of Boston leads you down secret alleys and hidden paths — to the heart of the real Beantown. Authentic interviews with local Bostonians, original music and sound effects.

You’ll visit the former headquarters of the Boston Mafia, meet a Boston Mayor elected from a jail cell, and sip a cappucino with locals in the North End.
To get off the beaten path in Boston just download the audio tour to your iPod and listen as you walk.

Directions

1. View & print the map. (Click here)
2. Choose your download (see options below).
3. Walk to stop 1 on the map and press play.

Download Options:


Subscribe | Need help?
The easiest way to get the tour onto your mp3 player is to subscribe using iTunes or your favorite podcasting tool:
Click to Add to iTunes

Click to Subscribe

Click to Subscribe

Click to Subscribe




Streaming | Need help?
Select this option if you would like to stream it to your smart phone or watch the tour from your computer.
Click to View

Click to View



Download| Need help?
Select this option if you would like to download the tour as a .zip file. You will need to unzip the folder to view it or drag it to a playlist once you have downloaded it.




Not sure which option is best for you? Click here for help.

The Tour Map

Click to View & Print

Click to View & Print

The Voice Behind the Tour

4 local Bostonians guide you through their home town – showing you a side of Boston most tourists never get to see. Some of the narrators include:

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Michael Patrick MacDonald is the author of All Souls: a Family Story from Southie, winner of the American Book Award.
Luigi ‘Big Lou’ DeMarco is seriously Italian. His family owns Caffe Graffiti, a local hangout in the North End.
Dicky Barrett is lead singer of The Mighty Mighty Bosstones.

Tour Details

Tour Length: 1 hour
Tour Distance: 1 mile
Recommended Times: 10:00 am – 8:00 pm

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This progressive audio tour – featuring personal interviews, an original soundtrack inspired by the garden itself, and ambient recordings – gives you privileged access into the heart of one of Boston’s most sacred places.

Directions

1. View & print the map. (Click here)
2. Choose your download (see options below).
3. Walk to stop 1 on the map and press play.

Download Options:


Subscribe | Need help?
The easiest way to get the tour onto your mp3 player is to subscribe using iTunes or your favorite podcasting tool:
Click to Add to iTunes

Click to Subscribe

Click to Subscribe

Click to Subscribe




Streaming | Need help?
Select this option if you would like to stream it to your smart phone or watch the tour from your computer.
Click to View

Click to View



Download| Need help?
Select this option if you would like to download the tour as a .zip file. You will need to unzip the folder to view it or drag it to a playlist once you have downloaded it.




Not sure which option is best for you? Click here for help.

The Tour Map

Click to View & Print

Click to View & Print

The Voice Behind the Tour

henry leeYour Host on this audio tour is the magnanimous Henry Lee, a longtime Bostonian and President of the Friends of the Public Garden. No one knows the Public Garden better than him — and he’s about to give you the insider’s story on this sacred green space in the heart of the city.

You will also meet a colorful cast of Guest Narrators, including:

  • Dr. Rafael Ortega, famed anesthesiologist at Boston Medical Center
  • China Altman, leader of the “Rose Brigade”
  • Tom Kershaw, owner of “Cheers”
  • Nancy Schon, public artist and sculptor
  • Senator Edward M. Kennedy
  • Westy Lovejoy, Garden Horticultural Committee

Preview the Audio Tour.

Tour Details

Tour Length: 40 minutes
Tour Distance: .5 mile
Recommended Times: 8:00 am – 8:00 pm

]]> http://www.audisseyguides.com/tour-overview-6/feed/ 0 Boston: The Harborwalk http://www.audisseyguides.com/boston-the-harborwalk/ http://www.audisseyguides.com/boston-the-harborwalk/#comments Thu, 18 Jun 2009 20:10:57 +0000 admin http://www.audisseyguides.com/?p=67 Explore Boston’s legendary waterfront on this hour-long audio tour. You’ll discover spots and stories you never knew existed.

And then there’s the locals you’ll meet along the way – the Native American sachem of the Massachusetts people; Wally Westphal – a 75-year old commercial diver; and Lisa – a salty bartender at the Barking Crab.

The tour is is set to an original soundtrack of aquatic beats and rhythms. So download the tour. Listen. And Harborwalk.

Directions

1. View & print the map. (Click here)
2. Choose your download (see options below).
3. Walk to stop 1 on the map and press play.

Download Options:


Subscribe | Need help?
The easiest way to get the tour onto your mp3 player is to subscribe using iTunes or your favorite podcasting tool:
Click to Add to iTunes

Click to Subscribe

Click to Subscribe

Click to Subscribe




Streaming | Need help?
Select this option if you would like to stream it to your smart phone or watch the tour from your computer.
Click to View

Click to View



Download| Need help?
Select this option if you would like to download the tour as a .zip file. You will need to unzip the folder to view it or drag it to a playlist once you have downloaded it.




Not sure which option is best for you? Click here for help.

The Tour Map

Click to View & Print

Click to View & Print

Tour Details

Tour Length: 1 hour
Tour Distance: 1 mile
Recommended Times: 10:00 am – 8:00 pm

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Compliments of Mayor Tom Menino and the Boston Redevelopment Authority.

This walking tour is set to an original soundtrack of industrial beats and ethereal rhythms.
* Hear sculptor Ana Crowley give an insider’s view of an artist-owned co-op building
* Step back to the 1950’s at the underground Lucky’s Lounge
* Check out where Martin Sheen met his demise in the Oscar-winning The Departed

Directions

1. View & print the map. (Click here)
2. Choose your download (see options below).
3. Walk to stop 1 on the map and press play.

Download Options:


Subscribe | Need help?
The easiest way to get the tour onto your mp3 player is to subscribe using iTunes or your favorite podcasting tool:
Click to Add to iTunes

Click to Subscribe

Click to Subscribe

Click to Subscribe




Streaming | Need help?
Select this option if you would like to stream it to your smart phone or watch the tour from your computer.
Click to View

Click to View



Download| Need help?
Select this option if you would like to download the tour as a .zip file. You will need to unzip the folder to view it or drag it to a playlist once you have downloaded it.




Not sure which option is best for you? Click here for help.

The Tour Map

Click to View & Print

Click to View & Print

Tour Details

Tour Length: 1 hour
Tour Distance: 1 mile
Recommended Times: 10:00 am – 8:00 pm

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