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What are Audissey Guides?

admin — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 18:11:56 +0000

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.

Virginia Air & Space Center

admin — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 19:33:59 +0000

Walk through the permanent galleries of the Virginia Air & Space Center on this video podcast tour.
How on earth did man learn to fly? This tour will tell you how.

Hear the stories – and meet the people – behind the aircraft. Along the way, you will meet:

A Tuskegee Airman, who discusses the issues of civil rights in World War II

A NASA researcher who thinks personal flight machines will solve modern traffic issues

An F-22 fighter pilot who triumphed over a physical disability

The tour features an originally composed soundtrack, ranging from classical to electronic, that creatively mirrors the chronology of flight. It also features interviews with an all-star cast of aviation pioneers, from the past and present.

Directions

You may download the VASC before you visit the museum or you may view the tour online.

Tour Details

For museum hours and prices please visit the Virginia Air and Space Website. Go to Virginia Air & Space Site.

Hampton, VA

admin — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 19:30:00 +0000

Explore the oldest continuously English-speaking settlement in the United States on this guided walking tour of Downtown Hampton. For 60 minutes, you’ll become an insider, as local Hamptonians lead you through their city streets – through 400 years of history.

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.

The Tour Map

Click to View & Print

Tour Details

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

Hampton, VA: Garden District

admin — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 19:44:33 +0000

This tour gives you the chance to drive through some of Hampton’s most beautiful neighborhoods and see historic homes – but you’ll also be able to step out of the car and explore on foot. This isn’t just a walking tour. And it’s not just a driving tour. It’s actually both.

It’s a serene and intimate portrait of an American town.

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.

The Tour Map

Click to View & Print

Tour Details

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

Hampton, VA: Phoebus Neighborhood

admin — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 19:43:54 +0000

This video walking tour will guide you through the streets of Phoebus – through 400 years of history. For the next 60 minutes, you’ll meet the characters from Hampton’s past and present – from Civil War soldiers to rum smugglers.

Phoebus has always maintained a unique identity – and a fierce sense of independence. This tour will guide you through the trials and triumphs of neighborhood that is a true survivor.

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.

The Tour Map

Click to View & Print

Tour Details

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

Hampton, VA: Fort Monroe

admin — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 19:43:10 +0000

Fort Monroe – Freedom’s Fort. The Gibraltar of the Chesapeake.

This massive fortress is the largest stone fort on the North American continent. It’s been a refuge for thousands of fugitive slaves. A prison for Confederate soldiers. And to this day, it remains an active military post.

For this first time ever, explore this US Army base with an iPod tour – and hear the epic stories come to life around you.

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.

The Tour Map

Click to View & Print

Tour Details

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

Hampton University

admin — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 19:30:53 +0000

Hampton University is one of the leading southern universities, and one of the nation’s most prestigious historically black educational institutions.

But this is more than just a university. The campus you’re about to explore holds a special – even a sacred – place in the pantheon of the civil rights movement in America.

Walk these pristine, historic grounds – into buildings and along the waterfront – and hear the story of Hampton University come to life.

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.

The Tour Map

Click to View & Print

Tour Details

Tour Length: 1 hour
Tour Distance: 1 mile
Recommended Times: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm