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Cape Ann Self-Guided Driving Tour in Gloucester and Rockport

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Overview

Available languages

English

Mobile ticket

Recommended: Purchase one tour per car, not per person. Everyone listens together!

Discover the natural beauty of New England’s most picturesque coastline with this narrated driving tour. Hear the tragic tale of the Perfect Storm and how that fateful day still reverberates along this coast. Cruise past perfect beaches, explore the history of quaint fishing towns, visit iconic lighthouses, and learn why the locals find the call of the sea so impossible to resist.

After booking, check your email/text to download the separate Audio Tour Guide App by Action while connected to WiFi or mobile data. Enter the password, download the tour, and enjoy it offline. Follow the audio instructions and route from the designated starting point.

Buy once, use for one year! Ideal for extended visits and return trips over the next 12 months.

This isn't an entrance ticket. Check opening hours before your visit.

Additional Info

Public transportation options are available nearby

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

How To Access: After booking, you’ll get an email and text with setup instructions and password (search “audio tour” in emails and texts). • Download the separate tour app by Action • Enter the password sent by email and text. • MUST download the tour while in strong wifi/cellular. • Works offline after download.

How to start touring: Open Action’s separate audio tour guide app once onsite. • If there is just one tour, launch it. • If multiple tour versions exist, launch the one with your planned starting point and direction.

Go to the starting point No one will meet you at the start. This tour is self-guided Enter the first story’s point and the audio will begin automatically Follow the audio cues to the next story, which will also play automatically. Enjoy hands-free exploring. If you face audio issues, contact support. Stick to the tour route & speed limit for the best experience.

Travel worry-free: Use the tour app anytime, on any day, and over multiple days. Start and pause the tour whenever you like, taking breaks and exploring side excursions at your own pace. Skip anything you don’t care about or explore bonus content for everything that interests you

Savings tips: Driving tours: purchase just one tour for everyone in the car

Buy once, use for one year! Ideal for extended visits and return trips over the next 12 months.

Audio Setup: Connect your phone to your car's stereo system using Bluetooth, USB, or AUX. For the best experience, consider using headphones for walking tours. Audio playback is compatible with Apple CarPlay, with navigation features coming soon. Support for Android Auto is also on the way.

For the best experience, please use an iPhone running iOS 15 or later, an Android device running version 9 or later, or an iPad/tablet with GPS and cellular connectivity, as these are recommended for navigation.

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What‘s Included

Easy-to-use app: download Action’s Tour Guide App onto your phone

Great value: purchase per car, not per person. More affordable than bus or guided tours!

Engaging storytelling: Uncover unique tales and thrilling history for a memorable journey!

Perfect narrator: nothing can beat listening to a great voice. Proven with tons of rave reviews!

Offline maps: no signal, no problem! Works perfectly without cellular or wifi.

Comprehensive route and stops: See it all, miss nothing, leave no stone unturned!

Go at your own pace: Start anytime, pause anywhere, enjoy breaks for snacks and photos freely!

Hands-free: audio stories play on their own based on your location. Easy to use!

Attraction passes, entry tickets, or reservations

What To Expect

1

Our Cape Ann excursion begins at the Gloucester Visitor Information Center. We'll get our view breathtaking views of the waterfront from this point. Note: The tour is over 23.5 miles long, with more than 43 audio stories, and takes about 2-3 hours to complete. Buy once, use for one year! Ideal for extended visits and return trips over the next 12 months.

10 minutes • Admission Not Applicable
2

Instead of setting off on our drive right away, we'll first check out the most striking feature of the scenery: the massive Tablet Rock. In 1907, the plaque the rock was unveiled to Commemorate the first settlers in this area.

5 minutes • Admission Not Applicable

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Cape Ann Self-Guided Driving Tour in Gloucester and Rockport

Reviews

4.10

101 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

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  • Worth it

    Ankit C,

    Nov 8, 2025

    - Review from Viator

    5.00

    Very organized and easy to follow. Led us to very scenic roads that we would not have found otherwise

  • Great tour, easy to use

    Leslie N,

    Sep 30, 2025

    - Review from Viator

    5.00

    Very easy to use, we’d have never taken the path to see all the beautiful scenery without this tour.

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  • Great App

    U8332HZdavidd,

    Sep 24, 2025

    - Review from Tripadvisor

    4.00

    This tour was great!! Gave us a lot information about the area and we saw things we wouldn't have seen. I would recommend it to anyone who wanted to do a relaxing tour driving on their own

  • Fantastic scenery!

    Larry C,

    Aug 31, 2025

    - Review from Viator

    5.00

    Great drive hugging the coast. Amazing views of the sea along the cape. The directions were excelkent

  • Absolutely recommend!

    Elizabeth H,

    Aug 13, 2025

    - Review from Viator

    5.00

    Loved it. Took me off the beaten path to see places I never would have found on my own. Absolutely reccomend!

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  • Gloucester tour

    Vickie M,

    Aug 5, 2025

    - Review from Viator

    5.00

    Roads are narrow and curvy, but definitely find little parking spots to stop and view. What is on the tour absolutely gorgeous..

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  • Great way to tour around the Cape!

    Ryan V,

    Jun 26, 2025

    - Review from Tripadvisor

    5.00

    Great tour that my family really enjoyed. It was great to hear the history of the area and see some of the spots that many others probably do not. It would be great if the app gave you a route like Waze, but it was easy enough to have it running on one phone while we used Google Maps to direct us along the route.

  • Laid back vacation in Cape Ann

    71keitht,

    Jun 23, 2025

    - Review from Tripadvisor

    5.00

    The Cape Ann Self-Guided Driving Tour was fantastic. The tour took us places we would have never known about like the Pebble Beach and other private drives. We had never been to Cape Ann before and did this our first full day so we could get our bearings and explore. We loved the narrative and appreciated the history of the area. Lunch on the water in Rockport was perfect.

  • Well worth It!

    Thomas S,

    Jun 16, 2025

    - Review from Viator

    5.00

    Took us through streets and areas we never would’ve found ourselves! Interesting stories along the way

  • Wicked Great!

    Thomas S,

    Jun 15, 2025

    - Review from Tripadvisor

    5.00

    Easy to download and access! Clear instructions on how to use the app. Tour was seamless and saw sights we never would’ve found on our own

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