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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.

New, Lifetime access, no expiry. Use it anytime, on any trip, as many times as you want.

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

New, Lifetime access, no expiry. Use it anytime, on any trip, as many times as you want.

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.

The tour requires a supported mobile device for navigation. Please use an iPhone with iOS 15 or later, an Android device with Android 9 or later, or an iPad/tablet with GPS and cellular service.

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. New, Lifetime access, no expiry. Use it anytime, on any trip, as many times as you want.

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

What‘s Included

Text transcripts of audio narration & Self-paced format (start/pause/resume anytime)

Pre-recorded audio commentary (downloadable or streamable)

This is a GPS-powered, self-guided audio tour that works through an app

Lifetime access (no expiration) with Customer support (chat/email)

Suggested walking/driving itinerary with stop-by-stop directions

This tour is NOT a ticket or in-person guided tour

Offline GPS-enabled route map

NO in-person guide or physical equipment (bring your own device & headphones)

Entrance fees, in-person guide, headphones, transport, parking, food,Wi-Fi or cellular data, rentals

Cancellation Policy

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

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Cape Ann Self-Guided Driving Tour in Gloucester and Rockport

Reviews

4.11

103 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

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  • Great Tour

    amyj605,May 9, 2026

    - Review from Tripadvisor

    4.00

    We’ve done other self-guided tours in different areas. This Cape Ann guided tour was probably the best- the hardest part for us has been the directions and accuracy with what the tour guide is saying and where we’re are on the tour. But this one was so very easy to use- the gps set up aligned with the stories. We never got off track. It was fun!

  • Review of Cape and tour

    Joanne T,Mar 2, 2026

    - Review from Viator

    5.00

    It is super easy and super fun and very informative. We could not finish the tour the first day, but we easily picked it up on day two. That was a great feature

  • Great self guided driving tour

    JAMES M,Nov 20, 2025

    - Review from Tripadvisor

    5.00

    This self guided tour exceeded our expectations. It was easy to download and setup. The app provided turn instructions in addition to lots of great info about the sights we were seeing. Whenever we made stops and quit the app, it easily picked right back up where we left off and continued the tour. Would highly recommend.

  • 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.

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4.11
(103 reviews)
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