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Scenic Newport, RI Self-Guided Driving Audio Tour

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Overview

Available languages

Russian
English
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Mobile ticket

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

Explore Newport, RI with a scenic self-guided driving tour! See everything this seaside town has to offer at your own pace. As you drive down Bellevue Avenue, the "most beautiful avenue in the world", see and learn about the gorgeous Gilded Age Mansions along the way - including The Breakers, Marble House, The Elms, Rosecliff, Château-sur-mer & more. Continue along Ocean Drive, featuring breathtaking vistas. This self-guided tour allows you to explore with maximum flexibility and value.

After booking, check your email to download the separate Audio Tour Guide App by Action, enter your unique password, and access your tour. These steps require good internet/Wi-Fi access. From there, follow the audio instructions and the route.

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!

Food and Drinks

What To Expect

1

Newport Visitors Information Center

Our journey begins in downtown Newport, just by the Newport Visitor Center. As we set off into the heart of Newport, we'll dive into the past to learn about Newport's hey-day: the Gilded Age. This era of nouveau-riche American elites like the Vanderbilts and Astors has been marked by gorgeous mansions. We'll explore the architecture and architects behind these designs as drive. Note: The tour is over 11+ miles long, with more than 45+ 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.

5 minutes • Admission Not Applicable
2

International Tennis Hall of Fame

At the International Tennis Hall of Fame intersection, we'll turn onto the famed Bellevue Avenue -- the most expensive avenue in America. We're about to see the most magnificent homes ever built in this country... facetiously known as "summer cottages". You can choose to pause here to check ou the Hall of Fame, which features tennis greats.

Admission Not Applicable

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Scenic Newport, RI Self-Guided Driving Audio Tour

Reviews

4.34

321 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

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  • Newport insider facts

    Robert M,

    Nov 28, 2025

    - Review from Viator

    5.00

    The software connects easily with the car and is quite accurate in knowing where the vehicle is referencing the attractions.

  • It was ok

    Lisa B,

    Nov 17, 2025

    - Review from Viator

    3.00

    You need to upgrade to navigate people to the start of the tour. Once we got to a point where the gps picked us up we were fine- but getting started was annoying.

  • Would recomment this mobil online tour.

    LouSuarez,

    Oct 29, 2025

    - Review from Tripadvisor

    4.00

    Had a very good experience with this mobil self tour, it connected well with the car audio/navigation system, informative, and yes it may take a few minutes, miles to get use to, but worked well once we figured it out. First time I used Action Tour Guide, but will not be the last, specially if you have a rent a car, why pay for a a lot more expensive trolley tour, when you can drive yourself, and stop as you pleased.

  • Perfect self tour

    dimps1022,

    Oct 23, 2025

    - Review from Tripadvisor

    5.00

    The self-guided car tour of the Guilded Mansions was great. It provided great directions, easy to follow, and allowed time to park and explore. Highly recommend.

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  • Newport

    reginamR7770VB,

    Oct 14, 2025

    - Review from Tripadvisor

    5.00

    highly recommended very detailed instructions for the area. easy to use and informative. will definitley use again....

  • Do it today

    Norva J,

    Oct 6, 2025

    - Review from Viator

    5.00

    Very easy to follow the route An excellent experience. It was Well worth the nominal fee. Very enjoyable

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  • Loved it!

    KAD819,

    Oct 5, 2025

    - Review from Tripadvisor

    5.00

    Clear, precise and very interesting. Great purchase for our first trip to Newport. Lovely area, good directions and even used the “oops, looks like you missed the turn” a couple of times.

  • Homes behind walls

    Lynn M,

    Oct 4, 2025

    - Review from Viator

    3.00

    The trip felt hurried as there are no pull off areas and traffic is busy. Some directions had us turning down wrong streets. It’s a long tour and there are no restroom stops noted.

  • Relaxing eay to tour

    Merry M,

    Oct 3, 2025

    - Review from Viator

    4.00

    Nice, relaxing way to see the city and learn. A little bit about what you are seeing. It was nice that you could stop whenever you wanted to see more.

  • Good value but drive slowly.

    Derek L,

    Sep 28, 2025

    - Review from Viator

    5.00

    This is a lot cheaper option than doing a tour and you can take your time. Drive slowly though or it will skip to the next area.

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4.34
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