Top Baltimore Audio Guides

Explore Baltimore's Inner Harbor on a captivating 45-minute narrated sightseeing cruise. This journey unveils the rich history and vibrant culture of Charm City while gliding past iconic neighborhoods like Federal Hill and Fells Point. Experience the significance of landmarks including Fort McHenry and the famous Domino Sugar sign, all while enjoying insightful live commentary from a guide. Departing daily from the Baltimore Finger Piers, this family-friendly cruise offers a smooth and enjoyable way to experience the city's waterfront from the water.

Step into the chilly autumn of 1849 as we trace the mysterious final days of Edgar Allan Poe. From narrow rowhouses and cobblestone saloons to church catacombs and football stadiums, uncover political corruption, medical rivalries, and how Baltimore transformed a tragic author into its dark civic icon. - An 11.7 km self-guided tour with 7 stops over 256 min - Ideal for travelers interested in Pop Culture & Media Landscapes and History & Memory - Immersively told in a podcast style by experts and locals - Matching audio content, AI guide and navigation through the app

Baltimore is a city of diverse neighborhoods but, for visitors, it can be tricky to know which to visit. This small-group guided tour takes the guesswork out of your trip. Your guide will take you to several neighborhoods including a 15-minute stop at Baltimore Visitor Center and a 20-minute visit to Fort McHenry, filling you in on Baltimore's rich history and culture for a fuller understanding of the city.

Patterson Park is a rare blend of natural beauty, history, and everyday neighborhood life, often called the city’s “Best Backyard.” On this self-guided walking tour, you’ll find out how the park – which stretches across more than 130 acres in the heart of East Baltimore – has served Baltimoreans for over two centuries. You’ll also hear how it began as farmland, then became a defensive stronghold during the War of 1812, and why today it remains one of Baltimore’s most cherished public spaces. You’ll pass the Monument honoring Revolutionary War hero Casimir Pulaski, and wind your way over Harris Creek, one of Baltimore’s “ghost rivers” that’s now hidden underground. You’ll see the mile-long earthworks built by residents to prevent the British from attacking the city. You’ll also walk where President Abraham Lincoln ordered troops to camp while keeping peace after pro-Confederate residents threatened more violence after the Pratt Street Riot of 1861.

This tour is all about the real Baltimore, the one shaped by sports, industry, invention, authors and community. Along the way, you’ll see statues that celebrate hometown heroes, a clock tower that once guided the city’s time, a dental museum that’s more fascinating than it sounds, a historic market, and yes — Edgar Allan Poe’s grave. All not to be missed sites. And for this price? It's the best deal in town. This tour is on our walking tour app, it's location aware, smartphone guided, hands free, go at your own pace, not big groups, and go anytime.

Trace David Simon's scathing critique of American urban governance on foot across Baltimore. Contrast the marble domes of downtown political power, courthouses, and legacy newsrooms with the physical realities of West Baltimore's low-rises, classrooms, boxing rings, and social clubs. Experience how municipal budgets and institutional self-preservation shape the daily rhythm of life on the street corners. - A 6.9 km self-guided tour with 8 stops and 1 audio interlude over 183 min - Ideal for travelers interested in Power, Protest & Civic Spaces and Social Fabric & Everyday Life - Immersively told in a podcast style by experts and locals - Matching audio content, AI guide and navigation through the app

Baltimore’s Black history hidden in plain sight. Walk the actual streets where slavery, freedom-seeking, resistance, Black institution-building, and the first blood shed in the Civil War collided. Through expert storytelling, archival context, and place-based interpretation, discover Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglass, Nicholas “Nick” Biddle, and the free Black communities that helped shape the nation.

Step onto Baltimore's waterfront to discover how a shallow industrial basin transformed into a global icon of urban renewal. Explore shipyards, festival marketplaces, high-tech piers, and grassroots battles that saved historic streets. - A 3.2 km self-guided tour with 7 stops over 111 min - Ideal for travelers interested in Urbanism, Infrastructure & Innovation and History & Memory - Immersively told in a podcast style by experts and locals - Matching audio content, AI guide and navigation through the app

Go on a discovery tour with our E-scavenger hunt in Baltimore. You go on a search for the city's treasures with your family or friends. Use GPS to get to the right locations. At those location you'll play fun assignments and get interesting facts about the location or the city. Will you set the top score in Baltimore? This E-scavenger hunt is a unique way to discover a city. It will give you a fantastic day in Baltimore. Decide for yourself when you start, pause and end. The E-scavenger hunt is fun to do and also teaches you about the city. No time limits or age limits! Instructions for starting the tour will be given after booking. You can do this tour whenever you choose.

Pull up a chair to Baltimore's most enduring communal ritual. This walking journey traces the Chesapeake blue crab from morning fish auctions and refugee spice grinders to waterfront shipyards, corner taprooms, and industrial canning lines. Discover how a German-Jewish refugee fleeing Nazi Germany invented Old Bay seasoning, how Black maritime caulkers financed their own docks, and why the messy, mallet-cracking feast on brown paper became the heartbeat of Charm City. - A 4.8 km self-guided tour with 8 stops over 161 min - Ideal for travelers interested in Foodways & Culinary Identity and Social Fabric & Everyday Life - Immersively told in a podcast style by experts and locals - Matching audio content, AI guide and navigation through the app

Our Johns Hopkins History Tour Review, into the life and contribution of one of Baltimore greatest entrepreneurs and philanthropists of the 18th century. His legacy continue's over 150 years.