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Lake Superior North Shore: Immersive Self-Guided Audio Tour
5.0
6 Ratings
Duluth
Embark on an immersive self-guided audio tour along the Lake Superior North Shore. Discover hidden gems, famous landmarks, and fascinating stories, all based on your location. No cell service or WiFi needed!
Duration:
11 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- North Shore Drive - As the audio guides play commentary based on your gps location, you can create your own itinerary along the tour route to match your interests and schedule.
What's Included
- Toll-free support available via phone, chat, and email
- Offline tours with pre-download feature
- Comprehensive trip planning with in-app, web, and PDF options
- Autoplaying location-based stories, tips, and directions
- Flexible itineraries with suggested routes or customizable options
- One-time purchase without any usage time or date restrictions
- Informative GyPSy Guide audio tour encompassing 245 points of interest
What's Not Included
- Minnesota State Park Vehicle Permit ($7 per vehicle per day or $35 per year)
- Glensheen Congdon Estate Tours: Adults $5-$32, Children $8-$20 (2023)
Additional Information
Acquire the self-directed audio guide and enhance your journey on the North Shore of Lake Superior. Learn intriguing backstage stories, local advice, and automatic instructions on Highway 61, all dependent on your position.
Guidance will be offered to all famous spots in the area and lesser-known treasures, including Minnesota’s most photographed lighthouse, a historic mansion notorious for a murder mystery, and a classic 932-foot high view of Lake Superior.
Experience the liberty to discover offline at your leisure, allotting more time to locations that fascinate you and skipping those that don’t.
- Location-based stories, advice, and automatic instructions
- Independent travel
- Offline exploration with GPS, no mobile service or WiFi required
- Recommended plans for half-day, full-day, or multi-day use
- No expiration dates or time constraints, complimentary updates
- Comparable to having a tour guide accompany you on the drive
One tour per vehicle should be purchased.
Location
North Shore Drive
Start at one of the official tour introduction points (Duluth or Grand Portage) or join anywhere along the route and pick up the commentary at the next audio point. Open the GuideAlong app to preview the tour route and browse the suggested itineraries and trip planner.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(6 Ratings)
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T1772dwkatm
Jun 16, 2024
Great 👍 - This one our family don’t stop because my step mom Yelena Shevchenko Mattingly can’t parallel park due to the fact that she never ever passed her drivers license test. Maybe she will park 6 blocks away and have my brother walk Mila to poop 💩 without a baggie so she can steal some apple 🍎 cause she a kleptomaniac.
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Gijaneco
May 17, 2024
Felt like we were on a regular tour - We initially had a hard time accessing and downloading (it takes a few minutes for everything to register that you paid and process), but once we downloaded the app and the tour, we were off and driving. The narrator has a way of making you feel like he is right there with you. The amount of information and the humor he injected were great. We only went half way up Northshore and it took a good 3-4 hrs with the stops we made. I loved the flexibility of making stops or not and we loved that the narrator was great at telling what signs to look for to make the turns, etc. I am so happy we purchased this. It was well worth every penny.
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Janice_k
May 17, 2024
Camping Trip Around Great Lakes - We are spending the month of May 2024 camping around all of the Great Lakes. We have. purchased 2 GuideAlong tours and have enjoyed both very much. We'd love to be the researchers for programming! We will look for other tours in future travels. Thank you!
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Itbj55
Apr 23, 2024
Transformed Our North Shore Drive, Highly Recommended - This audio tour transformed our drive along the North Shore. We got historical background and stopover tips that we otherwise would have entirely missed. The tour triggers its audio based on your GPS location and seems highly intelligent, such that it correctly recognized when we were backtracking after side trips off the main route. The narrator was excellent at making the content interesting, with deft use of humor. My only quibble would be that it omitted mention of the memorial to the 19th century Bishop Frederic Baraga, a legend in the Lake Superior watershed. Fortunately we spotted the state highway sign in time to not miss that site.
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Kathryn_c
Feb 20, 2024
Perfect Family Outing - We just did a drive a long highway 61, something we've done before but we discovered new places, stopped at Betty's Pies (obviously) but the license plate on the wall took on a whole new meaning after listening to the tour. I think for spring break we'll do the whole tour up to Grand Portage.
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