Savannah’s Historical District: A Self-Guided Audio Tour

Name: Savannah’s Historical District: A Self-Guided Audio Tour
Brand: VoiceMap
SKU: 110804P416
Price: 7.99 USD
Rating: 4.5 (50 reviews)

Badge of ExcellenceSavannah, USA

45 minutes to 1 hour
Offered in: English

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Overview

Explore the historic district of Savannah and learn about its many stories with this app-based self-guided audio tour. Starting at Wright Square, you’ll explore a former battleground, see where Forrest Gump sat with the box of chocolates, learn about Savannah’s haunted history, and more. The app works offline and the audio plays automatically using your smartphone’s GPS, making for a seamless way to explore.

Self-guided audio tour of Savannah’s Historic District
Ideal for independent travelers and history buffs
Includes lifetime access to the app and audio tour
Convenient offline access to audio, maps, and geodata

What's Included

Lifetime access to this tour in English
Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata
VoiceMap App for Android and iOS

Food and drink
Smartphone and headphones
Tickets or entrance fees to any museums or other attractions en route
Transportation

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Wright Square
Savannah, GA 31401, USA
Before arrival, please install the VoiceMap mobile app and use the code provided on your confirmation ticket. This is a self-guided audio tour that you can start, pause, or restart at any time and complete at your own pace. Detailed starting point instructions are available after downloading.

Start time

Confirm time with the local provider in advance of your experience.

Opening hours

7/30/2020 - 5/24/2025
Monday - Sunday : 12:00 AM - 11:59 PM

End point

Forsyth Park
Savannah, GA 31401, USA
The tour ends in Forsyth Park.

What To Expect

Wright Square (Pass By)

Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace Museum (Pass By)

Independent Presbyterian Church (Pass By)

Chippewa Square (Pass By)

Madison Square (Pass By)

Green-Meldrim House (Pass By)

Mercer Williams House Museum (Pass By)

Armstrong House (Pass By)

Forsyth Park (Pass By)

Savannah Historic District (Pass By)

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Infants must sit on laps
Near public transportation
Stroller accessible

Most travelers can participate
Wheelchair accessible
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.

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Reviews

4.5

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The place where Forrest...

James_C, Feb 2024

The place where Forrest Gump was filmed was great. The squares are lovely, its a great walk. The audio is easy to follow and generally quite interesting

Boring and uninformative

Meredith_T, Oct 2023

The gardens were lovely, the squirrels were adorable and not afraid. My husband and I learned more about the locations and homes from reading the plaques and google than we did from the audio tour. The voices used were to mechanical, not informative, and very short.

Response from Host, Oct 2023

Hi Meredith It sounds like you might have been listening to an audio tour not provided by VoiceMap. Our tour is recorded by a passionate local and isn't computer-generated. We also include sound effects to bring the stories to life. The tour has over 40 minutes of audio, providing and in-depth overview of Savannah's historical district. Kind regards, Alicia

Definitely worth it!

Natasha_W, Oct 2023

Such an amazing tour! Very informative and worth every minute. My friend and I thoroughly enjoyed ourselves.

Fabulous!

Tina_F, Sep 2023

This was a great tour and at my own pace. I stopped and enjoyed the scene. I recommend it to anyone.

so lovely

terri_g, Sep 2023

historic city is wonderful, wish we had time for a second tour, but we had places to be. we stopped in the morning on our way to our new home

Convenient, educational and interesting!

Carolyn_A, Aug 2023

This was an easy, convenient tour, and we learned a lot about an easily walkable, small section of Savannah. We particularly liked hearing the history about each of the green spaces (squares), and the history associated with each monument.

Driving route

Hayle_A, Jul 2023

Because rain was unpredictable, we chose this tour and drove the route. Having lived here years ago, we knew some of the history, but learned a bit more on this tour. We also know there is much more history than the straight route of this tour and wish there were more options for tours like this.

It was a lovely idea but I had great difficulty in getting the program to start and end as I did.

Beth_H, Jul 2023

The sites were lovely--the beautiful of the city and the architecture is amazing. But I was unable to pull up the program as I moved through the written list of sites.

Give it a try

Bruce_H, Jun 2023

Once you get used to the app, this audio tour works pretty well. You can go at your own pace and pause it at any time. This particular tour was somewhat limited. But I loved the concept. I would definitely try something like this again.

Match your speed to the tour and you’ll be ok

Deborah_M, May 2023

The facts shared were very interesting however the timing of the delivery is very tough. Some people walk slower, some faster, it felt like we were waiting for the host to speak for way too long. After 15 minutes we turned it off. I still have this a 3 rating as it could just be our speed was misaligned.

Awesome

WarrenKeith_M, May 2023

It was a great experience. Very informative and easy to use. The guide was excellent. I would highly recommend.

Excellent Ghost Tour Experience

Kimberly_S, Apr 2023

Our guide, Tyler, was very knowledgeable, enthusiastic and overall, an excellent tour guide. I would recommend this experience to anyone looking for a nice walking Ghost Tour.

Pleasant Savannah tour

Mary_W, Apr 2023

It so great to do these audio tours to get some more insight into the history of wherever you are. This particular tour was very well narrated and easy to follow. First time for us to use a GPS location tour and it was great!

Awesome!

David_W, Mar 2023

Great tour! Very informative! Could go our own pace and was pleasantly surprised at the amount of info shared.

Great GPS and narrative .

MARCI_H, Feb 2023

The gps part was perfect, always pinpointed our location, and the narrator was lovely. Very interesting.

Wonderful self guided tour!

Katherine_H, Jan 2023

Wonderful and informative experience. The technology worked great and the narration was at the appropriate times based on our locations. Loved that I could do this tour on my own time and didn’t have to follow a pre scheduled time.

I chose this tour because...

Lorin_S, Jan 2023

I chose this tour because was only in Savannah one day and had time constraints so liked that you could do this tour at your own convenience. It takes you through the center squares of the historic district highlighting many attractions and historical background. The narrator’s voice was clear & pleasant, the tour kept the whole family’s interest. Would definitely recommend.

Enjoyed the entire walk...

Frank_L, Sep 2022

Enjoyed the entire walk and the narrator’s style. Plenty of time to absorb and hear the details she shared.

Enjoyable tour

Rhoda_K, Aug 2022

I really enjoyed the historical information I learned and the pace was just perfect for me! The squares and houses that I learned about was information I did not know and great to learn. It left me wanting to do another tour

Easy breezy tour

catharine_B, Mar 2022

This was really well presented. The app is easy to download- the woman guiding you seems lovely and personable for being just a voice. It’s nice that the gps picks up where you are but the pause button can be used when you get distracted and explore something else. This tour is a VERY BRIEF overview of Savannah. In :45 you breeze up the center and learn a tiny portion of the history. However! This can be a great starting point and we found ourselves able to navigate easily after the tour and finding places we wanted to explore more on our own. We were very pleased and had more than one person walk by and say to their partner ‘oh look! We could have a tour on our phone’