Go on a walking tour with these audiobooks of walking tours of great world cities such as New York City, London, Rome, Florence, Venice, and Washington DC. Download the following books through Audible.com to listen to on your iPod or MP3 player or burn to CD.
Be entertained and enlightened by Christopher Buckley on these walking tours of Washington, DC. Find out the inside scoop - he was a speechwriter in the Reagan White House and knows where the bodies are buried. Warning - you are likely to burst out laughing and make a scene of yourself. Great to use while walking in Washington, DC or to just listen to and learn more about the history and trivia of the capital.
The Coloseum, Villa Borghese, the Piazza di Spagna, the Trevi Fountain, and the Capuchin Church of Santa Maria della Concezione, these are just some of the landmarks William Murray points out on his walking tour of Rome. Murray is an expert and engaging tour guide who captures Rome's sights, sounds, and flavors, while also revealing its mythologized history and folklore, stories only a longtime resident would know.
Florencewalks takes visitors on four walking tours of Florence, Italy. The walks include Dante's Florence, The Streets of the Renaissance Princes, Markets, Bazaars, and Antiques, and the Artisans' Quarter. Florence is one of the world's richest cities in history, art, architecture, and dining. Find out the scandals and anecdotes.
The Romewalks Audio Guide has four walking tours of The Eternal City. Learn about the people, art, history, and cuisine of Rome.
I love London, but you truly need a guide to find its hidden wonders and bring to life its long and colorful history. This audiobook will take you on four walking tours to bring London to light.
Four walks in romantic and historic Venice, Italy. Tour the rich art, history, scandal and romance of Venice.
A 46 minute tour of the Times Square area of New York City. Walk from 9th to 7th, from 42nd to 47th. Soundwalk takes you to the China Club, MTV Studios, Edison Hotel, Birdland Jazz Club, and more. Get the inside scoop on the Times Square's 42nd Street, peep shows, jazz and more. You can also download the .pdf map and list of sights.
This audio walking tour commemorates the life and history of the World Trade Center and the surrounding neighborhood. It weaves together neighborhood recordings from the past 80 years. These include phone messages from the World Trade Center and United Flight 175 on 9/11. But also Philippe Petit's 1974 high wire walk between the Twin Towers, the winds of Hurricane Floyd, and musical performances in the plaza and Winter Garden. You can also download the .pdf map.
A classic guidebook, narrated by Gates McFadden. It gets rave reviews for its interest and depth.
Guided by local personality Johnny Solitto, formerly of Goldman Sachs & Company. Great for touring Wall Street or absorbing the interviews, sounds, and flavor of New York's financial center. Takes you to Delmonico's Bar & Grill, Goldman Sachs, Trinity Church, the New Tork Stock Exchange, and more. You can also download the .pdf map and list of sights.
