About this app

Welcome to the professionally narrated GPS-enabled offline driving tour of Providence, Rhode Island by Action Tour Guide!

This comprehensive drive through Providence, Rhode Island’s capital city, covers must-see vista points like the beautiful marble State House, historic Federal Hill, and one-of-kind Waterplace Park.

Are you ready to turn your phone into a personal tour guide? This app offers a fully-guided experience - just like a local giving you a personalized, turn-by-turn, fully-guided tour.

■ Providence, Rhode Island:
Discover all of Providence with this driving tour! Explore the city’s beautiful architecture, historic foundations, and thriving downtown.

This tour of Providence includes the most popular sightseeing locations in town:

■ Welcome Gateway
■ Giuseppe Garibaldi Park
■ Coin-O-Matic
■ DePasquale Square
■ Holy Ghost Church
■ Luongo Memorial Square
■ Canonicus Square
■ Cranston Street Armory
■ Wedding Cake House/ Kendrick- Prentice- Tirocchi House
■ Barnaby Castle
■ Beneficent Church
■ Trinity Repertory Company
■ Providence Place Mall
■ Rhode Island State House
■ Waterplace Park
■ Burnside Park
■ Providence City Hall
■ Kennedy Plaza
■ The Arcade Providence
■ Grace Episcopal Church
■ Providence Performing Arts Center
■ Wexford Science & Technology
■ Sarah and Thomas Doyle House
■ Providence Children's Museum
■ Manchester Street Power Station
■ Public Park and Pedestrian Bridge
■ John Brown House Museum
■ First Unitarian Church
■ The Providence Athenaeum
■ Memorial Park
■ Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) Museum
■ Roger Williams Memorial Park
■ Rhode Island School of Design (RISD
■ Governor Henry Lippitt House Museum
■ Providence Art Club
■ First Baptist Church
■ Swan Point Cemetery

NEW TOURS!
Additional tours in Rhode Island now available!

■ Newport’s Cliff Walk:
Learn about Newport’s most famous mansions, once home to historic American families such as the Vanderbilts and Astors on this 3.5-mile walking trail.

■ Newport Self-Drive Tour:
Explore the essentials of scenic Newport, Rhode Island and see iconic mansions like the Breakers, Marble House, Elms, Rosecliff, Chateau-sur-Mer, Rough Point, and more.

APP FEATURES

■ Plays automatically
The app knows where you are and which direction you are heading, and plays audio automatically about the things you are seeing, plus stories and tips and advice. Simply follow the GPS map & the routing line.

■ Fascinating stories
Be immersed in an engaging, accurate, and entertaining story about each point of interest. The stories are professionally narrated and prepared by local guides. Most stops also have additional stories that you can optionally choose to hear.

■ Works offline
No data, cellular or even wireless network connection needed while taking the tour. Download over Wi-Fi/Data Network before your tour.

■ Freedom of travel
No scheduled tour timings, no crowded groups, and no rush to move along past stops that interest you. You have total freedom to skip ahead, linger, and take as many photos as you’d like.

■ Award-winning platform
The app developers received the famous “Laurel Award” from the Newport Mansions, who use it for over a million tours/year.

FREE DEMO vs FULL ACCESS:
Check out the totally free demo to get an idea of what this tour is all about. If you like it, purchase the tour to get full access to all of the stories.

QUICK TIPS
■ Download ahead of time, over data or WiFi.

■ Be sure the phone battery is fully charged, or take an external battery pack.

Just download the app and get started!


NOTE:
Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. This app uses your location service and GPS tracking feature to allow real-time tracking of your route.

New features

New Tours added.
Bug Fixes.

App Permissions

Allows an application to write to external storage.
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows an app to access precise location.
Allows an app to access approximate location.
Allows an application to read from external storage.