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Nantucket: Downtown Walking Tour

By Discover Nantucket Tours & Nantucket Bike Tours
10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
Free cancellation available
Price is $120 per adult
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 2h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup

Overview

  • Learn about the history of Nantucket and its unique culture and heritage
  • Discover the fascinating stories of the men and women of the island
  • Explore the downtown area of Nantucket on a guided walking tour
  • See the architecture and hear about the decline and rebirth of the island
  • Get a different interpretation of some very important pieces of American history

Activity location

    • Nantucket
    • Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • Nantucket
    • Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States

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Nantucket: Downtown Walking Tour

  • Activity duration is 2 hours2h
    2h
  • English
Language options: English
Price details
$120.00 x 1 Adult$120.00
Total
Price is $120.00

Private Nantucket Downtown Walking Tour

  • Activity duration is 2 hours2h
    2h
  • English
Language options: English
Price details
$150.00 x 1 Adult$150.00
Total
Price is $150.00

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    2 to 2.5-hour guided walking tour
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Introduction to the island's history
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Insights into the Wampanoag Native Americans
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Exploration of early European settlement
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Detailed history of the whaling industry
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Cultural and architectural highlights
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Stories of notable island residents
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Rebirth of the island as a tourist destination from the 1880's until today
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Unique insights into US history
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Award winning guide
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Food and drinks
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Gratuities

Know before you book

  • Not suitable for: People with mobility impairments, Wheelchair users

What you can expect

Discover the history of Nantucket on a guided walking tour. Learn about the island's history, from its formation to its decline and rebirth as a tourist destination.

Meet your guide in downtown Nantucket and begin your walking tour. Learn about the island's unique history, from its formation to the history of the Wampanoag Native Americans, early European settlement, and the development and decline of the whaling industry.

Hear about the island's culture and heritage and the decline and rebirth of the island as a health, history, and tourist destination. Continue to the downtown area and learn about the development of the whaling industry, island culture, heritage, and architecture.

Hear stories of the fascinating men and women of the island, the decline and then rebirth of the island as a tourist destination, and a different interpretation of some very important pieces of American history as you walk around areas of downtown.

Location

Activity location

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    • Nantucket
    • Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    • Nantucket
    • Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States