Acadia National Park Self-Guided Driving Tour from Cadillac
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Acadia National Park Self-Guided Driving Tour from Cadillac

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$9.99
Free cancellation
Language: English
Mobile voucher accepted
Duration: from 2 hours to 3 hours
Do this because
  • Take in sweeping vistas from atop Cadillac Mountain
  • Unravel geological history going back to the dinosaurs
  • Learn about a short-lived railroad and the reasons for its demise
  • Unveil the stories behind the once-endangered peregrine falcons
  • Find out what the Rockefellers have to do with this park
What to expect

The audio stories play on their own based on your location. You can start anytime and pause anywhere. Most stops along the tour have animated videos allowing you to visualize what you cannot see, such as snapshots from different centuries or interior rooms.

While you drive, you’ll unearth the geological history that made these mountains possible, full of shifting plates, devastating volcanoes and earthquakes. But that’s not all! You’ll also get glacial history going back thirty thousand years.

Next, you’ll get to travel back in time to the short-lived Green Mountain Cog Railway, once a major attraction on this mountain.

Your journey will take you along Park Loop Road, as you revisit a devastating history of fires and powerful regrowth in addition, you’ll hear why the foliage is truly so rich, rooted in temperature changes and a myriad of pigments.

Up next, you’ll pass one of the 250 beaver ponds and learn more about these fascinating creatures. Then, dig deeper into Acadia’s wildlife with a story about the extinction and reintroduction of the peregrine falcon.

After snapping some photos at the Schooner Head Overlook, you’ll return to 1604, when Europeans first arrived in the area

Then, hear about how a radio tycoon built one of the most important and efficient radio stations in the world, which the Navy used in WWII.

As you roll along, you’ll find out about the Wabanaki tribes and how they survived. Hunting and berry gathering certainly sound fun, but their lives depended upon it!

You’ll then uncover the Rockefeller connections to the area, including how the land, roads, and bridges are a result of their efforts. On top of that, you’ll hear about their quirks, like John D. Rockefeller Jr.’s desire to bring back a past full of carriages!

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What's included
  • check Audio guide
  • check Downloadable APP
  • check Digital guidebook
Where

Cadillac Mountain, Parking lot, 707 Cadillac Summit Rd, Bar Harbor, ME 04609, USA

Meeting point:
This is a self-guided experience and not an entrance ticket. It begins at the GPS-marked starting point in Cadillac Mountain, parking lot.
What to remember

Know in advance:

  • Note that this is a self-guided driving tour, and you must arrange your means of transportation to reach the different stops. You only need to book one tour per vehicle, not per person
  • No live guide will accompany you and no an attraction ticket is included
  • This tour provides a live GPS map on your smartphone, audio narration, written text explanations, and suggested stops all in one app
  • Once downloaded, the digital guide works perfectly without cellular or Wi-Fi with offline maps
  • After the booking, you'll receive an email with a link to the app and a unique password to access the tour
  • This tour is valid for one year - from the moment of booking. You can use it multiple times over multiple trips
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Provider
ACTION TOUR GUIDE
Booking fee
Good news! No extra fees are applied to this booking.
Cancellation policy
Receive a 100% refund if you cancel up to 24 hours before the experience begins.

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