“In the East, the mountains are older, the forests are thicker, and the stories feel like they’ve had more time to sink in.”
Long before interstates and overlook pullouts, these ridgelines and river gorges shaped the lives of Indigenous nations, settlers, loggers, moonshiners, and dreamers. Here, peaks roll instead of spike, mist drifts through coves at dawn, and boardwalks slip through swamps where ancient cypress roots stand in dark water. From Acadia’s granite headlands to the Great Smoky Mountains’ blue haze and the sawtooth cliffs of the New River Gorge, the eastern parks feel like walking through a living history book written in moss, rock, and river.
This lifetime tours bundle includes:
- Acadia National Park
- Blue Ridge Parkway
- Asheville
- Great Smoky Mountains
- Cades Cove
- Shenandoah National Park
- Clingmans Dome
- Cuyahoga Valley National Park
- Everglades National Park
- Hot Springs National Park
- New River Gorge
Why go? Because this side of the map hides some of America’s most quietly mind-blowing landscapes. You get Acadia’s wave-battered Atlantic cliffs and carriage roads, the rolling long-views of the Blue Ridge Parkway, and the misty hollows of the Great Smoky Mountains where old cabins still lean beside creeks. Cades Cove loops you through a valley of pioneer farms and wildlife, while Shenandoah strings skyline overlooks together like beads. Cuyahoga Valley brings waterfalls and old canals to the Midwest, Everglades trades mountains for sawgrass and alligators, Hot Springs offers healing mineral water in a quirky historic town, and New River Gorge delivers soaring bridge views over one of the oldest rivers on Earth.
With the US East National Park Self-Guided Driving and Walking Audio Tours Bundle, your phone becomes a soft-spoken park ranger who actually rides in your passenger seat. The audio follows your route automatically, layering in stories of Cherokee homelands, Civilian Conservation Corps stonework, moonshine raids, log trains, canal boats, swamp ecosystems, and small-town quirks while you keep your eyes on the parkway or boardwalk instead of on a map.
You might catch the first light over the Atlantic from a rocky perch in Acadia, then glide along the Blue Ridge Parkway where every overlook feels like a painting. One day you are standing at Clingmans Dome, high point of Great Smoky Mountains, watching layers of blue ridges fade into the distance; another, you are drifting through Everglades marsh as herons hunt and alligators nap like logs. Between those, you will wander historic streets in Asheville, follow towpaths in Cuyahoga Valley, soak in the lore of bathhouses at Hot Springs, and peer down into New River Gorge from a bridge that looks like a line drawn in the sky.
Side Effects of This Road Trip: May include sudden cravings for front-porch rocking chairs, an instinct to rate all future roads against the Blue Ridge Parkway, and a lifelong weakness for misty mountain sunrises. Comfortable shoes recommended; banjo purchase optional.
How Does It Work?
- Once you book a tour, you’ll get a text/email with instructions.
- Download the app (while in good Wi-Fi/signal) and use your unique password to access your tours. If multiple versions or entry points are available for your tour, be sure to download all the audio guides.
- Audio Setup: Connect your phone to the car stereo via Bluetooth, USB, or Aux, and bring headphones on walking tours. CarPlay and Android Auto are currently not supported; we’re working toward a solution with Apple.
- To begin touring, go to the starting point and launch the app.
- The audio starts automatically once you reach the starting point. Stick to the tour route and speed limit for the best experience.
- Please note that no one will meet you at the starting point.


