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The travel app to turn your smartphone into a GPS audio tour guide for your road trip.

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Key Features

Great Content — Written by award-winning travel writers from National Geographic , Outside Magazine , AAA and others

Works Anywhere — Without phone service or WiFi!

Hands-Free — Stories play automatically to let you drive safely and see more sites

Inexpensive — Costs less than most guidebooks

Encourages Exploration — Entertains while educating

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How It Works

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Just Ahead audio guides are written by expert authors and narrated by professionals. You simply drive, while Just Ahead informs and entertains you.

GPS-guided tour

As you drive in your car or travel by train or bus, Just Ahead takes you on a guided tour. It uses GPS to know exactly where you are and what to say. Imagine you’re cresting a hill and in front of you is a beautiful sight. You’re wondering what it is. That’s when Just Ahead shares with you an exciting story about what you’re looking at.

Works offline

Many of the most beautiful places in the world don’t have mobile phone service. Just Ahead is designed to work wherever you are, even without WiFi or a cell signal. Just be sure to download your guide before you go on your trip.

Built-in maps

Don’t you hate it when you try to use the maps on your smartphone and they don’t work because there’s no mobile phone service? No worries. Each Just Ahead guide comes bundled with an offline version of the maps you need, even without Internet access.

Great stories

Just Ahead guides are written by expert authors and filled with fascinating stories of history, geology, and wildlife. You can’t read and drive. It’s crazy, illegal, and will probably make you sick. Let us guide and inform you as you drive.

Suggested directions

Just Ahead can also help you avoid getting lost by suggesting directions. Just Ahead tells you why you should turn or not, what you should do after a turn, and recommends the best direction to take if there are multiple route options. It’s like having a professional tour guide in the car with you.

Trip-planning resources

Every time we go on a trip, we stress out about when to go, where to stay, what to see, etc. Wouldn’t it be great if you had someone with you who had been on that exact trip countless times? Sharing tips and tricks before you even leave your house? Just Ahead does exactly that.

We get you there and back

Just Ahead tells you everything you need to know about your destination. But we also know that there are a lot of miles between home and the park, or between this park and the next. That’s why we cover all the common routes to and from your destination. No matter which route you choose, we’re with you, telling you stories along the way.

Where next?

We at Just Ahead are working to build the most comprehensive series of audio guides for the whole world. Wherever you’re traveling, we want to be there.

Press and Awards

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“Best Travel App” North American Travel Journalists Association

“Best App” Sunset Magazine

What people are saying.

“I really like how we didn't need a signal since we were out of range, and also how it knew where we were and gave us info for the things right in our view!”

— Laurie G.

“Holy cow! Just got back from my Death Valley trip and I can't believe how great the app was along the journey. Not only did it guide us to hikes and places we might have (easily) overlooked, but gave us perspective of the park that allowed us to appreciate it on a whole new level (history, points of interest, flora/fauna, etc.).”

— Jesse Forest

★★★★★ “…great on-demand tour information about the park and really opened up the experience….”

— iTunes Reviewer

★★★★★ “This is one of the best apps I've ever used. Exploring Joshua Tree Park with this app was excellent. It even distinguished between the direction of driving and told different information for each direction.”

“I never knew the desert was so alive!”

— Alex N. (age 7)

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Every Place Has A Story To Tell. Expand Your Audiences Even During COVID-19 - TravelStorys high quality tours can be built and enjoyed onsite and remotely, especially designed to enjoy from anywhere.

Find A Tour Near You. Drive, walk, bike or paddle along a tour route at your own pace. Stories about where you are — the history, wildlife, culture, and more — will automatically play as you go.

Hands-Free. Heads Up. Start a tour and let our technology do the rest. Less like an app and more like a private tour guide, TravelStorys works offline and inside a pocket. Download a tour, hit the play button, and focus on your surroundings instead of your device.

Featured tours, check out our newest tours, piermont on the hudson, the history, the river, the village, welcome to arco, idaho, first in the world, explore kirksville, a historic downtown & more.

Explore the early beginnings of the vibrant village of Piermont. Learn about its connection to the Hudson River, its role in the American Revolution, its industrial past and its commercial significance to the country.

Welcome to Arco, Idaho! Arco is a place of transition, where the desert plain meets the mountains, blue streams disappear into black lava, and the urban of Idaho gives way to the wilds of Idaho.

Welcome to this walking tour of Kirksville, Missouri! This tour will take you to Kirksville’s most fascinating and historically significant landmarks, while sharing the stories of the people who made this such an interesting city.

What Users Are Saying

“Awesome App - A must have app for anyone who enjoys learning more about the area they are in. While being entertained by great stories and information. Great job!!!”

“Great idea! - What an innovative idea! So enjoyed my first tour (of Red Mountain Park) by using your app. I look forward to using it at other attractions in the future and have high hopes that all cities will offer this first class format to help enhance the experience of traveling.”

"We used this app in Jackson,WY and through Teton National Park. As we drove through Teton NP, we listened to the historical story of the area. It gave us so much more understanding of the area and added so much to our drive. It’s really easy to use and added so much to our trip. Would gladly use it again."

“Awesome app - This app is great when traveling around Wyoming. The stories told make you appreciate what you are driving or walking through! A must have whether you are a local interested in the history and wildlife or a tourist on the go!”

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“Excellent app! - I love this app! We used it on a recent trip through Grand Teton Park and it provided us with a depth and breadth of information (regarding the park) to which we would not otherwise have access! I look forward to seeing what other tours will be added. Great work!”

- IloveWyomingandtheTetons

“Fantastic road tripping tool! - My family used TravelStorys to plan our trip to Jackson Hole and this app was indispensable! We listened to several of their tours through the Tetons and absolutely loved it. The app spoke to us while driving, so we didn’t have to look at the phone once!”

“Great app for traveling families - When you approach a destination, the app will automatically start, you don’t need to do anything but listen. If you don’t want the audio, you can read the text. There are also great photos for each section. The stories are quirky and fun and both kids and adults will find them interesting.”

- onealmond.com

“Great app with great potential - I can’t wait until there are even more stories! Great idea.”

“Great App. A must have for self guided, easy to use interface!”

“What fun - Turns a normal drive into a fascinating history lesson”

“Fun tour app! - Learned so much without hassle!”

“Sooooo cool!! This is the best app I've ever used. If your traveling to new places use this app to learn the history! Couldn't live without it!”

- Ray Kennedy

“Eye opener My family and I have traveled to Wyoming many times but we always seemed to visit the same old places again and again. However this app allows me to check out new places I've never even considered before. I guess there is a lot more to the state than Yellowstone. Can't wait to plan new adventures.”

“Indispensable! Used this app to plan and then tour the Tetons and surrounding areas. Our whole family was entertained and we learned so much! And it's free. Thank you TravelStorys.”

“I like it, great idea! Music and Radio only lasts so long on road trips. This app is awesome because it tells you stories about what you are driving by, and gives you cool info about the area. Great idea!”

- William Davis

“Loved this! My sisters, mom, and 7-year-old niece used this app as we visited the Grand Tetons and Yellowstone. It was wonderful! It really helped us feel a connection to the mountains and places we toured. I want this for everywhere I go now!”

- R. Tynker

“Love it, learn the history of where your traveling too via this awesome storytelling app. Love the vocals for the great Smoky Mountains! Grateful!”

- JillianPress

“Great! Local travel info & stories. I love this app. I learned a lot about the Jackson, Wyoming area & Grant Teton Nat’l Park. I have already recommended it to folk who connect with my own local Jackson based business, xcDogs. Everyone I speak to about it loves the idea…”

“Excellent adventure stories for the Grand Tetons”

- Rick Aune

"For new visitors paddling on a sunny day, the new TravelStorys app is an opportunity to understand the ecological and culture significance of the area. At home or in the classroom, the voice narration coupled with photos can entice and enhance the experience before a canoe even launches."

- NewJersey.com

"Great app for visitors & locals - This app rocks. Learned so much about Jackson Hole and the surrounding areas just by having my phone on me. Anyone who is adventuring in the wild Wild West should consider having this app on their phone. You’ll be surprised with how much you can learn on your trip!"

- Austin Hopkins

Neat app! Great for a frequent traveler or history buff! Very interesting stories about pikes peak! Can't wait for the Garden of the gods tour!

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Search the list of audio tours to find your road trip destinations. We’re adding more locations all the time so check back in.

Buy a tour or save more with our tour bundles. Own your tour forever. One- time purchase, no time limits or expiry. Free tour updates are included.

Download the GuideAlong app and audio tour over wifi or cellular, before you leave signal, so you can tour offline.

And Hit the Road

When you are ready to drive, it’s an easy one-tap button. Use your phone’s speaker or pair your phone to your car. And if you’re a planner check out our Essential Tips & Trip Planners in-app, emailed and available to download.

Automatic, Location-Based Stories & Tips

Our audio commentary is automatically triggered by your location using your phone’s GPS chip. Wherever you are, whichever direction you’re driving, you’ll hear the best stories and tips so that you can make the most of your trip.

Flexibility to Travel Your Way

All our audio tours share the best and most recommended experiences and routes but you can do them leisurely at-your-own-pace. Stop and enjoy, or bypass anything you want. The audio tour will start back up automatically when you are ready.

Speakerphone or Bluetooth. Easy Either Way.

Use your phone’s speaker or pair it to your car. Easy either way—your choice. Need help connecting to your rental car? We’ve got a video for that. 

Works Offline

There’s no expiry or time limit, so you can download the app and tours now and travel later. In fact, we recommend it. Many of our touring locations don’t have cellular signals.

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xyxybjoyg 18 hours ago

We decided to skip the big bus tour and drive our rental car on the Road to Hana in Maui. The app was very accurate and informative! Great music, stories and history too! Would definitely recommend this app. 10/10!

Finebotyom 18 hours ago

We have been on many different driving tours across the state and unfortunately this is the first time we have used the Shaka guide. It’s is really awesome and make the drive much more interesting. I really recommend it!

dlcheyne 4 days ago

So glad I this app made our trip great saw things we wouldn’t have seen and learned about the areas and history. Even got to see sea turtles on the beach due to the information on the tour and such easy directions to follow. Looking forward to some of other tours they have now that we are back on the main land. It’s like having your own personal tour guide and flexibility.

NedB91 4 days ago

The best one so far! I highly recommend it! This app made our experience 100 times better! Loved it!

Honest Risa 4 days ago

I have never written a review on an app and this app made the trip unforgettable! The best part is it works on airplane mode and still navigating. Loved how each speaker explained each area of each park as well as the history. Loved how it navigated you through all areas of each park, had us doing things we didn’t even think of! I have been recommending to all my pears that travel and explore nature.

SanDiegoSully 4 days ago

Absolutely a must have guide! Fascinating sites, history and music. Different information on the way back along the Highway to Hana! So incredibly useful as we rented a car and turned on the Shaka Guide and had the best day ever on the Road to Hana!!!

Guz and Kat 6 days ago

We learned, laughed, enjoyed all the history and legends, plus really enjoyed the food recommendations! The tour was easy and on point! Can’t wait to do Road to Hana tomorrow! Thank you ♥️♥️🌺🌺🌺

Headsup123 1 week ago

What a great app and tour. Excellent narrator and great job all around. I heavily recommend it.

Stews58 1 week ago

We just finished 2 weeks in Hawaii and we used the Shaka Guide almost every day, with excellent results. The guiding was almost perfect and we were really happy we bought it. Pros - the app gave a nice balance of: - great narration - routes choose interesting locations to visit - well-timed directions that made it easy to get the correct turn - stories of history local to where we were driving (family-friendly, without talking down to us) - humor - music Cons: - Sometimes we missed what the narrator was saying, but we found if we backed up 30 seconds, the directions would get out of sync to where we were. When that happened, the narrator might start a story, which got cut off to tell to turn or it missed giving the turn. - It sometimes got confused if we started a route in the middle, even if we followed all the steps (use Google/Apple Maps to get on-route).

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SAN FRANCISCO

San Francisco from the Beginning

Kevin Costner

San Francisco, CA

Autio Productions

The history and people that have shaped the Bay Area, starting with the Miwok & Ohlone.

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"Autio could be the biggest thing I’ve ever been a part of."

Thousands of incredible stories from some of your favorite voices

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Your personal travel companion - at home or on the road

Focus on the road.

Nearby stories play automatically, so you can keep your eyes on what matters

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Dowload stories from even the most remote, off grid travel

New stories weekly

No two trips are alike when there’s always more to discover

4.9 / 5 Stars

A traveling companion not to be missed

"My family and I travel often & the stories we hear are informative & interesting. Even listening near my home has introduced me to things I didn’t know."

Focus on your road trip

"This app really brings the trip home on a personal level."

"Great app! My husband and I are fulltime RV’rs (RV-N-Free) and this is the PERFECT app to use while traveling the US."

— RV-N-Free

It’s truly a unique innovation of the great American roadtrip.

— Dr. Mills

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Autio Partners with the HISTORY Channel on Exclusive Episode Playlists for Pawn Stars Do America Season 2

Love Pawn Stars, but want to learn more about the history featured in every show? Autio has partnered with the HISTORY Channel to create exclusive audio playlists for Pawn Stars Do America Season 2 episodes.

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About SelfTour

Here are the reasons selftour surpasses all other tours....

All turn-by-turn directions and descriptions are spoken for easy to easy navigation and understanding. Our tours are a complete circle so you end up where you started… not some unknown location!

All information is activated by GPS as you move.

No waiting at a specific time for others to show up. Go when you want, take a brake anytime, and resume at your own pace and schedule.

Should you make a wrong turn, there is a complete map indicating all the sites along the way. Also pictures of the individual sites are available to insure you are looking at the right sight.

Our travel experts do intense research choosing the best sites to see and the accurate information you want to know about each.

Both are available. The platform used in our apps is new technology engineered by iApp Tours using exclusive mobile software.

No more straining or pushing to get close to hear the tour guide. The audio comes directly to your ear buds or car stereo system.

If you missed something in the audio description, or didn’t understand the directions, no problem! Simply touch the position on the phone or tablet map and it will play again.

Excellent writers and professional voice actors, music, sound effects and a light delivery style make the listening fun.

Tour at a fraction of the cost of other paid guided tours. Even “free” guided tours pressure you for a “tip” or to purchase something in the guide’s “favorite store”. Our tours have no advertising or referrals.

If there’s a tour worth taking, it’s worth taking a SelfTour™

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LEGENDARY HOLLYWOOD

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NAPA & SONOMA VALLEYS

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I found this tour to be an excellent mixture of ancient history and contemporary commentary.  I was most amazed at the number size of the palaces along your well-selected route.

I really enjoyed the SelfTour GPS guide app of the historic area of Philadelphia.  I was very impressed with how easy it was to follow along.  And I like the way various founding fathers were brought to life through hearing them speak their famous lines.  Wonderfully entertaining and a great learning experience.

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I’ve learned so much about historic Philadelphia on your tour.  I am a Quaker so to know Benjamin Franklin was a Quaker, among other facts was mind blowing.   Just seeing the original cobblestone and original materials they used was amazing as well.

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The Best Way to See a City? Audio Guides

While nothing screams “tourist” like a guidebook, nothing says “local” like a pair of headphones.

By Emily Singer

Consider the tourist. The oft-stigmatized identity is more a temporary mindset than it is a permanent condition, assumed with the intent of experiencing foreign cultures and ideas. Yet while many strive to discover something new when traveling, few desire to be flagged as an outsider. The easiest way to adopt the guise of a local is to don the one accessory that pervades every major city across the globe and grants instant insouciance: headphones .

Because while nothing screams “tourist” like a guidebook , nothing says “local” like a pair of earbuds — and no one has to know that it’s a pre-recorded tour, not music, flowing through them. Better yet, today’s most worthwhile tours are more akin to conversations than dry textbook excerpts, laden with insider tips and personal narratives that take you off the main square and down streets where only a local would know to go. Here are four worth plugging in to.

Best for Staycationers. Taking the form of personal narratives, Detour brings you off the beaten path, through up-and-coming neighborhoods and inside noteworthy buildings. Using location-aware GPS tracking, the app modifies audio scripts in order to speak to whatever site is in your line of vision, or lies just ahead. Most tours will recommend food and drink stops, and all can be synced across multiple devices to allow for makeshift group tours.

Locations: San Francisco, Chicago, New York and Los Angeles, with six more major cities on the way GPS Integration? yes Price per Tour: $4.99+

Best for Roadtripping. Given that each U.S. National Park can span thousands upon thousands of acres, driving is often the best way to see as much as possible. But gawking at a stunning geologic formation with zero knowledge of what you’re looking at, exactly, can feel like a fruitless venture. With location-aware, GPS-based narratives, Just Ahead solves that issue, auto-playing stories as you approach particular sites and suggesting nearby hikes and turns to make on roadways.

Locations: virtually every major U.S. National Park GPS Integration? yes Price per Tour: $14.99+

Best for Seeing a City Like a Local. With GPS-guided and offline audio tours (for those without international data plans), TripScout ’s tours meander through both main squares and quiet side streets, recommending local restaurants and shops, and allowing users to flag specific sites and locations for future reference.

Locations: more than three dozen cities across the globe GPS Integration? yes Price per Tour: $2.99+

Rick Steves Audio Europe

Best for the Old-School Tourist. What Rick Steves’s self-guided walking tours lack in 21st-century technology, they make up for in scope. Pulling from its namesake travel expert’s decades of television and radio programming, Audio Europe houses an ever-growing roster of city walks, museum tours and interviews with notable residents in both major and minor cities. While there’s no GPS integration, a map accompanies each tour for directional guidance.

Locations: an ever-growing list of major (and minor) cities spanning Europe GPS Integration? no Price per Tour: free

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Autio - Audio for Travel *** Apple App of the Day, Apps We Love, & New & Noteworthy *** Webby Award Winner for Best Travel App 2022 Ready to take travel to the next level? Autio has 20,000+ location-based audio stories in America and around the world. Try your first 5 stories free - no strings attached - then choose a plan for 30 Days, 1 Year, or 3 Years. Ever curious about the deeper story behind that bronze historical marker you passed on the highway? Autio is an invitation to discover — a hands-free experience that delights, informs, & entertains by fostering a deeper connection with the people, places, & histories of the land you are traveling through. With rave reviews from Forbes, Travel & Leisure, The New York Times, Outside, TechCrunch, & more! FEATURES: NARRATED BY YOUR FAVORITE VOICES — Many of our stories are narrated by voices you know and love like Kevin Costner, Phil Jackson, John Lithgow, and more. DISCOVER INTERESTING STORIES — Autio notifies you when you’re in range of new stories you haven’t heard yet. ALWAYS SOMETHING NEW — New stories are released weekly, so no two trips are ever the same. GROWING COVERAGE — Unique stories from across America and beyond. FOCUS ON WHAT MATTERS — Audio stories keep your eyes off your phone and on your beautiful surroundings. HOW IT WORKS As you travel, Autio serves up stories based on your geographic location & interests. The audio vignettes, generally 2-3 minutes in length, tell the history around you, painting a multi-dimensional picture you’re unlikely to get from a history book or visitor's guide. Autio answers the questions we all ask as the odometer turns. ABOUT AUTIO Humans are moved by stories. Stories that make us laugh and cry. They move us to come together and do amazing things. Since the dawn of time, stories have been the way in which values and knowledge are passed from one generation to the next — each adding their wisdom and experience along the way. It’s time to connect with the sum of our experience, to enrich our lives with the stories of today, and to inspire the great storytellers yet to come.

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Hey Autio Explorers! We’ve made some improvements that power our newest playlists in collaboration with The History Channel. Listen to the Pawn Stars Do America companion stories FREE in the Autio App. Safe Travels, — The Autio Team

Ratings and Reviews

4.1K Ratings

Editors’ Choice

If you’re headed out on a great American road trip, flip on Autio, an audio entertainment app that tells the stories, secrets, and lesser-known histories of the people and places you pass on the highway. We love how Autio’s audio stories (read by a cast of narrators including John Lithgow, Phil Jackson, and the app’s cofounder Kevin Costner) dig deep into major destinations and landmarks as well as often forgotten stories.

This is an excellent app

I am a startup lawyer and I help a ton of app developers. I have pitched this exact app to a bunch of them because I wanted to see an app like this made. The teams all concluded the same thing: it would take a Herculean effort before any revenues would come. This would be a passion project more than a simple utility application. I believe that is correct but I think the team at here hear have found the right people who are passionate about learning and sharing because this app is excellent. The experience is great and the content is solid. This is a perfect application for someone who travels a lot and tends to have their nose buried in a guidebook or loves reading the plaques at historic sites. I’m so excited this app is here.

Inaccurate and with bugs

I’d love to give this a 5 star and review and maybe in time once the bugs are works out I will. However, the information on many “stories” is rather inaccurate. I will give one as example here. The story on East Stroudsburg, PA states it was originally named “Danville” when it was actually named “Dansbury”. Danville is a completely different town in PA. Also, you reference the historic train depot in East Stroudsburg which is a rather significant piece of their history. You also wrongly named that as the Pocono Depot I believe. The train depot is actually Dansbury Depot, always was and still is as it ran its last route through there in 1970. Some very large inaccuracies on this topic here. Lastly, once you complete one story it automatically feeds into the next and you get “charged” for a second story which was not the intended. Some large bugs and inaccuracies to work through before I can rate this higher. I give two stars because the idea of it is great, but it needs to be factual.

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Dear MedJenn, Thank you for giving our app a try and for all of the feedback on these stories. We'll look into these right away and make the appropriate changes. We can also help you get stories deposited back into your account, just drop us an email to [email protected] and one of our friendly team members will get back to you. Thank you!

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