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Experience Historic Garland

Historic Walking Tour App for Garland, Texas

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Downtown Garland, Texas was recently added to the National Register of Historic Places.  To celebrate this great honor, the city held a “Rockin the Square” party complete with music, fireworks and fun.  This adventurous city is rich in history, urban appeal, natural resources and pure Texas charisma.  What better way to represent it than with a free walking tour app for all visitors and residents to enjoy!

 

THE APP

 

Currently, there are 3 walking tours in the Experience Historic Garland App: Historical Main Street, Henry’s Heritage Hike, Historical Downtown

 

Each of these tours contains black and white photos from years past of the same streets and corners, along with the history that happened there.  Users can learn how the second east-west transcontinental highway, now known as US Highway 67 was routed through Garland.  The app also includes a story about how  a Thanksgiving Day fire razed the downtown square, which caused the town to rebuild.  Garland’s location along railroads also formed the town, commerce and its people.

 

The city of Garland not only wanted to showcase all the historic places and events in their history, but also make it user friendly and lively.  The Tour Buddy platform provided the technology for a GPS triggered self-guided tour.  You can download Experience Historic Garland on the App Store and Google Play.

 

Interested in creating a walking tour in your city?  Contact Tour Buddy Apps to find out how you can build a better visitor experience!

 

 

August App Spotlight – War of 1812 Tour Alexandria, VA

War of 1812 Tour App, Alexandria, VA

Available for iPhone, iPad and Android.  We love history and are excited to share our lastest customer app that commemorates the 200 year anniversary of the British occupation of Alexandria, Virginia during the War of 1812.  The app features a tour of 10 blocks of Alexandria and includes sites connected to the War of 1812 and the British occupation of the city late August of 1814. The app includes photos and extra stops only available through the app.  The tour was developed as a Boy Scout Troop 1865 Eagle Scout project for the Alexandria War of 1812 Commemoration.

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Alexandria Civil War App

Civil War History at Your Fingertips

Civil War Tour App, Alexandria VA

If you like this app, download the Civil War Tour App of Alexandria which offers an audio tour of civil war history in Alexandria, VA.

Available for iPhone, iPad and Android.