May 19, 2004
Minute Man tourists can dial up history
This month, Minute Man National Historic Park became the first in the country to offer a cellphone guide. For $5.99, visitors can call up an hourlong take on Paul Revere and the North Bridge, according to Boston.com
"For years, the park's staff has been trying to develop a feasible alternative to the audio tours offered at most museums. The guides are wildly popular, with 100,000 of them rented during just the last year at Boston's Museum of Fine Arts. But Minute Man officials say the nature of the site -- it's spread over 967 acres -- and its limited staff hours make renting prerecorded units a logistical nightmare.
Spatial Adventures has been looking to corner the market on cell-tour technology even though it's far from refined".
Related article:
Cell phone walking tour - A cell phone walking tour of New York City's Lower East Side launched September 15, narrated by Jerry Stiller.
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