{"id":165,"date":"2017-12-07T20:47:37","date_gmt":"2017-12-07T20:47:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nha.org\/?page_id=165"},"modified":"2025-10-14T10:25:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T14:25:10","slug":"walking-tours","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nha.org\/visit\/museums-and-tours\/walking-tours\/","title":{"rendered":"Walking Tours"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><strong>In-Person Tour Offerings:<\/strong><\/h1>\n<h3><i>Returning in the 2026 season.\u00a0<\/i><\/h3>\n<h5><strong>For private experiences, contact <a href=\"mailto:tours@nha.org\">tours@nha.org<\/a><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><em>To note: no pets are permitted on walking tours; only service animals are welcome to join.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Historic Downtown<br \/>\n<\/strong>Walkthrough historic downtown Nantucket with a Museum Guide and discover the unique history of the island. The Downtown Walking tour transports visitors on a journey through Nantucket&#8217;s past and tells the story of the rise and the fall of the whaling industry, the rise of tourism, and the impacts the island&#8217;s economy had on social and racial development on Nantucket.<\/p>\n<hr id=\"virtual\" \/>\n<h1><strong>Virtual Walking Tours:<\/strong><\/h1>\n<h2>Nantucket&#8217;s Notable Women<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"A Walk with Nantucket&#039;s Notable Women\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TgfJhcnBgd0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Made possible through a grant by the <\/em><em>Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Nantucket: A Walk Up Main Street<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Nantucket: A Walk Up Main Street\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VGjYEr5ArOg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Nantucket is a treasure trove of historic homes. 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