Every Landscape Has a Story

Something happened here. You can feel it — in the shape of the hills, the way the river bends, the silence between trees.

The lands of the Pacific Northwest holds mysteries written in rocks and shadow. Volcanoes that still simmer.
Floods that came with no warning. Ancient trails hidden beneath pavement. Places with names that remember what people forget.

CarTours invites you to listen as you travel — to stop, look, and listen to the voices that the landscape is still telling.

This isn’t just a tour. It’s a mystery in motion. And you’re already on the trail.

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How It Works

Each CarTour is an audio adventure you can listen to while you drive — or from home, school, or wherever you are using our interactive maps, if you’re dreaming of the open road. It plays from your phone, tablet, or computer through our interactive player.

As you drive, you’ll experience an interpretive story timed to ~5mph below the posted speed limit on your route. You’ll hear from naturalists, scientists, local residents, and Native storytellers — voices that know this land deeply. The goal is not just information, but immersion.

The stories unfold in sync with the places you’re traveling through. That means you don’t just learn about the land — you experience it in real time. You’ll hear a blend of birds, frogs, music, interviews, and ambient sound. Think IMAX soundtrack — made for your windshield.

Our mission is to inspire stewardship by communicating the eternal value and preserving the cultural history of these significant areas. We hope this helps you reconnect with the world we live in — and maybe, in the process, feel the truth that we live here together, as one.

Just choose a drive, select a title, hit play, and let the story unfold.
If you enjoy the experience, please consider donating.

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Support This Project

These tours are a labor of love — field recorded, deeply researched, and independently produced. There are no ads, no paywalls, and no big media backers. No one trying to extract. Just people who care about place, sound, and story.

If we’ve sparked your curiosity, if you found yourself leaning in while the road rolled on — consider giving back. Whether it’s a donation to us, a kindness to a local community, or something joyful passed forward — your generosity keeps this work alive.

CarTours is the nation’s leading producer of self-guided interpretive audio driving tours for protected areas such as National Parks, World Heritage sites, and Historic or Scenic Byways. Our programs are general-interest educational soundtracks created for in-car listening on a normal stereo.

As you drive, you experience a story timed for your route — told by naturalists, scientists, locals, and Indigenous voices. Our mission is to inspire stewardship by communicating the enduring value and preserving the cultural history of these significant places.

All proceeds and contributions are reinvested into this global project. With sustainable support, we aim to offer these high-quality audio journeys in multiple languages and keep them accessible to all.

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