Audiovisual Walking Tour Guides
IMMERSIVE AUDIO WALKING TOURS FOR THE INTELLECTUALLY CURIOUS
DON'T JUST SEE THE SITES
STEP INSIDE THEIR STORIES
Written by bestselling authors and performed by world-class voices.
You're standing in the Hall of Mirrors at Versailles.
Centuries slip away.
Candles shimmer against gold and glass. The air is heavy with perfume and politics. Masks conceal more than faces. It’s the night of the Yew Tree Ball - when King Louis XV arrives disguised as a yew tree in search of a new mistress.
The present recedes. You are no longer scanning plaques or memorizing dates. You are inside the moment - ambition, seduction, and power unfolding around you.
That’s Bardeum.
A self-guided audio walking tour app that transforms historic landmarks into immersive, author-crafted storytelling experiences. Written by bestselling historians and novelists. Performed by professional actors and narrators. Grounded in rigorous research.
Explore on site or from anywhere. Walk at your own pace. Listen on your schedule.
Download Bardeum in the App Store or Google Play
"Death of a King is spine-tingling and transportive. A wonderful way of capturing the spirit of the time and place."
Jesse Childs, prize-winning writer and historian
"Sumptuous, compelling, and packed with delicious details of the characters and salons of the incomparable Versailles, I was utterly and happily transported."
Allison Pataki, New York Times bestselling author
"The Great Exhibition walking tour must be the closest thing we have to time travel.”
Inga Vesper, journalist
"Hearing of the grit, determination, and bravery of these soldiers while walking along the names etched into the Vietnam Veterans Memorial offers a far greater understanding of their sacrifice."
Adam Makos, New York Times bestselling author
Testimonials
For Travelers Who Want More Than a Checklist
Whether you’re standing in the Roman Forum, walking beneath the trees of London's Royal Parks, or preparing for a journey still weeks away, Bardeum is built for travelers who crave context - not just coordinates.
Our tours place you inside the decisions, rivalries, triumphs, and private moments that shaped the world around you - transforming a visit into understanding, and a landmark into a lived experience.
WHAT MAKES BARDEUM DIFFERENT
Story First. Facts With Purpose.
Traditional audio guides present history as information to consume. Bardeum builds each experience around narrative - anchoring historical facts to people, tension, conflict, and consequence.
You’re not just learning what happened.
You’re understanding why it mattered - and what it felt like to live through it.
Explore why narrative changes how we experience history.
Written by the World’s Best Storytellers
Bardeum’s tours are crafted by bestselling authors, award-winning journalists, filmmakers, and renowned historians - combining intellectual rigor with compelling narrative craft.
The result is history shaped with the care of a great novel or documentary - immersive, precise, and alive.
On Your Device. On Your Schedule.
This is your visit - on your terms.
Start when you’re ready. Walk at your own pace. Pause, wander, or listen remotely.
No shared headsets. No fixed schedules. No tour groups to follow.
History - available whenever curiosity strikes.
BARDEUM blends the traveling bard with the museum - storytelling and scholarship, brought together in one immersive experience.
"If history were taught in the form of stories, it would never be forgotten."
Rudyard Kipling
“Stories are the way to capture the hopes, dreams and visions of a culture. The powerful and irresistible story illustrates in a way data can’t begin to capture. It’s the stories that make you understand.”
Carl Sessions Stepp, professor, Philip Merrill College of Journalism
Current Experiences
"Everyone loves storytelling,
it's a very basic need."
Sir Ian McKellan
How it Works
THE BARDEUM USER EXPERIENCE
STEP ONE: Download the BARDEUM app for free in the App Store or Google Play to find immersive audio and visual tours.
STEP TWO: Select a City to discover local sites with available BARDEUM tours.
STEP THREE: Select a Site to find available audio & visual self-guided tours.
STEP FOUR: Review available site specific audio & visual tours.
STEP FIVE: Download your chosen tour. Use without Wi-Fi on site.
IMMERSE YOURSELF IN HIGH QUALITY EDUCATIONAL & ENTERTAINING STORYTELLING
Frequently asked questions
