The Town Too High To Die: A Self-Guided Audio Tour in New Mexico

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G8921JCandreww
1 year ago
The tour is easily and instantly downloaded from any of the many WiFi spots all over town. The tour itself is done offline, so there's no need for a phone signal. This audio tour took us about 2 hours and is packed with wild firsthand accounts of this unique town over the years. Midway through we stopped, had lunch, and kept on going!

Madrid produced the coal that both built the Bomb and inspired Walt Disney. Abandoned as a ghost town for many years, it was reborn as a thriving artistic community. The Oral History Tour lets you hear Madrid’s stories, as told by the people who lived them. Using smartphone technology, it plays the audio automatically, at exactly the right time and place. All dimensions of Madrid’s peculiar, multifaceted story are explored: from an eyewitness account of union-busting violence, to that time the brand-new fire engine accidentally burned down the firehouse. The Oral History Tour was distilled from seventy hours of interviews, and endures as a preserved collective memory of this unique New Mexican treasure. Of this two-hour tour, The Santa Fe Reporter wrote, “It’s a deep dive into the fascinating history of the little town. You’ll find interviews with locals, some of whom have lived in Madrid their whole lives, and a narrator with a soothing voice ... it works exceedingly well.”

Departure Point

  • Before arrival, please install the VoiceMap mobile app and use the code provided on your confirmation ticket. This is a self-guided audio tour that you can start, pause, or restart at any time and complete at your own pace. Detailed starting point instructions are available after downloading.
Return Details
  • Before arrival, please install the VoiceMap mobile app and use the code provided on your confirmation ticket. This is a self-guided audio tour that you can start, pause, or restart at any time and complete at your own pace. Detailed starting point instructions are available after downloading.
Duration2 hoursLanguages Available
  • Audio guide - English

Points of Interest

Stop At: Madrid Ghost TownHighway 14, Madrid, New MexicoThe ghost town of Madrid is quite alive and filled with art and history. Hear the hidden stories of Madrid delivered from its residents straight to your phone as you explore the town.Duration: Not AvailableStop At: The Mine Shaft Tavern2846 State Highway 14 N, Madrid, New MexicoEstablished in 1899, The Mine Shaft Tavern is a roadside saloon that offers New Mexican food, draft beer & live music.Duration: Not AvailableStop At: Madrid Old Coal Town Museum2846 State Highway 14 N, , Madrid, New MexicoThe Old Coal Town Museum is a tribute to mining-town life and has a vast range of mining memorabilia including old mining equipment and also old shop fittings and hospital paraphernalia.Duration: Not Available

Additional Information

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Inclusions
  • Lifetime access to History Tour of Madrid: The Town Too High To Die tour
  • VoiceMap Application
  • Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata
Exclusions
  • Smartphone
  • Transportation
  • Food/Drink
  • Tickets or entrance fees to any museums or other attractions en route
Redemption InstructionsVOICEMAP CODE───Please check your email at the address you provided when you made this booking. You've been sent an eight character code you'll need to redeem your tour. This code can be used by every member of your party. If you've booked for three people, for example, three people can download this tour using the same code.DOWNLOAD INSTRUCTIONS───Once you've received your code, please follow these steps:1. Install the VoiceMap Audio Tours mobile app2. Create an account3. Select Tour Codes from the menu, then select Enter Codes4. Enter your code then select Download NowPLEASE NOTE───• You can download the tour at any time, before or after your booking date. It’s best to download the tour before you set off for the starting point.• This tour follows a set route and includes turn-by-turn directions. It works best if you start it in the right place and follow the directions from one location to the next.• When the download completes, you’ll see a screen with a photo of the starting point and directions to it. The red start button will become active when you are at the starting point.• Remember to bring your own headphones, unless you have booked a driving tour.SUPPORT───For technical support and other queries, please email support@voicemap.meVoucher InfoMobile or paper ticket accepted

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G8921JCandreww
The tour is easily and instantly downloaded from any of the many WiFi spots all over town. The tour itself is done offline, so there's no need for a phone signal. This audio tour took us about 2 hours and is packed with wild firsthand accounts of this unique town over the years. Midway through we stopped, had lunch, and kept on going!
rondac521
There's no service in Madrid for cell phones so NO Audio! NO Nothing...Nobody could help or knew anything about it....What a Total RIP OFF!!!!!!
Barbara_G
First, let me say that the author and the people interviewed were entertaining and informative. The street of Madrid is a busy, dangerous, well used street by trucks and cars flying by. There are no sidewalks and parts of this tour could be dangerous without using a car and pulling over. Cute town where Wild Hogs was taped. Note: nearest gas station is 8 miles away.
Catharine_R
We enjoyed wandering through the picturesque little town. We had some trouble coordinating the narrative with the locations; if we had followed directions and loaded the program onto both our devices, and used earphones with both, it probably would have worked better.

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