Tour Itinerary |
Day 1
SHENANDOAH VALLEY:
Our exciting
tour to witness the spectacular fall
colors of New England begins early this
morning as we are greeted by our Christian
Tours Driver and Tour Director. The
colors of fall begin today as we travel the
length of the beautiful Shenandoah Valley
to our overnight accommodations.
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Day 2
AMISH TOUR & MEAL:
GETTYSBURG CYCLORAMA •
Today we
continue north to Gettysburg, where
we will visit the Cyclorama, a 360° mural
painting of the Battle of Gettysburg.
This was the scene of the most decisive
battle of the Civil War. We continue to
Lancaster where lunch will be a family-
style Pennsylvania Dutch meal. This
afternoon we meet our delightful guide
for an Amish country sightseeing tour.
We’ll be surrounded by fertile fields and
early American charm as we tour the
farms, pass one room schoolhouses,
meet horse and buggies, and hear of the
Amish way of life. (L)
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Day 3
WEST POINT • HYDE PARK • HOME
OF FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT NATIONAL
HISTORIC SITE:
Our ride today
takes us through the beautiful Pocono
Mountains. We pause for a guided tour
through the United States Military Academy
of West Point before continuing to
Hyde Park. Here we visit the Home of
Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic
Site, containing manuscripts, books,
paintings, prints, historical material, and
other artifacts. We overnight in the Albany
area.
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Day 4
GRANDMA MOSES SCHOOLHOUSE
• BENNINGTON MUSEUM •
WORLD’S LARGEST GRANITE QUARRY
• DINNER:
Today’s sightseeing
begins in Bennington, Vermont, headquarters
for Ethan Allen’s Green Mountain
Boys, known to the Yankees as the
“Bennington Mob.” Bennington
Museum is one of the country’s
finest regional museums, featuring
a large collection of old
Bennington pottery, a very rare
collection of American blown
and pressed glass, the oldest
Stars and Stripes in existence,
rare documents, costumes,
uniforms & furnishings. On
this property is the Grandma
Moses Schoolhouse. Her furniture,
paintings, and memorabilia
complete the schoolhouse.
Also today we enjoy the splendor
of the Green Mountains,
which cover a quarter of a million
acres in Vermont, and take
a guided tour of Rock of Ages,
the world’s largest granite
quarry. See the artisans creating
monuments, and marvel at
Hope Cemetery, a Museum of
Sculptured Headstones. Dinner
is included tonight. (D)
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Day 5
CABOT CREAMERY • MAPLE
GROVE • FAIRBANKS
MUSEUM • CANNON MOUNTAIN
TRAM:
This morning we
visit Cabot Creamery, then Maple Grove
to learn about the whole sugaring experience.
At Fairbanks Museum we can
see more than 2,500 mounted birds and
mammals as well as a U.S. weather observation
station. Now we head for the
Mount Washington Valley, located in the
White Mountains of New Hampshire.
We’ll ride the enclosed 80-passenger
tramway rising 2,022 feet over a distance
of one mile to Cannon Mountain Summit
where the view is magnificent.
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Day 6
BOSTON CITY TOUR • LUNCH •
PLIMOTH PLANTATION • PLYMOUTH
ROCK:
We begin our day with
a tour of historic Boston, including Old
North Church, Bunker Hill, and other
points of interest. Lunch is included today.
At Plimoth Plantation costumed
people in their 17th century community
portray actual residents of the community
of 1627. We see Plymouth Rock before
heading to Mystic for the night. (L)
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Day 7
MYSTIC SEAPORT • DINNER:
Mystic
Seaport is the nation’s largest maritime
museum. Here you can go aboard
the world-famous wooden whale ship,
the Charles W. Morgan. You can walk
the decks of the square-rigged Joseph
Conrad, and go below decks on the fishing
schooner L.A. Dunton. In the re-created
seaport village and waterfront area,
you may tour the actual homes in which
seafaring New Englanders lived, and
visit the maritime trade buildings where
nearly forgotten skills such as boat building
and blacksmithing are demonstrated.
There are also exhibit buildings filled with
exhibits of ship models, figureheads,
scrimshaw, and other seagoing artifacts.
This evening we enjoy a final dinner together
with all our new found friends. We
spend the night in Maryland. (D)
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Day 8
HOME:
All too soon our tour must
come to an end. We continue south
today, sharing the week’s experiences
with our new friends.
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