The P’s of Pennsylvania
(Pittsburgh, Philadelphia & Punxsutawney, PA)
Trip Includes: Pittsburgh, PA Punxsutawney, PA - Ride the Duquesne Incline - Guided Tour of Pittsburgh, PA - Tour the Senator John Heinz History Ctr. - Overnight at the historic and posh Omni William-Penn Hotel in Pittsburgh - Explorer Riverboat Dinner Cruise – “An Intro to Innovation” - Tour the Nationality Rooms at the University of Pittsburgh - Visit the Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum - Overnight at the Hershey Lodge - Guided Tour of Hershey, PA - Time to tour the Hershey Museum, visit Photo Credit: Punxsutawney Groundhog Club, Inc. Chocolate World & Make Your Own This is the perfect vacation to Pennsylvania! Candy Bar Experience 7 Days: September 11 - 17, 2021 - Guided tour of Lancaster, PA - Stop at a Day 1 B, D Coach Maker and an Amish Dairy Farm - Q&A with an Amish Couple Enjoy a boxed breakfast as we make our way to the DoubleTree Hotel in Independence, OH for our first overnight and dinner. - In-Home Dinner with the Lapp’s in Lancaster Day 2 B, D - Sightseeing Tour of Philadelphia, PA This morning we will arrive in Pittsburgh and start off by riding the Duquesne includes Betsy Ross House, Liberty Bell Incline to the observation deck atop Mt. Washington, which was voted one of the and Independence Hall top ten sites in the world for viewing a cityscape by USA Today. A local guide will - Tour the National Constitution Center join us for the day and tell us all about Pittsburgh. We’ll stop for a tour of the - Spirit of Pennsylvania Dinner Cruise Senator John Heinz History Center, where we will explore 250 years of Pittsburgh - Sightseeing Tour of Punxsutawney, PA - Motorcoach Transportation and the history. We’ll check into the historic and posh Omni William-Penn Hotel, the place Services of a Happy Times Tour Director to stay in Pittsburgh. This evening we’ll board the Explorer Riverboat for “An Intro - 13 Meals to Innovation” Dinner Cruise. Known as a modern tech and robotics hub, the Departure Times & Locations: ‘Burgh’ has been in the vanguard of industrial reinvention for more than 250 6:00am Depart JCPenney East Towne years.
Mall (estimated return at 7:30pm) Day 3 B, D A stop between Madison & Milwaukee will Before leaving Pittsburgh, we will stop for a guided tour of the Nationality Rooms be added based on first request at the University of Pittsburgh’s Cathedral of Learning, a dramatic Gothic Revival 7:30am Depart Watertown Plank P&R (estimated return at 6:00pm) tower of carved Indiana limestone soaring 535 feet into the sky. We will learn 8:00am College Ave SW P&R about the traditions and daily life of the different ethnic groups that settled in (estimated return at 5:30pm) Western Pennsylvania. Our final stop in Pittsburgh is the Soldiers & Sailors 9:30am Depart Cracker Barrel, Gurnee, IL Memorial Hall & Museum that stands to honor veterans of all branches of (estimated return at 4:30pm) service, from all generations and conflicts since 1910. Tonight, we will arrive in
Hershey, PA and overnight at the Hershey Lodge. We know Hershey doesn’t have PER PERSON RATES: a “P” in the name, but it does have perfect chocolate. Double Occupancy $1995 Hershey, PA – “Perfect” Chocolate Single Occupancy $2389 Triple Occupancy $1960
Full Payment Due: 8/7/2021 *Gratuities for the tour director and driver are not included in the price and are at the passengers’ discretion. Please note that the itinerary is subject to change due to COVID restrictions that may be enforced without notice.
Happy Times Tours & Experiences P.O. Box 14153, West Allis, WI 53214 Phone: (414) 867-2727 | Email: [email protected] | www.happytimestours.com
The P’s of Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh, Philadelphia & Punxsutawney, PA)
Liberty Bell Lancaster, PA – Amish also Independence Hall known as the “Plain People”
The Ark Encounter
Day 4 B, D After a delicious breakfast, we will depart with a local guide on a tour of Hershey and learn the inspiring story of Milton Hershey. After the tour you will have time to tour the Hershey Museum and Chocolate World. You will even get to make your own candy bar! We will depart for Lancaster, home of the Amish who are also known as the plain people. A local guide will take us on a tour of the Amish area. We will visit a coach maker and an Amish dairy farm. You will get introduced to an Amish couple, Levi and Fannie Fisher, and have the opportunity to ask any of those questions you have always wanted to know about the Amish. Then you will enjoy an in-home meal at the Lapp’s home. We will overnight at the Heritage Hotel in Lancaster.
Day 5 B, D After breakfast we will depart for Philadelphia, the city of Brotherly Love. Upon arrival in Philadelphia, a local guide will join us for a day of sightseeing including seeing the Liberty Bell, tour of Betsy Ross House, Christ Church and Independence Hall. In the afternoon, we will visit the National Constitution Center which serves as America’s leading platform for constitutional education, fulfilling the congressional charter “to disseminate information about the United States Constitution on a nonpartisan basis in order to increase awareness and understanding of the Constitution among the American people.” We’ll check in to the historic boutique Warwick Hotel Rittenhouse Square located in the heart of Philadelphia. This evening we will enjoy dinner with a view aboard the Spirit of Philadelphia. Dine, dance and take in the amazing views on the Delaware River. Enjoy the beauty of Philly’s historic waterfront. There is onboard entertainment and DJ music for fun from start to finish. The cruise includes a delicious dinner buffet with freshly prepared entrees, salads, desserts and unlimited coffee, hot tea, and iced tea.
Day 6 B, D Enjoy the scenery as we make our way to Punxsutawney, PA, home to Phil, the famous groundhog. A local guide will join us for a sightseeing tour of Punxsutawney. You’ll be “Phil’d” with Love as you see all the different Phil statues that are in this quaint town. We will stop at Phil’s Burrow to see where Phil and his wife Phyllis live. We will even stop at Gobbler’s Knob, the site of the annual Groundhog Day Celebration. This evening we will arrive at the DoubleTree Hotel in Youngstown, Ohio and enjoy a farewell dinner with the friends you have made on this tour.
Day 7 B Tonight you will return home with perfectly pleasant memories of your vacation to explore the P’s of Pennsylvania.
Photo Credit: Punxsutawney Groundhog Club, Inc.
Happy Times Tours & Experiences P.O. Box 14153, West Allis, WI 53214 Phone: (414) 867-2727 | Email: [email protected] | www.happytimestours.com