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Group Tour HERITAGE &History 2016-17 Planning Guide Colonial America The American Civil War Melting Pot Native Peoples The Great Expansion The American West Come experience the story that’s touched so many. Billy Graham preaching in Times Square, New York, 1957 Visit the Billy Graham Library in Charlotte and discover how God called a humble farmer’s son to preach the Good News of His love to 215 million people face to face. Retrace his dynamic journey as history comes to life through inspiring multimedia presentations and state-of-the-art exhibits. FREE ADMISSION Monday to Saturday, 9:30–5:00 • BillyGrahamLibrary.org • 704-401-3200 Reservations are required for groups of 10 or more; email [email protected] or call 704-401-3270. 4330 Westmont Drive • Charlotte, North Carolina A ministry of Billy Graham Evangelistic Association ©2015 BGEA 2 Heritage & History • GroupTour.com 2016-17 Planning Guide 3 Join Our City of Dreamers, Idealists, Rebels, and Loyalists Around here, history is living, breathing, and sometimes even galloping past you. With fun and interactive activities throughout more than 300 acres, we’ll keep your group busy thinking and dreaming. Visits can include on-site lodging, dining, 18th-century tavern meals, and entertainment. Inspire your group with a lively Colonial Williamsburg experience in beautiful Virginia. Special savings available for groups of 15 or more. 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Along the eastern seaboard, groups can witness the remnants of their societies and still reap the benefits of their explorations. Evening flag change, Fort McHenry, Baltimore, Md. Photo: fort mcheNry social media team West Point, New York Although the United States Military Academy. Exhibits include a full-scale Academy — West Point — hasUnited grown Colonial scadettates barracks room, a cadet uniform ameriCa in size and stature since it was founded room, cadet daily life, academic fields of in 1802, it remains committedmilitary to the academyendeavor and the admissions process. task of producing commissioned lead- The Visitors Center also has a gift shop. ers of character for the U.S. Army. Trophy Point, which overlooks the The academy is located about 50 Hudson River to the north, offers terrific Cadets on parade, miles north of New York City on the views of the bluffs, Battle Monument U.S. Military Academy, West Point, N.Y. Hudson River. and captured cannons from past wars. Photo: usma More than 3 million people visit the One not-to-miss statue is Union academy every year, which has as its soldier John Sedgwick. Sedgwick’s exam-luck ritual, the written test will motto: “Duty, Honor, Country.” bronze statue has spurs that freely be a piece of cake. The Visitors Center is the starting rotate and, West Point myth has it, if West Point Tours, the academy’s of- point for all visitors to the U.S. Military a cadet spins the spurs as part of an ficial tour contractor, provides step-on guides, motorcoaches and several tour options North Little Rock, Arkansas: a destination for all seasons! for groups: The West Point Story, Discover our city’s natural beauty and bus-friendly attitude with the History and help of a complimentary step-on guide and custom itineraries. Tradition, The Command- Experience these one-of-a-kind historical attractions! ing Heights, The West Point Experi- ence, The Long Gray Line and Cadet Chapel, The Principles of West Point, N.Y. Leadership Tour. Photo: usma As West Point is an active military post, every group visitor is required to bring gov- ernment-issued identification. Some state driver’s licenses are not accepted for entry to West Point. West Point Tours can also arrange meals and other activities.S The Old Mill, viewed in Gone With the Wind USS Razorback, WWII submarine United States Military Academy 845-938-2638, Visitors Center Scott Sudduth usma.edu Call me today! 501-758-1424 [email protected] West Point Tours NorthLittleRock.org 845-446-4724 westpointtours.com 6 Heritage & History • GroupTour.com 2016-17 Planning Guide 7 Explore the land of ‘The Last of the Mohicans’ Lake George Area, New York The romance and natural beauty of the Cora, Alice and Major Howard, and his Mohican Lake George Area in New York’s Adiron- friends Chingachgook and Uncas. The paint- dacks, along with the “dark and silent ing has been on display at the hotel since it caves” found within the heart of the opened in 1926, and it serves as a remind- Hudson River, inspired writer James er of the region’s historic past. Fenimore Cooper to use this setting Visit Cooper’s Cave Overlook, on the in his classic American novel, The Hudson River in Glens Falls. Visitors can Last of the Mohicans. walk to the viewing platform to see the Colonial ameriCa Tanya Brand, group tour pro- caves and read about Cooper and the moter for the Lake George Area, Mohican tribe that inhabited the area. provided this itinerary. Enjoy lunch at one of the many cafes, “Whether you are a newcomer bistros, breweries and restaurants in to our destination or the Lake George Cooper’s Cave, Glens Falls, N.Y. downtown Glens Falls. Photo: courtesy of WarreN couNty Area is a favorite tour stop, this itinerary tourism dePartmeNt Afternoon activities can include a drive or combines quintessential, iconic attractions optional hike to the summit of Prospect Moun- and activities with fun and informative history tain to view 32-mile long Lake George, once named that is sure to please everyone in the group,” Brand said.