Keukenhof Gardens – Lisse, Netherlands SPRING/SUMMER/FALL | 2021 Planning to Fly? Looking Forward If you are planning to fly after September by David Davenport 30, 2021, you will need a “REAL ID” I would like to take the time to personally driver’s license or an accepted government thank everyone for your support during compliant source of identification. Therefore, these challenging times this past year. beginning October 1, 2021, a standard The cards, emails, and phone calls with driver’s license will no longer be accepted words of encouragement were very much when boarding a flight. Passed by Congress appreciated. I can’t tell you how grateful in 2005 as a recommendation from the 9/11 the staff and I were to hear from so many of Commission, the Department of Homeland you. When this all began, we had two groups Security will now require the Transportation of travelers out of the country. Karolyn was Security Administration (TSA) to begin with a group in Iceland and Sharon was enforcing the new and more stringent with another on a Caribbean cruise. We standards. Passports will work in place of a were a bit worried at the time, but thankfully, “Real ID” drivers license, along with several everyone returned home healthy and safe. collection of tours highlights some of the best other forms of identification which can be In the middle of getting our groups back “Great Outdoors” tours in the state. We also found on the (TSA) website – www.tsa.gov. and the country shutting down, I became a have a wonderful selection of cruises, day, SignaTours recommends taking the extra grandfather for the third time! Laura and I overnight, and bucket list tours! step of getting a “REAL-ID” when renewing could not have been any happier, although Finally, I would like to recognize someone your driver’s license. The DMV website – it was weeks before we could meet her for very special to me, and that would be my www.dmv.gov is also a great resource to the first time. mom and SignaTours founder Sharon help with items you will need to get your new Looking forward, we are beginning to Davenport. Just shy of sixty years in the “REAL ID” license. see the light at the end of the tunnel as the travel industry, she officially announced her Country begins to open for business and retirement last March. She is, of course, still INSIDE THIS ISSUE for us more importantly… Travel! Vaccines connected with SignaTours and will play are truly a blessing, if not miraculous, and the role of Tour Director and Advisor. She Get Out and Go ...... 2-3 will hopefully be an end to the pandemic. loves this business too much to walk away Day Trips ...... 4-7 Already, tens of millions of people across the completely. You will see her this year on our Celebrity Performances ...... 8 nation have received their shots and are now Crooked Road, Vermont, and New York City Overnight Tours ...... 9-11 able to visit family and friends without worry. tours for sure! I will not see her in the office, Departure/Deposit Information ...... 10 Our tour directors and office staff have all but I will see her on our daily walks. We share been vaccinated. many tour ideas on our walks. Within the first Bucket List Tours...... 12-13 Booking tours has been somewhat of a three months of 2020, mom welcomed to the Ocean Cruising ...... 14 challenge, as venues and certain areas of the world, four additional great grandchildren Policies ...... 15 SignaTours country and state are just beginning to open and is awaiting the arrival of another this H H H H H H H H H H H H again. We are very happy and pleased with June. Of the four, two are a set of twins. She the variety of new and exciting tours we have Staff Writers ...... David Davenport, sees them all on a weekly basis! Sharon, planned for you. We planned a new series myself, and the entire SignaTours family Karolyn Hall, Linda Johnston of Day Tours titled… “Get Out and Go.” This look forward to seeing you on tour soon!

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the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel and and learn why it was built and the important into Cape Charles for a tour of Kiptopeke role all lighthouses played on the Chesapeake State Park. Here, you’ll see half-sunk and Bay. Return to St. Jerome’s Creek for a dock abandoned WWI and WWII Cargo Ships side demonstration on shaft tonging oysters, that were intentionally placed there in the their life cycle, and their importance to the late 1940’s as a breaker to protect the Chesapeake Bay’s Eco-system. ferry terminal pier. Visit the nearby Wildlife CH: 7am / 8pm ES: 7:30am / 7:30pm Refuge and discover how Cape Charles was strategic in defending against possible Escape to Tangier Island German invasion during both World Wars. Saturday – June 19 $145 Bay Lighthouse Cruise Bunkers and a 16-inch artillery gun remain This tour is a long time favorite, but it fits Thursday – May 20, 2021 in place today! The Savage Neck Dunes our description of history, connection with the Step aboard the Harbor Queen for a Natural Area Preserve allows you a chance outdoors, and spectacular scenery. The year three-hour Narrated Annapolis Sightseeing to take an up close and personal view of the was 1608 and Captain John Smith, while Cruise featuring three Chesapeake Bay sand dunes and preserve. A Historic District sailing up the Chesapeake Bay, decided to Lighthouses, spectacular views of the Riding Tour of Cape Charles with free time drop anchor on a small island he named… waterfront, and more! Pass under the twin to shop and browse completes your day. A Tangier! Over the years, Tangier Island has spans of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, delicious waterfront lunch at The Shanty is transformed from the hunting and fishing a unique and stunning experience, and included midday! grounds of the Pocomoke Indians to the cruise by Sandy Point Shoal, Baltimore CH: 7am / 7:30pm ES: 7:30am / 7pm unique island it is today. Learn how the rich Harbor, and Thomas Point Lighthouses. oyster and crab grounds surrounding the Entertaining commentary is given by a Watermen’s Heritage Island drew early settlers to Tangier many historically attired Lighthouse keeper as you Cruise years ago and to this day, continues to draw cruise close to these lighthouses. The views Thursday – June 3 $169 fishermen. Depart Richmond and travel to are picturesque, and the cruising vessel Across the Potomac River via the Harry Reedville, Virginia, where you’ll board the is comfortable and climate controlled. A Nice Memorial Bridge, lies Historic St. Chesapeake Breeze for a 1 ½ hour cruise to box lunch will be served during the cruise. Mary’s City, Maryland’s first European Tangier Island. Small and largely unspoiled, Upon returning to the docks in the heart of settlement and capital. Today, St. Mary’s is an the island’s fishing village remains the “Soft- Annapolis, enjoy free time to explore all the archaeological treasure and historic site that shell Crab Capital” of the world. The people unique shops or maybe find a nearby bench includes the “Original Colonial Settlement of Tangier, who speak with a lingering trace of to relax and take in the sights along the and Living Museum.” St. Mary’s is the Elizabethan accent, are warm, friendly, and waterfront. $169 fourth oldest permanent English settlement proud of their heritage. Lunch is included CH: 7am / 7:30pm ES: 7:30am / 7pm in the United States and the “Birthplace of upon arrival and is followed by plenty of time Religious Freedom.” A guided tour takes you to explore. Stroll along the small roads and Captivating Cape Charles! on a journey back in time of this centuries old visit the unique gift shops or, for a small fee, Tuesday – May 25 $140 settlement, through its living history area and hop aboard one of the local’s golf carts and Cape Charles sits near the mouth of the museum complex. A box lunch is included take a tour around the island. Chesapeake Bay on Virginia’s Eastern Shore. midday as you set sail into the Chesapeake CH: 7am / 7pm ES: 7:30am / 6:30pm Founded in 1884, the town was designed to Bay for a special Watermen Heritage Tour. support a new railroad and the Little Creek- Your 1½ hour narrated cruise by the vessel’s Waterways of Charming Cape Charles Ferry. Today, with a population captain, gives you an appreciation of life Chesapeake! around 1,000 residents, Cape Charles on the Chesapeake Bay. You will also have Thursday – July 8 $135 maintains its quaint, post-Victorian charm. the chance to re-bait and set commercial Located along the Intracoastal Waterway Tom Bonadeo, lifelong resident, guides you crab pots while learning the life cycle of the in the heart of Coastal Virginia, Chesapeake on an educational and entertaining tour. famous (and delicious) Maryland Blue Crab! is a city rich in history and natural wonders. Travel takes you on a scenic route across Discover the Point-No-Point Lighthouse It is also home of the Award Winning… Great

2 (804) 379-6500 • Toll Free (888) 540-0100 • Hours: Mon. – Fri. 9am to 5pm cultivars in North America. It also contains half the world’s pine species, a Virginia Native Plant Trail, extensive collections of perennials, and more! A presentation upon your arrival introduces you to the Arboretum’s history. A guided walk through the outdoor gardens completes your visit to the Arboretum. Lunch follows at Hunter’s Head Tavern, 1700’s home turned British Tavern. Today’s menu… Shepherd’s Pie or Fish and Chips. Afterwards, finish the day at Sky Meadows State Park, named after an island in Scotland. An active farm since the 1840’s, Sky Meadows is home to numerous historic buildings dating back to the late 1700’s as well as a year-round site Bridge Battlefield and Waterways Museum. wooded Cedar Trail and wetlands created by for bird-watching and amateur astronomers. A guided tour of this beautiful new Museum beavers over 40 years ago! (Walk is a flat, A local Ranger greets you at the Mt. Bleak and Visitor Center, allows you to experience level, and leisurely mile stroll) Enjoy lunch House for a lesson on the architectural and life as it was in 18th century Virginia. Learn (covered patio seating) on the waterfront agricultural significance of the Park. A short about the significant contributions of the at Brickmakers Café. Afterwards, visit the walk to a scenic view of the Crooked Run waterways during the 1775 Battle of Great stunning new Turning Point Suffragist Valley completes your visit. Bridge and the Revolutionary War, and how Memorial, a national memorial dedicated CH: 7am / 7pm ES: 7:30am / 6:30pm they subsequently helped in the creation of to honor the brave women of the Suffragist the United States. Lunch follows at Wickers Movement. This impressive memorial The “Wildlife” Side of Crab Pot Seafood, a family-owned restaurant features an actual section of the White Virginia Beach with a heritage in the seafood industry for House fence where activists picketed, and Thursday – September 9 $135 over 60 years. The owner, Roy Wicker, is a a beautifully landscaped meditation garden. Arrive at the Virginia Beach Farmer’s fourth-generation waterman who will provide Next, arrive at where a Market for a fascinating presentation on the a discussion on the Oyster business in the Ranger will lead you on a ten-minute walk agriculture of Virginia Beach. Afterwards, Chesapeake. Afterwards, visit the South from the Visitor Center to the park’s scenic enjoy free time to shop and browse the many Norfolk Jordan Bridge for a “Scenic Walk” waterfalls! The Falls are truly impressive local merchants throughout the Farmer’s on a modern marvel that’s higher than the and a breathtaking example of the power Market. Before leaving, enjoy a Buffet Style Brooklyn Bridge! It connects Chesapeake of nature. Finish the day at Meadowlark Lunch in the Market’s covered pavilion. to Portsmouth and provides spectacular Botanical Gardens, one the region’s most Afterwards, travel to Back Bay National views of the Elizabeth River. End the day coveted outdoor ornamental gardens. The Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center where you’ll at the Chesapeake Arboretum, where a highlight of your visit is unquestionably the board an air-conditioned tram for a two-hour Master Gardener joins you for a “walk and Korean Bell Garden, a feature containing tour into . This 4,500- talk” through this natural oasis consisting of an impressive gazebo with a large hand- acre refuge located south of Virginia Beach, two acres of gardens and over 48 acres of crafted bell. It is the only one of its kind in was established in 1938 as a vital place for woodlands. the Western Hemisphere and a symbol of migratory birds to rest and gather food. It is CH: 7:30am / 6:30pm ES: 8am / 6pm friendship between Virginia and South Korea. nestled between the waters of Back Bay to CH: 7am / 7:30pm ES: 7:30am / 7pm the west and the Atlantic Ocean to the east Great Falls of the Potomac and is one of the last remaining undeveloped Tuesday – July 13 $145 Discover Virginia’s State areas along the Atlantic coast. Your tour You may think of Fairfax as a bustling, Arboretum! includes the False Cape Visitor Center and urban city near Washington, but a little-known Thursday – July 22 $150 a scenic stop at the Wash Woods Historic truth is that this beltway city has many hidden Located southeast of Winchester in one Site. Here, you have a chance to “get out gems worth visiting! Huntley Meadows Park of Virginia’s most picturesque areas, you and explore.” Throughout the tour, be on Wetlands and Boardwalk is a prime example will find the State Arboretum of Virginia, the lookout for wildlife of the winged variety with acres of marsh wetlands teeming with a hidden treasure and home of the Blandy perched in large nests within the park. a large variety of wildlife. It is also very Experimental Farm. The Farm is a research CH: 7:30am / 7pm ES: 8am / 6:30pm popular with bird watchers. Take a guided field station for the University of Virginia walking tour with a Park Naturalist through a and home to the largest variety of boxwood

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The “Greatest Generation” their lives. Their new beautiful and charming “artistic” display like no one has seen before. Sunday – June 6, 2021 neighbor invigorates their feud and they You’ll be astounded as the 20,000 square The Virginia International Military Tattoo face-off as romantic rivals until their hilarious foot exhibit comes to life through a brilliant th marks the 76 Anniversary of the end of shenanigans finally bring about a resolution display of light and sound continuously World War II and honors the courage and to their long-standing differences. This stage moving and changing shape while featuring sacrifice of the Greatest Generation. This adaptation captures the crochety but lovable the most compelling works of Van Gogh! The year’s gala offers an astounding display of characters through twinkling humor, great “Experience” includes separate galleries that inspirational military music, majestic, massed songs, and the affectionate depiction of a chronicle his life, technique, and influence pipes and drums, and show stopping drill small town that feels like home to everyone! through informative panels, and larger team maneuvers. More specifically, you will Enjoy great seats and a plated lunch before than life re-creations. Comfortable seating see bands from the United States Army, the matinee begins. $145 throughout the galleries allows viewers a Navy, and Marines, along with the Air Force CH: 10am / 6:30pm ES: 10:30am / 6pm chance to admire this spectacle. Enjoy Drill Team, Chicago Wheel Jam Acrobatics waterfront dining midday at Tony & Joe’s Team, the Old Dominion University Band and Take Me Out to the Seafood Place in Georgetown’s Washington Drumline, the Virginia Children’s Chorus, the Ball Game! Harbour. Your day continues with an Virginia Symphony Orchestra Chorus, and Sunday – August 15, 2021 afternoon visit to The Phillips Collection, an more! Come with us to honor, commemorate, Can you believe the Washington Nationals internationally recognized, intimate museum th and celebrate the men and women who not are celebrating their 17 season this year? It – considered America’s first home for Modern only changed the course of history for the didn’t take nearly that long for the rivalry to and Contemporary Art. This private museum United States but also for the world. Lunch form between the Nationals and the Braves is celebrating its Centennial anniversary this is included en route at everyone’s favorite as these two teams have been battling each year! Your visit includes a guided one-hour Wakefield, VA restaurant… the Virginia other for the top spot in the division since tour of its permanent collection and special Diner. Please Note: This year’s performance day one! With a 2019 Championship under exhibitions. $170 will be held at Old Dominion University’s S.B. their belt, the Nationals are looking to do it CH: 7:30am / 7:30pm ES: 8am / 7pm Ballard Stadium. The 22,000-seat stadium again! Who will have the better team this allows for more than enough room for social year… we guess that depends on the team A Star-Spangled distancing. This year’s performance will go you like best! Regardless, it’s guaranteed to Banner Day on rain or shine, in the same manner as the be an exciting and potentially close game. Thursday – September 16, 2021 Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo performs in So, come on out and join us for “America’s A Star-Spangled Banner Day! Baltimore’s Scotland! $150 Pastime” at its best. “Infield Box Seating” National Aquarium is considered one of ES: 9:30am / 7pm CH: 10am / 6:30pm provides an up close and personal vantage the top aquariums in the United States. Its point for the game. Baseball at Nationals unique design and glass pyramid houses Park would not be complete without a hot more than 750 species in its aquarium that dog in one hand and an ice-cold beverage holds more than two-million gallons of water. in the other. “Best dressed” person in your Their award-winning exhibits showcase team’s gear may get a little something extra. a Tropical Rain Forest, an Atlantic Coral We may also have a surprise visitor join us for Reef, an Open Ocean Shark Tank, and the the day! Approximate time of return depends Association of Zoos and Aquariums “Best on the game length. $175 Exhibit…” Australia Wild Extremes. Lunch is CH: 9am / 7pm ES: 9:30am / 6:30pm included at the Aquarium’s Café. After your Aquarium visit, meet Francis Scott Key for a “Grumpy Old Men: Van Gogh… Guided, Riding Tour of Baltimore! Points of The Musical” The Immersive Experience interest include: Historic Fells Point – Oldest Wednesday – August 4, 2021 Wednesday – September 1, 2021 neighborhood in Baltimore, Star-Spangled Riverside Center for the Performing Showing for a limited engagement in our Banner Flag House, Edgar Allen Poe’s Home, Arts is excited to be one of the first regional Nation’s Capital… Van Gogh: The Immersive and Federal Hill for breathtaking views of the theaters to present this musical adaptation Experience is an exhibit bigger than life! Inner Harbor and the city skyline. Last and of the 1993 movie starting Walter Matthau, Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience is by no means least, arrive at Fort McHenry Jack Lemmon, and Ann Margaret. Two aging more than just art on a wall, it can almost National Monument and Historic Shrine, neighbors have been feuding for most of be described as a living and breathing the very site where the “Stars and Stripes”

4 (804) 379-6500 • Toll Free (888) 540-0100 • Hours: Mon. – Fri. 9am to 5pm flew during the War of 1812, inspiring Francis Neptune Festival & is so excited to finally bring this Broadway Scott Key to write the words that would Dolphin Watch Musical to its stage! Inspired by real events become the United States National Anthem. Saturday – September 25, 2021 and featuring the bluegrass-tinged Grammy- Your inspirational visit includes a discovery This year’s Neptune Festival has a new nominated score, Bright Star is a sweeping film and free time to spend in the visitor twist with the exciting new additions of a tale of love and redemption set against the center. $160 Sightseeing Cruise and Lunch! Arrive at rich backdrop of the American South in the CH: 6:30am / 8pm ES: 7am / 7:30pm Rudee’s Inlet for a 90-minute Narrated 1920’s and ’40’s. When literary editor, Alice Sightseeing Cruise. Your seasoned Captain Murphy, meets a young soldier just home A Few Good Men and Crew are there to answer all your questions from World War II, he awakens her longing Friday – August 27, 2021 and to point out any potential dolphin for the child she once lost. Haunted by The National Museum of the Marine Corps sightings! On your return to Rudee’s Inlet, their unique connection, Alice sets out on a is a lasting tribute to U.S. Marines, past, enjoy a delicious Lunch at Rockefellers, one journey to understand her past – and what present, and future. Adjacent to Marine of the area’s most popular dining spots. The she finds has the power to transform both Corps Base afternoon is yours to enjoy all the festivities of their lives. Propelled by an ensemble of Q u a n t i c o , of the 47th Annual Virginia Beach Neptune onstage musicians and dancers, the story Virginia, the Festival. The event is ranked 5th out of 200 unfolds as a rich tapestry of deep emotion, M u s e u m ’s Fine Art and Design Shows and considered beautiful melodies and powerfully moving s o a r i n g one of the best Oceanfront Festivals on the performances. An uplifting theatrical journey, d e s i g n East Coast! More than 250 artisans are on Bright Star is as refreshingly genuine as it evokes the hand showcasing their handmade artwork, is daringly hopeful. Enjoy great seats and image of the flag-raisers of Iwo Jima and crafts, and collectibles. The Festival is also a plated lunch before the matinee begins. beckons visitors to this 120,000 square-foot home to the International Sand Sculpting $145 structure. You’ll see world-class exhibits, Competition, where artisans from around CH: 10am / 6:30pm ES: 10:30am / 6pm artifacts, and audio/visual displays that the world showcase their talents in designing immerse visitors in the sights and sounds of world class sand sculptures. These sand- Legendary Leesburg & Marines in action. Be one of the first to see sculpting “works of art” are truly amazing! Waterford their new expansion covering the Marine Tickets for the Sand Sculptures are included. Friday – October 1, 2021 Corps story from 1976 through the wars in Iraq Sign up right away for an amazing day in Leesburg, Virginia, is a short drive and Afghanistan. Your visit includes… We, Virginia Beach! $140 northwest of our Nation’s Capital and is The Marines in the Medal of Honor Theatre. CH: 7am / 7pm ES: 7:30am / 6:30pm located along the base of Catoctin Mountain The movie follows the journey of Marines and close to the Potomac River. Its location from boot camp to training, deployment and “Bright Star” near D.C. played a major role in history as finally homecoming. A late Buffet Lunch at Wednesday – September 29, 2021 it was the temporary site for the United the Museum is followed by a performance Following numerous changes and States government during the War of 1812. of music and precision marching at the cancellations to its schedule last year, the Leesburg is home to Morven Park, a 1,000- Marine Barracks Washington, D.C. The Riverside Center for the Performing Arts acre Estate and Equestrian Center. The Evening Parade, held every Friday in the summer, has become a universal symbol of the professionalism, discipline, and Esprit de Corps of the United States Marines. It features “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band, “The Commandant’s Own” The United States Marine Drum and Bugle Corps, the Marine Corps Color Guard, the Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon, and Ceremonial Marchers. $150 CH: 11:30am / 12:30 am ES: 12pm / 12am

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www.TravelSignaTours.com • [email protected] 5 estate’s historic Davis Mansion was built in the reason people from around the world and other outdoor sporting events. The 1780 and most notably served as home to and 26 U.S. presidents have stayed at this Museum also houses a “rare books section.” Governors from Maryland and Virginia. The mountainside retreat. Arguably, the best kept A guided tour of the Library & Museum is Mansion’s storied 240-year history evolved secret of the Greenbrier is… its massive followed by free time to explore the quaint from a fieldstone farmhouse in the late underground bunker complex that was downtown area of Middleburg. Next, enjoy 1700’s to its present Greek Revival estate meant to serve as an emergency shelter a wonderful Lunch at Goodstone Inn’s… appearance of today. Your visit to the Park for the United States Congress during the The Bistro & Conservatory, a hidden includes a guided tour of the Davis Mansion Cold War Code named “Project Greek treasure and one of the top-rated restaurants and Carriage Museum, which features Island” the bunker features dorms, power in Virginia providing patrons an unparalleled a unique collection of antique coaches, plant, cafeteria, clinic, House and Senate view of the countryside and a farm to table carriages, and sleds. A delicious lunch is Chambers, decontamination area and a 25- culinary experience. Renowned historian included in Historic Leesburg. Afterwards, ton blast door. A hidden secret for more than Rich Gillespie joins us after lunch for a travel to the village of Waterford, Virginia, 30 years! This incredible tour during peak fun-filled “History Lesson!” As the coach a National Historic Landmark, and home fall foliage includes a Guided Resort Tour, winds through the beautiful countryside, to the Waterford Fair, now celebrating its a delicious Buffet Lunch in the Main Dining Rich provides an educated narrative on 76th anniversary! The landmark designation Room, an afternoon Bunker Tour, and free Middleburg’s storied history. Stops include was made in recognition of the town’s well- time at the Resort to browse the many shops. Mt. Zion Historic Park, site of a Civil War preserved 18th and 19th century architecture This tour will sell out quickly, so call right skirmish and church that served as a field and landscape. Tour many historic homes, away and reserve your space. $255 hospital (you’ll see Civil War “graffiti” inside), only open during the Fair, and explore the CH: 6:30am / 8pm ES: 7am / 7:30pm and Aldie Mill, a 200-year-old Grist Mill. wealth of traditional arts and crafts that will Retaining much of its original machinery, it be on display throughout the village. $149 Marvelous Middleburg! is one of the best-preserved mills in Virginia. CH: 7am / 7:30pm ES: 7:30am / 7pm Thursday – October 21, 2021 Your Mill visit includes a private milling Join us today as we travel northwest to demonstration! $165 Gorgeous Glorious Middleburg, Virginia, a picturesque town CH: 7am / 7pm ES: 7:30am / 6:30pm Greenbrier surrounded by rolling hills and farmland, Tuesday – October 19, 2021 rich in history and charm. After the turn of Fall Foliage Spectacular Built in 1778, The Greenbrier has the last century, the town became a popular Saturday – October 23, 2021 beckoned visitors to its West Virginia doors destination for foxhunting and steeple A kaleidoscope of colors and panoramic for more than two centuries! Surrounded by chasing, earning it a reputation as the views abound each year in the majestic Blue the beauty of the Allegheny Mountains, this “Nation’s Horse and Hunt Capital.” Founded Ridge Mountains. It’s one of Virginia’s most stately resort with its Georgian architecture in 1954, the National Sporting Library popular fall destinations. This spectacle of and meticulously manicured gardens, is one & Museum, is a world-class research beauty begins at the Peaks of Otter Lodge, of America’s premier Resort destinations! Library, and fine art Museum highlighting located at Milepost 86 on the Blue Ridge Greenbrier’s testimony to grace, elegance, the area’s rich heritage and tradition of Parkway. The Peaks of Otter Lodge is nestled and commitment to exceeding the country pursuits. In addition to its focus on at the base of Sharp Top Mountain and expectations of its guests, is understandably horsemanship, shooting, angling, wildlife, beside the pristine waters of Abbott Lake. While at the Lodge, enjoy a delicious lunch with gorgeous views overlooking Abbott Lake. Free time follows to explore the grounds or to take a walk around the lake. Your day also includes a visit to a local Apple Orchard for freshly picked “Grown in Virginia” apples, homemade cider, apple butter, jams and jellies and other farm fresh products. Later this afternoon, scenic Parkway views pass by your window as you travel to Natural Bridge State Park. Here you will see the impressive 215-foot tall Natural Bridge, a limestone gorge carved out by Cedar Creek centuries ago. Natural Bridge became Virginia’s 37th state park in 2016 and has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a National Historic Landmark since 1988.

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Awe Shucks! Friday – November 5, 2021 The town of Urbanna is synonymous with one thing and one thing only… Oysters, and lots of them! Celebrating more than six decades of oyster mania, the Urbanna Oyster Festival, is the place to be if you love “Everything Oyster!” A small town of less than 500 residents, Urbanna, named after England’s Queen Anne, grows to more than 60,000 visitors for their two-day event. The streets are closed for their annual celebration to allow plenty of room for Arts & Crafts, the Oyster Festival Parade, Live Music, Oyster celebrates the “Centennial Commemoration” national tradition for America. Stroll through Shucking Contests, Virginia Wine and Craft of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. This America’s most prestigious and honored Brew Tastings and so much more! Since revered memorial is dedicated to deceased house. Experience firsthand this historic you’ll be here for this edible delight, you’ll be U.S. service members whose remains have tradition while viewing the beautiful trees and pleased to know you can get your oysters not been identified. AChanging of the Guard decorations. After touring the White House Raw, Steamed, Roasted, Rockefeller, Fried, is a site to behold as a soldier from the 3rd and White House Visitor Center, lunch will Stewed, and Frittered! There’s even Oyster U.S. Infantry Regiment, known as “The Old be included at a popular area restaurant Pot Pie if you can believe it? If you are with a Guard,” stands watch over the Tomb of the as well as an additional attraction in the friend and not an oyster lover, there’s festival Unknown Soldiers. It is performed in silence afternoon. Details will be announced once food to include Crab Cakes, BBQ, Clams, every hour on the hour and should not be the date is finalized.This is a high demand Grilled and Smoked Meats, and more! For missed. Enjoy a delicious Lunch midday at tour with extremely limited availability. dessert lovers, try the festival’s “Calorie Free” Matchbox American Kitchen. Next, visit the Sign up immediately to increase your Chocolate Dipped Cheesecake on a Stick, Military Women’s Memorial, a memorial chance of going! Fried Oreos, Funnel Cakes and Ice Cream dedicated to the women who have served in PLEASE NOTE: For the best chance of Sandwiches! We may have stretched the the U.S. Armed Forces. It’s the Nation’s only touring the White House, we recommend truth a little bit on the calorie free desserts. major national memorial honoring the women signing up immediately. $75.00 of the tour $75 who have defended our Country. A guided cost is non-refundable if you cancel after CH: 8am / 4:30pm ES: 8:30am / 4pm tour includes the Exhibit Gallery, Register your name has been submitted to the White Room, Hall of Honor, and the Upper Terrace. House. Once names are submitted there A Salute to Our Veterans End the day at the National 9/11 Pentagon are no substitutions, additions, or changes. Wednesday – November 10, 2021 Memorial, honoring the 184 federal SignaTours will notify you immediately Veterans Day, as some may remember, employees, military personnel, civilians, and upon notification by the White House in began as Armistice Day, a day where the flight crew that were killed on September 11, late November. Please, No Phone Calls. major hostilities of World War 1 formally 2001. A guide will talk about the memorial The White House makes all decisions on ended on the 11th hour of the 11th day of and share stories of that harrowing day. $155 appointments. SignaTours has no say in the 11th month of 1918. The United States CH: 7am / 7:30pm ES: 7:30am / 7pm the decision-making process. The White Congress passed a resolution in 1938 House Tour is a “Guaranteed Departure” officially observing November 11 as a legal Christmas at the White and will run as planned. In the unlikely holiday. Armistice Day was officially renamed House Washington, D.C. event your tour is denied entry into the Veterans Day at the urging of veteran December 2, 3 or 4, 2021 White House, an optional tour will be organizations in 1954. Join us for a special Visiting the White House in Washington planned in its place. $165 Veterans Day celebration that pays tribute D.C. is a time honored and treasured holiday Departure and Return Times depend on to all who served our great Nation. Tour tradition. The custom of placing a decorated the White House appointment schedule Arlington National Cemetery, a U.S. military tree in the White House began in 1889 on cemetery honoring those who have served Christmas morning during the Presidency Find us online: our Nation during times of war and peace. of Benjamin Harrison. What began as www.TravelSignaTours.com This year, Arlington National Cemetery a family gathering has now become a

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most passionate and awe-inspiring role he has made famous, while vocalist Gail performance I have ever seen, and Bliss, star of “Just a Closer Walk with Patsy I’ve seen many. I don’t quite know Cline,” gives her jaw dropping performance how or when it happened, but I was as Patsy! Between the two, they’ve mesmerized by his every word and like a performed on Broadway, the Grand Ole “deer in the headlights,” I couldn’t move! Opry, the Ryman Auditorium and many other I was hooked in the moment waiting great venues around the country! “Country for his next word; I was transfixed on Royalty” features a live band as Jason and a story I had never heard before. Was Gail perform over 20 of Hank and Patsy’s it his singing, his mastery of the guitar, chart-topping hits like: I’m So Lonesome his delivery, his acting? I honestly can’t I Could Cry, Walkin’ After Midnight, Your “Country Royalty” – say exactly what is was, but I do know I Cheatin’ Heart, Crazy, Hey Good Lookin, I Tribute to Hank Williams wanted more! Larger than life, Jason, for that Fall To Pieces, Move it on Over, Leavin’ On and Patsy Cline moment in time, was Hank Williams! True to Your Mind, Lost Highway, Sweet Dreams, Richmond, VA his words… Jason puts it like this – “I treat the and more! Spend a thrilling afternoon of song Monday – November 15, 2021 stage like my front porch, so let’s all gather as they honor the legendary performers that Foreword… By David Davenport ‘round and do some singing and storytelling helped make Country Music great! $54 Having witnessed Jason Petty, the “Star of and have a night of it.” I couldn’t agree more! “Country Royalty,” perform for us the first Join us for an afternoon of “Country An exclusive SignaTours event to be held time six years ago, I was an immediate fan. Royalty” as two of the largest legends of at the “The Henrico Theatre” I can’t say I was a big fan of Hank Williams country music perform together on stage… 305 East Nine Mile Road or Country Music for that matter, but after Hank Williams and Patsy Cline! Jason Highland Springs, VA 23075 Jason’s performance, I was sold on Hank Petty, star of “Hank Williams Lost Highway” Doors Open 1:30pm • Showtime 2pm and Country Music! Jason delivered the and 2003 Obie Award winner, re-creates the Purchase all tickets through SignaTours

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Eastern Shore Adventure the Barter Theatre, the Carter Family Fold day of the “The King” with his special Aloha May 12-13, 2021 $445 Festival, Country Cabin II’s Jam Session, from Elvis Show. Enjoy Dinner before the Chincoteague Island, Virginia’s only resort Country Line Dancing, Tim White’s VW evening show begins. After a comfortable island, is one of the many and perhaps, the Boys, and the Birthplace of Country Music night’s rest, it’s back to the theatre for a most popular island along Virginia’s Eastern Museum. Nearing the end of your “Crooked special Tribute to Musical Legends Show Shore. It is famous for its wild ponies and Road” experience the influence of music of the featuring music from the 50’s to today. Hear is the gateway to the Assateague Island Crooked Road at the Ralph Stanley Museum the best in Country, Pop, Motown, Gospel, National Seashore. Day one includes lunch in & Traditional Mountain Music Center. A Patriotic, and family-friendly comedy. Next, the quaint town of Onancock followed by an busy last day on the Crooked Road includes step aboard the New Tygart Flyer, a vintage afternoon featuring a Sightseeing Pontoon Windshield Tours of Abingdon and Bristol diesel-powered locomotive for some of West Boat Cruise to experience Chincoteague and free time for lunch and shopping follows Virginia’s most spectacular sights. Unspoiled and Assateague Islands in a way that is at the Southwest Virginia Cultural Center mountain vistas give way to one of the most simply not possible from land. This nature and Marketplace. It’s the perfect place to incredible views of your journey… the High tour is the ideal opportunity to see their world- find local artisans hard at work mastering Falls of Cheat, a spectacular 150-foot-long famous ponies. Your “Adventure” includes a their unique crafts and artwork. Last and waterfall on the Cheat River! Breakfast, Guided Riding Tour to Assateague Island. certainly not least, Tim White rejoins the Lunch, and Dinner are included both days on Stop at the Assateague Lighthouse for a group for some afternoon entertainment at this must-see Mountain Music Spectacular! great photo opportunity and a visit to the the Lincoln Theatre, home to the television Check our Website or Call for a detailed new multi-million-dollar Bateman Center, show… “Song of the Mountains.” Do not miss itinerary! a state-of-the-art, environmentally friendly this authentic musical experience! Journey educational center. Lunch is included in down the Crooked Road with us! Check our Michigan Magic and Chincoteague followed by a visit to nearby Website or Call for a detailed itinerary! Mackinac Island NASA Wallops Flight Facility. There have September 5-11, 2021 $1790 been over 16,000 launches from the rocket Elvis is in the Building Michigan is truly a magical state and the testing range at Wallops since its founding in August 13-14, 2021 $485 only state with two peninsulas separated by 1945. Enjoy a Guided Riding Tour out to the One of the best kept secrets from our the Straits of Mackinac, a five-mile channel Launch Pad and time at the Visitor Center. neighbors to the west is the small mountain joining Lake Huron to Lake Michigan. There is Still Time to Book This Tour. community of Elkins, West Virginia. What Michigan also has the longest freshwater Check our Website or Call for a detailed makes it unique, is that it is home to the Gandy coastlines in the world! Four of the five Great itinerary! Dance Theatre, West Virginia’s only Branson- Lakes border the state along with Lake St. style theatre! A special performance by the Clair as well as countless inland lakes and Virginia’s Crooked Road “King of Rock” is planned Friday evening! ponds. Its shoreline is dotted with maritime July 30 – August 2, 2021 $1175 Robert Keefer of Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, museums and more than 129 picturesque Virginia’s Heritage Music Trail is an an Elvis impersonator extraordinaire, will lighthouses. Be astounded by the beauty of adventure that stretches 333 miles across make you feel like you are reliving the true Michigan, the Great Lakes, and its history. Virginia and through some of the most scenic areas of the United States. This is the road that travels “Where America’s Music Was Born… and Lives On!” Discover the roots of American music, roots that run deep and wide. This region is home to the World’s Capital of “Old Time Mountain Music” and the “Birthplace of Country Music.” In Floyd, Virginia, your hotel is steps away from the Floyd County Shops and General Store. After Dinner, filled with family tradition and delicious down-home cooking, take to the streets for the “Friday Night Jamboree.” The Crooked Road’s non-stop entertainment continues with “Mountain Music Magic,” at

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From the magnificent mountains at the Bavarian Inn, Bronner’s – world’s and Kristy Harvey. Crystal Coast is an 85 of the Berkshires to the rugged ranges largest Christmas store, and more! We can’t mile stretch of coastline that includes 56 of the Green and White Mountains of return home without a visit to the great state of miles of protected shoreline extending from Vermont, see some of the most beautiful fall Ohio, for an evening at the Amish Country Cape Lookout National Seashore southwest scenery in the Country. But it’s not only about Theatre. A visit to Hershberger Bakery & to the New River. Enjoy two wonderful nights the splendor of the scenery, as you also visit Market completes your stay in Ohio. Come with oceanfront views at the Doubletree some of the best attractions New England and spend your Labor Day holiday with Hotel in Atlantic Beach. There is plenty has to offer in a short six-day window. Visit the SignaTours! 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If this wasn’t enough, sing along and restaurants! The afternoon includes a effects, live animals, and a talented cast to the “#1 Hits of the 60’s” in an incredible humbling experience at the Titanic Museum, of actors. Set in the opulent, yet perilous show dubbed, “The Most Fun You’ll Have in followed by a “laugh till it hurts” performance Persian Empire, this captivating tale is one Branson,” featuring a selection of over 100 at the Hatfield & McCoy Dinner Feud. of beauty and bravery. Witness the transition songs from all of your favorite singers. Toes Watch as Pa Hatfield and Ma McCoy try to of Esther’s life as it changed from ordinary will be tapping with hands just a-clapping set aside their differences in the spirit of the into a world of royalty and risk. Can she at the high energy Clay Cooper’s Country Season. It’s a terrific ending to your fun and find the courage to trust God’s plan while Music Show. With Branson in the rearview festive “Fantasy of Lights” tour. Check our she wears the crown and holds a secret? mirror, a stop will be made to experience the Website or Call for a detailed itinerary! Your “Memories” getaway also features an multi-million-dollar expansion at the Gateway exciting matinee performance of Mamma Arch in St. Louis! A Tram Ride is included to “New York City Mia at the Dutch Apple Dinner Theater! the top of the Arch! And to sweeten the deal, Extravaganza Enjoy a delicious Lunch prior to this “Sing 16 Delicious Meals are included! Seven full December 14-17, 2021 $1350 & Dance Along” performance. An authentic days of the fun, food, and entertainment are There is no place like New York City “Amish Home-Cooked Meal” in an Amish ready for you this holiday season. Check our during the holidays! From the Christmas Home is planned along with an inspirational Website or Call for a detailed itinerary! Tree at Rockefeller Center to the incredible presentation that revives the old art of “Chalk window displays at Saks, Bloomingdales, Talk” at Elva’s Studio! Accommodations Gatlinburg’s Fantasy of and Macy’s, there is something for everyone are included at the Eden Resort and Suites. Lights in the “City that Never Sleeps!” Join us Your tour also includes shopping at the December 2-5, 2021 $925 for our annual New York City Holiday Bird in Hand Market and a visit to Kitchen The Great Smoky Mountains are beautiful Extravaganza with accommodations at the Kettle Village, selling homemade jams and all year long, each season offering its own M Social Hotel (former Novotel) in the Heart relishes, decadent fudge, jewelry, plants and degree of scenic beauty. If you think winter of Times Square. This year’s tour two of so much more! Sign up right away for two is too cold at the foot of the mountains and Broadway’s newest sensational hits… “Mrs. fun-filled days of Amish Memories. Check there is nothing to do, then you are in for Doubtfire!” and Diana The Musical. Both our Website or Call for a detailed itinerary! the surprise of your life! Shopping, Tastings, will have you shouting “Bravo!” Your festive Shows, and a Fantasy of Lights Parade… oh “Holiday Extravaganza” allows plenty of “Best of Branson” my! This tour has something for everyone free time to explore the many fascinating November 10–16, 2021 $2025 and then some. Arrive in Pigeon Forge for sights that make New York City a must-see Synonymous with good ole fun-filled family a welcome Dinner at the Bullfish Grill, and attraction any time of year! For the shoppers, entertainment, Branson, Missouri remains an exciting Country Tonight Holiday Show! you’ll find everything you need and more one of the most popular destinations for What a great way to begin your Fantasy of along 5th Avenue. For those who like the live entertainment in the Country! Branson’s Lights Tour. The Greystone Lodge on the idea of joining a group tour, we have three quality entertainment far exceeds the River is your host for three warm and cozy such tours planned for your enjoyment. They competition with a variety of show stopping nights in your balcony room overlooking include: Radio City Rockettes Christmas performances highlighting the best in Gatlinburg’s Little River. In the morning, an Spectacular, Luncheon Cruise & The “Pop, Rock and Roll, Gospel and Country informative Great Smoky Mountain National Edge (New York’s newest “over- look” in Music.” We’ve picked the best shows… Park Tour is followed by a delicious Lunch Hudson Yards), and a Guided Riding Tour Among them, the ever popular “Oak Ridge at Bennett’s Barbeque. The remainder of of New York with Lunch and admission Boys – “Down Home Country Show.” the afternoon is free to experience the festive to the Tenement Museum. From the Best Best known for their traditional country, town of Gatlinburg. This evening, we’ve got on Broadway to the sights and sounds of western swing, and gospel music, they are your seat “literally” for one of the biggest Times Square, New York is the place to be sure to having you clapping throughout events of the year… the 46th Annual Fantasy this December! This tour sells out quickly, so the show. The First Family of Branson, The in Lights Christmas Parade! Aside from the don’t delay! Check our Website or Call for Presley’s, perform their Country Christmas parade, the city is adorned by “Millions” of a detailed itinerary! Jubilee. Enjoy a premier production of the Christmas lights and dozens of custom lights Brett Family Christmas Show, voted the displays located throughout the town. Your

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® Kitts. Your beautiful ship is a destination unto New England & Canada itself! Anthem of the Seas is the second Voyage ship in Royal Caribbean’s Quantum Class. September 9-18, 2022 This 4,180-passenger cruise ship features Set sail from New Jersey on a fabulous The following group cruises are Fully innovations like North Star, a jewel-shaped Nine-Night New England & Canada Voyage Escorted from Richmond and the price glass capsule that rises 300 feet above aboard the “Adventure of the Seas,” one of includes: Roundtrip Transportation to the pier, sea level, providing 360-degree views from Royal Caribbean’s Voyager Class ships. First Driver Gratuity, Cruise Fare, Taxes and Fees, high above the ship; and the SeaPlex, the launched in 2001, it underwent an extensive Port Charges, On Board Ship Gratuities, as largest indoor sports and entertainment renovation in January 2018. It boasts modern well as our Get Ready to Set Sail Luncheon! complex at sea. 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www.TravelSignaTours.com • [email protected] 15 133rd Annual Rose Parade December 29, 2021 – January 2, 2022 $2,749 Join us on our annual California Rose Parade Tour! Accommodations this year are at the Renaissance Long Beach Hotel, located in the Heart of Long Beach and ranked as one of the most walkable cities in America! Highlights for this year include a Los Angeles and Hollywood Guided Tour. See Cathedral of Our Lady of Angels, Disney Concert Hall and Grauman’s Chinese Theatre. Visit the new Academy Museum of Motion Pictures with its collection of film-related objects and technology. View the last-minute preparations of the Parade Floats, as the finishing flowers and decorations are added by parade volunteers. It’s quite an experience watching the process, as tens of thousands of colorful and flagrant flowers are sitting in racks waiting to be affixed to the floats. Ring in the New Year with a private Gala New Year’s Eve Dinner, complete with dancing, a Live Orchestra, and Champagne Toast! New Year’s Day travel to Pasadena for the spectacular Tournament of Roses Parade! Your Reserved Premium Grandstand Seats provide a perfect view for the event. Afterwards, return to the hotel for a special Tailgate Party to watch the Rose Bowl Football Game! Tickets are available for the Game at an additional cost! Check our Website or Call for a detailed itinerary!