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Gaining wisdom and confidence through fun experiential learning tours. Join us this fall for a unique Founding America Tour adventure that will forever DEAR TRAVELER, change your believes about the creation of America. This year The Travels team is presenting a unique tour with limited spaces for history lovers and educational oriented families and friends. The Founding America Join us this Fall for this exclusive tour is a multidimensional experience! Re-live the important events living class. Many hands- surrounding the while we on activities and amazing enjoy colonial cooking, games, songs, trades, experiences await for you manners, soldiering, so much more. and your family! Bring your whole family in August or enjoy a more in depth experience in October as we use primary sources to debate the question of Independence. All tours guided by world-renowned guide and colonial reenactor with 5th NY Regiment and B.A.R. Scott MacScott CTM. A perfect tour for families, group of friends or history buffs! Unique to the “Founding America We learn our history by experiencing it where it happened. Tour” is the fact that your professional We appreciate our history by feeling the reasons for the actions of guide is an actor interpreting each day our Founding Fathers. from a first person historical character’s point of view. This allows participants to directly interact with a living history interpreter Sincerely, and more easily understand the motivations behind the actions of our Founding Fathers. Scott MacScott CTM We invite you to read through our brochure for details of our tour, rates and Chief educational content. For more detailed The Travels LLC information please visit our website www.TheTravels.com.

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INFORMATION $1,350 TOUR HIGHLIGHTS - NORTHERN ITINERARY per person for 6 day tour, Enroll Now! - Re-live history through our historical character actors. TheTravels.com - Experience the sites of the Revolutionary War including , Adams National Historical Park, Lexington & Concord, Fort Ticonderoga*, Saratoga, New Windsor Cantonment*, Fishkill Supply Depot Burial Ground, Valley Forge, , - Dine in historic taverns, where our Founding Fathers dined. - Tour the homes of America's presidents. - Reenact the discussion that led to the Declaration of Independence. - Roll play the assembly at the that precluded the . - Behind the scenes tour at Old North Church. - Learn how to drill like a Minuteman and decide whether or not to defend your home on Lexington Green*. - Walking tour of Colonial Boston. - Enlist in the Continental army and live like a soldier during an overnight encampment at Washington's New Windsor Cantonment*. Independence Hall, Philadelphia - Step aboard the U.S.S. Constitution.

DEPARTURE DATES FALL Please inquire COLONIAL TAVERNS • Union Oyster House, oldest restaurant ENROLLMENT FEES in continue use in America. Boston, MA

Take advantage of our Early Bird enrollment fee, register by June 30th . • The Green Dragon, meeting place of Boston’s . Boston, MA

FOUNDING AMERICA TOUR FEE PER PERSON • Homestead Inn, in Bristol, New Hampshire. A tavern once owned by a In double occupancy $1,650 Revolutionary War soldier, Benjamin Emmons. In triple occupancy $1,500

In quadruple occupancy $1,350 • Old 76 House, where Major John André a British accomplice of Benedict Arnold was imprisoned before he was Prices reflect discounted early bird rate which requires enrollment by June 30th, hanged. 2015. Rates in US Dollars. Single Room Rate is $1,950. For more information please familiarize yourself with our payment schedule • City Tavern, home to world famous chef and policies at www.TheTravels.com/terms-conditions-policies Walter Staib and PBS series “A taste of History”. Philadelphia, PA

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WHAT IS INCLUDED:

Registration/Enrollment fee includes the following services: • All visits, entrance fees & activities described in itinerary including overnight accommodation. • Meals per itinerary in historic Colonial taverns. • Ground transportation with 24 hour professional Tour Manager. • All taxes, fee and gratuities except for driver and guide. • Educational programs as described in the itinerary with emphasis in experiential travel at historical sites. • Northern Itinerary may include "New Windsor Experience"; spend the night in an authentic revolutionary war encampment, with demonstrations, open hearth dinner and period clothing provided for children.*

SERVICES NOT INCLUDED IN OUR FEE: • Airfare • Airport transfers • Personal expenses • Lunches (except as stated in itinerary) Yorktown encampment • Travel Insurance • Sleeping bag and ground pad for overnight encampment*

YOUR GUIDES DURING THE TOUR Get familiar with these characters that will be your guides throughout your tour. Our chief guide, Scott MacScott CTM, impersonates a different historical character everyday. This approach allows students to quickly immerse themselves in the context and information provided, helping to reenforce the learning experience and enhancing this experiential learning tour, please meet our guides: • Sam Adams • Isaiah Thomas • Thomas Jefferson • John Dickinson • Joseph Plumb Martin • Anthony Stewart • Robert Morris • Alexander Hamilton

ACCOMMODATION Old South Meeting House, Boston We always chose high quality hotels that are centrally located to the area we are touring.

*Included in special departures, for complete itinerary visit www.TheTravels.com.

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6 DAY - 5 NIGHT NORTHERN ITINERARY

Day 1: Arrival to Boston, MA in the "Headquarters of the Welcome to the East Coast and the Revolution", the Green Dragon birthplace of America, after a flight Tavern. The Green Dragon from your hometown, check in at the Tavern has a long and rich history, hotel. This evening we gather with your playing an important part in the Tour Manager and fellow travelers at freedom of Boston during the War the hotel for a welcome and orientation of Independence. Established in Lexington Green meeting before heading out to dine at 1654 The Green Dragon was a the oldest restaurant in America , The favorite haunt of , John Union Oyster House. Overnight in Hancock and the Sons of Liberty. Boston. (D) Indeed, as has been ratified by Daniel Webster – the famous Day 2: Boston historic trail, MA historian, that it was in the Green Dragon that the Let Sam Adams be your guide as you plans for the invasion of stroll the winding roads of Boston's Lexington and Concorde . The origins of our quest were overheard thus for independence can still be found in starting the famous ride of the 15 sites including , Paul Revere. Overnight in State House, Park Street Boston (B,D). Church, Granary Burying Ground, King’s Chapel and Burying Ground, Day 3: Boston - Braintree, Saratoga Battlefield Ben Franklin statue and Boston Latin Quincy - Lexington - School, Old Corner Bookstore, Old Concord, MA, Fort South Meeting House, Old State House, Ticonderoga, NY site, , Paul Revere House, Old North Church, After breakfast Sam Adams takes us to Copp’s Hill Burying Ground, USS the Adams National Historical Park Constitution. Though we go deeper into which contains the early homes of John the history recreating the Tea Party Adams and John Quincy Adams as well debate at the Old South Meeting as President Adams's Peacefield which House, take a behind the scenes tour at was used as a summertime White the Old North Church and understand House. Following in the debating spirit the sailor's life with our Hands on of , we will role play the History program at the USS debate for independence in the 2nd Constitution. There is time to browse Continental Congress. With Sam Boston’s first public market (c.1742) Adams by our side, I am sure we will Quincy Market and Faneuil Hall, for again decide on independence. The lunch on own. After a day spent afternoon brings us to Lexington and understanding the causes of discontent, Concord where the shot heard around Sam Adams continues to convince you the world were fired by or at the citizen to become a Son of Liberty as we Dine soldiers called the Minute Men. We will tour Buckman Tavern and recreate the

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The Travels, Gaining rebels stand on Lexington Green with supplies for you to build your own wisdom and some time to enjoy lunch in the quant haversack and enjoy lunch on own at confidence through New England town. A driving and the fort (P.S. the chocolate ice cream is fun experiential walking tour through battle road retells the best that I have ever had). learning tours. the story of that fateful day. We also Join us this fall for a enjoy the fantastic multimedia theatre We travel south along the Hudson River unique adventure that program "A Road to Revolution". In Valley stopping at the Saratoga the afternoon we will visit the Old Battlefield including their museum and will forever change North Bridge were Minute Men stood movie before arriving at General your believes about up to the world empire alone. We will Washington's New Windsor the creation of follow part of the route that Dr. William Cantonment Historic Site. This site America. Prescott and Paul Revere rode when features reconstruction they warned of the British Regulars buildings of the final march into the countryside in search of encampment of the Patriot Leaders and supplies. We C o n t i n e n t a l A r m y. continue our way north towards Fort Between June 1782 and Ticonderoga, NY and dine at the October 1783, 7,000 Homestead Inn in Bristol NH, a tavern troops were boarded here once owned by a Revolutionary War in 600 log huts over 1600 soldier, Benjamin Emmons. Overnight acres. Just like the accommodation. (B,D) Continental Army, we will set up tents, stand guard Day 4: Fort Ticonderoga - Saratoga and partake of an open Valley Forge Battlefield - Fishkill Depot Burial hearth cooking Ground - New Windsor, NY demonstration. Tonight dinner and lodging* are completely 18th Today we experience "America's Fort", century as we relive history with our 18 Fort Ticonderoga, captured by Ethen hour Soldier's Life Living History Allen and Benedict Arnold in "Americas Experience. Overnight at encampment First Victory" and whose canons were (B,D). transported to Boston by Henry Knox resulting in the British abandoning Day 5: New Windsor, NY - Washington Boston. We will tour the fort with an Crossing - Valley Forge - Philadelphia, emphases on its role in the American PA Revolution. We also focus on military uniforms with the 2014 exhibit Waking from our tents, our Soldier's Founding Fashion which brings together Life Living History program continues for the first time the museum's wide with a camp breakfast then musket variety of important 18th-century training and drilling. Once we pass clothing, related artwork, and inspection, we pay homage to the archeological fragments to illustrate the Revolutionary Soldiers that gave their Philadelphia diversity of clothing worn by the armies lives to the cause of freedom, as we fire who served at Fort Ticonderoga during a salute from our Brown Bess Muskets* Notes: the French & Indian War and at the Fishkill Depot Burial Ground, the The Travels LLC reserves Revolution. We will also provide the largest burial ground of American the right change the order of places to visit during the tour.

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Revolutionary War soldiers identified in Day 6: Philadelphia, PA the United States. *must be 18 years old The exploration in Philadelphia starts We have learned about Benedict with a walking tour of old Philadelphia. Arnold the Hero, now understand his First we visit the famous Independence treachery as we dine on own at the Old Hall, where courageous delegates from 76 House which served as a jail his the thirteen colonies put their lives on accomplice, Major John Andre. After the line by signing the Declaration of our overnight encampment, we will fit Independence; where George right in for the Old 76 House has been Washington was named commander-in- a haven for weary travelers since 1668 chief of the Continental and has hosted every General of the Army; where Betsy Ross' west wing of the Continental Army design for the first flag was including Commander-in-Chief approved; and where the General George Washington. American Constitution was drafted - that's a whole lot With the spirit of Washington in our of history in just one stomachs, we travel south to see where building! General George Washington and the Continental Army crossed the Next door we will explore Delaware River on Christmas night in Congress Hall home of the Saratoga 1776 and then marched to Trenton. House of Representatives Here, after losing every major battle and Senate from 1790 to since the Declaration of Independence 1800 and most importantly, were the and with a volunteer army about to first peaceful transfer of power released from their year of service, occurred between President George Washington orchestrated an epic plan Washington and President John Adams. to defeat the British hired Hessian forces without losing a single American We continue our adventure with a visit Exercrure dolor in soldier. We continue our way to Valley to the new home of America's symbol reprehend incid Forge, site of the 1777-78 winter of freedom , the Liberty Bell. Next, we idunt. Ut labore et encampment of the Continental Army. stroll around to visit Philadelphia’s most dolore magna ali We debunk the myth of the conditions important sites like the Executive qua. Enim ad at Valley Forge as well as discuss its role Mansion; Carpenters Hall which is the in general Howe's taking of site of the First Continental Convention minim veniam, quis Philadelphia. We continue our way to where the 13 Colonies first met to unite nostrud diam nobis Philadelphia, the city of brotherly love into one country; Alfred's Alley; Quaker sed tellus suscipit in. which was created by William Pen as Meeting House; ’s the center of his utopia for religious Post Office; Betsy Rose's house; we will freedom for America. Dinner at the continue on to Christ Church where award winning City Tavern, home to history is not a far off idea. Since 1695 famous Chef Walter Staib, creator of through today, the building is still being the PBS series "A Taste of History". used just the way it was when Ben Overnight in Philadelphia (B,D). Franklin, George Washington, Betsy Ross and William Penn attended

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We will learn all about the "blueprint" of American democracy at the National Constitution Center, where you'll see Freedom Rising, a multimedia production that tells the story of this extraordinary document.

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*Hotel available at $50 per person.

5th NY Regiment - reenactors

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Highlights of the tour BY STATES

MASSACHUSETTS STATE PHILADELPHIA, PA BOSTON, MA • INDEPENDENCE HALL • PEACE FIELD, JOHN ADAM’S • LIBERTY BELL HOUSE • N A T I O N A L • PAUL REVERE HOUSE C O N S T I T U T I O N • MINUTE MAN NATIONAL PARK CENTER • USS CONSTITUTION • QUA K E R M E E T I N G • OLD NORTH CHURCH HOUSE • GRANARY BURIAL GROUND • BENJAMIN FRANKLIN’S • OLD SOUTH MEETING HOUSE POST OFFICE • LEXINGTON • CARPENTERS HALL • CONCORD • CHRIST CHURCH • QUINCY MARKET • ELFRETH’S ALLEY • OLD STATE HOUSE • READING MARKET • FORMER HOUSE OF NEW YORK STATE REPRESENTATIVES AND • SARATOGA NATIONAL PARK SENATE • NEW WINDSOR CANTONMENT • BETSY ROSS HOUSE

PENNSYLVANIA STATE • DELAWARE WASHINGTON CROSSING • VALLEY FORGE

Monticello, VA RevolutionaryColonial Williamsburg War Reenactment New York

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