TRIPS FOR THE “OVER 55” - Prince William Area

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P.O. BOX 1520, Lorton, VA 22199 through Our Travel Guard Chartism and is available BLUEBIRD for everyone. Rates are based on the cost of the tour and your age. The insurance provides trip cancellation POLICY INFORMATION coverage, trip interruption coverage, baggage up to $500, emergency accident/sickness medical expenses The current Bluebird policy manual is on line at up to $2,500, and emergency evacuation repatriation www.pwcgov.org/bluebird. It is your responsibility to of remains up to $25,000. The insurance must be paid make yourself aware of important information for with your first deposit or payment on the trip. The concerning your Bluebird experience. cost will be provided on request.

Payment Policy Seating Policy for One Day Trips Payments for trips are due within two weeks of making Passengers boarding in Manassas sit on the Driver’s the reservation. Check, exact cash, money order or side of the bus. Passengers boarding in Woodbridge credit card is accepted. If you do not make your sit on the Door side of the bus. payment within those two weeks your name can be dropped from the reservation list without notice. Departure Points Receipts for payments can be emailed. When making Plan to arrive at least 15 minutes before trip departure your payment, request a receipt by providing an active time. email address. If you don’t have email, request a confirmation be mailed. One Day Tours Manassas Walmart at the WaWa located at 9401 Liberia Avenue. We load in the parking lot on your Refunds and Cancellations If you need to cancel your reservation, please call right close to Wawa. No parking overnight. Quality Tour Transportation and speak with one of the agents handling the Bluebird Tour program. All Woodbridge at Featherstone Shopping Center located cancellations are subject to an administrative fee of at 14527 Jefferson Davis Highway. We load in the $5.00 for day trips and $10.00 for overnight trips. A rear of McDonald’s. No parking overnight. refund will only be given if there is someone on the Overnight Tours “standby list” to take your space Trip cancellation Manassas at the public parking lot next door to the insurance is available only for the overnight tours and Manassas Sr. Center located at 9320 Mosby Street, it is highly suggested. Manassas, VA 20110.

Woodbridge at the A. J. Ferlazzo Building located at Schedule and Trip Information Schedules for the Bluebird trips can be printed from 15941 Donald Curtis Drive, Woodbridge, VA the web page: www.pwcgov.org/bluebird. If you want 22191. For this pickup point you will receive a to receive Bluebird trip updates via e-mail, please send parking permit in with your baggage tags and itinerary a request to [email protected] and you will be . added to the address book maintained by the Advisory Return Times Board. You may also contact Quality Tours at The bus driver and/or escort will make the decision as [email protected] for addition. Call 703-792- to which location will be dropped off first. The 7433 (RIDE) to check if a current trip is operating as decision will be based on the factors that affect driving. scheduled. Note: All return times are approximate. The driver will provide a more exact time on the return day of the Guidelines for Tipping trip. The suggested gratuity for a driver is $2-$3 per day. The gratuity for sightseeing guides is included in cost Alcohol of tour. A docent is usually not tipped for their service. No consumption of alcohol is permitted on the bus. If a meal is included in a tour, all taxes and gratuities All tours take place on a Quality Tour Transport have already been included in the tour cost (excluding motor coach. alcoholic beverages). Tour Escorts do not expect tips but do appreciate them.

Trip Insurance TRIP CANCELLATION INSURANCE IS AVAILABLE ONLY ON OVERNIGHT TOURS AND IS NOT INCLUDED in the price of the overnight trips. However, insurance is available RESERVATIONS BLUEBIRD TRAVEL ADVISORY COMMITTEE Reservations commence on the date listed under each tour destination in this schedule. CHAIRPERSON On that date, reservations are accepted by Gerry Nowinski – 703-494-5489 telephone only at (703) 339-0333 beginning VICE CHAIRPERSON at 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Monday-Friday. On reservation day, reservations can be made for Chester H. Smith – 703-368-9552 up to four persons per phone call. One-day Joyce Andrew – 703-392-9745 tours must have a minimum of twenty Bill Barnhart – 703-791-2197 persons to run and an overnight tour must Diane Fulton – 703-590-3512 have a minimum of thirty persons to run. Jill Gentry – 703-335-1529 At the time of reservation any special Fran Harrod – 703-791-6381 accommodations, including but not limited to Wanda Pulliam – 703-670-3731 seating and dietary restrictions, should be Carol Scarton – 703-361-3181 mentioned. Robert Skipper – 703-530-7758 Nan Wehmeyer – 703-670-0319 Three (3) days after the initial reservation date, remaining space will be opened to AREA AGENCY ON AGING STAFF residents over 18 years of age as well as Joshua Lee – 703-792-6406 groups from Prince William County and QUALITY TOUR BLUEBIRD MANAGER neighboring counties. Installment payments Dee Creek – 703-339-0333 may be arranged for any tour with the Find Us on the Web: reservationist at time of booking. www.pwcgov.org/bluebird or also at Checks are to be made payable to Quality www.qualitytour.com or www.dctrails.com Tour Transport, Inc. and mailed to:

Quality Tour Transport, Inc. BLUEBIRD QUARTERLY MEETING P.O. Box 1520 Friday, November 1, 2019, 10:00 a.m. in the Lorton, VA 22199 Board Chambers of the McCoart Building. We ask that you issue a check for each tour booked and indicate the date of the tour on each check. If you pay by cash, you must present the exact amount. Payment can also be made by credit card. Trip money will be accepted as soon as the reservation has been BLUEBIRD SOCIAL confirmed. Please refer to the Bluebird Tour Sept. 9, 2019 at the Manassas Program Policy Manual for full details of the policies governing the Bluebird Program. Golden Corral at 12:00 p.m. ($11.25 pp inc drink, gratuity not incl) A COURTESY BUS will be PROVIDED DEPARTING Woodbridge at 11:15 a.m. on Monday Sept. 9, 2019. Call Quality Tours for reservations. BLUEBIRD NAME TAGS ARE NOTE: The trip escort is permitted to AVAILABLE AT A COST OF $9. make changes as necessary to trip CONTACT CHESTER SMITH AT itineraries while on the road 703-368-9552 follows two intercultural love stories: Nellie, a spunky SEPTEMBER Arkansas nurse who falls in love with French plantation owner Emile, and Lieutenant Cable who falls for a beautiful island native. Both Americans find themselves struggling to Monday, September 2 reconcile cultural prejudices with their amorous feelings, all The National’s vs. NY METS the while under the dark cloud of a war coming ever closer to Washington, DC their island paradise. Enjoy lyrical favorites “Some Enchanted Evening,” “Younger Than Springtime,” “There is Nothing Like Cost: $78 pp a Dame,” and many more. We will depart Manassas at 10:00 Grandchildren Welcomed a.m. and Woodbridge at 10:45 a.m. Return time is Reservations Open: Immediately approximately 5:00 p.m.

We have great seats out of the direct sunlight in Section 108- Friday, September 13 109. You will also be in the area with easy access to the restrooms and the food vendors. The game starts at 1:05 p.m. SOTTERLEY PLANTATION Be there to encourage our home team for the season that Hollywood, MD perhaps will take them to a national championship. We will depart Manassas at 10:45 a.m. and Woodbridge at 11:30 a.m. Cost: $99 pp Return time is approximately 5:45 p.m. There is no food Reservations Open: Immediately included. Today we are headed to southern Maryland to visit Sotterley Plantation, the only Tidewater plantation in Wednesday, September 4 Maryland open to the public. With our docent guides, we are THE KENNEDY CENTER PRESENTS: able to tour the early 18th-century mansion. The property ALADDIN also includes, an original slave cabin, a customs warehouse, Washington, DC a smokehouse, a necessary and a corn crib, as well as a Grandchildren Welcomed formal Colonial Revival garden. The property comprises 95 acres of rolling fields, gardens, and riverfront. We are Cost: $125 pp actually scheduling two tours that will give you additional Reservations Open: Immediately insight into this historical gem. First and foremost is a tour

One of Broadway’s finest family shows, don’t miss the spectacle of the plantation home itself and learn how this home that is Aladdin on tour! Based on the beloved movie, we follow survived three wars to stand today as a reminder of our our plucky hero as he tries to win the heart of Princess Jasmine history. The second event on our schedule is about the and keep his magic lamp (Genie included) from the clutches of women of Sotterley. You will encounter a personal the evil Jafar! Featuring all the songs from the movie including, narrative of residents throughout the estates storied past. ‘A Whole New World’ and ‘A Friend Like Me’. Aladdin is a Whether it is the mistress of the house, the farm manager’s charming street urchin in Agrabah, who, when ‘exploring’ the wife, the heiress or the enslaved servants, the women of mysterious Cave of Wonders, uncovers an ancient lamp that Sotterley were fascinating people who lived extraordinary proves to be more than just a lighting solution. He unwittingly lives. Lunch is at Fitzie’s Marina Restaurant in Leonardtown, frees the lamp’s resident wacky Genie, who grants him three MD, overlooking the Patuxant River. With reservation provide wishes. Transformed from pauper to Prince, Aladdin catches your choice of New York strip steak, 8 oz. steamed or fried the eye of beautiful but bored Princess Jasmine, who longs for shrimp, fried or broiled scallops or broiled salmon. We will some adventure of her own! But it’s not all a smooth magic depart Manassas at 7:45 a.m. and Woodbridge at 8:30 a.m. carpet ride, because Aladdin isn’t the only one that knows of the Return time is approximately 3:45 p.m. lamp’s power. Enter the nefarious Jafar and his minions, who have plans for three wishes of their own and it’s up to Aladdin to defeat him to keep the Kingdom from his clutches. We will Tuesday, September 17 depart Manassas at 11:15 a.m. and Woodbridge at 12:00 noon. SAIL THE CHESAPEAKE BAY ABOARD Return time is approximately 5:45 p.m. No food stop is THE SCHOONER WOODWIND included. Annapolis, MD Cost: $110 pp Wednesday, September 11 Reservations Open: Immediately SOUTH PACIFIC Check aboard the 74-foot Schooner Woodwind. Custom Riverside Dinner Theatre designed and built specifically for sailing on the Chesapeake Fredericksburg, VA Bay, Woodwind is a replica of the classic, fast wooden Cost: $94 pp schooners that were built as “yachts” in the early 1900’s. Her Reservations Open: Immediately handsome mahogany bright work, gleaming chrome and roomy cockpit distinguish her from cargo carrying work Set on an idyllic South Pacific island against the dramatic vessels. Each trip is unique. The captain and crew make background of WWII, Rodgers and Hammerstein’s classic your trip most enjoyable and memorable. Help hoist the sails musical intertwines romance, duty, and prejudice to create a (all 4 of them) or take a turn at the wheel. All cruises will thought-provoking story both hilarious and heartbreaking. see: United States Naval Academy, Annapolis Harbor, Based on anecdotes of a real-life Navy commander, the story Chesapeake Bay, Scenic views of Annapolis skyline, Severn River. Depending on the wind direction and speed, we the backbone of Vermont with spectacular mountain vistas may also see: Chesapeake Bay Bridge (we may even go around every corner”! A Foliage feast for the eyes! Dinner on underneath), Thomas Point Lighthouse, Kent Island, your own ospreys and other local birds and watermen checking their Day #3 – Expanded hot Continental breakfast. catch. Following our sailing, we will enjoy a buffet lunch at New Hampshire Food and Foliage Day – In the Eastern the Seafood Palace Buffet. We will depart Manassas at Presidential Range. 7:45 a.m. and Woodbridge at 8:30 a.m. Return time is Fadden’s General Store & Maple House w/ Pancakes – approximately 3:45 p.m. Visit historic Faddens, boasting syrup worthy of being named New Hampshire’s best a whopping five times, as well **REVISED** as being once named the best in North America! The adjacent 18th-century general store is a fifth-generation Sunday, September 22 treasure, complete with squeaky floors, and original LONGWOOD GARDENS WITH SCENIC counters and display cases stocked with maple products, RAIL RIDE THRU THE RED CLAY specialty foods, and New Hampshire-made items and VALLEY souvenirs. Taste the pancakes with the award winning syrup. Wilmington, Delaware Franconia Notch – Drive through one of New Hampshire’s Cost: $122 pp most scenic passages where sheer rock walls reach up to Reservations Open: Immediately the sky. Home of the site of the state’s symbol, the ill-fated “Old Man on the Mountain.“ Surround yourself with the beauty and splendor of autumn Sugar Hill Outlook – With the hillsides ablaze with color, during the most colorful time of the year. We will journey on stop for a breathtaking photo-op. a 1-1/2 hour roundtrip steam-engine excursion as it The Rocks Estate with Moose & Bear Program – Perched meanders along the bucolic Red Clay Creek as we enjoy a on pristine mountainous terrain, this multi-functional estate delicious box lunch. Bring your camera and behold the best encompasses a huge Christmas tree farm, maple sugar that the Red Clay Valley has to offer. Following our train house and production, gift shop and more. Travel through excursion, we will proceed to Longwood Gardens to enjoy scenic mountain passages to “The Rocks.” Learn about the the fall season and the first day of their Chrysanthemum interesting lives of the moose and bears of New Hampshire. Festival. We will depart Manassas at 8:15 a.m. and Taste of New Hampshire – Mountain Train Ride – Fall Woodbridge at 9:00 a.m. Return time is approximately 8:45 doesn’t get any better!!! Munch on samples of New p.m. Hampshire made and grown products as you ride the rails

through the majestic White Mountains of New Hampshire, Monday-Saturday, September 23-28 through passes and notches with grand mountain vistas, BEST DARN FALL FOLIAGE EVER and amazing foliage. Following the winding “Pemi” River Vermont & New Hampshire you’ll cross over two span trestle. Stop at a Farm Stand adorned with life-size Scarecrows made by local famous Cost: $1213 Single & $903 Twin pp artisans. Pick up your favorite New Hampshire goodies. Reservations Open: Immediately Dinner on own. Arrive at the Fairfield Inn & Suites, Plymouth, NH, for two-night stay. Tour includes 5 expanded continental breakfasts, 1 Day # 4– Expanded hot Continental breakfast. luncheon lake cruise, two dinners and all admissions. We A Double Summit Day – In the Western Presidential will depart Manassas at 6:15 a.m. and Woodbridge at 7:00 Range. a.m. Return time to the area is approximately 9:00 p.m. Loon Mountain Skyride and Summit Adventure – Soar to Note: An initial deposit of $150 is due with reservation. Loon’s Summit on New Hampshire’s Longest Scenic The Itinerary Skyride! Board the four-passenger gondola skyride and Day #1 – Arrive at the Comfort Inn Trolley Square, Rutland, enjoy extraordinary scenery, while being carried to the VT for a two night stay. Dinner is included. 3,050-foot summit of Loon Mountain, in the heart of the New Day #2 – Expanded hot Continental Breakfast. Morgan Horse Farm – Visit this working horse farm and learn Hampshire’s White Mountains. Kancamagus Highway – of the history of the Morgan Horse. Watch the introductory video Travel New Hampshire’s most scenic roadway, filled with about the farm followed by a guided tour of this historic site breath-taking, mountain vistas. Time for photo-ops. Capture including the barn, horse training arenas and visit the colts. Visit great foliage shots!!! North Conway Village – Ready your the gift shop. cameras for a stop in one of New Hampshire’s most Champagne on Champlain Lunch Cruise – Discovery charming villages. Take in the Austrian-style train station, Vermont’s Great Lake! Board the Ethan Allen for a gentle scenic crisp, white church steeples and colonial era shops. Check cruise on Lake Champlain. The rich hues of fall surround you out the yummy local food products, Main Street cafés, hand- with great views of the majestic Adirondack Mountains of New made crafts and antiques at Zeb’s famous New England York and the Green Mountains of Vermont. Enjoy a complete Country Store. Time for lunch on own. Hot and Cold Luncheon Buffet as you sip on your champagne Mount Washington Mountaintop Tour – Enjoy this one-of- and take in the stunning scenery. a-kind experience to the very top of New England’s tallest Ben and Jerry’s – Visit the Ice Cream facility, famous for peak at 6,228 feet! Your “Stage Driver” will enlighten you Vermont’s Finest… Tour & Taste! from base to summit with anecdotes, legends, history and Scenic Route 100 – One of America’s most scenic routes as insight into the ecological wonder of Mount Washington not voted by American Travel Magazine…”A road cutting through to mention the incredible vistas en route. Photo-ops abound at the summit, surrounded by the 750,000-acre White along the way, and farming and agriculture became just one Mountain National Forest, where views on a clear day may of many attractions that the fair hosts to entertain and extend as far as Vermont, New York, Massachusetts, Maine, fascinate the public. That is not to say, however, that farming Quebec, and at times even the Atlantic Ocean! Check out and agriculture have been forgotten. Animals make up a big the Mount Washington Observatory offering the interactive part of the fair, and can be found competing in races and “Extreme Mt. Washington Museum.” New England Inn blue ribbon events, entertaining both children and adults at Dinner – Tuck into a hearty New England fare in the warm the petting zoo, and performing in rodeos. Come see atmosphere of the historic Woodstock Inn. Virgnia’s finest animals and agriculture, exhibits and shows, Day #5 – Expanded hot Continental breakfast. toe-tappin’ music fine arts and crafts. You former country Golden Pond Cruise – On beautiful Squam Lake where the boys will enjoy the blue ribbon competitions and more! We famous film was made. Cruise past Purgatory Cove, Thayer will depart Manassas at 8:15 a.m. and Woodbridge at 9:00 Cottage, Church Island and a few loons. Hear about the a.m. Return time to the area is 5:15 p.m. Note: No food or history of the shores and the wildlife. Cruise departs from rest stop on this trip. Squam Lake Nature Center. Enjoy the exhibits and visit the gift store. Monday, October 7 Mill Falls Marketplace – Time for lunch on own. This quaint market place is filled with shop, unique boutiques and TANGIER ISLAND eateries. Located on the shore of beautiful Lake Reedville, VA Winnipesaukee. Cost: $124 pp Castle in the Clouds – Begin with an overview presentation Reservations Open: Immediately and learn about the history of this magnificent mansion. Tour through the picturesque Estate perched high above New In the summer of 1608 John Smith started out on an Hampshire’s largest lake with a back drop of the White exploration trip of the Chesapeake Bay. He came across a Mountains. Stunning in any season! Bright fall hues abound group of islands in the middle of the bay. He named them at this elevated vista. Dinner is en route to hotel at the the "Russell Isles," for a Doctor Russell who was on board Cracker Barrel in Tewksbury, MA. Escort will provide $18 ship with him. One of those islands is today known as gift card. Please leave tip on table. Arrive at the Holiday Tangier Island. The men of Tangier Island took on life on Inn Express, Lawrence, MA. the Chesapeake Bay, fishing and crabbing for the Blue Crab. Day #6 – Expanded hot Continental breakfast. Depart for The tour includes the luncheon spread put out at Hilda home. Crockett’s Chesapeake House Restaurant served family- style. We also hope you enjoy the taxi buggy tour of the We strongly encourage travel insurance on this and any island that is included. We will depart from the western overnight trips, so you will be covered for any shores of the Chesapeake Bay at Reedville, VA, aboard the unforeseen events! Chesapeake Breeze for a delightful crossing to and from Tangier Island. We will depart Manassas at 5:45 a.m. and Woodbridge at 6:30 a.m. Return time is approximately 8:30 OCTOBER p.m. Note: Golf Cart tours of the Island are available departing Crocketts for $5 per person. TUESDAY-THURSDAY - October 1-3 RAIL & SAIL Mystery Tour Wednesday, October 9 Cost: $655 Single $525 Twin pp ANNIE Reservations Open: Immediately Starring Sally Struthers in her role as

Miss Hannigan This is a fall foliage tour at its peak. Our tour includes lodging for two nights, two breakfasts, three lunches and two Riverside Dinner Theatre dinners; and a whole lot more! We will depart Manassas at Fredericksburg, VA 6:15 a.m. and Woodbridge at 7:00 a.m. Return time is Cost: $94 pp approximately 9:15 p.m. Note: Tour limited to 23 rooms Reservations Open: Immediately on a first come first serve basis.

Unlike most of the other children at Miss Hannigan’s Saturday, October 5 orphanage, little orphan Annie believes that her parents are still alive and will one day return to claim her. So, when VIRGINIA STATE FAIR billionaire Oliver Warbucks offers to adopt her, she asks him At the Meadow to help find her real mom and dad instead. Warbucks Doswell, VA agrees, and his whopping reward for Annie’s parents Cost: $87 pp attracts the attention of con artists Rooster, Lily and the wicked Miss Hannigan, who hatch a plot to kidnap Annie and Reservations Open: Immediately take the reward. But don’t fret: This classic family musical

has a happy ending for Annie, Daddy Warbucks and the The very first Virginia State Fair was held in 1855. The fair whole gang. We will depart Manassas at 10:00 a.m. and was held to promote agriculture and farming but like most state fairs it transformed in to a more public friendly event Woodbridge at 10:45 a.m. Return time is approximately 5:00 head to DALLAS! Check into our hotel to freshen up before p.m. dinner at a popular restaurant in the area. Day 4 – After breakfast, we will meet our local guide for a full Wednesday, October 16 day of touring to include Dallas highlights, such as Old Red Courthouse, Dealy Plaza and the JFK assassination site, the The Potomac Eagle JFK Memorial, Dallas City Hall, and Old City Park. We will Romney, WV have time to visit the Sixth Floor Museum located in the Cost: $125 pp former Texas School Book Depository and overlooking Reservations Open: August 23 Dealy Plaza. The story of John F. Kennedy’s assassination is told through thousands of incredible TV & radio broadcast, The historic Potomac Eagle Scenic Railroad is one of photographs, manuscripts, documents and artifacts that are America’s most beautiful train rides. For three hours enjoy a displayed throughout the museum. The tour will end at the narrated excursion through a tranquil and pristine mountain Southfork Ranch, the television home of “The Ewing’s” from valley. View historic farms and lush mountain greenery. the hit show “Dallas.” After a tour of the Ewing Mansion, Around every curve you are rewarded with the splendor of enjoy a wonderful dinner at Southfork Ranch. native wildflowers, evergreens, and mixed hardwoods in an Day 5 – Following breakfast at our hotel, meet our guide for unspoiled countryside environment. Experience “The a tour of the AT&T Stadium, which is not only the home of Trough,” which is a spectacular narrow mountain valley. the Dallas Cowboys but also the largest domed structure in Below you runs the South Branch of the Potomac River, Texas and an art museum. After our tour, continue to Fort where the water is so clear that you can see fish as they lie Worth. Fort Worth is known as “Cowtown.” Our tour will resting in the shade. Above you the high mountain walls and include such sights as the Cultural District and a tour through thick forest help keep a secret few have discovered, This is Billy Bob’s of Texas, the world’s largest honky tonk. You’ll a three hour ride complete with an included hot turkey see a cattle drive of longhorns that parade right down lunch served aboard the train. We will depart Woodbridge Exchange Boulevard. The tour ends at the Stockyards at 8:45 a.m. and Manassas at 9:30 a.m. Return time is where you will have time to browse the shops and have approximately 7:30 p.m. There will be no rest stop going dinner on your own. or returning. Restrooms are available at the train depot and Day 6 – After breakfast, checkout and travel to Waco to visit aboard the train. the Magnolia Market at the Silos inspired by Chip & Joanna Gaines of HDTV’s the Fixer Upper Show. There’s something for everyone at the Magnolia Market at the Silos, shopping, Friday October 18-Moday October 28 games, the garden and even a bite to eat from the TEXAS! AT IT’S BEST!! assortment of food trucks. The Market is set up to inspire Cost: $2178 Single & $1519 Twin pp you to own the space you’re in. Visit and leave excited about Reservations Open: Immediately your home. Then travel to San Antonio to check in to our hotel for 2 nights. We will go to Riverwalk for some free time If you’ve wanted to visit or revisit one of our most fascinating on your own. Dinner is included tonight. states in the U.S. then this trip is for you! Let’s do Texas, Day 7 – Breakfast at the hotel, then meet our guide for a full highlights DALLAS, FORT WORTH, SAN ANTONIO & day of touring San Antonio’s highlights to include The Alamo, HOUSTON -- from the Riverwalk in San Antonio to the JFK site of the Battle of Alamo 1836, Mission Trail, Market assassination site and so much more from start to finish. We Square, the King William Historic District, The Governor’s will depart Woodbridge at 6:15 AM and Manassas at 7:00 Palace and more. We will also enjoy an exciting Riverboat AM. Pack a small overnight bag for the first 2 nights. Our Cruise on the Paseo Del Rio where you’ll have the best return time is approximately 5:00 PM. A deposit of $200 is views of the Riverwalk. Dinner is on your own at Riverwalk due with reservation. this evening. The Itinerary Day 8 – After breakfast, check out and travel to Houston. The first two and the last two days are long travel days going Arrive early afternoon for lunch on your own and to tour the and returning. Bring along a little pillow to nap, or that book Space Center Houston, the official visitor’s center of the you were always meaning to read, maybe a deck of cards Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center. Be inspired by the for solitaire or rummy with your seat partner. This is also a wonders of space exploration and go behind the scenes of good time to bring your headphones and listen to your Americas exciting space program. Later check into our hotel favorite music or audio book. Throughout the tour our driver and enjoy dinner on your own. and escort will determine lunch and rest stops along the way. Day 9 – After breakfast, check out. Pack a small overnight Day 1 – Travel day through Virginia to our first overnight in bag for 2 nights, as your large luggage will not be unloaded Pigeon Forge, TN. After dinner (included), we will see a until Virginia. Overnight lodging in Hattiesburg, MS. Dinner fabulous show at The Smokey Mountain Opry to end our on your own. day. (A small travel bag for 2 nights will be required as we Day 10 – Enjoy breakfast at the hotel, then check out and keep the heavy luggage underneath until we reach Texas). return to Pigeon Forge, TN, for our last night. Dinner and Day 2 – After breakfast, we check out and depart for our entertainment has been arraigned at the Hatfield & McCoy’s second night of lodging in Little Rock, AR. Dinner is on your Dinner Theatre. own this evening. Day 11 – After breakfast, check out and head home making Day 3 – Following breakfast, check out and depart for the appropriate lunch and rest stops with lasting memories of Willian Clinton Presidential Library for a visit. Afterwards we our trip to TEXAS!

We strongly encourage travel insurance on this and any Welcome to the 11th century! The Royal Court invites you to overnight trips so you will be covered for any join in a spectacle not seen since the middle ages. Enjoy a unforeseen events! four-course feast & watch knights compete in a thrilling jousting tournament. Witness the beautiful war horses in Sunday, October 20 action as they carry their riders into battle and enjoy the medieval-style games of sword fighting and jousting as THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA performed by a cast of 75 actors and 20 horses. Medieval AT THE HIPPODROME Times is housed in a replica 11th-century castle. Dinner is Baltimore, MD included. We will depart Manassas at 7:45 a.m. and Cost: $209 pp Woodbridge at 8:30 a.m. Return time is approximately 3:00 Reservations Open: Immediately p.m.

Cameron Mackintosh’s spectacular new production of Wednesday, November 6 Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera comes MERCERSBURG JUBILEE GOSPEL CHRISTMAS to Baltimore as partt of a brand new North American Tour. Presents: This production, which retains the beloved story and thrilling GLORY TO GOD IN THE HIGHEST score, boasts exciting new special effects, scenic and Mercersburg, PA lighting designs, staging and choreography and has been hailed by critics as “bigger and better than ever before.” Cost: $109 pp We have orchestra seats. Prior to the 1:00 Reservations Open: September 10 p.m. matinee performance, enjoy an early family-style lunch at Sabatino’s Italian Restaurant. We will depart Manassas The Star Theatre in Mercersburg, PA, presents, Oh Come at 8:45 a.m. and Woodbridge at 9:30 a.m. We will arrive All Ye Faithful! This is the favorite of the Opry cast who back in the area at approximately 5:45 p.m. perform a great collection of Gospel Favorites. And, in the second half, - it’s all about Christmas! Come celebrate the reason for the season with The Pennsylvania Opry! Before Saturday, October 26 the performance, enjoy lunch at the Keystone Family OLD DOMINION AUTUMN TRAIN Restaurant located in Waynesboro, PA. This will be buffet- Buckingham Branch Railroad style. We will depart Woodbridge at 8:30 a.m. and Dillwyn, VA Manassas at 9:15 a.m. Return time is approximately 7:30 Cost: $128 pp p.m. Reservations Open: Immediately Friday – Sunday, November 8-10 Join us for a nostalgic journey! The Buckingham Branch CHRISTMAS IN THE BIG APPLE Railroad collaborates with the Old Dominion Chapter of the National Railway Preservation Society to offer seasonal fall New York City rail excursion train journeys from the picturesque Dillwyn Cost: $1147 Single and $895 Twin pp Station in Central Virginia. A vintage diesel-powered train Reservations Open: Immediately winds through the rolling hills and deep forests of an unspoiled landscape in the heart of Central Virginia. A round This tour includes shopping, great entertainment and good trip typically lasts 3½ hours and travels from Buckingham food as the Big Apple enters the Christmas Season. There County to New Canton, then circles back to the railroad is nothing quite exciting as Manhattan during the Christmas station. The train travels through brilliantly changing trees in Season. People come from all over the world to join in. We view of fields and forests and features a breathtaking view will depart Manassas at 6:15 a.m. and Woodbridge at 7:00 of the James River from the bridge at New Canton, Virginia. a.m. Return time is approximately 8:00 p.m. Prior to our excursion we will enjoy the Dogwood Buffet at On Friday we arrive in Manhattan at Eataly, an indoor Charley’s Waterfront Café in Farmville, VA. Featured will Italian Marketplace located in the heart of New York City for be shrimp & scallop alfredo English sliced prime rib & lunch on your own. Eataly is a unique combination of chicken marsala along with a salad bar. We will depart sandwich stands, market style stalls and full-fledged Manassas at 8:00 a.m. and Woodbridge at 8:45 a.m. Return restaurants where you can purchase a wide variety of Italian time is approximately 7:00 p.m. delicacies. Before leaving the marketplace, you will have time for browsing in the gift shop which features an eclectic selection of housewares, apparel, books, as well as unique NOVEMBER gift boxes for that special occasion. We will then proceed to the Hampton Inn Manhattan Times Square for the next Saturday, November 2 two nights. Dinner this evening will be at Montebello’s. Medieval Times Dinner Theatre Please advise your choices from the following: veal parmesan, chicken marsala or salmon. Your dessert Hanover, MD choice is either Italian ricotta cheesecake or chocolate Cost: $94 pp mousse cake. Then, sit back and enjoy orchestra seats to Grandchildren Welcomed the Broadway musical hit Tootsie. Reservations Open: Immediately On Saturday you are free to shop or pursue individual interests. At 5:00 p.m. we will depart the hotel for the Dallas BBQ for dinner followed by orchestra seats to Radio City exhibit is the display of the Capitol Hill Building. We will Music Hall for their fabulous Christmas Spectacular. depart Woodbridge at 3:00 p.m. and Manassas at 3:45 p.m. On Sunday, the morning is free until 11:00 a.m. when we Return time is approximately 9:00 p.m. Food Vendors are will depart our hotel to proceed to Chelesa Pier to board the available on site. Spirit of New York for the Sunday Eat Drink & Be Merry TOUR OF FANTASY lunch cruise. From here we will depart for home. This tour If you desire a romantic night surrounded by absolutely includes lodging for two nights, orchestra seats to a beautiful sights then visit “Tour of Fantasy” where the Broadway show, and orchestra sets to the Christmas show castles, forests and stars make it feel like you entered a real featuring the Rockettes at Radio City Music Hall, plus 2 life fairy tale. expanded continental breakfasts, one lunch and 2 FREEDOM AMERICA dinners. We will depart from Manassas at 5:45 a.m. and “Freedom America” presents various American landmarks Woodbridge at 6:30 a.m. (NOTE: This trip may require such as the Capital Building, Mount Rushmore and the walking several blocks as the bus may not always be Stature of Liberty have been recreated. You will see able to give door to door service.) Return time is America’s history and its dedication to its ideals of freedom approximately 7:00 p.m. Tour Trip cancellation insurance and equality. is available. Please refer to Page 1 for detailed MYSTERIOUS EAST information. Please request insurance at the time you In comparison “Mysterious East” presents a showcase of make your reservation. A DEPOSIT OF $250 IS NEEDED traditional Chinese culture as shown by its history, art and ON OR BEFORE APRIL 15 TO COVER THE PLAY AND traditions that combine to create an amazing experience as RADIO CITY THIS INSURES THE BEST OF SEATS! we see how rich Chinese culture truly is. MAGICAL WORLD "Magical World" showcases the animal kingdom in all of

Wednesday, November 13 its modern and prehistoric forms. There is also a dazzling AMERICAN MUSIC THEATRE PRESENTS maze and interactive activation that both adults and kids JOY TO THE WORLD alike can indulge and enjoy thoroughly. In addition to the Lancaster, PA amazing light displays, the LightUP Fest also features daily performances of acrobats, interactive art and craft displays, Cost: $125 pp authentic cuisine and special holiday programs. This is a Reservations Open: Immediately must see event for all.

The ringing of church bells in a quaint town square set the scene for Joy to the World, AMT’s newest holiday Tuesday – Friday, November 19-22 spectacular. Evoking the revered holiday nostalgia of CHRISTMAS IN RHODE ISLAND hometowns all across the US, the stage will transform into a small-town winter carnival brimming with family and friends. Newport, RI Featuring scenes filled with entertaining elves, dramatic Cost: $664 Single and $564 Twin pp dancing, sensational singing, and grand moments galore. Reservations Open: Immediately The incredible AMT Singers, Dancers, and Orchestra will perform favorites such as “Away in a Manger,” “Jingle Bells,” This tour includes: 3 nights lodging at the Comfort Inn, “Hark, The Herald Angels Sing,” “Let it Snow,” and “Carol of Newport Beach, 3 full breakfasts at hotel, 2 full dinners with the Bells” live on stage. Awe-inspiring music and dance, dessert and coffee, 1 buffet luncheon and show at the phenomenal voices, and light-hearted holiday humor are the Newport Playhouse, touring of: Newport (with admission to ingredients for this season’s all-new extravaganza. We will Marble House, admission to the Breakers Mansion, enjoy a delightful buffet lunch at the Eden Resort following admission to the International Tennis Hall of Fame and the 10:30 a.m. performance. We will depart Manassas at admission to Blithewold Mansion with private Christmas 6:00 a.m. and Woodbridge at 6:45 a.m. Return time is concert with the Merry Dickens Christmas carolers), PLUS: approximately 6:30 p.m. All admissions, baggage handling, taxes, restaurant gratuities and Tour guide for days 2 and 3 of the trip. Friday, November 15 The Itinerary Day One: Today you depart on your deluxe motor coach for THE LIGHTUP FEST a scenic drive through the New England countryside to Ashburn, Virginia Newport, Rhode Island. For the next 3 nights you have Cost: $70 pp accommodations at the lovely Comfort Inn, Newport Beach, Reservations Open: Immediately directly across from the ocean. Day Two: This morning, after a full buffet breakfast at your THE LIGHTUP FEST is an eight-week exhibition that hotel, you tour Marble House, the spectacular home of combines the latest lighting technology and artisan crafted William K. and Alva Vanderbilt. Built in the height of the lanterns to showcase the rich heritage, tradition and Victorian Era, this beautiful mansion was constructed with culture of the world. With 77 stunning displays presented in millions of dollars’ worth of gold and marble at a time when different themes, the LightUp Fest promises an eventful a carpenter worked for a mere fifty cents a day! Magnificent night for everyone. There are 4 major themes in the exhibit: original family furnishings decorate the home. Next, it’s on to Tour of Fantasy; Freedom America; Mysterious East and the International Tennis Hall of Fame, home to the nation’s Magical World. One of the featured highlights unique to this most exciting tennis matches. Designed by famed architect Sanford White in the late 19th century and featuring beautiful mosaic tiles, the collection here includes rare tennis Unwrap holiday magic as Chanticleer returns to the Center memorabilia and offers an in-depth history of the sport from to usher in the season with a festive program of Gregorian its beginnings in the 12th century to the present. You end chant, Renaissance motets, Gospel melodies, and your day at nearby Blithewold mansion, an Edwardian Christmas carols. Called “the world’s reigning male chorus” masterpiece built with exquisite craftsmanship and known (The New Yorker) this sublime ensemble of vocalists takes for its spectacular ocean views. Now, during the holidays, a musical journey through the ages with a level of clarity and the lawn is all aglow with hundreds of tiny white lights and virtuosity that is unmatched by others. It has become known decorations. At 5:00 pm, when the mansion closes, a special around the world as an orchestra of voices, ranging from hour is in store for just you and your tour group here when countertenor to bass, original interpretations of vocal you are treated to a private Christmas concert featuring the literature from Renaissance to jazz and popular genres, as Merry Dickens Christmas Carolers in full Victorian costume well as contemporary composition. Chanticleer has sold well singing traditional favorite holiday tunes. Enjoy! Dinner. over a million albums and won two Grammy® awards in Day Three: Today, after a full buffet breakfast at your hotel, addition to many other honors. “Chanticleer fascinates and you tour the Breakers, biggest and grandest of all Newport enthralls for much the same reason a fine chocolate or a estates. Built in 1895 for Cornelius Vanderbilt, this 70-room Rolls Royce does: through luxurious perfection” (Los estate is known for its beautiful décor, splendid at the holiday Angeles Times). We will depart Woodbridge 6:00 p.m. and season with festive Christmas ornaments, red ribbons, and Manassas at 6:45 p.m. Return time is approximately 11:30 the tallest indoor Christmas tree in Newport! Now, it’s time p.m. for a grand buffet luncheon and show at the Newport Playhouse, so festive with decorations for the season, before ending your tour this evening with dinner at the La Forge Casino restaurant. Located on fashionable Bellevue DECEMBER Avenue, this establishment has been the home of fine dining since the Gilded Age, when it was frequented by such prestigious clients as the Astors and Vanderbilts. What a Sunday. December 1 wonderful way to end your tour! DOMINION ENERGY GARDENFEST OF Day Four: This morning, after a full buffet breakfast at your LIGHTS – GINTER GARDENS hotel, you depart with wonderful Christmas memories of Newport! Richmond, VA Cost: $88 pp We strongly encourage travel insurance on this and any Reservations Open: Immediately overnight trips, so you will be covered for any unforeseen events! Enjoy the Christmas buffet dinner in the beautifully decorated Robins Room featuring hand-crafted Saturday, November 23 botanical ornaments and displays. We will also have a ND guided stroll thru the outside illumination as well as the Historic Christ Church Presents its 92 Annual Conservatory. A dazzling display of lights and a grand Oyster & Ham Dinner buffet featuring crab cakes and roasted pork loin make Accokeek, MD this a memorable day. We will depart Manassas at 1:15 Cost: $50 pp p.m. and Woodbridge at 2:00 p.m. Return time is Reservations Open: September 12 approximately 8:15 p.m.

If you love fried oysters and real baked ham served family- Wednesday-Sunday, December 4-8 style and all you can eat, then this is the tour of your dreams. Held at the church where George Washington often CURRIER & IVES CHRISTMAS worshipped, you will also find a bake sale, handmade butter Burlington, Stowe & Woodstock, candy, and a twice new sale going on. We will depart Vermont Manassas at 10:15 a.m. and Woodbridge at 11:00 a.m. Return time is approximately 3:15 p.m. Cost: $1267 Single & $967 Twin pp Reservations Open: Immediately

Saturday, November 30 Come to Vermont and take home memories wrapped in the GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY warmth of our Currier & Ives Holiday. You will appreciate CENTER FOR THE ARTS the simplicity of a hand-made evergreen wreath decorating a barn door, hear the jingle of bells as your team of horses PRESENTS and fellow carolers cruise through the woods, make your CHANTICLEER CHRISTMAS own candy cake and savor the sweet rewards. Did you know that between 1834 and 1907 Currier and Ives produced two Fairfax, VA to three new lithographic images every week? Producing Cost: $93 pp more than a million of what partners Nathaniel Currier and Reservations Opened: Immediately James Merritt called “Colored engravings for the people.” They were an American success story nostalgically linked to the beauty of simpler days and Christmases past. Tour includes four breakfasts, two lunches and four dinners. We Day 5 Sunday, December 8: will depart Manassas at 6:15 a.m. and Woodbridge at 7:00 Depart for home after breakfast. a.m. Return time is approximately 6:30 p.m. The Itinerary We strongly encourage travel insurance on this and any Day 1 Wednesday, December 4 overnight trips, so you will be covered for any Today depart for Christmas in Vermont! Travel to Albany, unforeseen events! NY, for an overnight stay at the Hampton Inn. Take some time to settle in before enjoying a planned dinner at a local Thursday, December 5 restaurant. Day 2 Thursday, December 5 Highlights & Tea After breakfast this morning you continue your trek to National Cathedral Vermont. The holiday season is such a special time in the Washington, DC Green Mountains with snowcapped mountains, glistening Cost: $80 pp white fields, the aroma of crackling fires across the Valley Reservations Open: August 14 and the countryside adorned with beautiful Holiday decorations – it’s truly a unique Currier & Ives experience On arrival at the National Cathedral we will proceed to the unlike any other! By mid-day, we arrive at the Waybury Inn meeting place where our docent will be waiting to give us the for an included lunch. Built in 1810 as a Stagecoach stop, it one-hour tour Cathedral Highlights tour. Angels high and became more popularly known from the television series, low. This will be followed by a traditional afternoon English “The Bob Newhart Show.” After lunch, enjoy free time for tea in the Pilgrim Observation Gallery, which affords a holiday shopping at Middlebury’s Exchange Street District. commanding view of the city. A variety of freshly-brewed Visit the Vermont Soap Company, Maple Landmark, imported teas will be served along with finger sandwiches, Woodcraft and Danforth Pewter and enjoy watching cookies and scones with clotted cream and fruit preserves. demonstrations from craftsmen. Visit Dakin Farm for We will depart Manassas at 11:00 a.m. and Woodbridge at wonderful samples of many Vermont specialties! We then 11:45 a.m. Return time is approximately 5:45 p.m. Tea is check into the Holiday Inn Express South Burlington, VT, included. Since tea is not a full meal and is not served until for a two-night stay. Dinner at a local restaurant. 2:45 p.m., we advise everyone to bring a sandwich and Day 3 Friday, December 6 beverage from home to enjoy aboard the bus. There is This morning enjoy breakfast before setting out for another walking on this tour. NOTE: This tour is limited to the fun-filled festive day! Begin with a visit at one of Vermont’s first 44 persons to sign up. traditional Maple Farms for a demonstration and tasting of syrups. Then enjoy a holiday luncheon at Trapp Family Lodge. The Trapp Family Lodge is a little of Austria and a Saturday, December 7 lot of Vermont! Situated on 2,500 acres in beautiful Stowe, US Army Band Christmas Concert Vermont, Trapp Family Lodge is a unique mountain resort featuring Austrian-inspired architecture and European-style Washington, D.C. accommodations. The Lodge also offers stunning mountain Cost: $35 pp views. Visit the Vermont Annex this afternoon to shop at a Reservations Open: September 10 variety of Vermont’s Specialties: Cabot Creamery, Lake Champlain Chocolates, Danforth Pewter, Smuggler’s Notch It has become a Washington, DC, tradition to attend the and distillery tasting room and others! End the afternoon United States Army Christmas celebration concert followed with free time for Christmas Shopping at Church Street by a drive-by the National Christmas Tree and other Marketplace. Find the perfect gift for everyone on your list illuminations within the city. Our tickets are not for reserved at one of the local boutiques and national brands in seating but on a first-come basis at the DAR Constitution downtown Burlington! For clothing, shoes, home goods, Hall. We have allowed extra time to arrive early to ensure outdoor equipment, jewelry and more – you’ll always find good seats and to see the illumination. We will depart something special when you shop on Church Street. Take Manassas at 12:45 p.m. and Woodbridge at 1:30 p.m. some time to settle in before enjoying a planned dinner at Return time is approximately 6:45 p.m. No food is a local restaurant. included. Day 4 Saturday, December 7 This morning after breakfast, we depart for another festive Tuesday, December 10 day in Woodstock. Enjoy a Horse Drawn Sleigh Ride (or wagon ride) taking you back in time as you wind along RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL wooded trails and across open fields, with the fresh sent of New York City the pines, feeling the runners glide and hearing the sleigh Cost: $222 pp bells ringing softly. Next is an old-fashioned New England Reservations Open: Immediately winter experience not to be forgotten as we have the opportunity to see the Wassail Parade in Woodstock. For those short on time, we are offering this one-day trip to Enjoy the town’s festivities especially this wonderful Wassail New York City to attend Radio City Music Hall for the th Parade featuring all the festive 19 century holiday fabulous Christmas Spectacular featuring the renowned costumes, singers, horses and riders for everyone’s delight! Rockettes. On arrival we will enjoy lunch at the Dallas Overnight Lodging at the D. Hotel in Hadley, MA Dinner is BBQ. A fast food rest stop will be made en route to New at a local restaurant York City, and on the return trip home. We will depart tour.) We will then proceed to our hotel to check-in. This Manassas at 5:45 a.m. and Woodbridge at 6:30 a.m. Return evening we will drive to Virginia Beach where we will enjoy time is approximately 9:15 p.m. the fantastic 72 item buffet dinner at George’s Seafood Buffet. This will be followed by the drive thru Christmas Friday, December 13 illumination along Virginia Beach’s Boardwalk’s. Next day, sleep in and enjoy the hotel’s buffet breakfast. In the Sight & Sound presents morning we are taking you Christmas shopping at Merchant The Miracle of Christmas Square and Yankee Candles for those last-minute Lancaster, Pennsylvania purchases. We will then proceed to our afternoon Victorian Tea Luncheon and tour at Edgewater Plantation, before Cost: $158 pp departing for home. Tour includes breakfast, 2 lunches Reservations Open: Immediately and dinner. We will depart from Manassas at 7:45 a.m. and Woodbridge at 8:30 a.m. Return time is approximately 5:45 Join those people from all over the world who have seen this p.m. A deposit of $100 is due with reservation. Note: This one of a kind, awe-inspiring experience. Sight & Sound takes tour is limited to 38 participants. you back in time to witness the greatest birth in history in The Miracle of Christmas. Be surrounded by the bustling We strongly encourage travel insurance on this and any village of Bethlehem as camels, horses, donkeys and overnight trips, so you will be covered for any villagers pass by. Be transported to the hillside where unforeseen events! legions of angels descend upon the shepherds to proclaim, “The Savior is born!” Prior to the 3:00 p.m. show we will visit an Amish Market, if time permits, and enjoy lunch at the Saturday, December 21 Eden Resort. We will depart Manassas at 7:15 a.m. and JESUS CHRIST Woodbridge at 8:00 a.m. Return time is approximately 9:15 SUPERSTAR p.m. There is no breakfast stop, just a fast food rest stop AT THE HIPPODROME returning. Baltimore, MD Sunday, December 15 Cost: $157 pp Reservations Open: Immediately US Navy Band Christmas Concert Washington, D.C. Jesus Christ Superstar is an iconic musical phenomenon Cost: $35 pp with a world-wide fan base. In celebration of its 50th Anniversary, a new mesmerizing production comes to Reservations Open: September 10 North America. With music and lyrics by Emmy, Grammy, It has become a Washington, DC, tradition to attend the Oscar and Tony winners Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim United States Navy Christmas celebration concert followed Rice, Jesus Christ Superstar is set against the by a drive-by the National Christmas Tree and other backdrop of an extraordinary series of events during the illuminations within the city. Our tickets are not for reserved final weeks in the life of Jesus Christ as seen through seating but on a first-come basis at the DAR Constitution the eyes of Judas. Reflecting the rock roots that defined Hall. We have allowed extra time to arrive early to insure a generation, the legendary score includes ‘I Don’t good seats and to see the illumination. We will depart Know How to Love Him’, ‘Gethsemane’ and ‘Superstar’. Manassas at 12:45 p.m. and Woodbridge at 1:30 p.m. Prior to the matinee performance, enjoy a family-style Return time is approximately 6:45 p.m. On the return we will lunch at Sabatino’s Italian Restaurant. We will depart drive past the Nationa8l Christmas Tree. No food stop is Manassas at 9:15 a.m. and Woodbridge at 10:00 a.m. We included. will arrive back in the area at approximately 6:15 p.m.

Tuesday-Wednesday, December 17-18 Sunday. December 22 COLONIAL CHRISTMAS CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR Williamsburg &Virginia Beach, VA Riverside Dinner Theatre Cost: $345 Single & $316 Twin pp Fredericksburg, VA Reservations Open: Immediately Cost: $94 pp Reservations Open: Immediately Williamsburg is delightful at any time of the year, but Back by popular demand and updated for 2019! Experience especially, at the Christmas season. We have arranged for the excitement, memories, and joy of Christmas as our lodging at the beautiful Fort Magruder Inn decorated for spectacular cast of singers and dancers present the heart the Christmas season. Following lunch at the King’s Arm and essence of the holiday season in this pageant of your Tavern, we will board our coach and meet our guides at the favorite songs and music. Escape the hustle and stress and Capital to begin our guided tour of Colonial Williamsburg rekindle your Christmas spirit at Riverside Center with this and the Governor’s Palace. (Note: Private buses cannot glittering celebration of everything that makes this “the most transport within Colonial Williamsburg. The group will be wonderful time of the year”! We will depart Manassas at dropped 2 blocks from the King Arms Tavern. From there the group will then walk to meet the guides for a walking 10:00 a.m. and Woodbridge at 10:45 a.m. Return time is stop will be made in the late afternoon and we should arrive approximately 5:00 p.m. at our destination, the Hampton Inn Bermuda in Advance, NC. NOTE: We will not unload the baggage beneath coach tonight. Pack a carry on bag with your overnight MERRY CHRISTMAS necessities. After checking in our rooms and getting settled, we will proceed to Clemmons, NC, for dinner at the 2520 Tavern. After dinner we will take the short ride to Sunday December 29 TANGLEWOOD to see the fantastic display of lights. HISTORIC HANOVER TAVERN This will be a driving tour. Day 2 – Enjoy breakfast in the motel dining area beginning PRESENTS at 6:00 a.m. We will then depart at 8:00 a.m. for WARM ALWAYS PATSY CLINE SPRINGS, GA, to visit the Roosevelt Little Whitehouse. After our tour of the home and time in the Gift Shop, we will Hanover, VA continue to Callaway Gardens where we will spend two Cost: $125 pp nights at the Callaway Lodge & Spa. After checking into Reservations Open: Immediately our rooms, time to relax and enjoy the New Year dinner buffet from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. For the remainder of the One of the most produced musicals in America according to evening you might want to relax on your balcony and enjoy American Theatre Magazine. “Always…Patsy Cline” has the fireworks display at midnight or go down to the pavilion also been enjoyed internationally by audiences in Canada, by the lakeside to enjoy the festivities. the UK and Australia. “Always…Patsy Cline” is more than a Day 3 begins with a fantastic buffet breakfast followed by tribute to the legendary country singer who died tragically at a 3-hour guided tour of Callaway Gardens including the age 30 in a plane crash in 1963. The show is based on a Memorial Chapel and the Day Butterfly Center that is one of true story about Cline’s friendship with a fan from Houston North America’s largest conservatories – and one of the named Louise Seger, who befriended the star in a Texas Gardens’ most popular attraction. Lunch is on your own honky-tonk in l961, and continued a correspondence with along with a free afternoon to enjoy the facilities. There is a Cline until her death. The musical play, complete with down free shuttle service provided hourly to visit within the home country humor, true emotion and even some audience gardens. This evening we have a private Trolley tour of the participation, includes many of Patsy’ unforgettable hits breathtaking beauty of the Fantasy in Lights Christmas such as Crazy, I Fall to Pieces, Sweet Dreams and display with 8 million lights and 15 dazzling scenes. Fantasy Walking After Midnight…27 songs in all. The show’s title In Lights is not only the South’s most spectacular holiday was inspired by Cline’s letters to Seger, which were light and sound show, it is one of the world's "Top 10 Places consistently signed “Love ALWAYS… Patsy Cline. We will to See Holiday Lights," as named by the National enjoy a buffet lunch at the Tavern prior to the performance. Geographic Traveler. Enjoy another buffet at your hotel. We will depart Manassas at 9:15 a.m. and Woodbridge at Day 4 begins with another fantastic buffet breakfast. Bags 10:00 a.m. Return time is approximately 6:15.p.m. outside your door before you leave for breakfast. Our destination is Asheville, NC, where lodging will be at the Brookstone Lodge. Tonight, we will enjoy the Christmas Monday-Friday buffet dinner at the Deerpark Restaurant followed by the candlelight tour of the Biltmore Estate dressed in its December 30-January 3 Christmas finery. “NEW YEAR’S ON THE BEACH” Day 5 begins with breakfast in the lodge dining area beginning at 6:30 a.m. This morning we will begin our CALLAWAY GARDENS journey back home making rest stops and a lunch stop on Pine Mountain, Georgia your own. Cost: $1124 Single & $857 Twin pp Reservations Open: Immediately We strongly encourage travel insurance on this and any overnight trips, so you will be covered for any unforeseen events! This is the best Christmas present you could give yourself. Immerse yourself in one outstanding display of illuminating lights after another. Enjoy great southern cooking and relax FUTURE 2020 TOURS in some of the greatest lodging. Tour includes 4 breakfast and 4 dinners. We will depart Manassas at 6:15 a.m. and Woodbridge at 7:00 a.m. Return time is approximately 8:30 JANUARY p.m. The Itinerary Saturday, January 4 Day 1: We will make a combination rest stop and quick NATIONAL THEATRE PRESENTS breakfast-on-the-go stop at the driver and escort’s discretion. As long as you are careful and put your trash in JERSEY BOYS the bags provided, you may take food and drink on the Washington, DC coach. Later in the day a more leisurely lunch stop will be Cost: $145 pp made at the discretion of the escort and driver. One last rest Reservations Open: Immediately Today we visit one of Washington, DC's most important and How did a group of blue-collar boys from the wrong side of moving museums which is dedicated to never forgetting the the tracks become one of the biggest American pop music dark history, the millions of victims, and the amazing stories of sensations of all time? This smash hit jukebox musical gives survival that collectively make up the Holocaust. The United us the true and always spectacularly entertaining story of States Holocaust Memorial Museum's exhibits trace the story falsetto idol Franki Valli and The Four Seasons. The blue of Jewish persecution under the Nazi regime from 1933 to 1945 collar boys in the shiny Lurex suits strode onto the scene in using authentic artifacts, oral histories and computers. After our 1965, wowing the public for 20 years with hits such as 'Big selg-guided tour, we will board our bus to proceed to the Pentagon City Mall Food Court for lunch on your own. We will Girls Don't Cry' , 'Oh What a Night,' 'Walk like a Man,' and depart Manassas at 8:30 a.m. and Woodbridge at 9:15 a.m. many more. But before fame and fortune, comes a difficult, Return time is approximately 3:30 p.m. Note: All visitors to and sometimes not entirely legal, journey to stardom. We will the museum will be processed through metal detectors depart Manassas at 11:45 a.m. and Woodbridge at 12:30 and all bags will be scanned. No Exceptions! p.m. Return time is approximately 5:45 p.m. There is no food stop included. FEBRUARY Saturday, January 18 THE KENNEDY CENTER PRESENTS: Saturday, February 1 MY FAIR LADY THE KENNEDY CENTER PRESENTS: Washington, DC NEXT TO NORMAL Cost: $177 pp Washington, DC Reservations Open: September 10 Cost: $177 pp Reservations Open: September 25 Experience the magic of this timeless classic all over again! This beautifully designed revival by New York's Next to Normal is a contemporary musical that explores esteemed Lincoln Centre was nominated for several Tony how one suburban household copes with crisis. With Awards in 2018, and is now taking to the road on a North provocative lyrics and a score featuring more than 30 American tour! Based on Shaw's play and Pascal's movie original songs, the musical shows how far two parents will "Pygmalion," with book music and lyrics by Lerner and go to keep themselves sane and their family’s world intact. Loewe, MY FAIR LADY is triumphant. With musical greats The show stars Rachel Bay Jones. We will depart Manassas like Wouldn't It Be Loverly?, Get Me to the Church on Time at 11:15 a.m. and Woodbridge at 12:00 noon. Return time and I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face, it's no wonder is approximately 5:45 p.m. No food stop is included. everyone - not just Henry Higgins - falls in love with Eliza Doolittle time and time again. We will depart Manassas at 11:15 a.m. and Woodbridge at 12 Noon. Return time is Wednesday, February 5 approximately 5:45 p.m. No food stop is included. DUTCH APPLE DINNER THEATRE Savannah Sipping Society Monday, January 20 The American Civil War Museum Lancaster, PA Richmond, Virginia Cost: $118 pp Reservations Open: September 25 Cost: $104 pp Reservations Open: September 10 In this delightful, laugh-a-minute comedy, four unique Southern women, strangers to one another, are drawn The ruined brick archways of the former Tredegar Ironworks together by fate—and an impromptu happy hour—and is artfully preserved as the centerpiece of the $25 million decide it’s high time to reclaim the enthusiasm for life they’ve facility — the exhibits aim is to shatter expectations of what lost through the years. Over the course of six months, filled a Civil War museum looks like. This is a must see of lovers with laughter, hilarious misadventures, and the occasional of American history. Following our visit we will proceed to liquid refreshment, these middle-aged women successfully lunch at Bistro 27. With reservation provide your choice bond and find the confidence to jumpstart their new lives. from the following: salmon, stuffed chicken breast, beef Together, they discover lasting friendships and a renewed ravioli or vegetarian entrée of the day. We will depart determination to live in the moment—and most importantly, Manassas at 7:00 a.m. and Woodbridge at 7:45 a.m. Return realize it’s never too late to make new old friends. We will time is approximately 4:45 p.m. depart Manassas at 7:30 a.m. and Woodbridge at 8:15 a.m. Return time is approximately 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, January 28 U. S. Holocaust Memorial Museum Wednesday, February 12 Washington, DC GREASE Cost: $40 pp Riverside Dinner Theatre Reservations Open: September 25 Fredericksburg, VA

Cost: $94 pp Reservations Open: September 25 Friday-Saturday, March 13-14 A musical about teens in love in the 50's! It's California 1959 and greaser Danny Zuko and Australian Sandy Olsson are HIGHLAND MAPLE FESTIVAL & in love. They spend time at the beach, and when they go THE HOMESTEAD back to school, what neither of them knows is that they both Monterrey & Hot Springs, VA now attend Rydell High. Return in time to your own teenage years in that era. We will depart Manassas at 10:00 a.m. Cost: $419 Single & $294 Twin pp and Woodbridge at 10:45 a.m. Return time is approximately Reservations Open: Immediately 5:00 p.m. Take a step back in time to Highland County, "Virginia's Switzerland." Travel back roads and mountain byways to Wednesday-Sunday, February 26 - the annual Highland Maple Festival. Each year, thousands of visitors are drawn to this unspoiled, rural region of Virginia March 1 to celebrate the "opening" of the trees and observe the SPRING on THE STRAND process of maple syrup-making. Sugar camp tours provide Myrtle Beach SC a unique and educational experience that portrays a rapidly Cost: $891 Single or $713 Twin pp vanishing way of American life. In addition, there will be one Reservations Open: Immediately of the largest craft shows of the season! Artists and crafters from all over the east coast display their artistic creations in We were looking at the destination of Myrtle Beach filled with various locations throughout Monterey, at the Highland High exciting entertainment (three live shows), a day in and Highland Elementary Schools with more than 80 Charleston enjoying a guided sightseeing tour plus a vendors filling the two gymnasiums with a variety of fine art fabulous harbor cruise to see Charleston from the ocean. and crafts, including baskets, candles, jewelry, leather, You can dress casually every day with time to hang out at paintings, pottery, quilts, yarn, stained glass, and wood the beach or on your private balcony overlooking the ocean. furnishings. Baskets, sheepskins, wood furnishings, jewelry You will be sorry you stayed at home when those that did go and candles are just a few of the crafts to be found on the share how much they enjoyed themselves. Included are Courthouse lawn. Along Main Street shop for country crafts four dinner and four breakfasts. We will depart Manassas and maple products as well as antiques, fine arts and unique at 6:15 a.m. and Woodbridge at 7:00 a.m. Return time in the gifts. This evening you will be relaxing in Hot Springs at one area is approximately 7:00 p.m. A deposit of $150 per of Virginia’s finest five star resorts, the Homestead. Lodging person is due with reservation. is, in the spirit of true Southern hospitality at the Homestead. It is committed to making every aspect of your stay We strongly encourage travel insurance on this and any comfortable and carefree. The Virginia mountain setting and overnight trips so you will be covered for any elegant lodgings are enhanced by a wealth of guest services unforeseen events! and amenities awaiting your stay. We will depart the parking lot adjacent to the Manassas Sr. Center at 6:15 a.m. and the Ferlazzo Building at 7:00 a.m. We will arrive back in Manassas at approximately 8:30 p.m. and Woodbridge at MARCH 9:15 p.m. There will be some walking Dinner, breakfast and afternoon tea are included in the tour. Wednesday, March 4 INTERNATIONAL FLOWER SHOW We strongly encourage travel insurance on this and any overnight trips so you will be covered for any Philadelphia, PA unforeseen events! Cost: $99 pp Reservations Open: October 10 Thursday, March 19

“Riviera Holiday” is the working title for the 2020 version GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY of the world’s biggest, longest-running, indoor flower CENTER FOR THE ARTS show. The show’s central feature will highlight the French PRESENTS Riviera, but the overall theme won’t be limited to just southern France, according to chief of shows and events CHIEFTANS – THE IRISH GOODBYE for the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society. We will depart Fairfax, VA Manassas at 6:00 a.m. and Woodbridge at 6:45 a.m. Return Cost: $98 pp time is approximately 7:00 p.m. All meals are on your own. Reservations Open: October 1 There is a cafeteria on site of the event. Irish music legends, The Chieftains, return to the Center for a thrilling night of their signature blend of traditional Celtic and contemporary music. The six-time Grammy® Award winners are celebrated for reinventing traditional Irish music and popularizing the form on a global scale. Now, audiences get a chance to celebrate this musical talent on “The Irish Goodbye” tour. The group has made numerous cross-over collaborations with artists like Elvis Costello, The Rolling a visit to the famous “Fountain of Youth. This evening, Stones, Alison Kraus, and Luciano Pavarotti. Since forming enjoy dinner at Ginger’s Southern Cooking. in Dublin over five decades ago, these cultural ambassadors Day 5: SUNDAY, MARCH 29 have been linked with seminal historic events, such as being After breakfast you have a free morning to enjoy the beach the first Western musicians to perform on the Great Wall of or shop. We will be spending the afternoon and evening in China, participating in Roger Water’s “The Wall” Jacksonville. Our first stop will be to board a boat for a performance in Berlin in 1990, and being the first ensemble harbor cruise and a chance to see Jacksonville from the to perform a concert in the Capitol Building in Washington, water. We also have a guided tour of the city following lunch DC. Don’t miss your chance to experience a memorable on your own. Our tour of Jacksonville will terminate at the evening of music, song and dance on this final journey. We Alhambra Dinner Theater to enjoy a great meal and will depart Manassas 6:00 p.m. and Woodbridge at 6:45 p.m. entertaining show. Return time is approximately 11:30 p.m. Day 6: MONDAY, MARCH 30 Enjoy a continental breakfast at your hotel before leaving. Wednesday-Tuesday, March 25-31 Today our first stop is in Savannah, GA, where we will have a guided tour of this beautiful and historic city as well as Escape to Sunny Florida allow time at the City Market to shop and have lunch on Amelia Island – Jacksonville & St. Augustine your own. Continuing north to Wilson, SC, we will stop for a Cost: $1533 Single & $1091 Twin pp family-style dinner at Parker’s BBQ Restaurant. It is then Reservations Opened: Immediately only a short drive to Santee, SC, and overnight at Quality Inn & Suites Santee. Celebrate Spring with our fantastic tour to the sunny south Day 7: TUESDAY, MARCH 31 and the fabulous beaches along the Atlantic Ocean. This After enjoying a continental breakfast, you will depart for tour includes 6 expanded continental breakfasts and 6 home...a perfect time to chat with your friends about all the dinners along with exciting shows, river cruise and much fun things you’ve done, the great sights you’ve seen and more. where your next group trip will take you! The Itinerary We strongly encourage travel insurance on this and any Day 1: WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25 overnight trips so you will be covered for any unforeseen events! Board your spacious, video and restroom equipped motor coach and set off for the sunshine of Jacksonville, Florida! Our first night will be in Myrtle Beach, SC, to enjoy your oceanfront hotel. Dinner tonight is at Benjamin’s Original APRIL Calabash. If this is your first visit, you will not soon forget the awesome 170 Item buffet with everything from crab legs Saturday, April 25 to steak and everything else in between! This will be followed THE KENNEDY CENTER PRESENTS: by the outstanding performers at the Alabama Theatre. BYE BYE BIRDIE Day 2: THURSDAY, MARCH 26 Washington, DC After enjoying breakfast, take time to enjoy the beach or catch a cab for some shopping and lunch on your own. We Cost: $177 pp will depart for sunny Florida at 12 noon with a rest stop en Reservations Open: Immediately route. We will enjoy dinner at the Royal Buffet before arriving at the COMFORT SUITES FERNANDINA BEACH A loving send-up of the early 1960s, small-town America, at Amelia Island for four nights. . teenagers, and rock and roll, this 4-time Tony Award®- Day 3: FRIDAY, MARCH 27Today, you'll enjoy a winning musical remains as fresh and vibrant as ever. Teen Continental Breakfast. The early MORNING FREE TO heartthrob Conrad Birdie has been drafted, so he chooses ENJOY BEACH. Late morning we will visit the historical All-American girl Kim MacAfee for a very public farewell kiss. district “Fernandina Beach” and have an opportunity to Featuring a tuneful high-energy score and a hilarious script, stroll along this stunning beach and have lunch on your own. Bye Bye Birdie continues to thrill audiences around the Then we are off with our local guide for a tour of Amelia world. We will depart Manassas at 11:15 a.m. and Island, southernmost of the Atlantic coast barrier islands Woodbridge at 12:Noon. Return time is approximately 5:45 that stretch from North Carolina to Florida. After taking our p.m. No food stop is included. Guided Tour of this beautiful island, we continue our adventure as we head to Kingsley Plantation, where you’ll Thursday, April 30 stop to see the lovely grounds and learn about its historic THE FULTON THEATRE past and ongoing restoration. Tonight, we dine buffet Southern-style at the Lunchbox in Kingsland, GA. PRESENTS Day 4: SATURDAY, MARCH 28 The Titanic Today after enjoying a continental breakfast, we will proceed Lancaster, PA to St. Augustine to enjoy a Guided Tour of charming St. Augustine, America's 1st city on a delightful narrated trolley Cost: $131 pp tour. Enjoy lunch on your own and some free time to browse Reservations Open: January 17 the shops on historic St. George Street. Next, you’ll stop for The sinking of the Titanic in the early hours of April 15, 1912, remains the quintessential disaster of the twentieth century. A total of 1,517 souls—men, women and children—lost their Experience the sights, sounds and sensations of 300 years of lives (only 711 survived). The musical play TITANIC American history. Take a ride in an authentic Model T, visit examines the causes, the conditions and the characters Thomas Edison’s lab and see world-class artisans at work. involved in this ever-fascinating drama. This is the factual Dinner at Ford’s Garage story of that ship—of her officers, crew and passengers, to Enjoy a fantastic buffet dinner and a bit of automotive nostalgia at be sure—but she will not serve as merely the background Ford’s Garage as the restaurant’s interior celebrates the look of a against which fictional narratives are recounted. The central 1920s-era service station. See the bars with a Ford Model T character of our TITANIC is the Titanic herself. A buffet perched high above. After dinner we will return to the hotel. lunch at Millers Smorgasbord is included prior to the Day #3: Enjoy breakfast. Today with the services of a private guide, we will take a driving performance. We will depart Manassas at 7:15 a.m. and tour of downtown Detroit. We will be sure to check out the new Woodbridge at 8:00 a.m. Return time is approximately 8:15 Little Caesars Arena and The District Detroit – just a few walkable p.m. A fast food stop will be made on the return trip. blocks from the city’s signature sports stadiums Comerica Park

and Ford Field — as well as Campus Martius Park, the Joe Louis Fist, the Spirit of Detroit and the fabulous Fox Theatre. We will take in the wide variety of architecture in the city — from the MAY towering Renaissance Center to the Guardian Building, Detroit’s “Cathedral of Finance.” Sunday-Thursday, May 17-21 Lunch on your own. Motown Museum SEE AMERICA’S GREAT Long known as Hitsville USA, the museum is home of the world- COMEBACK CITY famous Studio A, where The Temptations, Marvin Gaye and Detroit & Dearborn, Michigan countless others recorded with the Funk Brothers. Detroit Historical Museum Cost: $995 Single & $752 Twin pp The Detroit Historical Museum is the only museum dedicated Reservations Open: November 1 to telling our region’s history, with permanent exhibitions such as America’s Motor City, Doorway to Freedom – Detroit and It’s time to see what this revived and renovated city has to The Underground Railroad and the beloved signature exhibit, offer and why it was named the #2 Top City to visit in Lonely The Streets of Old Detroit. Dinner tonight is at the Cracker Planet’s “Best in Travel 2018.” Tour includes 4 expanded Barrel located in 45525 North I94 Service Drive in Belleville, continental breakfasts, one lunch and four dinners and all MI Following dinner we will proceed to the motel. admissions. We will depart Manassas at 6:15 a.m. and Day #4: Enjoy breakfast. Woodbridge at 7:00 a.m. Return time to the area is Eastern Market Tour. Experience, explore and enjoy the ever- approximately 9:00 p.m. Note: An initial commitment popular year-round Eastern Market. “Come Hungry, Leave deposit of $150 is due with reservation. Happy, Learn Healthier” strolling and tasting tours. Think tasty locally-produced specialty food items, farm fresh produce, The Itinerary seasonal plants and flowers, and hometown treats; historic Day #1: Travel day to our destination with rest stops and a restaurants and shops; new galleries and boutiques; and gifts leisurely lunch stop on your own. Lodging for the next four for all occasions; delicious and fun for everyone, with something nights will be at the Comfort Inn & Suites located in new every time! The sheds and the stores are covered, so no Dearborn-Michigan. We will enjoy a dinner cruise aboard matter what the weather, you’ll have a grand time. the Detroit Princess. See Detroit by night from the water. Edsel & Eleanor Ford House. Experience the elegant lifestyle Day #2: Enjoy breakfast of a bygone era at the Edsel & Eleanor Ford House in scenic Spend the Day at The Henry Ford Museum Grosse Pointe Shores. At the home of Henry Ford’s only child, Connect with America’s history with 26 million artifacts on 200 Edsel, you’ll see original antique furnishings, an impressive acres or take in a film at The Henry Ford Giant Screen collection of fine and decorative art and much more in a Experience. breathtaking 60-room Cotswold mansion. Dine in the Cotswold Ford Rouge Factory Tour Café for lunch, and then take a stroll on 87 acres of gorgeous Put yourself at the center of sheer manufacturing might. See the lakefront gardens and grounds. history of the complex, the world’s largest living roof on this Detroit’s Pewabic Pottery. “green” plant and watch the action of the real-life factory floor Visit the national historic landmark where this unique art form was where the Ford F-150 is made. developed in 1903. Pewabic is known for its distinctive vibrant Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation glazes used for pottery and tiles. Get a demonstration of how the From race cars and freedom rides to modular houses and pottery is made and create a tile to take home. Pewabic Pottery microprocessors, experience the breakthroughs, big and small, houses a museum, gallery of contemporary pottery, learning that have made our world what it is today. Highlights include the center and gift shop. Dinner tonight is at Sinbad’s Restaurant & Driving America exhibit, President Kennedy limousine, Rosa Marina [provide choice of strip steak or fried shrimp]. Parks bus, President Lincoln chair, DC-3 airplane, and more. Day #5: Enjoy breakfast and depart for home. Don’t forget lunch on your own at any of the following: Michigan Café or Lamy’s Diner in Henry Ford Museum of We strongly encourage travel insurance on this and any American Innovation, or A Taste of History or Eagle Tavern in overnight trips so you will be covered for any Greenfield Village. Snack your way through the offerings unforeseen events! throughout Greenfield Village, such as Mrs. Fisher’s Southern Cooking (barbecue stand) or Cotswold Cottage (tea and sweets near the garden). Greenfield Village with a stop at famed Plymouth Rock, where our forefathers JUNE landed after their perilous journey from the New World in 1620. A Lobstering Cruise in Plymouth harbor is included, Monday-Friday, June 1-5 where you see actual lobster traps hauled on board. Dinner OPEN DOOR TO ADVENTURES is included at the 1850's mansion of statesman Daniel Webster in the original family dining room with its gilded IN CAPE COD & LONG ISLAND mirrors, carved fireplace and crystal chandeliers. What a Hyannis, MA & Port Jefferson, NY lovely way to end your last night on Cape Cod. Cost: $1179 Single & $979 Twin pp Day 4: This morning, after a full buffet breakfast at your Reservations Open: September 18 hotel, you head to New London, Connecticut, where you have a view of the Nathan Hale schoolhouse, where the If you love the sea and waterways you are going to be a happy famed patriot taught school in 1775, before taking a one and traveler on this tour. From the whale watching adventure on a half hour ferry ride to Orient Point, on the eastern side of the Atlantic Ocean to a dune buggy ride over the giant sand hills Long Island. This body of land, settled in the 17th century by of the Cape Cod National Seashore Park to the ferry ride on the Connecticut Yankees, is 118 miles long and just 15 miles ocean between Connecticut and Long Island, we have wide, but is filled with beautiful scenery. Upon arrival, you something planned for your pleasure and relaxation. This tour board your motor coach once again and head west through includes three nights at the Commodore Inn by the Sea in picturesque wine vineyard country. Time permitting, a stop Harwick and one night at the Holiday Inn Express in will be made at one of the area's famed wineries before Stonybrook, Long Island. All attractions mentioned together continuing Northwest to the town of Stonybrook. Known as with four American breakfasts, one lunch and four dinners plus one of the wealthiest towns in New York and the home of a night at the theatre are also included. We will depart many celebrities, Stonybrook is famed for its New England Manassas at 6:15 a.m. and Woodbridge at 7:00.a.m. Return clapboard architecture, quaint shops and historic grist time is approximately 7:30 p.m. The prices above reflect the mill. Dinner this evening is at the historic Mirabelle Tavern, summer season rates. built in the 18th century and known for its superb cuisine. The Itinerary Now, you see a show at the Theatre Three, a fabulous 400- Day 1: This is a travel day with several rest stops along with a seat 1860's vaudeville theatre, where such well-known leisurely lunch stop on your own will be made during the course American stars as Bert Lahr and Milton Berle once of the day and at the discretion of driver and escort. A dinner performed. stop at the Cracker Barrel will be made en route and is Day 5: This morning, after a full buffet breakfast at your included. Lodging for the next three nights will be at the hotel, you take a 20-mile ride to Centerport, where you enjoy Commodore Inn By The Sea in Hyannis, MA. a tour and luncheon at the magnificent 1912 mansion of Day 2: This morning, after a full breakfast at your hotel, you William K. Vanderbilt, authentically furnished with original meet your step on guide and travel to Provincetown, the very family furnishings. Yes, relive the opulence of "The Great tip of Cape Cod. On your way, you pass charming windmills, Gatsby" era as you dine with superb ocean views, white-spired churches and quaint historic homes. At the overlooking breathtaking Long Island Sound. Now, you National Seashore, learn all about the natural history of the area depart and head back to your home city with wonderful and explore rare scrimshaw work and whaling harpoons from seaside memories of Cape Cod and Long Island! A fast food the Victorian era. Now, upon arrival in Provincetown, you enjoy rest stop will be made en route. a one-hour Dune Buggy tour over the sand dunes, passing beautiful scenery and the remains of the "writer's shacks" that We strongly encourage travel insurance on this and any inspired such authors as Eugene O'Neil and Henry David overnight trips so you will be covered for any Thoreau. Imagine dunes stretching as far as you can see with unforeseen events! wispy beach grass, dark green pine trees and deep red beach plums nestled in hollows which are brought together by a silhouette of blue sky. You will be amazed at what you will see on this incredibly scenic sand dune tour. Now, you have a chance to have lunch and shopping time on your own in Provincetown or on your own embark on an exciting whale watch cruise, where you witness the site of these "gentle giants". On board you will find an experienced crew of whale spotters and scientists as well as rest rooms and a snack bar, too. Later, you feast on an old-fashioned lobster bake with all the trimmings. [If you prefer steak, please indicate with reservation.] Day 3: After a full buffet breakfast, you meet your step on guide and tour Hyannisport, as known and loved by President John F. Kennedy. Stops will include the JFK Memorial. Next, you head to Sandwich, Cape Cod's oldest town, founded 1636. Here, you stop at the Jam Kitchen and Nature Center and then tour the Sandwich Glass Museum, with 8,000 colorful pieces of original Sandwich Glass, made between 1825 and 1888 when the Boston and Sandwich Glass factory operated here. You end your day in Plymouth, TOUR NOTES Month Destination Cost Paid Date SEPTEMBER 2 Nationals vs. Mets $78 4 Kennedy Center presents Aladdin $125 11 Riverside presents South Pacific $94 13 Sotterley Plantation $99 17 Schooner Woodwind $110 22 Longwood Gardens $122 23-28 Best Darn Fall Foliage Tour EVER $1213/$903 OCTOBER 1-3 Fall Foliage Mystery Tour $655/$525 5 Virginia State Fair $87 7 Tangier Island $124 9 Riverside Dinner Theatre presents Annie $94 16 The Potomac Eagle $125 18-28 TEXAS $2178/$1519 20 Hippodrome presents Phantom of the Opera $209 26 Old Dominion Autumn Train $128

NOVEMBER 2 Medieval Times Dinner Theatre $94 6 The Mercersburg Jubilee $109 8-10 Christmas in New York City $1147/$895 13 AMT presents Joy to the World $125 15 Light UP Fest $70 19-22 Christmas In Rhode Island $664/$564 23 Historic Christ Church Ham & Oyster Dinner $50 30 GMU Performing Arts presents Chanticleer Christmas $93 DECEMBER 1 Dominion Energy Garden Fest of Lights $88 4-8 Currier & Ives Christmas $1267/$967 5 Highlights & Tea at the National Cathedral $80 7 US Army Band Christmas Concert $35 10 Christmas at Radio City Music Hall with Rockettes NYC $222 13 Sight & Sound presents The Miracle of Christmas $158 15 US Navy Band Christmas Concert $35 17-18 Colonial Christmas & 21st Century Illumination $345/$316 21 Hippodrome presents Jesus Christ Superstar $157 22 Riverside Dinner Theatre presents Christmas Spectacular $94 29 Hanover Tavern presents Always Patsy Cline $125 30-1/3 New Year’s on the Beach in Callaway Gardens $1124/$857

JANUARY 4 National Theatre presents Jersey Boys $145 18 Kennedy Center presents My Fair Lady $177 20 New Richmond Civil War Museum $104 28 U.S. Holocaust Museum $40 FEBRUARY 1 Kennedy Center presents Next to Normal $177 5 Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre presents Savannah Sipping Society $118 12 Riverside Dinner Theatre presents Grease $94 26-3/1 The Grand Strand & Charleston $891/$713 MARCH 4 Philadelphia International Flower Show $99 13-14 Virginia Highland Maple Festival & the Homestead $419/$294 19 GMU Performing Arts present The Chieftains $98 25-31 Sunny Florida on Amelia Island $1533/$1091 APRIL 25 Kennedy Center presents Bye Bye Birdie $177 30 Fulton Theatre presents Titanic $131

MAY 17-21 Detroit & Dearborn, Michigan $995/$752 JUNE 1-5 Cape Cod & Long Island $1179/$979 TOURS BY QUALITY 8/23 Maryland Live $35 9/20 Hollywood Casino $35 11/15 Hollywood Casino $35 12/6 MGM $35 6/22-30 THE MARITIMES $2078/$1579 10/31 Dover Downs $70

TOURS BY QUALITY

Saturday-Sunday, June 22-30, 2020 Day 4: 6/25 Following breakfast we will proceed to Hopewell Rocks NOVA SCOTIA & BAY OF FUNDY, where 50-feet tides have carved the world’s largest CANADA flowerpot out of the cliffs. Nowhere on earth are the tides as high as in the Bay of Fundy. After lunch on your own along Cost: $2078 Single $1579 Twin pp the way, we arrive in Halifax for sightseeing, including a Reservations Open: Immediately tour of the Citadel National Historic Site. We also have a

visit to the Public Gardens and Fairview Lawn Cemetery, If you have never had the opportunity to see the Maritime burial place for many of the Titanic victims. Our lodging for Province of Nova Scotia, this is your golden opportunity. We the next two nights is at the LORD NELSON HOTEL. This have chosen to make the tour in June because the evening you will enjoy a buffet dinner and some gambling at landscape of the province is especially spectacular with the Casino Nova. wild lupines in full bloom. Located in eastern Canada and almost completely surrounded by ocean, the province of Day 5: 6/26 After breakfast we head to the famous local fishing village Nova Scotia is a place and where you can feel your pace fall in sync with the rhythm of the sea, as the clean salt air known as Peggy’s Cove, hear the history of the town and breathes life into an afternoon. Our tour includes 8 take in the extraordinary views!!! According to legend expanded continental breakfasts and 8 dinners. We wll Peggy’s Cove was named after the only survivor of a depart Manassas at 6:15 a.m. and Woodbridge at 7:00 a.m. schooner that ran aground and sank in 1800...a woman Return time is approximately 8:00 p.m. named Margaret. Local folks called her “Peggy” and her NOTE: MUST HAVE AN ACTIVE PASSPORT. WHEN home came to be known as Peggy’s Cove. The original MAKING RESERVAION PROVIDE DATE OF BIRTH, SS lighthouse was built in 1868. Returning to Halifax we will NUMER AND PASSPORT NUMBER. continue with a tour of the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic and free time to shop. This evening we will be The Itinerary attending the Halifax Feast Dinner Theatre to enjoy a Day 1: 6/22 fabulous meal and great entertainment. Depart for New England for our 1st overnight where lodging Day 6: 6/27 has been arraigned, and dinner is en route at the local Following breakfast we are off to travel through the scenic Cracker Barrel.. (Pack an overnight bag for tonight) Annapolis Valley, passing some of North America’s earliest HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS LAWRENCE, MA European settlements, taking you past quaint villages, Day 2: 6/23 orchards, fortresses, farms and fishing villages. At Following breakfast at the hotel we continue traveling to Annapolis Royal we will meet your costumed guide and discover Canada’s first established community. Stop at Portland ME. Upon arrival we have a Trolley tour of the city scheduled. After lunch we are off to Boothbay Harbor historic Fort Anne and the Port-Royal Habitation, recounting Champlain’s 1605 fur-trading post. Hear about .a popular resort town known for its bustling waterfront with the Acadia story in its' birthplace and the Scottish influences. its quaint shops and historic footbridge. We will experience We will end our Maritimes visit with a trip aboard the it first-hand as we take a cruise aboard the Cap’n Fish’s Princess of Acadia, from Digby, NS to St. John, NB (3 boat. This narrated cruise passes by the beautiful vacation hour ferry ride). Dinner is included on board. On arrival we homes, lighthouses, small islands and see the seals on the will return to the Hampton Inn & Suites for overnight. ledges. Following the cruise, free time to shop before Day7; 6/28 returning to Portland and overnight at the Best Western After breakfast we will proceed to Campobello, Franklin D Merry Manor Inn. Your bags will already be in your room. Our escort/guide, who will be with us our entire Canadian Roosevelt’s summer home and retreat. Campobello Island stay, will greet us before we unload and you receive your is one of 3 Fundy Isles, located in the Bay of Fundy. A room key. Dinner will be at Dimillo’s Floating Restaurant. special part of the Province of New Brunswick, this Canadian Island lies just off the shore of the most eastern town in the Day 3: 6/24 United States, Lubec, Maine. Campobello is accessed from Following breakfast, we will continue north making a rest the mainland by the Roosevelt Campobello International stop in Bangor, Maine. At Calais, Maine we will clear Bridge. Well-to-do families from such cities as New York, custom before entering the province of New Brunswick. Be Boston, Philadelphia, Ottawa and Montreal escaped to sure to set your watch ahead by one hour. Arriving in the Campobello by private yacht, steamship and train. When we city of Saint John, the largest and oldest city in the Province, clear customs be sure and set your watch back one hour. we will pickup our local guide for a tour of the city.. Upon arrival in Portland, we say goodbye to our Canadian Sightseeing of St. Johns will include the famous reversing escort and continue to, check into your room at the Best falls, a natural phenomenon where the high tides of the Bay Western Merry Manor Inn. (Pack an overnight bag for of Fundy meet and overpower the St. John River forcing it to tomorrow night) reverse and flow back upstream. Overnight lodging will be at the Hampton Inn & Suites. Dinner will be at Lily’s Days 8:6/29 Lakeside Casual Dining. This morning we depart for "Beantown" where we meet our guide to begin a tour of Boston's historic neighborhoods. We'll ride along the Freedom Trail to see the USS Friday Constitution - "Old Ironsides" - and disvoer some of Boston's 9/20, 11/15 most famous sites - such as the Old North Church where lanterns were hung to warn of the British invasion. Lunch HOLLYWOOD CASINO and free time will be at the famous Quincy Market. This Charles Town, WV afternoon we depart for historic Sturbridge, Reservations Open Immediately Massachusetts for our final night in New England. An Cost: $35 pp "American Heritage" dinner will be served in colonial style From Charles Town Slots to BROADWAY CASINO, 5,032 at the historic Publick House Inn. gaming machines are featured along with 112 table and Day 9: 6/30 poker games. There are six restaurants and a food court. We travel to Bristol, Connecticut where we visit the You will have four hours and a rebate of $20 to test your enchanting New England Carousel Museum which is luck. Lunch is on your own at the Epic Buffet or food court. home to one of the largest collections of antique carousel We will depart Woodbridge at 8:45 a.m. and Manassas at pieces in the country. We have lunch in Bristol on your own 9:30 a.m. Return time is approximately 4:00 p.m. and then continue our journey home. Friday We strongly encourage travel insurance on this and any overnight trips so you will be covered for any 12/6 unforeseen events! MGM CASINO National Harbor MD ONE DAY casino eXCURSIONS Reservations Open Immediately Cost: $35 pp PLEASE NOTE THAT REBATES ARE SUBJECT MGM is a luxury resort, retail, dining, entertainment and TO CHANGES BY THE CASINOS OVERWHICH gaming experience just minutes from Washington DC, on QUALITY HAS NO CONTROL the banks of the Potomac River’ Bigger means better. Being the largest gaming floor in the area means options, lot of Friday options. We will proceed by bus to MGM for a four-hour visit. We will depart Manassas at 9:00 a.m. and Woodbridge at 8/23 9:45 a.m. Return time is approximately 3:00 p.m. MD LIVE CASINO Arundel, MD Cost: $35 pp Reservations Open: Immediately Located at Arundel Mills Mall, this casino spans twelve acres and includes 4,750 slot machines and electronic table games, acclaimed restaurants, and of course, the mall for first class shopping. It is one of the largest gaming, retail and entertainment destinations in the country. Come along to enjoy so much at one destination. We will depart Manassas at 8:00 a.m. and Woodbridge at 8:45 a.m. Return time is approximately 3:00 p.m.

Thursday, October 31

DOVER DOWNS AIR FORCE BASE TOUR PLUS VISIT TO

THE DOVER CASINO Dover, Delaware Cost: $70 pp

Buses will be met at the Main Gate by a Dover AFB Tour

Ambassador, who will accompany the group onboard the bus and will remain with us for the duration of the tour.

Included will be a visit to the museum. We will then proceed to the Dover Downs Hotel and Casino where we will enjoy a fantastic lunch buffet followed by free time in the casino Tour includes a buffet lunch and. We will depart Manassas at 6:00 a.m. and Woodbridge at 6:45 a.m. Arrival time back is approximately 7:45 a.m.