GETTYSBURG/RIVER & RAILS 4 Days/3 Nights August 24 – 27, 2015 Tour includes 6 Meals Day 1: Come away with Ionosphere Tours as we enjoy a beautiful travel day heading north into the mountains of western Virginia. Our overnight accommodations will be in Winchester, VA. Following an included dinner in the area we will enjoy a special performance by a local performer singing the songs of country music great – Patsy Cline. (D) Day 2: Following breakfast, we will continue north, traveling through Maryland into Penn- sylvania. By mid-morning we will arrive at the Gettysburg National Military Park Visitors Center. Here we will find an extensive museum about Gettysburg and the Civil War. We will also view the fully restored Gettysburg Cyclorama that dramatically de- picts “Pickett’s Charge.” We will see the film “A New Birth of Freedom”, narrated by award- winning actor, Morgan Freeman, which focuses on the significance of Gettysburg. Next, we will enjoy a tour of the Gettysburg Battlefield with a local guide. We will see all the monu- ments, cannons, dedicated to the Union and Confederate soldiers who fought there. We will see where the battle started, follow its progression and listen to a narrator as he brings the battle to its inevitable closing. Now we will visit the Gettysburg Heritage Center, formerly the American Civil War Wax Museum. It fo- cuses on the town of Gettysburg and its heritage – before, during and after the battle. Utilizing various historical documents, arti- facts, interactive displays and 3-D photography, we will learn about ordinary people doing extraordinary things at a difficult time in our nation’s history. Next, we will visit Gettysburg’s newest attraction, the Gettysburg Seminary Ridge Museum. Located on the campus of the Lu- theran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg, Schmucker Hall, which houses the museum, was witness to the first day’s battle action and then quickly was transformed into a field hospital for the care of the wounded from both north and south. We will spend the next two nights at the Courtyard by Marriott following an included Dinner Show at the Allenberry Playhouse. B,D) Day 3: After an included breakfast at the hotel this morning we continue our Sightseeing as we make a stop at the Gateway Theater, where we will see the movie, “Fields of Freedom”. We will share the excitement of two young confederate soldiers as they prepare for battle. Next, we steam into history with a ride on the Northern Central Railway located in New Freedom, PA. The train is a faithful rep- lica of the Civil War steam locomotive that carried Abraham Lincoln to deliver his now famous Gettys- burg Address. These same tracks carried Lincoln’s funeral train two years later. Next, we will head to Harrisburg, PA for a sightseeing cruise on the Pride of the Susquehanna Riverboat. We will learn the history of the area as we enjoy the beautiful Harrisburg skyline and majestic Susquehanna River! Tonight, we will enjoy an included dinner at the Dobbin House Tavern, Gettys- burg’s oldest and most historic home. Following dinner we are in for a treat as we experience a Presiden- tial Evening with a visit from a special guest. An appearance will be made by either Abraham Lincoln, General & Mrs. Ulysses S. Grant or Mamie Eisenhower. (depending on their schedule!) Overnight will again be at the Courtyard by Marriott. (B,D) Day 4: Following our included breakfast this morning we depart for home. This tour is one we have wanted to take for a long time. We have really experienced Gettysburg, with all its history and beauty. (B) $835 PP Double / $805 PP Triple $780 PP Quad / $1000 Single Deposit/Payment Requirements: $200.00 Deposit Per Person due with reservation Plus cost of insurance if desired cost per person is: $70 Double, Triple, Quad or Single Final Payment Due by July 8, 2015 IONOSPHERE TOURS - 307 N. MAIN ST. - ANDERSON, SC 29621 800-972-1741 OR 864-225-7783 * www.ionospheretours.com .