Tour Description

October 2 – 12, 2025
Passport or Real ID Required to get into West Point (Passports must not expire within 6 months of travel)
11 Days
15 Meals

Your package includes deluxe transportation, accommodations, all listed tour fees, and 15 meals.

Join us on a memorable 11-day journey, traversing the heartland's scenic routes and delving into the rich tapestry of America's cultural and historic landscapes. From the tranquil botanical gardens to the vibrant streets of iconic cities, each day is crafted to offer a unique blend of exploration, relaxation and discovery, ensuring a travel experience that is as enriching as it is enjoyable.

Day 1:

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Meals: Lunch

We begin our adventure with a pleasant drive, filled with friendly conversations and scenic views, ending with a restful night in Terre Haute, IN.

Day 2:

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Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

We begin our adventure with a pleasant drive, filled with friendly conversations and scenic views, ending with a restful night in Terre Haute, IN.

Day 3:

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Meals: Breakfast

Do you have a favorite football team? Or maybe a favorite player or coach? This morning, we will visit the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton. This Museum offers a deep dive into the history of American football. Afterwards, we will head towards Bloomsburg, PA, for our overnight stay.

Day 4:

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Meals: Breakfast

Scranton, PA, welcomes us at the Steamtown National Historic Site for a morning filled with railroad history and a short, historical train ride. An afternoon of activities together promises further enrichment, with the day ending in Monticello, NY.

Day 5:

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Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Our journey continues today as we visit Bethel Woods Center for the Arts where we will relive the spirit of the 1960’s Woodstock Festival. After lunch, explore "must see" activities around Bethel, NY, and cap the day with a visit to the Walkway over the Hudson. This walkway is the world’s longest elevated pedestrian bridge, and you’ll be able to enjoy an impressive view during your stroll. This evening and for the next three nights, we’ll call our Poughkeepsie, NY, hotel home. Try to say that three times fast!

Day 6:

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Meals: Breakfast

Today will be a culturally rich day, beginning in Hyde Park, NY, at the FDR Presidential Library and Museum and Eleanor Roosevelt's Val-Kill, offering insights into the Roosevelt legacy. The afternoon sweetens with a visit to Crown Maple Estate in Dover Plains, NY, an eight-hundred-acre estate that declares its maple syrup to be the best nature has to offer.

Day 7:

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Meals: Breakfast

Enjoy a relaxed start before shopping and lunch in Rhinebeck, NY. The afternoon features tours in Hyde Park, NY, of the Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site and at the Culinary Institute of America, adding elegant and tasty highlights to the day.

Day 8:

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Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

This morning, we will take an immersive tour showcasing an overview from the start of West Point in 1778 as a military post during the Revolutionary War to the modern times of the United States Military Academy educating our leaders of tomorrow at the Frederic V Malek Visitor Center (MUST HAVE PASSORT OR REAL ID TO GET IN WEST POINT).  Afterward, we will enjoy a lunch we’ve planned for you. Our journey will continue to Hershey, PA, where we’ll settle for the night.

Day 9:

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Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Did someone say chocolate? Hershey’s Chocolate World hosts us for a "Do-It-All Tour", a delightful exploration of chocolate-making! You’ll even get to create your own candy bar! After our Making Memories provided lunch and sweet memories behind us, we journey towards Washington, PA, where we will retire for the evening.

Day 10:

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Meals: Breakfast

Get ready to be immersed in the beauty of the gardens today at Columbus, Ohio's Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens made up of 88 acres of indoor and outdoor art and nature-based exhibits, greenhouses and landscaped grounds! After our group tour, our journey starts rolling towards home. We will end our day at our hotel in Terre Haute, IN.

Day 11:

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Meals: Breakfast

On our last leg of the journey together, as we drop off our fellow travelers, we reflect on the shared memories and the joy of exploring the Hidden Treasures of New York together.