Multi-Day Tours

Sackets Harbor Experience Tour

Overlooking sparkling Lake Ontario, Sackets Harbor is sheltered on Black River Bay.  The village is a designated New York State Heritage Area with historic sites and attractions. Tree-lined streets and sidewalk gardens offer colorful contrasts to historic architecture and War of 1812 Battlefield. A costumed guide will come aboard the coach and include the Visitor’s Center, a driving tour, Sackets Harbor Battlefield State Historic site with a tour of the Navy commander’s home reflecting life in 1860, and the United Presbyterian Church showcasing Tiffany windows and an impressive pipe organ.

Coyote Moon Vineyards

The Randazzo family of Coyote Moon Vineyards handcrafts each award-winning wine at their vineyard located in Clayton, New York.  Coyote Moon Vineyards, winemaking is not a passion, it’s an obsession, and it starts from the ground up. The family carefully pays attention to details, because it is the little things that make award-winning wine. Everything from the pruning, to fruit selection through hand-harvesting, to label painting is done with purpose and passion. With such attention to detail, Coyote Moon Vineyards has quickly become one of New York’s most award-winning wineries.

Uncle Sam Boat Tour

This international tour will take you on a 22 mile round-trip through American and Canadian waters – what is considered the ‘heart’ of the 1000 Islands.  This trip will give you the best overall view of this truly unique geographical area shared by two nations.   Tour guides will provide a lively narrative as you cruise through the narrow channels, over historic sunken wrecks, by magnificent summer homes of the rich and famous and provide you with local historical facts and folk lore as well as information about the area’s geology, environment and native wildlife.  As you cruise on the emerald green waters of the mighty St. Lawrence River you will see international ships from all over the world either heading upriver to ports ringing the Great Lakes or heading downriver to the ocean and ports in distant lands. Your tour guide will even point out the exact location of the international boundary line between the U.S. and Canada so be ready to look!

Boldt Castle

This 120-room Rhineland-style castle was built at the turn of the 20th century and is the 1000 Islands region’s top attraction.  Boldt Castle is home to one of the saddest love stories ever told.  Wander the halls and imagine what could have been if tragedy had not struck.  Boldt Castle is the story of one man’s devotion to his beloved wife and a dream that went unfulfilled.

Clayton, NY

Soon after it was settled in 1822, Clayton became a major shipbuilding and lumbering port.  Dozens of charming buildings from this magnificent era remain.  Clayton is home to some of the most unique museums in the 1000 Islands, including the renowned Antique Boat Museum, The Thousand Islands Museum, listed on the National Registry of Historic Places, and The Thousand Islands Arts Center.  For some local flavor, stop at one of Clayton’s fine restaurants for some St. Lawrence River cuisine.

Antique Boat Museum

The Antique Boat Museum collects, preserves, interprets and celebrates boats and related artifacts to advance public understanding of the importance of boating to the cultural history of North America and the St. Lawrence River in particular.
Also included: a guided tour of the 106′ houseboat La Duchesse.  This houseboat brings the gracious River lifestyle of one hundred years ago to life. Built in 1903 for hotelier George Boldt, manager of New York City’s famed Waldorf-Astoria hotel, the houseboat was in continuous use as an elegant summer residence until she was donated to the Museum and opened for visitors at the Museum in July of 2005.

Clayton Island Tours – 1000 Islands Canada Tour (No passport required)

Weave Among Islands Not Seen on any Other US Boat Tour.  Marvel at the natural beauty of these less inhabited islands with tranquil bays, marshes, and scenic shorelines as we discover birds and wildlife that inhabit the region. Enjoy an intimate boat tour without stopping through U.S. and Canadian waters on the St. Lawrence River as we glide among the islands between the mainland of Clayton, NY and Gananoque, CA.

Price subject to change.

Thousand Islands Harbor Hotel – Clayton, NY

Old Westbury Gardens & Phipps Estate

Take a guided tour of the magnificent mansion and the formal gardens.  Westbury House is furnished with fine English antiques and decorative arts, and the 200 acre estate’s formal gardens, landscaped grounds, woodlands and lake are un-paralleled!

Vanderbilt’s “Eagle Nest”

“Eagles Nest” is a remarkable 24-room mansion that offers an intimate look at the life of the privileged Vanderbilt family from the Jazz Age through the Second World War.  Tour through rooms filled with priceless art, furnishing and personal possessions. Enter an enchanting time capsule of a vanished era!

Tour Long Island’s South Fork

Take a driving tour of the neighborhoods and villages on Long Island’s South Fork including “The Hamptons” – the summer playground of the rich and famous. Famous residents include Jerry Seinfeld, Madonna, Calvin Klein, the Hiltons, Steven Spielberg, Kelly Ripa, Paul McCartney and more!  Enjoy the “lifestyles of the rich and famous” tour as you view the homes neighborhoods and towns where the rich and famous shop, relax and enjoy the fruits of their labor.  A stop is included at Coopers Beach, on the list of top 10 beaches in the US!

Montauk & Montauk Lighthouse

The Montauk Lighthouse is the oldest lighthouse in New York, authorized during the Presidency of George Washington.

Sag Harbor

Sag Harbor was once one of the busiest ports in the Northeast, where diverse cultures came together in pursuit of the mighty whale.

Tour Long Island’s North Fork

Enjoy rural scenery on your drive through the agricultural region, where vineyards and farm stands flourish.

North Fork Chocolate Company

Shop for hand-made artisanal chocolate and Long Island products.

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Hyatt Place – Riverhead, NY

Sightseeing Cruise on Skaneateles Lake

Skaneateles (ski·nee·at·luhs) Lake or “Long Lake” is one of the highest Finger Lakes, sitting 863 ft. above sea level.  The lake is 16 miles long and 1 mile wide.  In the early 1800s, many settlers were attracted to the land surrounding Skaneateles Lake because they were able to use the lake outlet as a power source for water mills and other types of early industry. Enjoy this 50 minute sightseeing cruise as it  takes you approximately 3 miles down the East side of the lake to return on the West side where you’ll see many stately homes, old and new, The Sherwood Inn, originally a stagecoach stop, and  steep and wooded hill sides at the southern end.

Montezuma Winery

With phenomenal grape, fruit, honey wines and distilled spirits (vodka and brandy) Montezuma Winery has something for everyone offering a selection of over 30 wines to choose from including their almost world famous Cranberry Bog. Browse through the extensive gift shop filled with the most unique wine accessories and novelty items. Outside, view migratory birds from the nearby Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge and maybe catch a glimpse of the bald eagles and osprey nesting nearby.

Muranda Cheese Company

Muranda Cheese Company features the finest in cow’s milk pasteurized cheeses. Their most sought after varieties include British Cheddar, Red Buddy, and Muranda Blue, as well as many other varieties not commonly found in the Finger Lakes, but whose bold, full flavors you’d expect to come from this region.

Rose Hill Mansion

Experience a taste of life on a 19th-century estate when you visit this National Historic Landmark. Built in 1839, the elegant Greek Revival house was the center of a busy and productive farm by mid-century. Much of the tour focuses on the Swan family, in residence from 1850-1890. Through family letters, photographs, and diaries, explore the family’s joys and sorrows and their interactions with neighbors and the many workers required to keep the large house and farm in working order.

NY Kitchen

New York Kitchen is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization founded in 2006 with a mission to educate, engage and excite visitors of the incredible agricultural, craft beverage and culinary industries in New York State. NYK’s state-of-the-art facility features two Hands-On Kitchens, the Wine Spectator Educational Theater, a tasting room, private dining room, and a farm-to-table style restaurant with full bar on the second floor overlooking Canandaigua Lake.

Harriet Tubman Home

The Harriet Tubman Home, Inc. is an independent non-profit established by the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church to manage and operate the homestead of Ms. Tubman. The Harriet Tubman Home is charged with sharing Harriet Tubman’s core values with visitors through a guided tour of the property.  On January 10, 2017 the Harriet Tubman National Historical Park was established.

Anyela’s Vineyard

The story of Anyela’s Vineyards began three generations ago in Eastern Europe and continues today on the hillside high above Skaneateles Lake. The Nocek family combines its viticultural experience with the cooler climate patterns and fertile soil to grow select grapes.  Unlike other vineyards along neighboring Finger Lakes, their vines are protected from the cold after the fall harvest. One by one, they carefully remove them from the trellises and bury them in the rich earth to insulate the sensitive primary buds, which eventually become the fruit. In spring, they re-trellis the vine for maximum sun exposure.

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Holiday Inn Express & Suites Geneva Finger Lakes

Eldorado Gaming – Scioto Downs

Eldorado Gaming Scioto Downs, formerly known as Scioto Downs Racino, is a horse racing track and casino in Columbus, Ohio, owned and operated by Caesars Entertainment.  Discover the awesome gaming action at Eldorado Scioto Downs. Play the newest and hottest games, wager on live harness racing, or soak up the atmosphere of the Open-Air Gaming Terrace.

Ashland – The Henry Clay Estate

Ashland, the home of famous 19th-century statesman Henry Clay, is at the edge downtown Lexington on a beautiful 17-acre wooded estate with an English parterre garden. The home is filled with Clay family belongings and memorabilia. You will learn about Clay and his legacy as a statesman, his passion for American union, his careers as attorney and farmer, his public life and personal traits, and his life as a family man.  The tour explores how slavery was the defining issue of Clay’s own life and his times.  You will learn about Clay’s descendants who occupied and preserved Ashland into the 20th century.

Lexington Brewing & Distillery

In the heart of Bourbon country, Lexington Brewing & Distilling Co. celebrates timeless traditions and bold imaginations. Their award-winning beers and spirits are steeped in the history, charm, and excitement of Kentucky – where legends live fast and free.  Home of Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Ale and Town Branch Bourbon,  your tour provides an atmosphere where you’ll enjoy seeing how they produce their award-winning brews and distinctive spirits. And of course, there will be samples along the way! You will go on a one-hour tour of both the brewery and Town Branch Distillery. Each ticket includes four tastings of your choice of any of beers and distilled spirits.

Lexington Horse Farm Tour

Discover why Lexington, Kentucky is known as the Horse Capital of the World on this expertly narrated tour. Destination stops are made at two or more of the beautiful Thoroughbred horse farms that help make the Lexington, Kentucky region the undisputed epicenter of Thoroughbred breeding in the United States.  Also includes a scenic drive through the beautiful Bluegrass and, as available, a stop at the world famous Keeneland Race Course. All tours are given by very experienced local guides who share a wealth of stories about the history of the Lexington area, farms, bourbon production and the Thoroughbred breed of horse — the most desired breed for winning the world’s most important and valuable races. The destination stop(s) at Thoroughbred horse farms will allow seeing the horses up close and personal and often provide opportunities for interaction with the horses.  The destination stop at Keeneland Race Course features not only the world famous track but also filming locations for the major motion pictures Secretariat, Seabiscuit, and Dreamer. If you love horses or just want to take in this beautiful region then this tour is for you!

Derby Dinner Playhouse

Derby Dinner Playhouse is the theatrical entertainment leader in both Indiana and neighboring state Kentucky, noted for their professional productions of Broadway musicals and lighthearted comedies. Each dinner theatre production comes alive with the magic of lights, costumes, a live orchestra, and a stage full of professional performers.

Kentucky Derby Museum

Start your day rail side at the track! Experience the thrilling sound of hooves pounding the dirt as horses and jockeys train right in front of you! You’ll see horses gallop past at speeds up to 40 miles per hour! Your guide will share the ins and outs of training world-class Thoroughbreds while you also visit the Churchill Downs Grandstand. Be sure to have your camera ready – seeing these incredible athletes working out beneath the historic Twin Spires™ is a memory you’ll want to hold onto forever.
_{*Workouts may be canceled due to weather or other conditions}
Also includes:

• Full access to the Museum, including two floors of family-friendly interactive exhibits
• A viewing of our epic film, “The Greatest Race,” a 360°, 18-minute media experience that will make your heart race and emotions soar

Louisville

Anyone who goes to Louisville soon discovers it is one of the most uniquely authentic destinations on the planet. Welcome to Bourbon City. Yes, Bourbon is a spirit that comes in a glass, but it’s also a spirit that defines their culture and compassion, arts and parks, and creative energy. It’s this same spirit that continued and created Louisville itself – a city that combines heritage with innovation, authenticity with originality, quirkiness with friendliness in a way that’s completely unique to the region. Louisville is an entirely different type of Southern. From boundary pushing twists on Southern cuisine that have made it one of the “10 Best New Food Cities” in American to the one and only Urban Bourbon Experience™, featuring the world’s only, city-wide trail filled with award-winning micro-distilleries, exhibits and craft cocktail destinations.

Louisville Slugger Museum

Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory is all about celebrating the extraordinary role of Louisville Slugger in baseball’s past, present and future. Baseball connect generations. Since the sport is such a big part of American history and culture, even visitors who don’t consider themselves big fans find something here that resonates with them. Maybe it’s the fun stories and fascinating machinery in the factory, or the hands on exhibits, or one of the special exhibition that broaden the interpretation of baseball. And, really, who doesn’t love a free mini-bat?

4^th Street Live

Fourth Street Live! is a 350,000 sq ft entertainment and retail complex in downtown Louisville, Kentucky. It’s a top destination for dining and entertainment in the city, and is the most visited attraction in Kentucky, drawing over 4.5 million visitors each year.

The Ark Encounter

Ark Encounter features a full-size Noah’s Ark, built according to the dimensions given in the Bible. Spanning 510 feet long, 85 feet wide, and 51 feet high.  Get ready to learn all about one of the biggest stories in the Bible with an educational trip to Ark Encounter. It is a one-of-a-kind museum in featuring a full-size replica of Noah’s Ark where visitors can learn all the details of the ark, life on the ark, animals on the ark, and more. They’ve taken a strict commitment to historical accuracy and artistic excellence in building the largest timber-frame structure in the world, built in part by skilled Amish craftsmen. Ark Encounter is the only exhibit of its kind that will inspire you to think differently about the Biblical account of Noah’s ark and the flood.

Price subject to change.

Hampton Inn & Suites – Columbus Scioto Downs

Embassy Suites – Lexington Green

Hampton Inn – Louisville Downtown

Hampton Inn – Columbus East

Cranberry Bog Tour

This is a fun, interesting and educational tour of one of Cape Cod’s most historic and important industries. You will learn about history and cultivation of cranberries, and will see cranberries bogs blooming, growing or being harvested, depending on the time of year. Tours are given by a grower with over 35 years of knowledge and experience. It is a walking tour, so wear comfortable walking shoes or sneakers.

Main Street Hyannis

Guided Tour from Hyannis to Provincetown

Provincetown is at the northern tip of Cape Cod, Massachusetts. The seaside town is on the site of the Mayflower’s landing in 1620, commemorated by the towering Pilgrim Monument and neighboring Provincetown Museum. Numerous galleries plus restaurants, nightclubs, cabarets and specialty shops are clustered on and around lively Commercial Street.

Dune Tour

Imagine dunes stretching as far as you can see with 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 travel through the majestic dunes where your guide points out the “dune shacks” where famous artists and writers like Eugene O’Neill and Harry Kemp became inspired to create their art.  You will also pass the remains of the Peaked Hill Life Saving Station and learn how the brave “life savers” enacted their heroic efforts to save the lives of thousands from the doomed shipwrecks.  You will be amazed at what you will see on this incredibly scenic sand dune tour.

Sandwich Glass Museum

The Sandwich Historical Society and its Glass Museum collects, preserves, and interprets the history of the Town of Sandwich, MA, the oldest town on Cape Cod. A large part of Sandwich history is involved with American glass production.  The Sandwich Glass Museum has “Relit the Fires in Sandwich” with a glass furnace for hourly glass making presentations and new exhibits to better tell the story of the glass industry in Sandwich.  Watch the glassblower turn and twist the hot glass into wonderful forms, and visions of those former days will not be so difficult to understand or imagine.

Cape Cod Canal Visitor Center

Operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Cape Cod Canal Visitor Center offers excellent insight into the rich history, fascinating features, and vigilant operation of the Cape Cod Canal. Inside you will discover a museum that is fun and fascinating. A park ranger will guide the group through the Visitor Center, with a slide presentation and Q&A session. Then explore the many interactive exhibits throughout the museum, including live monitors of vessel traffic transiting the Canal.

Price subject to change.

Hampton Inn & Suites – Cape Cod

Tour Notes: Participants must be mobile to fully participate and experience this tour! The tour entails long days and lots of walking.
October is Salem’s busiest time of year. Expect large crowds of people.

Lizzie Borden House

The Lizzie Borden House is the site of one of the most famous crimes in American history!  In 1892, a wealthy businessman and his wife were brutally murdered, and their youngest daughter Lizzie is accused. Did she do it? Hear the details that shocked the nation, tour the rooms where the evidence was found, and you decide if Lizzie is guilty.

Roger Williams Zoo – Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular

After your meal you will be escorted to the park entrance for priority admission to the Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular! You will be delighted & amazed by this breathtaking display of thousands of illuminated jack-o-lanterns lining the park’s trail.

Haunted Happenings

Salem’s connection to Halloween begins with the tragic events that unfolded during the Salem Witch Trials. The 19 innocent victims who lost their lives in 1692 were not witches, they were only so accused due to Puritan beliefs of the time. The Salem Witch Trials were later revived with Arthur Miller’s 1953 work, The Crucible, and again in 1992 during the tercentenary of the events and the unveiling of the Salem Witch Trials Memorial. By 1982, the City has planned the first Salem Haunted Happenings Festival during Halloween weekend. The festival was an effort to provide family-friendly events for guests who were interested in visiting the “Witch City.” Following the first festival’s success with about 50,000 guests in attendance, the annual event has continued to grow each season, drawing everyone from families, couples, history buffs, and Halloween enthusiasts from all over the world.

Today, members of the modern Pagan and Witch communities have a home in Salem, where Samhain is celebrated each October recognizing the end of the harvest season and the coming of winter. The City’s modern witches have the unique opportunity of being able to share their beliefs and celebrations with both locals and out of town guests who come to celebrate the Halloween season in Salem.

Salem Witch Museum

The Salem Witch Museum is a museum in Salem, MA about the Witch Trials of 1692. The museum is based on the actual documents of the trials.  A multi-sensory presentation including 13 life-sized stage settings that recreates the horrible and truthful events known as the Salem Witch Trials.

Live Performance of “Cry Innocent”

The audience is the jury at the trial of Bridget Bishop, accused of witchcraft.  Hear the testimony, ask the questions, and you decide the verdict – innocent or guilty?

Haunted Footsteps Ghost Tour

The engaging and often ghostly guides creatively convey Salem’s authentic haunted history.

Walking Tour of Sleepy Hollow Cemetery

Trace the footsteps of Washington Irving’s most famous character Ichabod Crane in “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” as you walk to the author’s final resting place.

Please note: the walking route includes a hill, some stairs and grassy, unpaved areas. Tours go rain or shine. Please plan accordingly.

Lyndhurst Castle

One of America’s finest Gothic Revival Mansions, overlooking the Hudson River; your tour will have a Halloween twist – the lower rooms will be decorated with seasonal Halloween trimmings, including the grand Victorian dining room.  The second floor rooms will be viewed in their traditional splendor.

Price subject to change.

Hampton Inn – Bedford/Burlington, MA

Hiawatha Paddlewheel Riverboat

All aboard the Hiawatha Riverboat in Williamsport for a narrated Susquehanna River Cruise.  Learn about the river’s role in making Williamsport the lumber capital of the world in the mid-1800s when logs from the north were corralled with underwater booms, about jamcrackers that risked their lives to keep the lumber flowing downriver, and about a conductor on the Underground Railroad that used the river to help slaves from the south flee north.

Pennsylvania Lumber Museum

Nestled in the wooded mountains of Potter County, this museum is a fun and educational experience for all. The museum invites you to discover the courageous yet reckless spirit of Pennsylvania’s lumbering past while learning to care for the forests of the future.

Covered Wagon Ride into PA Grand Canyon’s Upper Gorge

Take a tour through the wondrous Pennsylvania Grand Canyon on a horse-drawn covered wagon. The tour guides are fluent in the history of the Canyon going back to the 19th century. They will tell the tale while the horses wind their way on the Pine Creek Rail Trail. Take a jump into history while enjoying everything the canyon has to offer.

PA Grand Canyon Overlook & Visitor Center

On the east rim of the canyon, the 585-acre Leonard Harrison State Park has the most famous scenic views of the canyon.  The “Grand Canyon of Pennsylvania” begins just south of Ansonia, along US 6 and continues south for about 47 miles. At its deepest point, Pine Creek Gorge is 1,450 feet deep and nearly one mile wide. At Leonard Harrison State Park, the depth of the canyon is about 800 feet. This area received national acclaim in 1968 when a 12-mile section of Pine Creek Gorge was designated as a National Natural Landmark by the National Park Service.

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Penn Wells Lodge

Olde Mystick Village

Sheltered within nature, Olde Mistick Village is much more than a village. Custom gifts, restaurants and Mystic-made souvenirs assembled together to offer you a shopping experience unlike anything else.

Encore Boston Harbor – Casino & Resort

When it comes to luxury hotels in Boston, Encore Boston Harbor offers the finest in hotel resort accommodations. Encore Boston Harbor features more than 2,700 slot machines, 185 table games, and numerous dining venues and spacious hotel rooms.

*Casino Bonus:  Encore Boston Harbor

(2) $30 Meal Vouchers & $40 Free Slot Play (per person)

• Passengers must be 21 years of age and over to qualify for any incentive and provide a valid government issued photo ID
• Casino bonuses are subject to change at any time
• Meal vouchers are valid at Encore Boston Harbor owned outlets
• All Casino incentives require membership in Encore’s Loyalty club program

Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum

At the Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum, you can be a part of the famous event that forever changed the course of American history through a multi-sensory experience. Re-enact the Event that Started a Revolution. Historical interpreters, interactive exhibits, full-scale replica 18th-century sailing vessels, and historic artifacts, are just some of what you’ll experience during your visit.

Guided Tour of Fenway Park

“America’s Most Beloved Ballpark” is uniquely nestled in the city of Boston.  Fenway Park is a place where dreams are made, traditions are celebrated and baseball is forever.  See the home of Red Sox Legends, Williams, Yaz, Fisk, and Rice.  Visit Pesky’s Pole and sit atop the world-famous Green Monster, which stands 37 feet 2 inches high overlooking leftfield.

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Encore Boston Harbor 

TITANIC Museum

Titanic Museum Attraction in Pigeon Forge is a celebration of the ship, passengers and crew! It is said that the best way to respect and honor those who gave their lives is to simply tell their stories.

As the whole world remembers the world’s most famous luxury liner, Titanic Museum Attraction in Pigeon Forge, Tn. will continue to open the door to the past in its one-of-a-kind way – letting “passengers” experience what it was like to walk the hallways, parlors, cabins and Grand Staircase of the Titanic while surrounded by more than 400 artifacts directly from the ship and its passengers. As visitors walk the Grand Staircase, third class hallways, reach their hands into 28-degree water, and try to stand on the sloping decks, they learn what it was like on the RMS Titanic by experiencing it first-hand.

Dolly Parton’s Stampede Christmas Dinner Show

The holiday festivities get playful as Elves from the North Pole & South Pole compete in a friendly rivalry while your festive four course feast is served.  Snow falls softly as the breathtaking scenes fill you with tidings of good cheer. The Stampede arena is magically transformed into a true fantasy land complete with twinkling lights, evergreens, poinsettias, old-fashioned holiday costumes and familiar holiday music.  You’ll also love the live nativity; it is both dramatic and spectacular.  The true meaning of Christmas comes alive right before your very eyes as three kings ride atop camels on their way to Bethlehem.  The stunning beauty of angels ascending from above will amaze you as the songs inspire audience members of all ages.

Ole Smoky Moonshine Distillery

Enjoy a tour & tasting at Ole Smoky Moonshine Museum & Distillery. As you approach the entrance, you can detect the distinct smell of their grains cooking and fermenting. You’ll see authentic working moonshine stills and experience the process from beginning to end. Their distillers will take the time to visit with you and answer any questions about the history and lore of moonshining in East Tennessee. Samples of their Original Unaged Corn Whiskey, White Lightnin’ and Moonshine Cherries – plus they offer seasonal and special flavors that aren’t available in package stores.

Dollywood Smoky Mountain Christmas

Celebrate the season with the return of America’s Best Christmas Event for more than a decade.  Explore a winter wonderland adorned with more than 6 million twinkling lights and dozens of towering Christmas trees that add a cheerful shimmer to the award-winning rides and attractions like Big Bear Mountain.  Embrace this special time of year with all your senses as you discover festive flavors, heartwarming holiday shows, and seasonal shopping tucked into the beauty of the Great Smoky Mountains.  When the sun goes down, watch the winter sky shimmer to life as hundreds of festive drones light up the night during a Christmas drone show! Come experience why there’s no place like Dollywood at Christmastime!

Smith Morning Variety Show

Your fun filled day kicks off with the Smith Family Morning Variety Show. This show is filled with Southern music and culture. You’ll enjoy their unique brand of music and comedy in this intimate, familial style show. Their talented blend of classic country, bluegrass, gospel, oldies rock-n-roll, and clean family comedy pleases all.

Biltmore Estate Candlelight Evening Christmas Tour

Biltmore captures the magic of the holidays with grandeur, style and sheer wonder with more than 40 trees decorated by their talented staff, plus miles of ribbon and garland. Candlelight, firelight, dramatic outdoor illuminations, live music and entertainment accent the extravagant holiday décor of the Biltmore House, creating an evening to remember.

Antler Hill Village

Step into the everyday lives of families who lived on the estate raising livestock, tending crops and working at Biltmore Dairy in the 1890s.  The Barn in Antler Hill Village – once the social and work center for these families – is alive again with blacksmiths, woodworkers and other craft demonstrations.  The Barn Door featuring a unique selection of American made arts and crafts items; and a Smokehouse offering Carolina BBQ, quick sandwiches and pork for their restaurants.

Price subject to change.

Hampton Inn Wytheville

Black Fox Lodge

Hampton Inn Asheville – Tunnel Road

Hyatt Place Roanoke

Hagley Museum & Library

A visit to the Brandywine Valley should begin at Hagley—what you discover here will put your entire trip into context. It is here that the du Pont family first settled in America, built their first home, and began the black powder manufacturing business that became the foundation for all the other du Pont enterprises in the world. The legacy of Hagley and the early family can then be seen in the splendor of our neighbors at places like Longwood Gardens, Winterthur, and Nemours.
Take a journey through the historic DuPont Company black powder yards and the garden and grounds of the first du Pont family home in America. This tour will show guests what makes Hagley unique—the black powder yards, the historic machinery, and the original home of the du Pont family in America. Guests will see demonstrations of our nineteenth-century machine shop, watch a water turbine bring our eight-ton iron roll mills to life, and witness a black powder explosion. On the second half of the tour, guests will visit the du Pont family home, the first office, and their first garden and learn about how the family lived, worked, and played at Hagley

Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library

Yuletide at Winterthur embraces the warmth and festivity of the season with a magnificent holiday tour of Henry Francis du Pont’s mansion as well as breathtaking trees, dazzling room displays, a magical dollhouse, and the opportunity to shop, dine, and create new memories. Celebrate every season in Winterthur’s naturalistic garden, a masterpiece of color and design. Lyrical color combinations delight visitors of all ages with a year-round succession of bloom.  The garden is a result of the artistic vision of its creator, and is surrounded by nearly 1,000 acres of meadows, farmland, and waterways.  Explore the garden on foot, or on a narrated tram ride.  Then, enjoy a self-guided tour into the premier entertaining rooms enjoyed by Henry Francis du Pont’s friends in the 1930s and ’40s.  Explore treasure of Christmas past with sparkling holiday display depicting holiday traditions from the 1800s to the early 20^th century.

Nemours Estate

Discover all that Nemours Estate has to offer, from the Mansion to the Gardens and the Chauffeur’s Garage. Experience our extraordinary 47,000-square-foot Mansion. Constructed in 1910 by notable architects Carrère and Hastings, the Mansion was completed in just 18 months and features 77 rooms of remarkable collections that include art, furniture and technology. See how the duPonts worked, played and entertained, and hear the fascinating stories of the staff tasked with running the house.

A vintage collection of automobiles owned by the duPonts is on display in the Chauffeur’s Garage. Built in 1914 to house rare autos from Rolls-Royces to Cadillacs, you’ll learn the stories of these elegant cars and the people who drove them.

Longwood Gardens

From towering trees that touch the sky to acres of twinkling lights, A Longwood Christmas makes your holiday oh so merry and bright. Thousands of poinsettias, magnificently decorated trees, and fragrant flowers transform our Conservatory into a holiday wonderland. Outdoors, take an enchanting journey as 500,000 lights sparkle in the trees and colorful fountains dance to holiday music.

Price subject to change.

Holiday Inn Express – Wilmington/Newark

Ocean City, Maryland 

*There are only a limited number of Oceanfront rooms available. It is recommended to book early for this popular tour.

Price subject to change.

Howard Johnson Oceanfront Plaza