Itinerary for Family
American History and Church History Trip
June 17 - July 17, 2005
Date / Itinerary / Notes / Miles / Accommodations1 / Fri
Jun
17 / Leave North Ogden by 4:30 arrive in Rawlins by 9:30 / Fort Bridger / 293
miles / Best Western Cotton Tree Inn
23rd and Spruce, Rawlins
800-662-6886
307-324-2737
2 / Sat
Jun
18 / Leave Rawlins by 7:00am stop 2 hours at Devils Towers, arrive in Keystone, SD by 6:30pm / Breakfast @ Independence Rock
Nick wants Grandpa Neeley Lunches
Devils Tower / From Rawlins to Devils Tower 318
Miles
+
130 miles to Keystone / BW Four Presidents Lodge
24075 Highway 16a
Keystone, SD 57751
Phone 605- 666-4472
Phone: 605-666-4472
3 / Sun
Jun
19 / Rapid City 2nd Ward
2822 Canyon Lake Dr.
605-343-0048
Sacrament Meet 9:00a
Mount Rushmore 2 hr
Custer State Park, --1 ½ hr
Needle Hiway Scenic – 1 hr
Crazy Horse Memorial -- 1 ½ hour vehicle / SAME AS ABOVE
4 / Mon
Jun
20 / Drive to Bloomington, MN
Mall of America
This stop is a
TIME ZONE CHANGE / Camp Snoopy
5:00 pm – 9:30pm Camp Snoopy
Camp Snoopy hours 10A – 9:30P
Underwater Adventures
5:00P – 8:00P Underwater Adventures / From Keystone to Bloomington, MN 668 miles / Fairfield Inn
2401 E 80th Street
Bloomington, MN 55425
1 952 858-8475
5 / Tues
Jun 21 / Bloomington, MN
Nauvoo, IL / Mall of America
Sunset by the Mississippi
7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Location: West end of Parley Street Family entertainment with songs, music, games, stories and dances of the pioneer era. / From Bloomington to Nauvoo, IL 391 miles / Riverview Guest House
1995 North Highway 96
Nauvoo www.gotonauvoo.com
217-453-6556 evening
217-453-9980 day
Carriage Guest House
6 / Wed
Jun
22 / Nauvoo, IL / Nauvoo Temple Session – Endowment and Baptism for Dead @ 8:00A be there by 7:30A passes at the Recommend Desk, do not be late.
Wagon tour of Nauvoo
9:00 am - 4:00 pm Location: Corner of Partridge and Hubbard Streets A tour of Old Nauvoo in a horse-drawn "Conestoga Wagon." A great way to see the sites and hear
the story.
Rendevous in Old Nauvoo (show)
8:15P show; pick up tickets @ Visitor Center by 2:00P 888-453-6434 ext 24 / SAME AS ABOVE
7 / Thur
Jun
23 / Nauvoo, IL / More sights of Nauvoo
High Hopes and River Boats (show)
show5:30p, pick up tickets at visitors center by 2:00PM 888-453-6434 ext 24 / SAME AS ABOVE
8 / Fri
Jun 24 / Hannibal, MO
Springfield, IL / Hannibal - Mark Twain Museum Annex
Mark Twain Boyhood Home
Mark Twain Museum & Gift Shop
J.M.Clemens Law Office
Grants Drug Store
The New Mark Twain Museum
Self guided tours of all of the above takes one 8am – 6pm daily allow 2 hrs.
Becky Thatcher Home – just a few minutes – no fee
Mississippi Riverboat Cruise – one hour cruise – located on Center Street Landing is 11am 1:30pm 4:00pm
Mark Twain Cave – one mile south of downtown on highway 79 Bring a jacket. Summer hrs 8am- 8pm / From Nauvoo to Carthage, IL 23 miles
From Carthage to Hannibal
60 miles
From Hannibal, MO to
Springfield
105 Miles / BW Clearlake Plaza
3440 E. Clearlake Ave
Springfield, IL
217-525-7420
9 / Sat
Jun 25 / Springfield, IL
Pickerington, OH
This stop is a
TIME ZONE CHANGE
DO LAUNDRY / Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum
212 North Sixth Street
Springfield, IL
Hours: Wed 9A – 8:30P
Mon – Sun 9A – 5P
Sat 8:30A-3:30P / 389 Miles to / BW Executive Suites – Columbus East
1899 Winderly Ln
Pickerington, OH 43147
614-860-9804
Guest Laundry
10 / Sun
Jun
26 / Washington DC / Zanesville Ward
330 Kearns Dr.
Zanesville, OH
Sacrament Meet 9:30a
450-2204office
450-0689 hall
Have dinner with my cousins
Drive to Washington DC /
Americana Hotel
1400 Jefferson Davis Highway
Arlington, VA
800-548-6261
Guest Laundry
11 / Mon
Jun
27 / Washington DC / Washington Monument same day tickets free; advanced tickets$2.00
Reserved Timed Tickets for 9:30A
Arrive 30 minutes early
Confirmation # 4451307
Congress – US Capital passes to Capitol arranged by Sherrane 202-225-0453
Arrive 1:15P @ Rob Bishop’s Office
124 Cannon House Office Building
Across the street from the Capitol South metro station on the orange line
White House
Lincoln Memorial 8A-midnight
WWII Memorial 8A-midnight
Viet Nam Memorial 8A-midnight / SAME AS ABOVE
12 / Tue
Jun
28 / Washington DC / Arlington National Cemetary; Hours 8:00a-7:00P
White House Walking Tour ???? or
Smithsonian / SAME AS ABOVE
13 / Wed
Jun
29 / Washington DC / Holocaust Museum
Hours 10-5
National Museum ofAir and Space Museum daily 10-5:30; free guided tours; IMAX has a fee
National Museum of Natural History
National Museum of American History / SAME AS ABOVE
14 / Thu
Jun
30 / Washington DC
Mount Vernon
Gettysburg / Mount Vernon
Congressional tour of Mount Vernon scheduled for 8:45A. Arrive ahead of time in order to buy tickets.
Hours Daily 8 -5
Boyds Bears 75 Cunningham Road
Gettysburg,PA17325
Phone: 717-630-2600
Phone: 866-367-8338 Monday - Sunday 10AM to 6PM
American Civil War Museum
US 15 Bus RT. At 297 Steinwehr Ave
Daily 9A-9P / From Mt Vernon to Gettysburg 100 miles / Days Inn
865 York Rd
Gettysburg, PA
717-334-0030
Guest Laundry
15 / Fri
Jul
1 / Pennsylvania – Gettysburg National Military Park (Tour )
Hersey, PA
Arrive @ Hershey Park 3:00P – 11:00P / Gettysburg Hiring Licensed Battlefield Guides
Park roads open from 6A-10P
Licensed guides are available at the Gettysburg National Park Service Visitor Center on a first come, first served basis. The Visitor Center is open daily 8-6 during the summer New Years Day). Guides occasionally are also located at West End Guide Station on U.S. 30 from Palm Sunday Weekend through Veteran's Day Weekend. Guides are extremely popular. During busy times of the year it is not uncommon to have all available tours gone early in the day. If you wish to obtain guide services it is best to arrive at the Visitor Center as early in the day as possible. The center opens its doors at 8 AM and guide services are scheduled immediately. Generally, by 10 AM there will be a wait. By 2 PM it may be impossible to schedule a guide for later in the day as all available times are booked. Waiting lists can not be maintained and visitors may not pre-schedule a tour for the next day due to the uncertainty of guide availability.
Hershey Park hours on July 1 10A-10P
Hershey Museum allow 1 hr; hours 9A-6P;
Hershey World hours on July 2 9A-11P:Hershey Really Big 3D; allow 2hrs.
/ From Gettysburg to Hershey is 50 miles / White Rose Inn
1060 e Chocolate Ave
Hershey, PA
717-533-9876
16 / Sat
Jul
2 / Lancaster and Intercourse
DO LAUNDRY / LANCASTER, PA
Landis Valley Museum Mon – Sat 9A- 5P; 2 ½ mile N o Oregon Pike (SR) 272; Lancaster; allow minimum 2 hours;
Intercourse, PA
Old County Store 3510 Old Philadelphia Pike
P O Box 419
Intercourse,PA17534 Phone: 717-768-7101
Whistle Stop Shop Railroad Museum Of PA / From Hershey to Lancaster is 30 miles / BW Intercourse
Route 340 & 772
Intercourse, PA
717-768-3636
Guest Laundry
17 / Sun
Jul
3 / Valley Forge
Philadelphia, / Valley Forge 1st Ward
2530 Stinson Lane
Norristown, PA
Sacrament Meeting 9:00AM
Independence National Historical Park allow 5 hours ; free
National Park Service will arrange advance tickets for small fee - 9A-5P with extended hours in Summer
Ticket Reservations are for 12:00P; must pick up tickets no later than 45 minutes before
Drive thru Valley Forge National Park
Park hours 6A-10P / From Intercourse to Valley Forge is 50 miles
From Valley Forge to Philadelphia
Is 25 miles / BW The Inn At King Of Prussia
127 S Gulph Road
King Of Prussia, PA
610-265-4500
GUEST LAUNDRY.
18 / Mon
Jul
4 / Washington Crossing Historic Park
Newark, NJ / Valley Forge National Historical Park
Visitors Center open daily 9A – 5P
Park is free
Purchase tickets for Washington’s Headquarters here at the Park.
Washington’s Headquarters
Allow 30 minutes
Washington Crossing Historic Park
Macy’s Fireworks in New York City Harbor / From Philadelphia to Washington Crossing Historic Park is 25 miles
From Washington Crossing to Newark is 60 miles / BW Newark Airport West
101 Internatrinal Way
Newark, New Jersey 07114
Phone: 973-621-6200
GUEST LAUNDRY
19 / Tue
Jul
5 / Newark, NJ / Ellis Island
Statue of Liberty
Circle One Ferry Tickets with timed passes to Statue of Liberty 9:45A but be there 2 hours early. Observatory Tour.
World Trade Center Site
Broadway – “Lion King” / SAME AS ABOVE
20 / Wed
Jul
6 / NEW YORK
CITY
World Trade Center Site
White River Junction / Sugarbush Farm 591 Sugarbush Farm Road, South Pomfret, VT 802-457-1757
9a-5p Maple Sugar & Cheese making
Sharon, VT
LDS Visitors Center & Joseph Smith Monument
West Lebanon
White River Junction / From Newark to White River Junc. Is 270 miles / BW @ the Junction
91 Ballardvale Dr.
White River Junction, VT 05001
802-295-3015
Guest Laundry
21 / Thu
Jul
7 / SHARON VT
Rochester, NY / Sharon, VT
Drive to Palmyra
Fayette, NY – Peter Whitmer Farm
Hours 9A-7P
Grandin’s Publishing allow 1 hr.
Hours 9A-7P
Alling Coverlet Museum
Original Section of the Erie Canal
Martin Harris Farm - drive by; not available for tours / From White River Junc to Sugarbush Farm is 12 miles
From Sugarbush Farm to Sharon, VT is 16 miles
From Sharon VT to Rochester, NY is 337 Miles / Hampton Inn Rochester/South
717 East Henrietta Rd.
Rochester, NY
14623
Phone: 585-272-7800
22 / Fri
Jul
8 / Palmyra, NY
Rochester, NY / Palmyra Temple - make appt to attend
Allow 3 hr.`
9:30 A Endowment Session – be there by 9:00
10:00A Baptism for the Dead Appt by there by 9:30
Joseph Smith Family Farm allow 3hr.
Hill Cumorah Visitor Center allow 1hr.
Tonight the Hill Cumorah Pageant starts @ 9:15PM last 1hr 15 min but starts filling up by 7:00P / SAME AS ABOVE
23 / Sat
Jul
9 / Palmyra, NY
Fayette, NY
Niagara Falls, NY
DO LAUNDRY / If time permits stop in Mendon, NY
Drive to Niagara Falls
Maid of the Mist—boat ride to the base of the Falls. Boarding is from Prospect Point Observation Tower opens 9:15am - 30 boat ride - buy a water proof disposable camera
Niagara Falls Observation Tower @ Prospect Point –
Niagara Falls State Park
Journey Behind the Falls
Sat hours 9a- 7:30P, admission $10.00
IMAX Theatre Niagara Falls
Hours 9A-8P –
Ripleys Believe It or Not Museum
Hours 9A- 2A – / From Fayette to Niagara Falls is 126 miles / BW Summit Inn
9500 Niagara Fall Blvd.
Niagara Falls, NY
800-404-8217
Guest Laundry
24 / Sun
Jul
10 / Niagara Falls, NY
Kirkland, OH / Niagara Falls Ward -- 9:30A
754 Scovell Drive
LEWISTON , NY 14092
Great Grandfather Andrews Home
168 West Main Rd
Conneaut, OH
Glenwood Cemetery
359 W. Main Rd.
Conneaut
440-593-7431
Cherry Valley Cemetery
East of hwy 193 on hwy 6
Rita Woodard – Cherry Valley Twp Clerk
440-293-9987
Edgewood Cemetery
4011 State Rd.
Ashtabula, Ohio
440-997-9551
Drive to Kirtland, Ohio - 3 ½ hours / From Niagara Falls to Mendon, OH is 195 miles / BW Lawnfield Inn & Suites
8434 Mentor Ave
Mentor, OH
866-205-7378
25 / Mon
Jul
11 / Kirkland, OH.
Sandusky, OH / Kirtland Temple owned by RLDS – tours available
Kirtland Visitors Center
Newel K Whitney Store & Home
Issac Morley Farm -- School House
John Johnson Inn Resource center
Ashery -- Sawmill --
John Johnson Farm – 45 min to the south
All of the above are located at
7800 Kirtland - Chardon RoadHrs: M – S 9 AM - 7PM Sun – 11:30 AM - 7:00PM
Drive to Sandusky / From Kirkland, OH to Cedar Point, OH is
62 miles / BW Cedar Points
Us 6 - 1530 Cleveland Rd
Sandusky, Ohio, 44870
Guest Laundry
26 / Tues
Jul
12 / Sandusky, OH
This stop is a
TIME ZONE CHANGE / Cedar Point Amusement Park –Park open 10am – 11pm
Marblehead Lighthouse
Drive to Indiana- Illinois border / From Cedar Point to South Holland, IL is 278 miles / BW South Holland, Illinois
17345 Halstead St.
South Holland, Illinios
708-255-0670
GUEST LAUNDRY
27 / Wed
Jul
13 / Nauvoo, IL / Drive to Nauvoo, IL
Afternoon and Evening in Nauvoo to finish seeing sites.
City of Joseph Pageant / From South Holland, IL to Nauvoo is 257 miles / Riverview Guest House
1995 North Highway 96
Nauvoo
217-453-6556 evening
217-453-9980 day
28 / Thu
Jul
14 / Nauvoo, I-
. / Visit more of Nauvoo / Same as above
29 / Fri
Jul
15 / CARTHAGE, IL
HAUNS MILL
FARR WEST
KANSAS CITY, MO / Carthage Jail - allow 1 ½ hr. Call 217-357-2989 to reserve a time. w/out reservation you may have to wait. I called and they only make reservations for groups of 30 or more.
Visitors Center Mon – Sat 8A- 9P
Rest Stop @ Hauns Mill
Rest Stop @ Adam-Ondi-Ahman
Rest Stop @ Farr West
Liberty Jail Visitors Center
Sun – Sat 9A-9P allow 1hr
Independence, MO if there is time
Kansas City, MO / From Nauvoo to Farr West is 230 miles
From Farr West to Liberty is 41 miles
From Liberty to Independence is 12 miles