Kathy Yates / Music City Songbirds
New York and Pennsylvania Adventure ~ September 16-25, 2006
Itinerary
Day one, Saturday, September 16, 2006
7:00 am Depart Nashville for Niagara Falls
9:00 pm Arrival into Niagara Falls (Eastern Time Zone)
Accommodations: Quality Inn and Suites
240 Rainbow Blvd
Niagara Falls, NY (716) 282-1212
Day two, Sunday, September 17, 2006
am Full American breakfast buffet included at the hotel
9:00 am Depart hotel with local guide for an eight hour sightseeing tour to include Maid of the Mist cruise, admission to White Water Boardwalk, and winery tour and tasting
1:00 pm Lunch included at Skylon Tower
5:00 pm Return to hotel to freshen up for dinner
8:00 pm Dinner included at Table Rock House
Day three, Monday, September 18, 2006
am Full American breakfast buffet included at hotel
8:00 am Check out and depart for New York City
3:00 pm Arrival into the New York area
Accommodations: Holiday Inn Express
100 Patterson Plank Rd
Carlstadt, NJ (201) 460-9292
Pm Dinner included ~TBA
Day four, Tuesday, September 19, 2006
Am Continental breakfast included at hotel
8:30 am Depart hotel with local guide for a tour of New York City
12:30 pm Lunch included at the Tavern on the Green
Pm Return to the hotel to freshen up for tonight’s activities
Depart hotel for Manhattan
6:00 pm Dinner included at SPQR, located in Little Italy section of Manhattan
8:00 pm After dinner, group will travel to the top of the Empire State Building for dramatic views of the city at night (weather permitting)
Day five, Wednesday, September 20, 2006
Am Continental breakfast included at hotel
8:30 am Depart hotel for cruise and self-guided tour of Ellis Island and Statue of Liberty
12:00 pm Lunch on own at South Street Seaport
After lunch, free time at Rockefeller Center area
Return to hotel to freshen up for tonight activities
Depart hotel for Broadway
6:00 pm Dinner included at Center Stage Café located on Broadway
8:00 pm Tickets included to see a Broadway show,
“Dirty Rotten Scoundrels” – starring John Lithgow
Day six, Thursday, September 21, 2006
Am Buffet breakfast included at the hotel
7:30 am Check-out of hotel and depart for Philadelphia
Arrival into Philadelphia
9:30 am Meet local guide for a three hour tour of historic Philadelphia. The tour will included the Liberty Bell, Independence Hall (exterior), Congress Hall, Carpenters’ Hall, Franklin Court, Elfreth’s Alley, historic churches, and tour of Betsy Ross house.
Lunch on own
2:00 pm Depart Philadelphia for Lancaster
3:30 pm Arrival into Lancaster
Accommodations: Best Western Eden Resort Inn & Suites
222 Eden Rd
Lancaster, PA (717) 569-6444
5:30 pm Depart for dinner
6:30 pm Dinner and Broadway style show, “My Fair Lady” included at the Dutch Apple Theatre
Day seven, Friday, September 22, 2006
Am Continental breakfast included at hotel
9:00 am Depart hotel with guide for the Landis Valley Museum
Group to tour the Landis Valley Museum, a Pennsylvania German living history village, contains a diverse collection of artifacts and historic buildings
Depart the museum with local guide to tour Amish Farmlands, Amish Quilt & Craft Shop, and Country Surprise
Next the group will visit Kitchen Kettle Village. The village has 39 unique shops and restaurants to visit. Lunch on own
1:30 pm Group to take a buggy ride through the Amish countryside
Group to stop at Amish Quilt & Craft shop
4:00 pm Return to the hotel to freshen up for tonight’s activities
5:00 pm Depart hotel for dinner
5:30 pm Dinner included at Good ‘n Plenty Restaurant
7:30 pm Show included at the American Music Theatre
Day eight, Saturday, September 23, 2006
Am Buffet breakfast included at the hotel
7:30 am Check-out and depart for Gettysburg
9:00 am Arrival into Gettysburg
The first stop will be at American Civil War Museum. The museum presents the entire story of the Civil War era and Battle of Gettysburg with remarkable realism.
10:00 am Gettysburg Diorama –story of the Battle with 20,000 hand painted miniatures and a sound and light show
11:00 am Lunch on own and free time at Boyd’s Bear Country. Boyd’s has four floors of Boyd’s stuff, a free museum, and a food court
1:45 pm After lunch, the group will have a guided tour of Eisenhower National Historic Site. The farm served the President as a weekend retreat and a meeting place for world leaders. Tour the home, grounds, barns, and cattle operation as it was in the 1950’s.
4:00 pm Gettysburg Battlefield Tour with a licensed Battlefield guide
6:00 pm Accommodations: Quality Inn Gettysburg Motor Lodge
380 Steinwehr Ave
Gettysburg, PA (717) 334-1103
6:30 pm Depart hotel for dinner
7:00 pm Dinner included at General Pickett’s Buffet Restaurant
Day nine, Sunday, September 24, 2006
Am Continental breakfast included at the hotel
8:00 am Depart hotel with licensed DC guide for a Washington DC
9:45am Arrival into Washington DC, Group to visit the World War Two, Korean, and Vietnam Memorials, time at the Smithsonian Museum, and a driving tour of DC
4:15 pm Depart Washington for Gettysburg
7:00 pm Dinner included at the historic Dobbin House Tavern
8:00 pm “Abe Lincoln Returns to Gettysburg” w/ James Getty
Day ten, Monday, September 25, 2006
Am Continental breakfast included at the hotel
Check-out and depart for Nashville