Winchester, Washington D.C. or Luray Caverns
During your stay in beautiful Winchester, Virginia take the time to enjoy some of Winchester’s most historic places or take an excursion to our Nation’s Capitol in Washington D.C. or the Luray Caverns in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley. All trips are on an air conditioned deluxe motor coach with reclining seats. Each trip requires a minimum of 25 riders. Registration deadline for all excursions is Thursday, August 11, 2011.
Winchester Sightseeing Excursions
All tours begin and end at the War Memorial Building in Jim Barnett Park (1001 East Cork Street). Each tour package includes a full-day of sightseeing, admission to all museums, and a professional guide. A buffet lunch is included in the packages offered on Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday.
Museum of the Shenandoah Valley/Civil War Tour in Old Town/Old Court House Civil War Museum/Lunch Buffet
Sunday, August 14, 2011 (Activity #: 557313/01)
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Per person fee: $70.00 or SAVE $10 per person instantly by purchasing online (lunch included)
Ordering: Call (540) 662-4946 or visit the War Memorial Building in Jim Barnett Park.
Deadline: August 11
Stop #1: We’ll travel a short distance to the Winchester-Frederick County Visitors Center where we’ll watch brief orientation videos of the area, browse the gift shop, and select brochures regarding sites of interest in the Shenandoah Valley. www.visitwinchesterva.com
Stop #2: Next, we’ll visit the area’s newest multi-million dollar Museum of the Shenandoah Valley. MSV interprets the art, history and culture of the valley for which it is named. This regional museum complex, located in Winchester, includes a historic house dating to the eighteenth century, six acres of spectacular gardens, and a museum designed by internationally recognized architect Michael Graves. Your tour includes a specially prepared lunch buffet. Before departing, be sure to visit the Museum Shop for extraordinary gifts. www.shenandoahmuseum.org
Stop #3: Our next stop is Old Town Winchester, and Virginia’s first pedestrian mall. Winchester-Frederick County Tourism is proud to present a guided Civil War Walking Tour of Old Town Winchester, to include admission to the Old Court House Civil War Museum. During the Civil War, Winchester changed hands between the Union and Confederate forces at least 72 times – more than any other community in this nation! Learn how the citizens coped with the stirring action that took place in their streets, and in their homes. Your tour includes a visit to the actual courthouse that served as a prison and a hospital during the war. See what Civil War soldiers wrote on the walls, and examine numerous war relics! This may be a once-in-a-lifetime experience! www.civilwarmuseum.org.
Abram’s Delight/Visitors Center/George Washington Office Museum/Godfrey Miller Home/Stonewall Jackson HQ
Monday, August 15, 2011 (Activity #: 557313/02)
Wednesday, August 17, 2011 (Activity #: 557313/04)
10:00 am – 4:30 pm
Per person fee: $55.00 or SAVE $10 per person instantly by purchasing online
Ordering: Call (540) 662-4946 or visit the War Memorial Building in Jim Barnett Park.
Registration deadline: August 11
Enjoy a trip to area museums, with lunch on your own in Old Town Winchester. Learn about the local people and the events that helped shape our great nation.
Stop #1: Your tour begins at the Hollingsworth Complex, where you’ll visit Abram’s Delight, the oldest home in Winchester (1754), an old log cabin, an exhibit of eclectic artifacts, and the Winchester-Frederick County Visitors Center and Civil War Orientation Center.
Stop #2: Then it’s off to visit the George Washington Office Museum, a building that the soon-to-be-first President used when he built Fort Loudoun in 1755-1756. See some of Washington’s effects, and hear about all his connections and “firsts” in this area! www.winchesterhistory.org www.visitwinchesterva.com
Stop #3: Lunch is on your own in Old Town Winchester. Choose from dozens of cafés and restaurants! You may find time to sneak in some shopping, too! www.oldtownwinchesterva.com
Stop #4: While in Old Town, we’ll travel to the pedestrian mall and tour the Godfrey Miller Home, a lovely 19th century historic home that has weathered the storms of time, and has fascinating stories to share with her visitors. www.godfreymillerhome.org
Stop #5: Then we’ll venture to the Stonewall Jackson Museum, a National Historic Landmark, and building used by Confederate officer Thomas J. Jackson. See a large collection of Jackson artifacts, including his personal prayer table! Learn about actress Mary Tyler Moore’s connection to the home, and much more!
Historical Points of Interest/Belle Grove Plantation/Wayside Inn/Marker-Miller Orchards/Lunch Buffet
Tuesday, August 16, 2011 (Activity #: 557313/03)
Thursday, August 18, 2011 (Activity #: 557313/05)
10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Per person fee: $70.00 or Save $10 per person instantly by purchasing online (lunch included)
Ordering: Call (540) 662-4946 or visit the War Memorial Building in Jim Barnett Park.
Registration deadline: August 11
Sit back and enjoy a Historical Points of Interest Driving Tour that includes stops, not only in Winchester, but also in the surrounding countryside, where you’ll see breathtaking mountain views. Learn about people and events of this area that helped shape our nation’s culture and history.
Stop #1: This tour will take you to Belle Grove Plantation, a National Trust Historic Site, and part of one of our nation’s newest National Parks. www.bellegrove.org http://www.nps.gov/cebe/index.htm
Stop #2: Today’s tour package includes a special lunch buffet, served at the Wayside Inn, the oldest continuous operating inn in the country (since 1797). www.alongthewayside.com
Stop #3: Next we’re off to Marker-Miller Orchards Farm Market and Bakery, where you can take a walk, relax in a rocking chair at the foot of a scenic mountain, or pick fresh fruit, while the kids romp on the playground. You can also sample Farmer John’s delightful apple cider donuts, made fresh throughout the day! www.markermillerorchards.com
Stop #5: Then we’ll venture to the Stonewall Jackson Museum, a National Historic Landmark, and building used by Confederate officer Thomas J. Jackson. See a large collection of Jackson artifacts, including his personal prayer table! Learn about actress Mary Tyler Moore’s connection to the home, and much more!
Nation’s Capitol, Washington D.C.
Saturday, August 13 (Activity #: 557313/06)
Tuesday, August 16 (Activity #: 557313/07)
9:00 am-7:00 pm
Departs from and returns to the War Memorial Building, Jim Barnett Park
Per person fee: $70.00 (fee includes bus fare only) or SAVE $10 per person instantly by purchasing online
Ordering: Call (540) 662-4946 or visit the War Memorial Building in Jim Barnett Park.
Registration deadline: August 11
Enjoy a trip to our Nation’s Capitol where you will arrive at the National Mall officially established in 1965, National Mall and Memorial Parks actually protects some of the older parkland in the National Park System. You will have 6 hours of exploring on your own. Sites such as the Smithsonian’s 19 museums and galleries to explore with free admission unless otherwise noted. While you are there take advantage of the sites and sounds of the National Mall where you can visit Thomas Jefferson Memorial, Lincoln Memorial, Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial, World War II Memorial, Korean War Veterans Memorial, and Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Lunch is on your own. http://www.nps.gov/nacc/planyourvisit/index.htm
Luray Caverns in Shenandoah Valley
Monday, August 15, 2011 (Activity #: 557313/08)
Thursday, August 18, 2011 (Activity #: 557313/09)
10:00 am-5:00 pm
Departs from and returns to the War Memorial Bldg, Jim Barnett Park
Per person fee: $70.00 or SAVE $10 per person instantly by purchasing online
Ordering: Call (540) 662-4946 or visit the War Memorial Building in Jim Barnett Park.
Registration deadline: August 11
Since discovery in 1878 by a tinsmith and a local photographer, visitors by the millions have made Luray Caverns the most popular cave in Eastern America and an internationally acclaimed destination beneath Virginia’s storied Shenandoah Valley, this “must see” U.S. Natural Landmark for your discovery. One hour tours, from well-lighted, paved walkways lead visitors through cathedral-sized rooms with ceilings 10 stories high. Enormous chambers are filled with towering columns, shimmering draperies and crystal-clear pools. Located in the Cathedral is the Great Stalacpipe Organ, the world’s largest musical instrument. Stalactites covering 3 1/2 acres of the surrounding caverns produce tones of symphonic quality when electronically tapped by rubber-tipped mallets. This one-of-a-kind instrument was conceived by Mr. Leland W. Sprinkle of Springfield, Virginia, a mathematician and electronics scientist at the Pentagon.
The Car and Carriage Caravan Museum exhibit is a tour of milestones in transportation, including authentically restored cars, carriages, coaches and costumes, dating from 1725 to 1941. The collection was assembled in the 1950s under the direction of H. T. N. Graves, President of Luray Caverns Corporation. What started as one man’s fascination with antique transportation led to a museum that both preserves and explains the history of travel. The Car and Carriage Caravan Museum entrance is included with paid admission into the Luray Caverns. It opens at 9 am daily and closes 1 1/2 hours after the last Caverns tour.
A have-to-see excursion perfect for a small daytime outing for you and your family.
