Laurel Highlands & Gettysburg featuring 2-night stay at 5-star resort
Day 1: Indianapolis, IN Depart for an overnight in Indianapolis, IN . D
Day 2: Nemacolin Woodland Resort Enjoy the splendid fall colors as we make our way to Farmington, PA located in the colorful lower Laurel Highlands nestled in the Allegheny Mountains. Check into the luxurious Nemacolin Woodland Resort, a Forbes Five-Star and AAA Five-Diamond lodging, for a two-night stay. Afterwards we’ll enjoy some fine dining at the Nemacolin Resort. D Day 3: Frank Lloyd Wright home Enjoy a breakfast and free time at the Nemacolin Resort where you may wish to take a shuttle to some of the several attractions available at the resort such as the multi-million dollar Hardy Family Art Collection, The Wildlife Academy of Nemacolin , or visit the spa. Or you may choose to visit the nearby Fort Necessity National Battlefield. (Optional activities may involve cost). This afternoon enjoy a guided tour at the Kentuck Knob home, an architectural masterpiece of the 20th Century, by America’s most famous architect, Frank Lloyd Wright. Visit the Christian Klay Winery before dining at a local historic restaurant. B, D Day 4: Gettysburg, PA Depart mid morning to tour Gettysburg’s newest museum, Seminary Ridge Museum, the very site where the First Day Battle, July 1, 1863 took place. Enjoy a colonial style meal at the Historic 1776 Dobbin House Tavern which was used as a station on the Underground Railroad. Overnight in Gettysburg for two nights. B, D . Day 5. Gettysburg, PA The Battle of Gettysburg was a turning point in the Civil War and the setting for President Abraham Lincoln’s “Gettysburg Address”. Today we’ll have a guided tour of the Shriver House Museum from attic to cellar and learn what families experienced in their homes during the Civil War. Also, visit the David Wills House, the home where President Lincoln stayed the night before he gave
the Gettysburg Address. Visit the Gettysburg October 12-19, 2013 National Military Park including its visitor center Per person rates and museum as well as a guided tour of the bat- double $1498 tlefield grounds. Tonight we dine at the Hickory triple/quad $1338 Bridge Farm Restaurant located on 65 acres at single $2002 the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains just outside Gettysburg. B, D Enjoy the beautiful fall colors and scenic drive Day 6. Lincoln Highway to Latrobe, PA as we follow the path Travel along the Lincoln Highway, the first auto- of our forefathers along mobile road to cross the United States. Visit the the National Highway Compass Inn Museum, an authentically restored to Gettysburg, PA makstagecoach stop, listed on the National Register ing several fun stops of Historic Places. Enjoy lunch on your own in the along the way. Getquaint town of Ligonier or you may also opt to tysburg will honor our visit Fort Ligonier (on your own), a world class ex- country’s history and hibition telling the story of the French and Indian those who were part of War in America. Tonight we’ll dine at DiSalvo’s the American Civil War Station, a DiRona Award Winning Restaurant lo- by commemorating the cated in a nationally registered historic landmark 150th Anniversary of Pennsylvania Railroad Station. Overnight in the American Civil War. Latrobe, PA. B, D Upon leaving Gettysburg, we’ll make sevDay 7: National Road - Indianapolis, IN eral stops along the Today we’ll make a few stops along the National Lincoln Memorial HighRoad, as we journey to Indianapolis in comfort way celebrating its versus horseback and wagons as our forefathers 100th Anniversary as did! Overnight in Indianapolis, IN B,D we head westward toward home. Day 8: Depart for home Having traveled parts of the Old National and Lincoln Highways, the remainder of our trip home will be by modern interstate highway as we remember our travels through time from past Kentuck Knob, home by Frank Lloyd Wright to present. B
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