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Christmas Charm in the Laurel Highlands
Celebrate the holidays in the Laurel Highlands with your friends.
Upon arrival in southwestern Pennsylvania meet your local guide and enjoy
lunch at a charming country inn. Following lunch, tour the Compass Inn,
a restored 1799 stagecoach stop. Your overnight lodging is at the Mountain
View Inn, where the theme is “A Williamsburg Christmas” featuring live
trees decorated with natural trimmings and marvelous antiques throughout
the Inn. Dinner is included at the inn this evening. Following dinner depart
for Overly Country Christmas. Enjoy a guided driving tour through the lights
display and time to stroll around the grounds….see the nativity scene,
bonfire, hear the Christmas carols and enjoy the gift shop.
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Behind the Scenes of Christmas
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Old Salem Christmas
Journey to North Carolina for a first class tour to kick off the holiday
season at Old Salem, Tanglewood and Biltmore Estates. Begin your
adventure at Chinqua-Penn Plantation, a 1,000-acre estate named for
the chinquapin tree, completed in 1926 by Thomas Jefferson Penn and
his wife. The estate reflects their elaborate and exciting 1920’s lifestyle of travel, entertaining and collecting of global artifacts. Following the tour you will head to the Salem Inn located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina our home for the next three nights. Dinner this evening is included at The Vineyards at Reynolda Village.
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Colonial Christmas
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Antietiam Battlefield Memorial Illumination -Holiday Idea
Antietam National Battlefield was the scene of the bloodiest one-day battle in American History. It brought to an end General Lee’s
first northern invasion. Tonight, commemorate those who fought in this heroic battle with a candlelight Memorial Illumination ~ 23,000 glowing candles – one for each soldier killed, missing or wounded at Antietam.
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Bright Nights & Holiday Delights
Set out on a holiday-time journey to Lenox, Massachusetts and the beautiful Berkshire Mountains. Visit the Norman Rockwell Museum to see many of the illustrator’s works in the original oil paintings at your own pace. Your home for two nights is an authentic New England inn, located in the heart of the Berkshire Mountains. Dinner is included at the Inn this evening.
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Cape May Christmas
Ever since the 1860’s, Cape May has been one of the most popular seaside resorts in America. it was the vacation spot of choice for the rich and the famous in the 1800’s and its turn of the century Victorian
splendor is unmatched. Today we celebrate the turn of another century, yet Cape May still captivates visitors with its Victorian grandeur. This entire community is on the National Register of Historic Places. It is certainly a trip down memory lane.
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Christmas in Newport
When you need a break from the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, why not embark on a trip to Newport, Rhode Island? Newport has a fascinating blend of New England charm and international flair.
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Christmas Traditions & Candlelight Memorial Illumination
Frederick & Antietam
Join your friends and travel to Frederick, Maryland to see the seasonal Christmas exhibit focusing on 19th-century Christmas traditions at the National Museum of Civil War Medicine. The exhibit covers the celebration of Christmas both by the soldiers in the field and their families at home, the Christmas tree, stockings hung on the mantel, 19th-century toys and ornaments, Christmas songs and early images of Santa Claus.
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Country Christmas at Opryland
A very special thing happens at Christmas in the Opryland Hotel. Every nook and cranny is filled with signs of the season. This magnificent hotel boasts of tropical gardens, waterfalls, and even a canal where you can take a boat ride. It has shops, a radio station, lounges, many
restaurants and more!
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Multiple Day Holiday Tour Ideas
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Home for the Holidays at Mohonk
Winter’s magic and majesty are at their peak as the holiday’s approach! You are invited to begin your holiday celebration with a country Christmas that can only be experienced at Mohonk. Inside the Mountain House is decked in Victorian Yuletide splendor with swags, wreaths, kissing globes, garlands, and flowers, both unique and traditional. Seven beautiful decorated Christmas trees grace the parlors, corridors, and dining rooms, each one a dazzling display of handmade holiday crafts. Outside, the 60-foot Austrian Pine greets you into the cold, crisp air with 1,400 twinkling lights. The fireplaces are cozy and warm, beckoning you to kindle a joyful spirit as you anticipate the holiday ahead and reflect on memories from years gone by. Spend the day delighting in the sights, sounds, flavors, and fragrances of this festive time. All meals are included during your stay at Mohonk.
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Nashville - Opryland and Pigeon Forge Holiday
You depart in your deluxe motor coach and travel to Morristown, Tennessee where you will overnight. Dinner is included at the hotel as well as breakfast on day two. Christmas comes but once a year, and two of the most magnificent places to enjoy this special time of the year at the magnificent Gaylord Opryland Hotel in Nashville and Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.
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Holiday Stocking Stuffer Tour
Be sure to register for this holiday tour where everybody gets a stocking and several surprises with which to stuff it just in time for Christmas!
Ephrata and Lititz are rich in local history. Ephrata is best known as the home of the Ephrata Cloister. However, one of the hidden treasures in Ephrata is Seiverling’s Antique Car and Pedal Car Museum housing a collection of over 150 antique pedal cars, pedal planes and pedal trains. Even if you did not have a pedal car when you were a child—this museum is sure to bring back memories. Then you will be given some
“vouchers” and some free time to collect some “surprise” items to fill you stocking at several stores and quaint shops in downtown Ephrata where you will find hidden treasures to fit anyone’s budget and taste.
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