Nationwide Travelers • 1103 South Lynndale Drive • Appleton, WI 54914 • 920-734-5620 • 800-236-5511 Day 1, Tuesday Springfield, IL, the city that Abraham Lincoln loved is today’s destination. Our first stop is the Lincoln Home National Historic Site. Here you can follow in the footsteps of the father, husband, lawyer, and statesman who led the nation through the turbulent Civil War and inspired him to turn the war into a “new birth of freedom.” After the president’s life was tragically cut short by an assassin’s bullet on April 15, 1865, his remains were returned to his beloved hometown of Springfield – we will visit Lincoln’s Tomb, where a monument was erected to preserve his memory. After checking in to tonight’s accommodations, we enjoy an included dinner. D Day 3, Thursday Our day begins at the Mark Twain Boyhood Home and Museum. See where Sam Clemens grew up and where the REAL adventures of Tom Sawyer took place. Nearby is the Huckleberry Finn House, Becky Thatcher House, and Norman Rockwell Gallery. This afternoon we arrive in Columbia, MO, where we explore the life of Winston Churchill at the National Churchill Museum located under the historic St. Mary's Church. This church was moved from London to Westminster, stone by stone, and rebuilt to original specs. This evening we will enjoy a culinary tour of the Columbia downtown district that will allow us to experience delicious tastes and aromas. B, D Tour Highlights… Lincoln Home National Historic Site Lincoln’s Tomb Lincoln’s New Salem State Historic Site Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum Old State Capitol Historic Site Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum Huck Finn & Tom Sawyer Nostalgia National Churchill Museum Church of St. Mary's Culinary Tour of Columbia, MO Missouri State Penitentiary Tour Puppies for Parole Program Budweiser Clydesdales/Warm Springs Ranch 8 Meals LINCOLN - TWAIN - CHURCHILL Springfield, Hannibal, & Columbia 5 DAYS • Tour 13538 August 7-11, 2018 Day 2, Wednesday This morning we visit the New Salem State Historic Site, a reconstruction of the village where Lincoln spent his early adulthood. We continue on to the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum. Here twenty- first century technology is used to immerse visitors in a world of gas lamps and hoop skirts—Lincoln’s world. Next on our agenda is the Old State Capitol Historic Site. This historic Greek revival building is located on the old town square and was associated with Lincoln as early as 1837. As legislator, he had been instrumental in moving the capitol of Illinois to Springfield. We continue on to Hannibal, MO, for tonight's lodging. Dinner is included. B, D NEW TOUR