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Monday, April 29 – Travel to St. Louis, MO (Reception, D)Good
morning. Welcome aboard Hawkeye Stages.
Relax as our luxury coach departs to St. Louis (morning break
& lunch stop en route). •
This afternoon visit the Gateway Arch, beginning with “Monument
to the Dream” movie where you learn about the inspiration behind
architect Eero Saarinen’s
timeless design (35 minutes) followed by The Tram Ride to the
Top of the Gateway Arch Observation Deck.
• Late this afternoon we check into the Drury Plaza Hotel for a
3-night stay.
Kick Back Reception is available at the hotel•
This evening dinner is scheduled at Favazza’s Restaurant. Menu
of delicious Italianentrees and sides that make this historic
restaurant in The Hill neighborhood famous.
Tuesday, April 30 (B, L, Reception)Cooked breakfast at our
hotel
•City highlights tour of St. Louis with expert local guide
aboard our coach
(Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis, City Museum, Busch Stadium,
Forest Park & other highlights as time allows)
•Guided tour of Anheuser Busch Brewery followed by Buffet at the
Biergarten.
• Visit the Missouri Botanical Garden where you will have a
narrated tram
tour, and time for self-guided touring at your own pace. This is
the country’s oldest botanical garden in continuous operation; a
National Historic
Landmark, with 79 acres of gardens and historic structures.
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Visit the St. Louis Blues Museum – this guided tour brings the
history of Blues music to life and shows how artists from the
Beatles to Elvis were influenced by the Blues.
•Return to the Drury Plaza in time for the Kick Back
Reception
Wednesday, May 1 (B, L, Reception, D) Cooked breakfast at our
hotel
• This morning there will be a guided tour at the Jefferson
Barracks
Telephone Museum. Learn about its extensive collection of
telephones, operator switchboards, military telephones from WWII
and Vietnam.
April 29-May 3, 2019Western Home Communities
St. Louis &Hermann, MOSt. Louis & Hermann, MO
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Visit the Soldiers Memorial Military Museum for a guided tour.
The tour will highlight WWI: St. Louis and the Great War.
• Arrive at Grant’s Farm for sandwich lunch, with beverage.
• Following lunch you will have two activities at Grant’s Farm.
The Deer Park Safari
where you will board the private expedition vehicle that will
take you around Mirror Lake to Grant’s Cabin, which you will be
able to go inside. Then travel
out into the Deer Park where you’ll have the opportunity to feed
a variety of animal’s right from your hands! The Clydesdale
Experience is where you
will go behind the scenes for a Clydesdale’s life. Find out what
it takes to make the hitch and become a Budweiser Clydesdale.
• Visit 3RD Degree Glass Factory where you will have a guided
tour of this
over 6,000 square foot factory. You will visit three glass
studios and there will also be a glass blowing demonstration.
• There will be a short amount of time back at the hotel, where
you will have
a little time to enjoy the reception before leaving for dinner.
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Dinner is at the Bissell Mansion Participatory Murder Mystery,
including the 4-couse meal. •
Overnight – Drury Plaza St. Louis
Thursday, May 2 (B, L, D)
Cooked breakfast at our hotel •
Leave St. Louis for Hermann, MO•
Arrive in Hermann for a tour of the Living History Farm and
Museum. Located on 200 acres within the City limits, the Hermann
Farm Museum is a living history farm dedicated to preserving and
presenting the unique agricultural, social and economic history of
the German immigrants who
settled the lower Missouri River Valley in the mid-1800’s.
An Open-Air Tram will then transport you through the rolling
hills and valleys of the Farm where you will visit the restored
Husmann home, builtin 1847, along with the many early outbuildings.
Also included in the tour is a stop at the Master Distiller’s
Homestead (restored 1850’s log house) and the Black Shire
Distillery. Along the tram route you will also see a
presentation of the magnificent Shire draft horses.•
Lunch at the Hermann Wurst Haus, when you arrive, you will be
invited to taste samples of bratwurst and sausages. The owners have
more than 60 years
of experience in the meat processing business and produce more
than 40 varieties of fresh and smoked sausages and bratwurst. Lunch
will be
served in the spacious dining area. •
Time to shop/browse in the specialty shops in the Historic Area
of Hermann
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Visit Oak Glenn Winery. Located three miles east of Hermann, the
winery is situated high on the Missouri River Bluff ’s with a
spectacular view of the Missouri River Valley. Oak Glenn’s roots
date back to the 1880’s when
George Husmann first planted grapes on the property. •
Step-on Narrated Tour of the City of Hermann. Experience the
historic heritage and culture of this German village from the
comfort of your
motorcoach as your guide entertains you with anecdotes and
stories of the history of the early days of Hermann.
•Winery Tour and Tasting at Stone Hill Winery. Enjoy a guided
tour of the
large underground cellars, which are the largest series of
vaulted cellars in North America.
•Dinner at Vintage Restaurant at Stone Hill Winery served in the
restored
horse barn and carriage house located on the grounds of Stone
Hill Winery.•
Marilyn Loehnig, a talented accordionist, will play your
favorite tunes and requests until entrée is served.
•Depart for Kingdom City, MO
•Overnight – Holiday Inn Express, Kingdom City, MO
Friday, May 3 (B, L)Breakfast is available at the hotel
• Arrive in Fulton, MO, to tour the National Churchill Museum.
The National
Churchill Museum, located on the Westminster College campus
commemoratesthe life and times of Sir Winston Churchill. In 1946,
Winston Churchill deliveredhis famous “Sinews of Peace” address in
the Westminster Historic Gymnasium.
• There will be an included buffet lunch at the Westminster
College dining hall
• After lunch we travel to Cedar Falls, IA
•Welcome Home!
Included in Your Tour: (each passenger receives all the
following):• Admission to listed attractions and tours as shown in
day-by-day itinerary • Local guides as indicated (tips included for
all local guides) • 14 meals (4 breakfast, 4 lunch, 3 receptions, 3
dinner; all with food, non-alcoholic drink, tax & tip) • 4
nights lodging • Luggage handling (limited to one suitcase per
person, weighing 50 pounds or less) • Hawkeye Stages extra legroom
luxury motorcoach • Professional, uniformed driver (tip included
for your driver. Thank you!)
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2019.
Fares (rates shown are per person for complete travel and tour
package): • $1,199/person double or twin occupancy (2 persons
sharing hotel room with 1-2 beds) • $1,499/person single occupancy
(private hotel room for one person throughout tour) • $1,099/person
triple or quadruple occupancy (3-4 persons sharing hotel room with
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