Schedule
Day 1 - Monday.
Texas to Little Rock, AR. Board up in San Antonio, TX at Airport Security Parking lot at 7:00 AM.
Lunch on your own en route. Continue travel to Little Rock, AR. Stretch breaks en route. Fellowship, fun,
and refreshments/snacks provided on the way. Check into the Holiday Inn Airport East (501-490-1000)
at Little Rock, AR. Dinner provided at the hotel restaurant. (D)
Day 2 - Tuesday. Little Rock, AR to Louisville, KY.
After breakfast provided at the hotel restaurant, continue travel to Lincoln, NE. Stretch breaks enroute. Fellowship,
fun, and refreshments/snacks provided on the way. Lunch on your own enroute. Check into the Best Western Airport
East (502-456-4411) at Louisville, KY. Dinner provided at the hotel. (B, D)
Day 3 - Wednesday. Louisville, KY to Berlin, OH. After continental
breakfast provided at the hotel, depart for Berlin, OH and Amish Country. Lunch on your own enroute. Stretch
breaks enroute. Fellowship, fun, and refreshments/snacks provided on the way. Check into the Comfort Inn &
Suites Berlin, OH (330-893-7400). Dinner provided at Der Dutchman Restaurant with entertainment provided
by Mark Beachy Family singers. (CB, D)
Day 4 - Thursday. Amish Country. After continental breakfast provided at the
hotel, pick up guide to begin our adventure of Ohio Amish Country. You'll be amazed with the 110' pictorial
by Hans Gaugel at BEHALT MENNONITE INFORMATION CENTER. Tour the 210' world famous Cyclorama.
Learn of the Mennonite, Amish, and Hutterite history during the tour; visit the book store with the largest collection of
Amish and Mennonite literature in Ohio. Arrive at the famous LEHMAN'S HARDWARE. You have
to see it to believe it! This hardware store has been featured in the LA Times and on NBC News! Shop for pickle
urns, butter churns, crocks, gas refrigerators and so much more! Enjoy mingling with some of our local Amish at the
KIDRON AUCTION. You can watch the auction, visit the open air flea market, the quilt shop, the Amish furniture
store or antique shops in the quaint village. Visit ASHERY BULK FOODS. Lunch on your own at Mrs
Yoder's Kitchen in Mt. Hope. We'll visit the most unique, and MUST SEE forge in the area.
You'll watch craftsmen hand craft pewter, bronze and aluminum into beautiful giftware at WENDELL AUGUST FORGE!
We will make a stop at COBLENTZ CHOCOLATES to watch the workers create delicious homemade confections....samples
of course! Enjoy wine tasting at the award winning BRIETENBACH WINERY. Sample their signature
dandelion wine or other exceptional wines. Dinner this evening will be at the renowned WARTHER MUSEUM.
See Warther's Carvings, Gardens, and Knife Shop. View the priceless ebony and ivory carvings, stroll the Swiss gardens
to Mrs. Warther's Button House with over 70,000 buttons arranged in artwork, and see where the Warther family creates
the finest kitchen cutlery in the world. Sit down to a candlelight dinner in the Ivory Room surrounded by the priceless works
of art. This is another World famous site with a rich history and unbelievable carvings. The Smithsonian says
these carvings are "priceless". (CB, D)
Day 5 - Friday. Amish Country. After continental breakfast provided
at the hotel, pick up guide and visit HEINI'S CHEESE FACTORY, which is always one of our favorite stops!
Sample over 50 different types of cheeses! Visit the fudge shop for a sample of free fudge or the gift shop noted for
their imported laces. Visit HERSHBERGER BAKERY AND FARM MARKET. Offering a full line of made-from-scratch
baked goods, including breads and rolls, cookies and at least 26 varieties of pie available in 6- or 9-inch sizes. Mouth-watering
handmade candies and homemade ice creams, jams, noodles and fry-pies are also available. Farm animals to enjoy viewing
including Big Ben, largest Belgian Draft Horse in Ohio! Visit Lamp Light Candle and RW Leather; two neat little Amish
cottage industries, watch a candle carving demo, then head over to the leather shop for the best hand tooled leather belts,
purses, wallets, and much more! Enjoy lunch on your own while shopping in Berlin, OH the heart of Amish
country. Visit Country Craft Cupboard, or Helping Hands Quilts, or any of the furniture, craft or black smith shops
or try Bulwinkles and much more in Berlin.. YODER'S AMISH FARM is always a favorite attraction.
Tour an 1800's style Amish home and a modern day home, visit the kitchen and bakery filled with homemade items, stop by
the barn to see the farm animals. Take a leisurely buggy ride through the meadow and stop at the school house to visit with
the Amish teacher and learn more about a typical school day. Nice gift shop with locally made products, videos, crafts, and
quilted items. You're in store for a treat! Supper this evening will be at an AMISH HOME for a
WEDDING-STYLE FEAST and singing by the family! (CB, D)
Day 6 - Saturday, Berlin, OH to New Glarus, WI. After
continental breakfast provided at the hotel, depart for America's "Little Switzerland", New Glarus, WI.
Lunch on your own en route. Continue travel to New Glarus. Stretch breaks en route. Fellowship, fun, and
refreshments/snacks provided on the way. Check into the Chalet Landhaus (608-527-5234) at New Glarus,
WI. Dinner provided at the Hotel. (CB, D)
Day 7 - Sunday. New Glarus/Wisconsin Dells/The House on the Rock.
After breakfast provided at the hotel, depart for the Wisconsin Dells for a boat tour on the historic Dells Boat Tours, which
will provide you with a first-hand look at some of Wisconsin's most awe-inspiring scenery along with fun and fascinating
legends and figures from the region's past. You will take the Upper Dells Tour, which lasts two
hours and features two scenic shore landings. Lunch on your own at a local restaurant. Depart for Spring Green
to tour The House on the Rock. There's no place quite like the fabulous House on the Rock.
Be ready to fire up your imagination. It is a mesmerizing introduction to one person's imagination and dreams that
have become reality. Located in the heart of Southwest Wisconsin, this premier attraction plays host to a half million
guests a year. The 14-room house is the original structure of what is now a complex of many building, exhibits and garden
displays. The moment you enter The House on the Rock, you will hear music. You will take in spectacular scenery as you
view the breathtaking valley beneath the Infinity Room or the majestic countryside from the roof of the House. From
awe-inspiring to mystifying, The House on the Rock is home to a myriad of fascinating exhibits. The collection includes
World's largest Carousel, enormous sea creatures, amazing music machines, Doll Collection, Streets of Yesterday, and so
much more. The House on the Rock is an adventure that you will always remember. Dinner provided at the hotel.
(B, D)
Day 8
- Monday, New Glarus. After breakfast provided at the hotel, depart for a guided tour of the Swiss
Historical Village; the village is comprised of 14 buildings, each one representing a facet of daily life in the
nineteenth century pioneering Midwest. In the center sits the Hall of History which was established in 1970 and displays
pre-settlement Native American history, the story of Swiss immigration and colonization, and early colonial life in New Glarus.
The Hall of History is surrounded by 13 additional buildings and grounds that include an authentic settler's log
home, a traditional Swiss bee house, a log community building, a replica cheese factory, a blacksmith's shop, an original
school house, a smoke house and sausage shop, a farm implement building, a fire house, a general store, a print shop, and
a Swiss cemetery and log church. Lunch on your own at a local restaurant. Free time to explore New Glarus, America's
"Little Switzerland" and its unique shops. Dinner provided at the hotel. (B, D)
Day 9 - Tuesday, New Glarus, WI to Lincoln, NE.
After breakfast provided at the hotel restaurant, continue travel to Lincoln, NE. Stretch breaks enroute. Lunch
on your own enroute. Check into the Holiday Inn Downtown (402-475-4011) at Lincoln, NE. Your
hotel is located adjacent to the historic Haymarket/Downtown area. Dinner provided at the hotel. (B, D)
Day 10 - Wednesday.
Lincoln, NE. After breakfast provided at the hotel, depart the hotel for sightseeing of Lincoln attractions.
Tour Nebraska's State Capitol, the third on the site, was constructed between 1922 and 1932 on a pay-as-you-go
basis. Sculptor Lee Lawrie and Mosaicist Hildreth Meiers decorated the building with relief sculptures and tile mosaics
representing the natural, social, and political development of the state. The Capitol's 400-foot dome rises above
the skyline of Lincoln. Numerous murals portray heroic achievements of society. At the west entrance of the Capitol,
see the Lincoln Statue. The statue of Abraham Lincoln is one of the few remnants of the second capitol
in Lincoln still on its' original site. The statue was sculpted by Daniel Chester French, who also completed the
statue of the seated Lincoln in the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. Tour the University of Nebraska
State Museum. New "Archie", a life-sized bronze mammoth depicting the museum's most famous fossil
stands in front of the museum. The museum features Elephant Hall, a striking display of modern and fossil elephants
along with the mural of Ice Age mammoths. Among other exhibits are the interactive Mesozoic Gallery which explores the
Age of Dinosaurs, the Gallery of Ancient Life, Plains Indians, Hall of Nebraska Wildlife and an interactive natural science
discovery room. Lunch on your own at a local restaurant. Free time to visit the historic Haymarket/Downtown,
which has numerous speciality, antiques and unique items shops, galleries, and restaurants. Dinner provided
at a local restaurant. (B, D)
Day 11 - Thursday. Lincoln, NE to Oklahoma City, OK. After breakfast provided at the
hotel, depart for Oklahoma City. Stretch breaks en route. Fellowship, fun, and refreshments/snacks provided
on the way. Check into the Best Western Broadway Inn & Suites (405-848-1919) at Oklahoma City,
OK. Dinner provided at the hotel restaurant. (B, D)
Day 12 - Friday. Oklahoma City, OK to San Antonio, TX. Homeward bound
after breakfast provided at the hotel. Lunch on your own enroute. Continue travel to San Antonio. Stretch
breaks, fellowship, fun, and refreshments/snacks provided on the way. Take time to recall the many memories and other
great experiences we have enjoyed and shared with our friends (old and new) on the tour. (B)
