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Historic
Battlefields & Encampments:
Gettysburg & Baltimore
Three Days /
Four Meals
DATE: July 29-31, 2012
PRICE: $499 Double, $659 Single, $479 Triple
(per person)
20% deposit required; Optional Insurance 10%
DEPART:
Goldens Bridge 8:00 am; Mamaroneck 8:45 am; Yonkers 9:30 am
RETURN:
Yonkers 8:15 pm; Mamaroneck 8:45 pm; Goldens Bridge 9:15 pm
Includes
transportation, admissions, guides, (2) night's accommodations, (2)
breakfasts, (1) lunch, (1) dinner, luggage handling, tour director,
taxes and gratuities
"We have come to dedicate a portion of that
field as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that
that nation might live."
- Abraham Lincoln
Gettysburg
Address, November 19, 1863
Day One -
Gettysburg, PA (Meals: D)
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Discover
what life was like for a Gettysburg resident during the
Battle
while touring the Shriver House
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Check into
the historic Gettysburg Hotel, built in 1797 and continually voted
the best hotel in Gettysburg. Located in the heart of Gettysburg's
historic district, the hotel is within a short stroll from
attractions, shops and restaurants and even features a rooftop pool!
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Dinner at
Dobbin House Tavern, once a Confederate hospital, where you will
meet "Abraham Lincoln" as portrayed by a noted actor and historian
who has been featured on the History Channel
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In an
exclusive performance for The Upper Class, you'll see and hear the
"President" recount stories of his youth, recollections of his
personal and political life, and his special anguish for Gettysburg.
Days Two -
Gettysburg, PA (Meals: B, L)
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President
Dwight D. Eisenhower and his wife, Mamie, owned only one home in
their lifetime - and it was here at Gettysburg. Eisenhower invited
world leaders to his home and used the
Gettysburg battlefield to
educate others about war and its consequences. Enjoy a guided tour
of the President's home.
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Lunch at the
historic Inn at Herr Ridge
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Explore the
Gettysburg Museum, including the film "A New Birth of Freedom"
narrated by Morgan Freeman
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View the
newly restored Gettysburg Cyclorama, America's largest painting
depicting one of the pivotal moments at Gettysburg: Pickett's
Charge.
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Join our
local guide for a Gettysburg Battlefield Tour. You'll witness where
thousands fought and died, walk in the same steps as Pickett's
Charge and then see where President Lincoln delivered his famous
Gettysburg Address.
Day Three -
Baltimore, MD (Meals: B)
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O! say
can you see, by the dawn's early light. Whose broad stripes and
bright stars . . . were so gallantly streaming! Learn about
Francis Scott Key's inspiration for "The Star Spangled
Banner"
on a tour of historic Ft. McHenry.
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Free time
for lunch (on own) and shopping in Baltimore's revitalized Inner
Harbor
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Tour
Baltimore with your local guide and learn interesting facts and
little known secrets about the city, including Edgar Allen Poe's
Grave, Camden Yards, the Star Spangled Banner Flag House and City
Hall
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