MOUNT RUSHMORE, SOUTH DAKOTA, IOWA & WISCONSIN TOUR

From Northern and Central Ohio. . . One of our Premium Tours

SATURDAY, July 9th Central Ohio passengers are picked up mid-afternoon and transported to the Greater Cleveland Area; rooms are included for these passengers. This tour offers more meals than most any other tour being offered to this area.

SUNDAY, July 10th Coach departs from your selected pickup points and travels west along I-80. Stops will be made enroute to purchase coffee and lunch. Upon our arrival in Bettendorf, Iowa, we will be checking into our hotel and then traveling to the Iowa Machine Shed for a special combination dinner "topped off" with a great dessert. After dinner, those wanting to have some "casino fun", you have time to enjoy the Isle of Capri.

MONDAY, July 11th We will depart the hotel after our expanded continental breakfast and travel to the Amana Colonies where a Guide will share some of the interesting sights with us; the package also includes the Visitors Center. You’ll be learning of Amana, Upper Amana and Lower Amana. Following the tour we will be stopping at the Colony Inn for a delicious family-style luncheon of chicken & roast beef topped off by a delicious strawberry shortcake or peach pie dessert. After a brief visit to this quaint town for shopping and/or browsing, we will continue on to Sioux City, Iowa, where we will be staying the second evening of this trip.

TUESDAY, July 12th A Continental Breakfast is included this morning. We will be stopping at the truly-unique Wall Drug Store in Wall, South Dakota. Located about fifty miles east of Rapid City, the little drug store grew to its current size by advertising "free ice water" along the new highway that "skirted" the town. Along the way we will be stopping at Al’s Oasis where you’ll be able to purchase lunch from a menu that includes Buffalo Burgers. Afterwards we will travel to Rapid City, South Dakota where we will be checking into our hotel for the next two nights. This evening we are scheduled to attend the Black Hills Passion Play which utilizes the colorful Lookout Mountain as its backdrop for the stage. One of Europe’s oldest productions, the play reconstructs the dramatic events of the last seven days of the life of Christ, including the Last Supper. For many of our passengers, this will be the highlight of their package.

WEDNESDAY, July 13th We will depart the hotel for our all-day fully narrated tour of the Black Hills and Mount Rushmore. We’ll be seeing the Mount Rushmore National Memorial (Shrine of Democracy) and Crazy Horse Monument. A shopping stop will be made at Keystone Gold Town and a lunch stop in Heritage Village. There will be a number of locations along the road where the faces of the four Presidents are viewed. We will also be making a stop at Custer State Park, home of one of the world’s largest buffalo herds and other protected game animals. We'll be enjoying a Chuck Wagon Dinner with musical entertainment. You’ll have some time to visit their "Dances with Wolves" movie set. We’ll be touring a "gold factory".

THURSDAY, July 14th We’ll travel through South Dakota to the State of Minnesota, traveling through Badlands National Park. Thirty-seven million years of wind and water erosion have carved an eerie sight from the vast prairies of Western South Dakota. Steep precipices, saw-edged spires and colored grassy-topped buttes form a strange and beautiful landscape that tells the story of the earth’s history. We will be making several stops during the course of the day including the Corn Palace in Mitchell, South Dakota. This monument to agriculture is more than 100 years old and is quite a sight with thousands of bushels of native corn and grain. This evening we will be staying in Albert Lea, Minnesota. A fabulous dinner awaits you at the Sirloin House.

FRIDAY, July 15th We will "catch" this morning’s beautiful sunrise as we depart and travel to Spring Green, Wisconsin, where you won’t believe what you’ll be seeing at the House on the Rock. Your Escort will be showing you the animated displays, including the "orchestra of instruments that play themselves". Then it’s off to Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin, where you’ll be enjoying the production of the musical "Beauty & The Beast" at the Fireside Dinner Theatre; a delicious dinner is included. This evening we will be staying right next door to the theatre.

SATURDAY, July 16th A Continental Breakfast is included before we depart Wisconsin, traveling through Illinois and Indiana. At lunch time we will be stopping in Indiana’s Amish Country where a delicious chicken & ham dinner awaits us at the popular Der Dutchman Essenhaus Restaurant. Afterwards we will be making a stop in the bakery and some of the other shops before continuing our trip homeward with great memories of this comprehensive tour . . . and eleven great meals!

SUNDAY - SATURDAY, JULY 10 - 16, 2005

Northern Ohio Coach Departures

SATURDAY - SATURDAY, JULY 9 - 16, 2005

Central Ohio Coach Departures (Expanded Tour)

With one night of rooms in Northern Ohio