2020 Tour Catalog_WEB

ARK ENCOUNTER
& KENTUCKY PATHWAYS
JUNE 15-21, 2020
7 DAYS • 14 MEALS
ALLIED’S TOUR HIGHLIGHTS
•Parke County Bridges Tour
•Amish Lunch in an Amish Home
•Creation Museum
•Ark Encounter
•BB River Dinner/Cruise
•Shaker Village
•“My Old Kentucky Home” Musical
•My Old Kentucky Home State Park
•Schimpff’s Confectionery
•Huber’s Family Farm
•Warm Springs Ranch
•14 Meals: 6 Breakfasts (B), 4 Lunch
(L), 2 Light Dinner (LD), 2 Dinners (D)
Tour Director -
Judy Brockmeier
FEATURED HOTELS
•Bloomington-Normal, IL –
Holiday Inn Express
•Indianapolis, IN – Drury Inn
•Erlanger, KY – Wingate by
Wyndham
•Bardstown, KY (2) – Hampton Inn
•Maryland Heights, MO – Drury Inn
DEPARTURE CITIES
Omaha, Council Bluffs, Lincoln,
Grand Island, Norfolk, Columbus,
Fremont, & Sioux City
RATES
$1,545 Double, pp
$1,945 Single
$1,429 Triple, pp
TOUR ACTIVITY LEVEL
Featuring the Ark
Encounter & Creation
Museum
NEW TOUR
DAY 1•TRAVEL DAY/BLOOMINGTON–
NORMAL (L)
Travel with your friends on a short get-away
to Indiana & Kentucky for experiences of a lifetime!
Today you get to meet your new travel mates for the
next six days. Overnight Bloomington-Normal, IL
DAY 2•PARKE COUNTY BRIDGES/AMISH LUNCH
(B, L, LD)
Today travel to Parke County, Indiana. This charming
and rustic setting boasts 31 covered bridges. Discover
the history behind several of these bridges with photo
ops and tour the county with a local step-on guide.
Enjoy an Amish meal in an Amish home. Overnight
Indianapolis, IN
DAY 3•CREATION MUSEUM/BB RIVERBOAT
DINNER/CRUISE (B, D)
Travel on to Petersburg, Kentucky and visit the Creation
Museum. Biblical history comes to life as you enter the
Time Tunnel. Be transported back 6000 years to the
time of creation and the Garden of Eden. Experience
history unfold before you through films and displays.
Experience real-life gardens as you walk through
on foliage adorned paths. Tonight enjoy Cincinnati
scenery during your dinner cruise on the Ohio River.
Overnight Erlanger, KY
DAY 4•ARK ENCOUNTER/SHAKER VILLAGE (B, D)
Since the Ark Encounter’s opening, it has been the
destination for many adventurers. Experience the lifesize
replica according to Biblical description of Noah’s
Ark. Learn through depictions of the flood how Noah
and his family filled the Ark with a countless number of
animal life. See how they lived and learn the impact
of the Ark and God’s promises in today’s world. Travel
south to Harrodsburg and learn about the life of the
Shaker community. Discover the farm, the village and
The Historic Centre to learn all about the Shakers, their
daily lives, their work, their values, and their worship.
Gain insights into their fascinating world by strolling
through the many original 19th century structures
that line the storied village turnpike. Overnight (2)
Bardstown, KY
PAY BY CHECK & SAVE
$55 PP
$50 PP
DAY 5•MY OLD KENTUCKY HOME STATE PARK &
HOME/STEPHEN FOSTER OUTDOOR MUSICAL/
OLD BARDSTOWN VILLAGE & CIVIL WAR MUSEUM
(B, L)
Old Bardstown Village & Civil War Museum explain
the history of this area and the impact of the Civil War
in their five museums and history village. Visit “My Old
Kentucky Home” mansion in Bardstown for a tour of
the home that inspired the song by Stephen Foster. This
beautiful historic home features a smokehouse, historic
kitchen, carriage house, cabin, and springhouse which
BOOK EARLY & SAVE
are set amongst century-old magnolias, maples, and
cedar trees. Enjoy tonight’s outdoor musical drama
of Stephen Foster, America’s first great composer, at
“My Old Kentucky Home.” Celebrate Kentucky with
song, dance, drama and beautiful costumes! Stephen
Collins Foster - composer of favorite songs Oh!
Susanna, Beautiful Dreamer, Camptown Races, Hard
Times Come Again No More, Jeanie with the Light
Brown Hair and My Old Kentucky Home - is the father
of American music. This Broadway-style of “My Old
Kentucky Home,” the outdoor musical (which has been
playing for 60 years) tells the story of his journey to turn
his relationships and experiences into songs at a time
in our country's history just before the Civil War and the
anti-slavery movement.
DAY 6•SCHIMPFF’S CONFECTIONERY/HUBER’S
FAMILY FARM (B, L, LD)
Schimpff’s Confectionery & Museum offers a look at
candy making. This unique family-owned candy store
still cooks up their confections on turn-of-the-century
equipment. Drive on to Joe Huber’s Family Farm &
Restaurant for your noon lunch – where everything is
made from scratch. Overnight Maryland Heights, MO
DAY 7•WARM SPRINGS RANCH (B)
Our travel wouldn’t be complete today without a stop
at Warm Springs Ranch. Learn about the babies who
are born here and become majestic pullers of a famous
hitch! Enjoy your ride home today.
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