Jan_Feb 2023

Extended Travel

Kentucky June 5-9, 2023

Day 1: Join us on a fun-filled adventure as we explore Kentucky’s history, horses, and heritage! Our tour begins as we make our way to Greensburg, Indiana. Along the way we’ll have lunch in Champaign, IL, followed by a tour and ice cream treat at Prairie Fruits Farm & Creamery where you will experience the beauty of a real working goat dairy farm and farmstead creamery. Later today we’ll check into the Hampton Inn in Greensburg, Indiana. Enjoy a restful night’s sleep after a day of traveling. (L) Day 2: Depart this morning for the incredible Ark Encounter featuring a full-size Noah’s Ark built according to the dimensions given in the Bible. This marvel is seven stories tall and one-and-a-half football fields long. Did you ever wonder how Noah fed and cared for all the animals? How Noah built the Ark? You’ll find the answers in the world class exhib- its that allow you to experience what Noah’s life may have been like. Next, we’ll travel to Old Friends, a “living-history museum” of horse racing. Old Friends provides a dignified retirement to Thoroughbreds whose racing and breeding careers have come to an end. Get up-close-and-personal with racing’s superstars, and also meet a few who never saw the inside of a winner’s circle. After a full afternoon we arrive in Berea, Kentucky where we’ll check into the lovely Historic Boone Tavern Hotel. Established in 1909, this property exudes Southern elegance and hospitality. A delicious dinner is included this evening at the hotel. (B,D) Day 3: We begin our day with a tour of Berea College, a private, liberal arts, work college, founded in 1855. During our tour, we’ll learn how this college is distinctive among post-secondary institutions for providing free education to students and for having been the first college in the southern United States to be coeducational and racially integrated. After the tour, we’re on our way to Bardstown, a charming town that is officially the start of the Kentucky Bourbon Trail. It’s a great place to be immersed in all things bourbon; history, culture, and tasting the Kentucky made whiskey. We’ll have a delicious lunch in the historic Old Talbott Tavern, circa 1913. Next up, we’ll tour and taste at the Maker’s Mark Distillery where they are making fine whiskey the same way they did when they opened in 1953. Afterward, we’ll travel to Louisville, a vibrant city that was founded in 1778 and named after King Louis XVI of France. We’ll check into the new and conveniently located Holiday Inn Express Downtown Louisville for two nights. (B,L) Day 4: Today we start with a home run as we visit the Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory where it’s all about celebrating the extraordinary role of the Louisville Slugger

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