National September 11th Memorial

We have enhanced our popular 911 Memorial Tour with a one-hour New York Harbor Cruise!
 
  
 Museum of the Moving Image
 
 Join us at the country's only museum dedicated to film, television, and digital media!
  
  
New York Historical Society
 
The Thirteenth Amendment signed by President Lincoln will be on view in the Smith Gallery of American History from February 1 through April 1, 2012. It has not been displayed in New York for over forty years. Also on display Freedom Now: Photographs by Platon, an exhibition of large-scale, present-day images of figures who were engaged in the Civil Rights struggle of the 1950s and 1960s.
 
Presidential Inauguration-January, 2013
 
The 2013 Public Presidential Innauguration Ceremony will be held on Monday, January 21, 2013. A week of festivities will include the Swearing In Ceremony, Inaugural Address, Inaugural Parade, and a night of Inaugural Balls and Galas honoring President Obama. One If By Land Tours has reserved hotel space for the event!  A day trip is also available.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Philadelphia
Giant Mysterious Dinosaurs at the Franklin Institute
Get an up-close look at GIGANTIC dinosaur skeletons and fossils from around the globe - many rarely seen in this country. View exotic skeletons, touch real fossils, see robotic dinos in action, and unearth your own discoveries in a hands-on dig pit. Great for all ages! (December 10, 2011 - April 15, 2012)
 
Lancaster
The Turkey Hill Dairy Experience
Experience what it's like to be an ice cream maker for a day, including the opportunity to develop your own ice cream flavor. Learn how ice cream is made, sit in the milk truck, milk a mechanical cow and learn about the people and culture of Turkey Hill in nine interactive exhibit areas totaling 26,000 square feet. Exhibits also feature Lancaster County cultural highlights, including some history of the lower Susquehanna River Valley and the rural farming area surrounding Turkey Hill Dairy.
Boston
The Freedom Trail Goes Digital
A grant from the Massachusetts Cultural Council is enabling the Freedom Trail Foundation to bring the digital age to the Freedom Trail. The Freedom Trail is a 2.5 mile red-brick walking trail that leads to 16 nationally significant historic sites in Boston, including museums, churches, meeting houses, burying grounds, parks, the USS Constitution, and historic markers that tell the story of the American Revolution and beyond.  The foundation will digitize the historical content of the Granary Burying Ground for a smart-phone application and will create and an official smart-phone application for the entire trail, bringing it into the 21st century without diluting the original story. (Source: Group Travel Leader)
 

Boston Tea Party Museum

One June 25, more than a decade after fire sparked by lightning destroyed the first museum, the Boston Tea Party Museum will open near the spot in the Boston Harbor where the famous act of protest that helped lead to the American Revolution took place.

 

In addition to a larger building, the museum will also feature authentic replicas of the three ships that were boarded by American patriots dressed like Mohawk Indians who dumped crates of tea into the harbor to protest British economic policies toward the American Colonies. (Source: The Group Travel Leader)

 

Salem
The Witches Cottage Presents: Dark Times: Excerpts from The Crucible
A perfect match for school groups studying The Crucible and the Salem witch trials. Enjoy a thrilling 45 minute theatrical program detailing the events that happened in 1692 and how it relates to Arthur Miller's classic book. You'll witness scenes from the play, and experience the fear that surrounded Salem during that year.  The show also includes a question and answer session, as well as a mock trial, where some students are accused of witchcraft! Complete with theatrical 4D special effects, (including witches, ghostly apparitions and even....snow!) this show is a must see to round out your educational visit.
"Discover Tuscany" - October 23rd - November 1st, 2012
 
Early Bird Special! Save $200 by registering early.
10 days including airfare, transportation, hotel, tours, and thirteen meals.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
"Showtime in Branson" - Wednesday-Sunday, May 2-6, 2012

 

Our fly-drive tour is low maintenance (no long bus rides and very little walking). We fly from La Guardia to Branson. We overnight at the Radisson Hotel in Branson for 4 nights. The tour includes airfare, 7 shows, 4 dinners including a showboat dinner, 4 breakfasts, local sightseeing, and all transportation.
 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Raleigh, North Carolina
 
Nature Research Center
The eye-catching Nature Research Center will open its doors in downtown Raleigh on April 20. The centerpiece of the center is the SECU Daily Planet, a three-story, high-definition multimedia space. Other features include the Citizen Science Center, the Science Immersion Theater and a 10,000-gallon aquarium, plus the Daily Planet Plaza and Science Cafe and Terrace. The multifaceted venture is an 80,000-square-foot stand-alone wing of the N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences.
 
Cherokee, North Carolina
 
Mandara Spa at Harrah’s Cherokee
The Mandara Spa at Harrah’s Cherokee will complete the resort’s five-year, $633 million expansion when it opens in August. Elements of Native American culture will be integrated into Mandara’s Balinese-inspired treatments. Other components of the resort expansion include the new 532-room Creek Tower, a Paula Deen’s Kitchen and Retail Shop, a Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse that is opening in April, an Event Center and the Sequoyah National Golf Club, as well as new lounges and casino areas with Asian-inspired gaming