2017 Classic Car and Sightseeing Tour featuring the National Quilt Museum and Store, 2 nights in Nashville, Nashville guided tour, Ryman Auditorium, the Opryland Hotel, Back Stage tour of the Grand Ole Opry, The Grand Ole Opry, historic Second Avenue, Atlanta guided tour, Coca-Cola Museum, CNN, Martin Luther King Museum, Underground Atlanta, Charleston, SC guided tour, Savannah, GA guided tour, St. Augustine narrated Tram tour, 90 minute guided tram tour of Daytona International Speedway including a drive around the track (subject to availability), Saturday Night Classic Car Cruise in Old Town Kissimmee, Sarasota Classic Car Museum, Muscle Car City, Edison & Ford Winter Estates, Sanibel Island, Sea Shell shopping, Citrus Fruit stop, Minnesota Twins Baseball game (subject to schedule), Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing, New Orleans guided tour, Mississippi River Cruise and the National Farm Toy Museum March 5 18, 2017 Day 1: Our exciting and wonderful Auto and Sightseeing Tour starts with our morning included break in southern Minnesota. Our travels will then take us south across Iowa stopping for a lunch break on your own prior to entering Illinois and stopping for an afternoon break in route to our Hotel. After time to refresh we ll enjoy an included Welcome Dinner at the hotel. (C, D) Day 2: Following included breakfast we ll continue south across Illinois stopping for a morning break prior to entering Kentucky and arriving in Paducah for a lunch stop on your own. Early this afternoon we ll visit the National Quilt Museum; you will have ample time to browse the museum filled with wonderful Quilts and visit their store for the opportunity to purchase some quilt books and supplies. Later we ll continue across the beautiful Land Between the Lakes region and on into Tennessee. Later this afternoon we will arrive in the Country Music Capital of the world, Nashville, TN and check into our hotel for the next 2 nights. The remainder of the evening will be free to relax. (B,) Day 3: Following included breakfast we re off to meet our guide for the Nashville city tour including Country Music Hall of Fame, the Ryman Auditorium, the Opryland Hotel, Back Stage tour of the Grand Ole Opry, Fontanel Mansion, the former home of Barbara Mandrell and free time to explore the historic Second Avenue Area and check out the Wildhorse Saloon. Later we ll return to the hotel prior to heading to our included dinner. Later we ll take our reserved seats for the Grand Ole Opry, the world s longest-running radio show, an entertainment experience like no other. (B, D) Day 4: Early this morning following our included breakfast we will head south across Eagle Mountain and into Chattanooga for our morning break. Later we ll cross into Georgia and head to Atlanta. Upon arrival you will have time to explore and have lunch on your own in the Atlanta Underground. Later we ll meet our guide for a city tour of Atlanta including the Coca-Cola Museum, CNN Studios and the Martin Luther King Museum. Later we ll check into our hotel for the night. The evening will be free to relax and have dinner on your own. (B)
Day 5: As our luggage is loaded on the coach we ll enjoy an included breakfast. Our travels today take us east across Georgia and thru Augusta and into South Carolina for a morning break in Columbia. We will stop for a lunch break on your own and then arrive in the historic city of Charleston. We ll stop at the Visitors Center first and then meet our local guide for a tour of this wonderful historic city. Following the tour, you will have time to explore the shops in the Historic District. Later we ll continue south back into Georgia and Savannah for our overnight. (B) Day 6: Following an included breakfast we ll enjoy a guided tour of another wonderful historic city, Savannah. Later this morning we ll continue south into Florida and America s oldest city, St. Augustine. Upon arrival we ll head directly to the Historic District to board the Old Town Trolley for a narrated tour of this great historic city. You will be able to get on and off as many times as you want to enjoy the Historic District and its many attractions and shops. Later we ll meet and check into our hotel for the night. The evening will be free to relax and enjoy dinner on your own. (B) Day 7: An included breakfast starts our day and then we ll continue south to Daytona Beach and the world famous Daytona International Speedway. Upon arrival we will board special trams for a 90-minute narrated tour of the track including a visit to the Gatorade Victory Lane and a view up close of this year s winning car at the Daytona 500 and a ride around this famous track with its 31 degree high banks (subject to track schedule). You will have time after the tour to browse the gift shop and to have lunch on your own. This afternoon we ll head west across Florida to the Orlando area and the city of Kissimmee and check into our hotel for the night, the Comfort Suites Maingate East located at Old Town Kissimmee. After time to refresh you will be free to visit Old Town for dinner on your own and their world-famous Saturday Night Classic Car Cruise. Every Saturday night starting about 3:00 pm 250 classic cars drive into Old Town Kissimmee and park for people to look at and talk to their owners, a real highlight for classic car enthusiasts. (B) Day 8: Following an included breakfast we ll continue across Florida and through the Tampa Bay and St. Petersburg area and across the Sunshine Skyway Bridge. This bridge is considered the flag bridge of Florida and is 1.1 miles long and is 430 feet above Tampa Bay at its highest point. The Travel Channel rated the Sunshine Bridge number 3 on its Top 10 Bridges in the World. Once across we ll continue south to Sarasota and our visit to the Sarasota Classic Car Museum recognized as the second oldest continuously operating car museum in America. Their wonderful collection of classic cars including John Ringling s collection of Rolls Royce cars, John Lennon s 1965 Mercedes Benz, Paul McCartney s beloved Mini Cooper and many other immaculately restored vintage automobiles spanning over 100 years of automobiles. Next we are on to Punta Gorda and Muscle Car City housed in an old Wal-Mart building with over 99,000 square feet of showroom space. It is truly a wonderful collection of muscle cars. Most of his cars are GM s from 1957 71 including a collection of at least one of every Corvette from 1954 2014. Their Performance shop can supply you with every automotive need. You will have time to browse their store and have lunch in the 60 s Diner. Later we ll continue on to Fort Myers and check into our hotel for the next 2 nights, with the evening free to relax and have dinner on your own. (B) Day 9: After included breakfast we ll visit the Edison & Ford Winter Estates. You will have time to visit the Edison Research Laboratory, the 15, 000 sq. foot Museum, Caretaker s House and the wonderful gardens. Later we ll visit Sanibel Island for time to browse the shops, have lunch on your own and visit a Shell shop for time to get a special shell and visit a Citrus shop for the opportunity to purchase some of that great Florida Citrus. This afternoon we ll take in a Minnesota Twins Spring Training game (subject to the Twins 2017 Spring Training Schedule not available until fall of 2016. Schedule of activities for Fort Myers may be adjusted accordingly). Later we ll return to the hotel with the evening free to relax, sit by the pool and have dinner on your own. (B)
Day 10: An included breakfast starts the day, then we ll head back north stopping for a morning break en-route to Ocala. Here we will stop to visit Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing and Hall of Fame. The museum consists of 2 buildings, one houses drag racing cars and the other houses a large collection of Fords, muscle cars and vintage automobiles. We ll then continue north stopping for a lunch break on your own and an afternoon break en-route to the capital of Florida, Tallahassee. (If time permits and they will stay open late for us we will stop to visit the Tallahassee Automobile Museum, a great collection of over 140 classic, antique, muscle and movie cars). We will check in to Our hotel for the night after time to refresh you will be free to have dinner on your own. (B) Day 11: Following an included breakfast we ll head west stopping for a morning break prior to crossing Alabama and through Mobile to Mississippi and into Louisiana. We will make a lunch stop on your own prior to arriving in New Orleans. We ll meet our local guide for a tour of New Orleans including a narrated Mississippi River Cruise. At the end of our tour we ll enjoy an included special New Orleans dinner prior to checking into our hotel for the night. (B, D) Day 12: After included breakfast we ll head north across Louisiana and into Mississippi stopping for a morning break and a lunch stop on your own. We ll travel through Memphis and into Arkansas for an afternoon break prior to entering Missouri and our overnight in Sikeston at the. The remainder of the evening will be free to relax. (B,) Day 13: Following included breakfast we ll continue north stopping for a morning break prior to traveling through St. Louis and into Illinois. We will make an afternoon break before entering Iowa and heading to Dubuque for our overnight. After time to refresh we ll enjoy an included Farewell Dinner at the hotel. (B, D) Day 14: Our last day starts with included breakfast prior to visiting the National Farm Toy Museum in Dyersburg, IA. They have thousands of toys, exhibits and displays that lets you know how farming has changed throughout the years. Prior to leaving Dyersburg we will drive by the worldfamous Field of Dreams Baseball Park. Our travels will take us west and north across Iowa stopping for a lunch break in Clear Lake. This afternoon we ll return to Minnesota and stop for an afternoon break prior to arriving back at our pickup points. The wonderful memories of our classic car and sightseeing tour of the Southeast will be with us forever. We should arrive back home early this evening. (B)
Tour Highlights: * Deluxe Motorcoach driven by Daryl Conroy with professional Tour Manager * 13 nights accommodations with luggage handling * National Quilt Museum and Store * Guided Nashville tour including Country Music Hall of Fame Ryman Auditorium, the Opryland Hotel Back Stage tour of the Grand Ole Opry, the Grand Ole Opry Historic Second Avenue * Atlanta guided tour including Atlanta Underground Coca-Cola Museum, CNN Studio tour Martin Luther King Museum * Charleston, SC guided tour * Savannah, GA guided tour * Narrated Trolley Tour of Historic St. Augustine * Free time in the St. Augustine Historic District * Daytona International Speedway narrated 90-minute tour including a ride around the track (subject to track schedule) * World-famous Saturday Night Classic Car Cruise in Old Town Kissimmee * Sarasota Classic Car Museum * Muscle Car City in Punta Gorda * Edison & Ford Winter Estates and Sanibel Island visit with Shell Shop * Citrus Fruit stop * Minnesota Twins Spring Training Game (subject to Twins schedule) * Tallahassee Automobile Museum (subject to time) * New Orleans guided tour including French Quarter, Mississippi River narrated cruise * Special New Orleans Dinner * National Farm Toy Museum in Dyersburg, IA * 17 Meals (13 breakfasts, 4 dinners and 3 5:30 Kickbacks ) Price Per Person: $2,495.00 Double $2,495.00 triple $3,195.00 single A$300.00 deposit per person is required to hold your reservation. Final payment is due 45 days prior to departure. Across Country Tours, LLC, 2125 Division St., North St. Paul, MN 55109 Phone - 651-472-9228, Fax 651-472-9228 & Email - acttours@aol.com Quality, Safe and Affordable Deluxe Motorcoach Tours Across the U. S. and Canada Across Country Tours: Where you will always get real value for your tour dollar.