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Renaissance art of Florence and the Tuscan walled town of Monteriggioni. The hill town towers of San Gimignano and the piazza of Siena are medieval landmarks. Tour through the Chianti hills to Pisa (of tower fame) and to the coastal villages of Cinque Terra. From Portofino and Lake Maggiore, travel
to Verona and Venice. Head through the Italian Alps to Innsbruck in Austria before Oberammergau in Germany.
MOTORCOACH TOURS
These extra-special trips are just some of AAA’s custom-designed motorcoach tours conveniently departing from Central Pennsylvania. Even more overnight and day trips for 2018 are listed on page 9. All our currently available upcoming tours by motorcoach are listed, along with access to digital brochures, at AAA.com/Travel.
City Slickers Meet Wild West
August 22 – 24, 2018
Longing to get away from the modern city and suburbia? Head back to the Old West days recreated in the Ohio River Valley on this especially family- friendly tour. Visit Dogwood Pass, a historic replica
of an Old West town, to tour its Roy Rogers Museum, saloon, general store and livery stable. Enjoy a behind-the-scenes tour before a live performance of Tecumseh, a spectacular outdoor drama about the region’s Native American culture. Hopewell Culture National Historic Park allows you to dig up history
in archaeological style. The Alan Cottrill Sculpture Studio & Gallery displays remarkably life-like statuary, including famous historical figures. Tour the Dickinson Cattle Company – a working Texas Longhorn ranch. Whoop it up at an old-fashioned musical hoedown and, if you wish, join in a barn dance.
Beautiful Mountains, Trains &
Covered Wagons
September 10 – 12, 2018
All aboard for a ride on Stourbridge Line Railroad before a visit at Steamtown National Historic
Site; overnight at the Radisson hotel that was a grand station of the Lackawanna Railroad. On to Wellsboro for a tour at Highland Chocolates, then to the Pennsylvania Grand Canyon for a horse- drawn covered wagon tour of the upper gorge, and overnight at the historic Penn Wells Hotel. Tour Patterson Farms, home of yummy maple syrup and situated next to the Pennsylvania Lumber Museum with displays, demonstrations, a logging camp
and an operating sawmill. Visit Kinzua Gorge, with
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The Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania invites
AAA members and friends to travel on customized “Rambles” tours that feature scenic rides on historic trains and other exciting activities. Brochures with itineraries and details are available from AAA Travel Agents and at AAA.com/Travel.
Golden & Silver States Ramble
October 5 – 14, 2018
Travel with fellow Railroad enthusiasts for historic train rides, museum visits and much more included on this rail-themed guided tour in Northern California and Nevada.
marvelous views from a Skywalk on the site of a 19th-century railroad viaduct.
Golden Isles of Georgia
with Newman of BOB 94.9 FM
October 27 – November 1, 2018
Southern hospitality welcomes you to Georgia. This tour provides you with experiences from bygone
eras by visiting authentically preserved sites. Mid- 19th century plantation life is revealed at the Hofwyl Broadfield Plantation, where magnolias and camellias overlook marshes where rice once flourished. From the late-19th century to mid-20th century, Jekyll Island was a winter home for America’s wealthiest families; see many mansion-sized “cottages” on a tram tour. You are invited to visit some of these “cottages” and have dinner at the elite Jekyll Island Club. Tour the Georgia Sea Turtle Center and St. Simons Island, complete with a 19th-century lighthouse. Visit Savannah’s Historic District on a guided tour of attractive antebellum-era homes, gardens and squares.
Salem Haunted Happenings
October 28 – 30, 2018
This Halloween-themed tour first takes you to Salem for their Haunted Happenings special events. A guided tour of Salem, a visit at the Salem Witch Museum, and a ghostly Haunted Candlelight guided walk, along with joining the Puritan jury at a 17th century witch trial are included features. More Halloween-themed activities are available during free time prior to dinner at the Hawthorne Hotel and a visit at the House of Seven Gables. Boston beckons you for a brief tour along the Freedom Trail, plus an award-winning living history experience
at the Boston Tea Party Ships and Museum with full-scale restored 18th-century sailing vessels, and lunch at Colonial-style Abigail’s Tea Room.
Southern Christmas Spectacular December 2 – 7, 2018
Songs of the season and country music classics are harmoniously presented on this tour with many professional performances. Jump right in with Dolly Parton’s Smoky Mountain Adventures Christmas Dinner & Show in Pidgeon Forge. On to Nashville for the Gaylord Opryland’s A Country Christmas Dinner Show and visit at the Country Music Hall of Fame. Next, it’s Memphis for Elvis-style Blue Christmas Holiday Dinner Show, visit at Sun Studio, Memphis Rock n’ Soul Museum, Presley Automobile Museum and holiday-decorated Graceland Mansion, and
a Memphis barbecue. Back to Pigeon Forge for Christmas at the Smoky Mountain Opry Theater and the area’s largest living nativity scene.
TRAVEL TALKS WITH AAA
AAA’s personal way of providing you with valuable insights and information about travel destinations, tours and cruises. Please join us at these special complimentary events.
RSVP by calling Discoveries / AAA Travel
at 888-746-4566.
AAA Member Choice Vacations:
These talks will all have two time options:
2:00PM – AAA Office
804 Estelle Drive, Lancaster
6:00PM – AAA Office
2301 Paxton Church Road, Harrisburg
Cultural Treasures of Japan
July 17
Iceland’s Magical Northern Lights
July 18
Spotlight on San Antonio
August 23
Splendid Sicily
September 11
Holland America – On Stage Alaska
September 18 – 6:30PM
Radisson Hotel, 1150 Camp Hill Bypass, Camp Hill
September 19 – 6:30PM
Holiday Inn Harrisburg, 604 Station Rd, Grantville
September 20 – 6:30PM
Eden Resort & Suites, 222 Eden Rd., Lancaster
YOUR AAA TRAVEL AGENT is your best connection to important information, valuable assistance and convenient ways to register for these and many other cruise and tour vacations. Check AAA.com often for updates from AAA Travel. Visit AAA.com/Travel for online brochures or request brochures 24/7 by calling 717-657-2244 + 2 + 2787 to record your request for delivery by mail.
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