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Day 1: ST LOUIS, MO / GATEWAY ARCH RIVERBOAT DINNER CRUISE:  Today we embark on our adventure into the “heart” of America. This tour provides a variety of different cultural experiences. In St. Louis we cruise along the Mississippi River aboard the Gateway Arch Riverboat. Enjoy a delicious meal while musicians play riverboat style jazz. Enjoy a magnificent view of the St. Louis skyline by night. (D) 

Day 2: OMAHA, NE / GREEK DINNER & DANCE PERFORMANCE AT ST. JOHN’S GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH:  Today we travel west across Missouri then head northwest to Nebraska. After checking into our hotel in Omaha, our home for the next two nights, we will tour St. John’s Greek Orthodox Church, a beautiful gold domed Byzantine Church. After a short presentation on the history of Orthodox Christianity, architecture and traditions, the parishioners will serve our group a home-cooked Greek-style meal. They complete our evening as they perform a series of Greek dances. The program ends with the traditional Greek Wedding dance. (B,D)

Day 3: OMAHA, NE / FATHER FLANNIGAN’S BOY’S TOWN / OMAHA SIGHTSEEING TOUR / 1927 THEATRE PIPE ORGAN PERFORMANCE / TITANIC DINNER AT RENAISSANCE MANSION:  Traveling into West Omaha, we visit Father Flanagan’s Boys Town, an actual working town. Here, you will learn the inspiring story of this city of children. Then a local guide will escort us on an “Introduction to the City of Omaha” historical tour. We will drive by Warren Buffets house and the birth-site of President Gerald Ford.  A photo stop is included at Pioneer Courage Park with its nearly life-size sculpture of an entire wagon train.  Next is the number one attraction in Omaha, the 1927 Kimbal Theatre Pipe Organ Performance! This includes a tour of the most amazing theatre pipe organs in the state – four rooms containing all pipes and musical instrument varieties. Then sit down for a musical concert, sing-along and a silent movie! After freshening up at our hotel, we will travel back in time to the fateful night of the sinking of the world’s most famous luxury liner, the R.M.S. Titanic. Experience the Titanic Dinner at Renaissance Mansion. This is an authentic eight course meal from the ship’s original turn-of-the-century menu along with the company of such characters as Molly Brown and Captain Smith. (B,D)

Day 4:  OMAHA, NE / LITHUANIAN BAKERY PRESENTATION / LUNCH AT ST. PAUL’S LUTHERAN CHURCH / SWEDISH TOWN BACKROADS TOUR & COVERED BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY, IA / JOHN WAYNE’S BIRTHPLACE / PELLA, IA:  Before departing Omaha we will stop at Lithuanian Bakery. We hear a brief history of the country and traditions of Lithuania and sample Lithuanian torts. After crossing the Missouri River into Iowa, we’ll travel the Iowa countryside to the little Swedish town of Stanton, “America’s Little White City.” Here we stop for photos of the World’s Largest Teacup and Coffee Pot Water Towers. In Winterset enjoy a delicious Swedish Meatball Luncheon at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church. Next we enjoy a back-roads tour featuring the world-famous covered bridges of Madison County.  Our guide will point out many points of interest and stop at John Wayne’s birthplace. We continue to the Dutch village of Pella, Iowa. (B,L)

Day 5:  PELLA, IA DUTCH COMMUNITY / DUTCH WORKING WINDMILL / PELLA HISTORIC VILLAGE TOUR / FREE TIME IN PELLA / JOHN DEERE PAVILION / MOLINE, IL: Imagine the aroma of oven-fresh pastries and the chime of a Klokkenspel carillon, storybook shop fronts, a canal lined with Dutch buildings and drawbridges, and an authentic 1850 windmill – Pella is brimming with Dutch heritage! Experience everything from colorful tulip and flower gardens to tours of a working windmill and Historical Village. You will have some free time to explore. This afternoon we continue to Moline, Illinois for the night, but first we visit John Deere Pavilion. Here we celebrate the past, present and future of agribusiness.  You may want to climb up in one of the newer behemoth machines and check out the latest technology – machines with GPS that self-drive and even monitor the soil! Oh, and the Gift Shop (B)

Day 6:  SPRINGFIELD, IL / LINCOLN PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY & MUSEUM / FAREWELL DINNER @ MOTHER IN LAW HOUSE / ST. PETERS, MO: Traveling southeast we cross into Illinois. In Springfield we visit the Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum. Far from a traditional museum, this facility is twice the size of any other presidential museum. The historians and designers blended 21^st century technology, interactive theatres, and world class exhibits to ensure historical accuracy. In Missouri once more, we will enjoy a special farewell dinner at Mother-in-Law House in St. Peters. (B,D) 

Daay 7: LUNCH @ PATTI’S 1880 SETTLEMENT / Home:  What an awesome vacation this has been – full of exciting attractions, experiences, cultures, and meals!  We will stop in Kentucky for a tasty southern-style meal at Patti’s 1880 settlement before continuing home. (B,L) 

12 Meals Included: 6 Deluxe Continental Breakfasts, 2 Lunches, 4 Dinners

 Package Includes:  Round-trip deluxe motorcoach transportation, 6 nights lodging, all meals and attractions listed in all caps and bold print, taxes, gratuities on included meals, tour director, luggage handling. Not included:  Gratuities for local guides, tour director, and motorcoach driver.