Road Scholar

Highlights

• As outdoor enthusiasts know, some days can bring new variables — the weather, the terrain, my energy level — so I enjoy the flexibility of choosing from multiple options of length, challenges and pace

Highlights

• Hike to Brandywine Falls to “read” its ancient rock formations and sediment layers
• Explore meadows and birch wood forests that were reclaimed from the urban landscape
• Learn the industrious story of Akron, whose nicknames include “City of Invention” and “Rubber City,” and visit the estate of one of the founders of Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co

Highlights

• Go inside the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) in Asheville — the world’s largest archive of climate data — and the National Weather Service Office in Greenville-Spartanburg
• Learn the techniques meteorologists use to make accurate weather predictions and compete in daily weather forecasting contests
• Depart at week’s end with the knowledge you need to set up a home weather station and to volunteer as a weather observer

Highlights

• I like to spend much of the day exploring
• Whether walking through historic neighborhoods at a moderate pace or out and about on a coach, I prefer to keep my days full
• Stairs don’t bother me, and I love to keep up with the group

Highlights

• Explore Scandinavia’s ties to the sea during two overnight cruises.
• Taste a traditional Danish Christmas dinner of pork, potatoes, cabbage and rice pudding.
• A musician discusses Finnish music and plays the native kantele.

Highlights

• Get the inside stories of great city icons, including the Gateway Arch, St
• Louis Cathedral, Missouri’s Botanical Gardens and Anheuser Busch Museum
• Explore the Irish, Italian and German neighborhoods of St
• Louis, learn about the rich heritage and dine on traditional cuisine
• Go back in time at Forest Park, the site of the 1904 World's Fair, and visit the Art Museum and History Museum

Highlights

• Spend a full day at the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Hampton Court Palace Flower Show, the largest flower show in the world
• With RHS judge Kevin Tooher as your instructor, meet the head gardeners at the World Garden in Lullingstone and the Secret Garden at the Salutation in Sandwich
• Thrill in the beauty of some of England’s best-loved gardens, including Sissinghurst Castle Garden, RHS Wisley, Hidcote Manor, Kiftsgate Court and Rousham

Highlights

• You know what moves me? Exercising my mind
• Let’s keep walking to a minimum and avoid stairs when we can