Hidden Gems of New England 2018
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- Privately guided tours of Mark Twain and Harriet Beecher Stowe houses
- visit to Ken Burns's studio
- guided visit to Fenway Park
- tasting tour of Boston
- exclusive presentations by New England experts
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- TAUCK EXCLUSIVE - Filmed vignettes by filmmakers Ken Burns & Dayton Duncan that tell the stories of visionaries and ordinary people that shaped the places that define New England TAUCK EXCLUSIVE - Visit Ken Burns's private studio in Walpole, New Hampshire An exclusive wildlife presentation by an expert naturalist, featuring a live hawk Private guided tours of the Mark Twain House and Harriet Beecher Stowe House in Hartford Guided tour of legendary Fenway Park A tasting tour of Charles Street eateries in Boston Guided visit to Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site, the home, gardens and studio of one of America's foremost sculptors Guided visit through the fascinating Billings Farm and Museum Airport transfers upon arrival and departure as noted 16 meals (7 breakfasts, 3 lunches, 6 dinners), service charges, gratuities to local guides, admission fees, taxes and porterage
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Tour begins: 5:30 PM, The Westin Copley Place, Boston. A transfer is included from Logan International Airport to The Westin Copley Place, Boston. Please join us this evening for a welcome reception at the hotel, followed by a welcome dinner at a local restaurant in the heart of Boston.
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LODGING : The Westin Copley Place, Boston
PORTOFCALL : Boston, Massachusetts
Begin today's exploration of America's "Cradle of Liberty" at Boston Common, where you'll see famed sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens' stirring memorial to Col. Robert Gould Shaw, the Harvard-educated son of privilege who led the first African-American regiment in the C...
In his films Baseball and The Tenth Inning, Ken Burns offers a glimpse into the soul of our "national pastime"; for many, it lives at Fenway Park, America's oldest ballpark and home of the Boston Red Sox since 1912. Past glories come alive on a walking tour of the sta...
In his film Mark Twain, Ken Burns says of Samuel Langhorne Clemens: "He was a tireless wanderer who lived in a thousand places all around the world. He would call just two of them home: the Missouri town of his childhood... and the magnificent Connecticut house he bui...
Cultural treasures beckon this morning as you travel from Vermont to Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site in Cornish, New Hampshire - the home of Augustus Saint-Gaudens, the pre-eminent sculptor of Beaux Arts-era monuments commemorating Civil War heroes, who bought th...
Begin the day with perspectives on the evolution of the New England landscape and efforts to balance agriculture and conservation in the region from Steve Taylor, a dairy and maple farmer, scholar, journalist and former New Hampshire Commissioner of Agriculture. When ...
A wildlife talk at your resort this morning offers an appreciation of the ecology of the glorious landscapes, summer and autumn, that you'll journey through today as you wind your way to Maine. You'll arrive midday at Perkins Cove in Ogunquit, named by the Abenaki tri...
Tour ends: Boston. Fly home anytime after 2:00 PM. A transfer is included from Sheraton Portsmouth Harborside Hotel to Boston's Logan International Airport; you should allow 2 hours for flight check-in. The group transport will drop guests off at the airport and then drive 3.5 miles to drop off at Boston South Station (for trains).
MEALS : B
PORTOFCALL : Boston, Massachusetts
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