Tour Highlights…George W. Bush Presidential Library/Museum Sixth Floor MuseumFort Worth Stockyards Historic DistrictDr. Pepper MuseumLBJ National Park Visitor Center Tour Y.O. Ranch inc. Chuckwagon LunchSan Antonio Riverwalk CruiseSan Antonio Sightseeing Tour inc. The Alamo Big Bend National ParkBuddy Holly CenterPalo Duro Canyon State ParkNational Cowboy/Western Heritage Museum Oklahoma City National MemorialTulsa Guided Tour18 Meals

Texas WildfloWersDallas/Fort Worth/San Antonio/ Big Bend National Park

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Days 1 & 2, Saturday & Sunday Springtime is in the air as our first two days of leisure travel take us to the Texas border. Our first night of lodging is in Festus, MO, and then on to Texarkana, TX. B

Day 3, MondayThis morning we visit the George

W. Bush Presidential Library andMuseum, America’s 13th PresidentialLibrary and Museum in Dallas. Withits state-of-the-art interactive exhibitswe get an in-depth look at eight yearsof American history. We continue onto the Sixth Floor Museum for aninteresting exhibition on the life, deathand legacy of President John F.Kennedy. Our accommodations fortonight are in the Dallas-Ft. Wortharea. B

Day 4, Tuesday Our arrival at the Fort Worth Stockyards National Historic District shows us that the Old West is still alive. We’ll see a real Texas Longhorn Cattle Drive down Exchange Avenue along with a tour of the Stockyards area. Following lunch, we visit the Dr. Pepper Museum in Waco. A historical perspective of Dr. Pepper and its creator is explained through memorabilia and displays in addition to a working soda fountain treat. B, L

Day 5, Wednesday We begin our morning at the Visitor’s Center of the Lyndon B. Johnson National Historic Park. The center chronicles LBJ’s life, accomplishments, and also features

a tribute to Lady Bird Johnson. A chuckwagon lunch awaits our arrival at the Y.O. Ranch in the Texas Hill Country. This working ranch of 40,000 acres offers the country’s largest collection of exotic wild animals. Our day is complete as we arrive in San Antonio for a two night stay along the famed San Antonio River Walk. B, L

Day 6, Thursday Highlights of the day include a visit to The Alamo, established in 1718 as the city’s first mission. A double-decker/hop on-hop off sightseeing tour shows us the sights of San Antonio. The rest of the day is free for you to explore the River Walk’s shops

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and attractions. This evening we enjoy dinner and an entertaining cruise along the River Walk. B, D

Day 7, Friday Mid-morning we visit a San Antonio mission before departing for Fort Stockton for a two-night stay. B

Day 8, Saturday Departing for Big Bend National Park we travel one of the most spectacular drives in Texas viewing mountains and canyons along the scenic Rio Grande. A local guide gives us a tour of this rugged region of volcanic rock formations, abrupt pinnacles, dry channels, and deep-cut canyons. Lunch is served to us in the park. B, L

Day 9, Sunday Today our route continues northward through Texas. Arriving in Lubbock, we stop at the Buddy Holly Center to tour the museum and view the bronze statue of the rock and roll legend in the Holly plaza. Near Canyon, TX, is Palo Duro Canyon State Park.

A view of the canyon exposes us to walls that plunge over a 1000’ drop to the canyon floor. We overnight in Amarillo. B

Day 10, Monday We continue on to Oklahoma City for a visit at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. Founded in 1955, the museum is America’s premier institution of Western history, art, and culture. B

Day 11, Tuesday We begin the morning at the Oklahoma City National Memorial and Museum built in remembrance of those involved with the bombing on April 19, 1995. Our self-guided tour takes us through the events of that day and the weeks that followed. Our next stop is Tulsa, known as the “Terra Cotta City,” where we enjoy a guided tour with a local guide. Tulsa is the product of an unlikely mixture of oil and water. Oil fortunes were being made overnight in the early 1900s and now water resources have enabled Tulsa to boast the

largest number of man-made lakes in the nation. Lodging and dinner are in the Tulsa area tonight. B, D

Day 12, Wednesday Our travel route continues northward through Kansas City to tonight’s destination of the Lakeside Hotel and Casino in Osceola, IA. B, D

Day 13, Thursday There are two states left to travel until we reach our home destinations. Many wonderful memories abound as we arrive late afternoon. B

Tour Cost Per Person:

$2445 Double • $2325 Triple$2199 Quad • $3285 Single

Note: Fond du Lac is the southern-most pickup point due to routing.