Road Scholar

Highlights

• Journey through the Dickensian London of gas lamps and alleys, Hardy’s picturesque Wessex and the atmospheric Dartmoor of Sherlock Holmes.
• Search for clues on an Agatha Christie-inspired field trip and stay at her favorite hotel.
• Enjoy a field trip to quaint Lacock, where the BBC’s “Pride and Prejudice” and parts of the Harry Potter movies were filmed.

Highlights

• Walking is the best way to get to know a new place
• I’m energetic and enjoy a good physical challenge, so I’m always ready to spend the day on the move
• Whether it’s public transit, city streets or village cobblestones, I’m game

Highlights

• Enjoy a private organ concert in the College of William & Mary’s historic chapel, sing along with well-known musicians and meet African American and colonial interpreters
• From Colonial Williamsburg to the James River plantations, visit seasonally decorated homes spanning four centuries of history
• Get hands-on with centerpiece and table setting design, learn to prepare a colonial treat and savor both a lunch and a festive farewell dinner in colonial taverns

Highlights

• Along the Platte River, observe Sandhill Cranes feeding in the fields for as far as the eye can see
• View an abundance of waterfowl, shore birds and resident raptors at the Harlan County Reservoir
• Witness the annual spring courtship rites of the Sharp-tailed Grouse and the Greater Prairie Chickens

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

• Learn about the history and architecture of colonial Virginia, including the settlement that came after Jamestown, Henricus and the crown’s system that assigned scions land for importing residents
• Visit venerable 18th-century homes that show the panorama of life for the elite and for the rest: Tuckahoe, the boyhood home of Thomas Jefferson, Berkeley and Shirley plantations and Wilton House
• Explore Virginia's exquisite Jefferson-designed Capitol and the expanded and stylish Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

Highlights

• Discover wild Florida as you search for alligators aboard an airboat and raptors on a rainforest canopy walk
• Uncover historic artifacts and fossils in shallow water with an adventure guide naturalist
• Join marine biologist on a sea life encounter cruise collecting marine life with a trawl net, then observe sharks and stingrays at Mote Marine Aquarium

Highlights

• Navigate the Marne-Rhine Canal’s tunnels and watch as your ship is lifted 144 feet by the Saint-Louis-Arzviller inclined plane
• Learn about the arts of wine and beer making in Alsace and sample some local offerings
• Explore medieval Strasbourg including its famed Romanesque and high Gothic cathedral and the Palais Rohan