We've arranged for the most entertaining and accomplished experts to meet us in each destination, where you'll absorb captivating history and enjoy grand entertainment. Visits to private homes and other special sites not normally open to the public—along with congenial travel companions who share your interests—are what really make our trips memorable.
All tours depart from Indianapolis. For a copy of our tour brochure with complete information, including more detailed itineraries, contact Diana Stevenson at Historic Landmarks Foundation, 800-450-4534, 317-639-4534 or info@historiclandmarks.org.
2008 Member Tours
Pricing:
The price per Historic Landmarks Foundation member appears at the end of each trip description. A non-member may travel with us for an additional $20 per person, which enrolls the traveler as a member for one year. Members of Historic Landmarks Founder’s Club ($250 and above in annual giving) receive a 10% discount. If you make a reservation, you will receive a detailed itinerary in the mail at least two weeks before the departure date.
Refunds:
Day-trips are non-refundable unless Historic Landmarks is able to fill your spot from a waiting list. For overnight trips, we will issue a refund, less $100 fee, if we can fill your spot from a waiting list.
Information about tours:
Call Ann Ahlbrand, 317-639-4534 or 800-450-4534 or email membertravel@historiclandmarks.org.
Reservations: Call Diana Stevenson, 800-450-4534, 317-639-4534 or info@historiclandmarks.org.
2008 Member Tours
Springtime in the Queen City
April 4-5
Cincinnati
Highlights include
- Visits to the renovated 1920 Taft Museum and the Cincinnati Art Museum
- Special preview of the American Sign Museum, which will not open to the public until autumn ’08.
- Overnight at the renovated Netherland Plaza in Carew Tower, a 1932 Art Deco masterpiece
- Cocktails in the revered Palm Court
$350 per member/double occupancy; $425 per member/single occupancy
Includes motorcoach transportation, overnight accommodation, admissions, tours, refreshments, two lunches, one dinner, all gratuities.
Welcome to the stone harvest
April 11
Bloomington
Highlights include
- Visits to a historic home and nearby quarries
- Tour of the former Woolery Mill, featured in the movie Breaking Away.
- Demonstration by an Indiana limestone artist
- Limestone tour of Bloomington architecture
$120 per member (Wear comfortable clothes and good walking shoes.)
Includes motorcoach transportation, tours, continental breakfast, luncheon, and afternoon refreshments, all gratuities.
Daniel Burnham called it Paris on the Prairie
May 8-10
Chicago
Highlights include
- Tours of landmark blockbusters, including a special insider’s view of great historic interiors
- Walking tour of Graceland Cemetery
- Visit to the Art Institute to see exhibits of works by Edward Hopper and Winslow Homer
- Time to explore or shop on the Magnificent Mile
$680 per person/double occupancy; $935 per person/single occupancy
Includes motorcoach transportation, overnight accommodations at the recently restored Palmer House, tours, admissions, two lunches, two dinners, one continental breakfast, refreshments, all gratuities.
On the road to the river
May 14
Huddleston Farmhouse, Veraestau and Aurora
Highlights include
- Hearty breakfast at 1841 Huddleston Farmhouse, with an introduction to pioneer life
- Stops at early Indiana landmarks and settlements, including a restored 1812 country church in the Whitewater Valley.
- Walking tour of Aurora
- Lunch at Veraestau, a historic estate perched high on a bluff above the river
$120 per member
Includes motorcoach transportation, tours and admissions, continental breakfast, luncheon, and afternoon refreshments, all gratuities.
Jewels on the water
June 17-20
Bay View, Petoskey, Charlevoix and Harbor Springs
Highlights include
- Visits to charming main streets and shops, museums, and private cottages maintained since the horse & buggy days
- Tours highlighting the local history of Ernest Hemingway, railroads, inventors, and ships
- Overnight at Petoskey’s historic 1899 Perry Hotel and enjoy meals as we tour with an expert guide
$720 per member/double occupancy; $850 per member/single occupancy
Includes motorcoach transportation, tours and admissions, one continental breakfast, three breakfast buffets, three dinners, all gratuities.
A summer school you won’t want to miss
June 26
Culver and Lake Maxincuckee
Highlights include
- Tour of the historic Culver Academies on the shores of Lake Maxincuckee.
- Lake tour (weather permitting) aboard the R. H. Ledbetter, Culver’s three-masted square rigger.
- Visits to private lake cottages
- Lunch at the summer home of former Historic Landmarks board member and Indiana preservation stalwart Richard Ford
- Refreshments at Jim and Mary Henderson’s private cottage
$135 per member
Includes motorcoach transportation, tours and admissions, continental breakfast, lunch, afternoon refreshments, all gratuities.
Winona, Wawasee and Wine
July 17
Winona Lake & Lake Wawasee
Highlights include
- Tour of the Village at Winona
- Visits to the high-style Arts and Crafts home of baseball pro-turned-evangelist Billy Sunday and the reconstructed Billy Sunday Tabernacle
- Refreshments to the Wawasee summer home of George and Peggy Rapp
- A few surprises!
$120 per member
Includes motorcoach transportation, tours, fees, continental breakfast, lunch, and a private reception, all gratuities.
Cultural feast with mountain views
July 29-August 2
The Berkshires of Western Massachusetts
Highlights include
- Tours of Great Barrington, Stockbridge, Lenox, Pittsfield, and Williamstown
- Overnight at The Orchards
- Edith Wharton’s 1902 summer estate, The Mount, recently reopened after an award-winning restoration
- Visits to the famed Sterling and Francine Clark Museum, and Chesterwood—the National Trust-owned home and studio of sculptor Daniel Chester French who created the seated president at the Lincoln Monument in Washington, DC.
- Tour of Naumkeag, a shingled “cottage” designed in 1885 by Stanford White
- Concert by world-renowned violinist and Hoosier native Joshua Bell at Tanglewood
$2,300 per member/double occupancy; $2,700 per member/single occupancy
Includes airfare, motorcoach transportation, upscale overnight accommodations, one breakfast, four luncheons, three dinners, private reception, picnic & concert at Tanglewood, admissions, guides, and lectures, all gratuities.
Antiquer’s delight
August 14
Shelbyville, Kentucky
Highlights include
- Tour of the former Science Hill Preparatory School for Young Ladies (1824-1939), the Wakefield-Scearce Galleries—one of the largest collections in the United States of antique English furniture, silver, and accessories
- Lunch at the Science Hill Inn
- Supper in Scottsburg at Jeeves & Company, a charming restaurant and gift emporium in a restored historic building
$120 per member
Includes motorcoach transportation, tour, lunch, light supper, all gratuities.
Your turn on the millionaire’s playground
August 21-23
Lake Geneva, Genesee Depot, Racine, Woodstock
Highlights include
- Dinner on the Grand Belle of Geneva
- Private tour of Yerkes Observatory, a fascinating 77-acre, park-like site established in 1897 at Williams Bay on Geneva Lake
- Visit to Racine on Lake Michigan
- Tour of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Wingspread
- Tour of Ten Chimneys, home of Broadway legends Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne
$680 per member/double occupancy; $830 per member/single occupancy
Includes motorcoach transportation, overnight accommodations, lake cruise, admissions and donations, guided tours, continental breakfast each day, one lunch, two dinners, welcome reception, all gratuities.
From Salem to Saarinen
September 19
Salem and Columbus
Highlights include
- Visit to Beck’s Mill, subject of an impeccable restoration completed by Bill, Gayle, and Carl Cook for the Friends of Beck’s Mill
- Tour by Restoration architect George Ridgway (there’s a chance the Cooks will join in to talk about the transformation)
- Trip to the restored home of Lyman and Corby Snyder near Columbus, a house so large and so filled with first-class antiques that one visit may not allow you to see everything!
- Driving tour of Columbus, world-renowned for its modern architecture
- Visit to Gladden House in Salem, the restored Queen Anne home of Chris and Jennifer Bundy
$120 per member
Includes motorcoach transportation, tours, continental breakfast, lunch and afternoon refreshments, all gratuities.
Follow the white fences
September 25-26
Frankfort and Lexington, Kentucky
Highlights include
- Visit to Frankfort’s beautiful capitol building for an introduction to history of early Kentucky
- Trip to Keeneland and its 240-acre, 1000-horse Thoroughbred Center, plus a stop at the Kentucky Horse Park
- Driving tour of Lexington
- Guided walking tour of the historic Gratz Park area
- Tour of the Henry Clay estate
- Overnight at Boone Tavern in Berea
$430 per member/double occupancy; $475 per member/single occupancy
Includes motorcoach transportation, overnight accommodations, admissions and fees, continental breakfast, one lunch, two dinners, all gratuities.
Cottagers and captains
October 13-19
Mystic, Stonington, Newport, Providence
Highlights include
- Special tour of the Mystic Seaport Museum
- Lunch at a private yacht club
- Tours of nearby costal villages
- Visits to private homes and museums in Providence and Newport, Rhode Island—including Gilded Age mansions called cottages by their wealthy owners
- Dinner at a private yacht club, hosted by Historic Landmarks President Marsh Davis
- Exclusive site visits in Providence
- Tour of Newport, with visits to two of the resort community’s famous mansions, including Bellevue House, a private Newport mansion with a 1920s tea house and a historic garden that features topiary and pollarded trees
- Overnight accommodations at the Renaissance Providence Hotel for the entirety of the trip
$2,500 per member, double occupancy; $2,999 per member, single occupancy (prices subject to change with airline fares)
Includes airfare and motorcoach transportation, six overnight accommodations, guided tours, admissions, two receptions, four lunches and three dinners at yacht and private clubs and restaurants, all gratuities.
Chicago holiday
December 4
Highlights include
- Visit to Macy’s, formerly Marshall Field’s, home of venerable holiday traditions including window displays, main floor decorations, and the Walnut Room's Great Tree
- Time on your own for shopping along the Magnificent Mile
- Afternoon tea
$120 per member
Includes motorcoach transportation, continental breakfast, afternoon tea, all gratuities.