Day Trips
Civil War - The Fortifications of Washington D.C.
Wednesday, June 19, 2013 at 8:30amDetails:
In the morning we’ll tour Fort Ward & its museum, then eat nearby. In the afternoon we’ll visit Fort Foote, Fort De Russy (named for the Superintendent of West Point), and Fort Stevens, where Abraham Lincoln became the second sitting President actually present on a battlefield, under fire. (Can you name the first?) Lunch is included Tour departs at 9:00 am. PLEASE NOTE: This trip is scheduled for the Third Wednesday of the month.
Open to all.
Location: Senior Center
Tangier Island
Thursday, June 27, 2013 at 6:00amDetails:
Join us for a delightful journey to Tangier Island in the Chesapeake Bay. We will board the “Chesapeake Breeze” in Reedville. We will sail to Tangier Island dubbed the “soft shell crab capital” of the nation. We will enjoy an all-you-can-eat meal at Hilda Crockett’s Chesapeake House. There will be time to explore the island by foot or golf cart. Lunch is included in the price. We will depart at 6:00 am, and return by 8:00 pm
Open to all.
Location: Senior Center
Civil War - New Market Battlefield
Thursday, July 25, 2013 at 9:00amDetails:
We’ll start off by visiting the New Market Battlefield Museum, and watch a film on the action, then enjoy a buffet-style lunch at Johnny Appleseed Restaurant in New Market. After eating we’ll take in the beautifully preserved battlefield (a true Shenandoah Valley gem).
Location: Senior Center
Wayside Theatre - Boeing, Boeing
Saturday, July 27, 2013 at 9:00amDetails:
Join us as we travel to The Wayside Theatre in Middletown, VA for a performance of Boeing, Boeing. It’s the 1960s and Bernard, a swinging bachelor living in Paris, has it all including love affairs with three stewardesses. Everything is perfect until his friend Robert comes to visit. Boeing flight schedules are changed and the ladies end up in his flat at the same time! Before the performance, we will have lunch at the famous Wayside Inn.
Open to all.
Location: Senior Center
Riverside Dinner Theatre- Les Miserables
Wednesday, August 14, 2013 at 9:00amDetails:
Join us as we travel to the Riverside Theatre in Fredericksburg to see the world’s favorite musical, Les Miserables, based on Victor Hugo’s 1862 novel about the French Revolution and one man’s journey into both despair and triumph. Lunch is included: We will depart at 9:00 am and return approximately 6:00 pm.
Open to all.
Location: Senior Center
Travel Session - Madison, Monroe and Wilson
Sunday, August 25, 2013 at 9:00amDetails:
we’ll travel to James and Dolley Madison’s Montpelier for a special “War of 1812” house tour. Following a box lunch we’ll journey to Staunton, in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley, for a visit to the Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library and Museum. (Tour departs from the Senior Center, Inc. at 9:00 a.m. & returns at 5:30 p.m. Tours require walking.)
Open to all.
Location: Senior Center
Civil War - Richmond - White House of the Confederacy
Wednesday, September 25, 2013 at 8:00amDetails:
White House of the Confederacy / Richmond - In the morning we’ll take in the movie and exhibits at the Virginia War Memorial, then lunch at everybody’s favorite—The Tobacco Company Restaurant. In the afternoon we’ll get a guided tour of the White House of the Confederacy, then take in the adjacent Museum of the Confederacy.
Open to all.
Location: Senior Center