NEW Spend a day exploring the PA "Dutch." First, at Landis Valley Farm, a nationally significant living history museum with Pennsylvania German artifacts, presentations of traditional farming, village and industrial life, skilled craft demonstrations, and historical animals and plants. After lunch at Shady Maple Smorgasbord, tour the Ephrata Cloister, a co-ed monastic community famous for Frakturschriften (the first American calligraphic folk art), over 1000 original a capella compositions with 4 part harmony, a printer that produced the largest book in colonial America, and Rev War hospital. Lunch Included. (3 Feet: Extensive Walking, Lengthy Periods of Standing.) 

View one of the last remaining great estates of the Main Line on this first floor tour given by Joanie Mackie, the granddaughter of the Montgomerys and author David Wren. A Horace Trumbauer design, the extended family has lived here since 1912. Playwright Philip Barry, a family friend, based The Philadelphia Story on members of the Montgomery family, Ardrossan and Radnor Township. Katharine Hepburn's character was loosely based on Helen Hope, Joanie's aunt. (2 Feet: Moderate Walking and Some Periods of Standing.)

View one of the last remaining great estates of the Main Line on this first floor tour given by Joanie Mackie, the granddaughter of the Montgomerys and author David Wren. A Horace Trumbauer design, the extended family has lived here since 1912. Playwright Philip Barry, a family friend, based The Philadelphia Story on members of the Montgomery family, Ardrossan and Radnor Township. Katharine Hepburn's character was loosely based on Helen Hope, Joanie's aunt.  (2 Feet: Moderate Walking and Some Periods of Standing.)

NEW Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the iconic Philly hero and the city he made famous in his own way. Our step on guide will take us to visit iconic movie sites like the Italian Market, Mighty Mick's Gym, Father Carmine's Church, Adrian's Restaurant, the Rocky Steps, the fictional gravesites of Adrian and Paulie at Laurel Hill Cemetery and more! Stops along the way, lunch on your own in the Italian Market. (1 Foot: Easy Walking, Little Standing.)

View one of the last remaining great estates of the Main Line on this first floor tour given by Joanie Mackie, the granddaughter of the Montgomerys and author David Wren. A Horace Trumbauer design, the extended family has lived here since 1912. Playwright Philip Barry, a family friend, based The Philadelphia Story on members of the Montgomery family, Ardrossan and Radnor Township. Katharine Hepburn's character was loosely based on Helen Hope, Joanie's aunt.  (2 Feet: Moderate Walking and Some Periods of Standing.)

View one of the last remaining great estates of the Main Line on this first floor tour given by Joanie Mackie, the granddaughter of the Montgomerys and author David Wren. A Horace Trumbauer design, the extended family has lived here since 1912. Playwright Philip Barry, a family friend, based The Philadelphia Story on members of the Montgomery family, Ardrossan and Radnor Township. Katharine Hepburn's character was loosely based on Helen Hope, Joanie's aunt.  (2 Feet: Moderate Walking and Some Periods of Standing.)

NEW Walk the streets of Old City and learn about the often-overlooked legacies of its trailblazing Black and women citizens. You’ll hear stories about famous figures like Betsy Ross, wealthy sailmaker James Forten and the brilliant Forten women who shaped the early abolitionist movement. From early leaders like Hannah Callowhill Penn to legendary figures like Alice of Dunk’s Ferry, you’ll see the birthplace of America through new eyes (see Black Founders in Philadelphia lecture 10/06.) (3 Feet: Extensive Walking and Lengthy Periods of Standing.)

NEW Explore the Brandywine Museum of Art amidst the bonus of holiday decorations and their annual iconic train display. Enjoy a private guided tour of the museum’s collection of 3 generations of Wyeth art, as well as the special exhibition By Design. Small group private guided tour of NC Wyeth’s studio and house included in the day. Lunch provided at the museum's Millstone Café. (3 Feet: Extensive Walking/Lengthy Periods of Standing)