Day 1
PADUCAH:
Grab your friends as we
set out for a shopper's paradise,
visiting some of the most popular
shopping destinations in the country.
Today's journey carries us through
Tennessee to Paducah, KY.
Day 2
NATIONAL QUILT MUSEUM •
LAMBERT'S THROWED ROLLS:
Our morning begins with a visit to the
National Quilt Museum to explore one of
the world's top quilt displays. Exhibiting
quilts from around the world, the Museum
is visited by over 115,000 quilt and
art enthusiasts annually. Boasting of
three galleries filled with extraordinary
quilt and fiber art, the exhibits are rotated
7-8 times a year, ensuring there is always
something new to see. We travel on
towards Missouri and have dinner at
the world famous Lambert's Café, home
of the delicious throwed rolls. Here
you can eat all the rolls you can catch,
along with beans, fried okra, barbecue,
ham, beef, molasses and just about
anything else your heart desires. We
overnight in Joplin, MO. (D)
Day 3
WOOLAROC MUSEUM & WILDLIFE
PRESERVE • PAWHUSKA, OK
• THE PIONEER WOMAN MERCANTILE
& DINNER:
Hidden away in the rugged
Osage Hills of Northeastern Oklahoma,
Woolaroc was established as the ranch
retreat of oilman Frank Phillips. The
ranch is a 3,700 acre wildlife preserve,
home to many species of native and
exotic wildlife, such as bison, elk and
longhorn cattle. Woolaroc is also a
museum with an outstanding collection
of western art and artifacts, Native
American material, one of the finest
collections of Colt firearms in the world,
and so much more. We spend the rest
of our day in the home town of the
Pioneer Woman, Ree Drummond. We
will have lunch on our own and then
spend the afternoon shopping at The
Pioneer Woman's Mercantile. “The Merc”
has gorgeous goods, comfort foods,
fresh-made pastries, delicious coffee,
and plenty of fun to dish out. Tonight
we have an included dinner at the
Mercantile. (D)
Day 4
SOUTHFORK RANCH & LUNCH •
DEALEY PLAZA:
Today we travel
south into the heart of Texas. You may
remember the tv show Dallas, where
viewers were welcomed to the home of
the Ewings for 13 years. This afternoon
we will visit the Southfork Ranch where
the show was filmed. We will tour the
house and have an included lunch. We
will make a brief stop at Dealy Plaza,
the “birthplace of Dallas” and the
location of the assassination of United
States President John F. Kennedy. We
travel on south for our overnight. (L)
Day 5
WACO GUIDED TOUR • MAGNOLIA
MARKET AT THE SILOS • DR. PEPPER
MUSEUM:
This morning we head to
Waco, TX, the Hometown of Chip &
Joanna Gaines. We start our day with
a guided tour of Waco, stopping at all
the familiar spots from their HGTV's
Fixer Upper show. We will see some
of their fixer upper homes, visit Jimmy
Don's Metal Works and stop by Harp
Design Wood Shop. After the tour we
will have free time for lunch on your
own and shopping at Magnolia Market
& Silos. Located just a few blocks from
the Magnolia Market, the Dr. Pepper
Museum is housed in a historic three
story bottling plant. We will take a tour
of the original bottling facility with time
to visit the gift shop & soda fountain.
Day 6
FIRST MONDAY, THE WORLD'S
LARGEST FLEA MARKET• DINNER •
MONROE, LA:
For more than 150 years,
shoppers from across Northeast Texas
and beyond have been coming to the
Original First Monday Trade Days in
Canton, known as the largest continually
operating outdoor flea market in the
United States. We will spend time
shopping for antiques and collectibles,
furniture and home decor, arts and
crafts, jewelry and vintage clothing. We
will have space aboard the motorcoach
where you can store all your purchases
from the market. Dinner is included
tonight before we arrive at our
overnight in Monroe, LA. (D)
Day 7
DUCK COMMANDER STORE AND
TOUR • MISSISSIPPI ARTS &
ENTERTAINMENT CENTER •
TUSCALOOSA, AL:
Today we head to the
town of the hit television show Duck
Dynasty. The must-see Warehouse
exhibit will walk you through 15 galleries
featuring Robertson family artifacts and
pictures, set recreations and costumes,
and will take you on a sensorial experience
on a duck hunt with the Duckmen
of Louisiana. This afternoon we arrive
at the Mississippi Arts & Entertainment
Center, an educational, entertaining,
and interactive facility to celebrate
Mississippians' contributions to arts
and entertainment. We overnight in
Tuscaloosa, AL this evening.
Day 8
ATLANTA GA • LUNCH • HOME:
Before we reach home we stop
and have one final lunch together
in Atlanta, GA. We then travel home
remembering our great time together. (L)
