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Full Day/Antebellum Huntsville

Tour includes the Twickenham District, one of the largest collections of ante-bellum homes in the country.  You will hear stories about the people who lived in these homes and learn about the beautiful architecture. The tour also includes a visit to Harrison Brothers General Store.  Alabama’s Constitution Village will also be visited.  Here, docents in period costumes will transport you back to the early 1800s. You’ll also visit the Howard Weeden home where Barbara Scott will bring the characters that lived there to life.  A catered lunch will also be served.  In the afternoon you will tour the Burritt Open Air Museum and Mansion.  Log cabins from around the state of Alabama have been brought here and the grounds contain a barnyard, as well.  The Mansion is built in the shape of an X, and you’ll be treated to fascinating stories about the eccentric Dr. William Henry Burritt. This will be followed by a trip to Huntsville’s Historic Railroad Depot, built in 1860 and occupied by Union Forces in 1862.  The tour begins at 8:30 AM and ends at 4:45 PM.  $84.00


Full Day/Antebellum to Antigravity Tour

This tour includes the Twickenham Historic District and a trip to Harrison Brothers General Store.  Harrison Brothers has been operating on the same spot since 1897.  Next you will tour Alabama’s Constitution Village, followed by a visit to the Howard Weeden Home.  After departing the Weeden Home, you will visit the US Space and Rocket Center. You will be on your own for lunch* here either in the cafeteria or food court, and then will enjoy the indoor and outdoor museum as well as the IMAX Theater.  This is the largest museum in the world dedicated to space exploration.  Interactive exhibits cover the history of the Apollo, Saturn, and Space shuttle spacecrafts.  The Davidson Center houses the newly restored Saturn V Rocket. After the Space and Rocket Center you will visit the Huntsville Botanical Gardens, which contain the largest Butterfly House in the World.  The tour begins at 8:30 AM and ends at 4:45 PM.  $80.00


Full Day/Half Antebellum /Half Shopping

Tour includes the Twickenham Historic District, a stop at Harrison Brothers General Store, the Howard Weeden Home, and the Historic Railroad Depot.  You will also be taken to the upscale Bridge Street where you are on your own for lunch and shopping.  After this you’ll visit Interior Marketplace and enjoy shopping in a quaint atmosphere where you can find unique gifts in a warm and inviting setting.  Tour begins at 8:30 AM and ends at 5:00 PM.  $58.00


Full Day/Antebellum Huntsville and Shopping

You’ll tour the Twickenham Historic District, one of the largest collections of antebellum homes in the country.  The tour includes a stop at Harrison Brothers General Store, which has been operating at the same location since 1897.  There will also be a visit to the Weeden Home, built in 1819 with Federal style architecture. Barbara Scott will bring the home to life as she tells you stories about the lives of those who lived in the home.  Next you will visit Alabama’s Constitution Village and experience life in the early 1800s.  At Interior Marketplace you will have lunch at Cafe Michael and then enjoy free time for shopping.  Interior Marketplace is filled with quaint shops that carry unique items that you do not find in traditional shopping malls.  The last stop on this tour is either Burritt on the Mountain or the Historic Huntsville Depot.  Tour begins at 8:30 AM and ends at 4:45 PM.    $66.00

 

Full Day/Huntsville Area Natural Wonders


Tour the spectacular Cathedral Caverns.  This beautiful cavern features the largest cavern opening in the world, rooms of spectacular stalactite and stalagmite formations, including the largest column in the world.  You’ll then enjoy a barbeque lunch at Porky’s Restaurant in Grant, home of an idyllic Daughters of the American Revolution School. After lunch you’ll return to Huntsville and visit the untsville’HH

Botanical Gardens where you’ll enjoy walking the grounds which include a Japanese Garden and the world’s largest Butterfly House.  Don’t forget to save time for their wonderful gift shop.

This tour begins at 8:30 AM and ends at 4:00 PM.  $74.00

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Half Day/Antebellum Huntsville




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