For the comfort and convenience of our delegates and guests, each of the tour activities have been designated an Activity Level as described below.

• Activity Level 1: activity does not require much physical activity.
• Activity Level 2: activity requires some modest physical activity.
• Activity Level 3: activity requires a good deal of physical activity.

• Departure: 9:00 AM from the Westin Hotel
• Duration: 8 Hours
• Return to the Westin Hotel at 5:00 PM
• Dress Code: Casual. Wear comfortable walking shoes.
• Activity Level 1. Some walking required for mansion tour.
• Cost $64.00

This tour is limited to the first 53 people who register.

The day begins with a guided tour of the famous mansion, The Breakers. Built for Cornelius Vanderbilt, the 70-room estate was designed after an Italian Renaissance Palace. A tour guide will narrate along scenic Ocean Drive and down Bellevue Avenue where the rich and famous lived in their “summer cottages”. The charming downtown wharf area is full of shops to explore and restaurants to consider for lunch on your own on this afternoon before returning to Providence by motor coach.

Included in this tour:

• Mansion admission and guided city tour
• Motor coach transportation

• Departure: 10:00 AM from the Westin Hotel
• Duration: 6 Hours
• Return to the Westin Hotel at 4:00PM
• Dress Code: Casual. Wear comfortable walking shoes.
• Activity Level 1
• Cost $36.00

This tour is limited to the first 48 people who register.

A motor coach will take guests to the Connecticut shoreline today to enjoy one or more of the interesting sites in Mystic. The first scheduled stop is at the Mystic Marinelife Aquarium where there are more than 3,500 sea creatures in exhibitions including Seal Island and Penguin Pavilion. Adjacent to the Aquarium is Olde Mystik Village with specialty stores and restaurants in a colonial New England setting. The motor coach will also make a stop at the Mystic Seaport Museum, which covers 17 acres and features historic homes, shops and trade buildings representative of life in a seaport. Both the Seaport and the Olde Mystik Village have places to enjoy lunch on your own. The motor coach will shuttle between the Aquarium and Seaport at the following times:

Shuttle from Aquarium to the Seaport at 12:30 p.m. and 1:45 p.m.

Shuttle from Seaport to the Aquarium at 12:45 p.m. and 2:00 p.m.

Aquarium Admission:

• Adults: $17.50       Seniors: $16.50      Children (3-17): $12.50   
• Children (under 3): free

Seaport Admission:

• Adults: $17.00       Seniors: $15.00      Children (6-17): $12.00
• Children (under 6): free

Included in this tour:

• Motor coach transportation

• Departure: 10:00 AM from the Westin Hotel
• Duration: 90 minutes
• Return to the Westin Hotel at 11:30 AM
• Dress Code: Casual. Wear comfortable walking shoes.
• Activity Level 1
• Cost $35.00

This tour has no registration cap.

The Victorian city center of Rhode Island’s capital city has experienced a renaissance; welcome to Providence, where everything old is new again. The National Register of Historic Places recognizes most of the commercial center of Providence on its list of “cultural resources worthy of preservation”- a unique honor. On a guided tour of this great city, you will find that a fascinating mix of architecture, cart paths turned into glorious streets and a revitalized waterfront mingles with a vibrant college life, public art installations, hard luck, and good luck stories galore. Downtown Providence is an award-winning urban neighborhood and this tour demonstrates why.

Included in this tour:

• Tour Guide