SURROUNDING-STATE
TOURS AND ADVENTURES
Ohio Travel Treasures offers a fascinating palette of tours outside Ohio. Please explore them at your leisure, then give us a call and let us customize one for your perfect fit.
The tours below are larger offerings which cover several states and include many different activities. All are completely customizable, with many different offerings available on many different levels to create that unique Ohio Travel Treasures quality which is guaranteed to please your customers and provide the perfect fit. Let us show you that we really mean that it's "one call, that's all!"
Tours outside of ohio
Although specializing in Ohio-specific motorcoach tour packages for the group tour industry, we often find the opportunity to present new entertainment attractions outside of Ohio to our clients. These packages provide seniors and others with guided tours of points of interest, educational attractions, holiday events, museums, and, in general, the best an area has to offer within a defined context. Our reputation has been built on delivering a high value for the dollar invested, and our "one call, that's all" philosophy is built on that premise.
The following are tours outside of Ohio. If you have any questions, or would like to combine any of these with any of our other tours, please just call or drop us a note. We'll help you develop a tour that's sure to please!
KENTUCKY
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- NASCARS and New Cars
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Learn about the automotive industry, particularly the high performance, or racing business, as you tour assembly and parts plants and a race track in Kentucky. Then enjoy a ride in a miniature Nascar to get the feel of it all.
- Cars, Caves & Country
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Visit the Corvette car plant, take a boat ride through an underground cave, and explore a Civil War era mansion. Dine in a New Orleans style restaurant. If there's time, learn about the Shakers. Visit an Australian animal sanctuary and sample a taste of Aussie life.
- Bumpers, Bourbon & Bridles
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Enjoy special behind-the-scenes tours of some of Kentucky's horse farms and race courses; as well as a visit to a car plant...two types of horse power!! Learn about another local tradition, the making of Bourbon, and about the Shakers, who didn't partake in the local beverage.
- Racing and Riverboats - Racing Season Fall—October 29-November 25 / Spring—April 27- July 4
- Enjoy the thundering hooves of the world's fastest thoroughbreds and the pageantry of Churchill Downs. But it isn't just horseracing that Louisville, Kentucky is known for...it's also the 16 th largest city in the United States. Riverboats, gambling and bourbon make this city a tourism destination!!
- A day of racing at Churchill Downs — Live thoroughbred horse racing and home of the Kentucky Derby. Enjoy reserved seats in Millionaires' Row Six , hot luncheon buffet, six free $2.00 bets, and racing program. Guests will also enjoy a Churchill Downs walking tour and Backstretch Breakfast tour .
- The Kentucky Derby Museum , one of Kentucky's premier attractions, captures the pride, tradition and excitement of the “greatest two minutes in sports.” Three floors of exciting exhibits grant visitors an in-depth look at the Kentucky Derby.
- Caesars Indiana offers world-class fun and gaming action.
- Dinner Cruise on the Belle of Louisville — No other steamboat in American has lasted as long or traveled as many miles as the Belle of Louisville, commissioned in 1914.
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- Joe Huber Family Farm, Winery and Restaurant offers a wide variety of just-picked fruits and vegetables.
- Louisville Slugger Museum — See the world's biggest bat! Exhibits at the interactive museum honors baseball's greatest hitters. The fun and fascinating tour includes a walk through of an underground locker room into a full-size dugout and a virtual home plate where guests can test their skill against a fastball.
- Nestled in Bardstown, the “Bourbon Capital of the World"® sits the Heaven Hill Distilleries Bourbon Heritage Center . Explore the interactive exhibits of the birth of Bourbon on a guided tasting of fine Bourbons and create your own personalized bottle to take home.
- Frazier Arms Museum — Take a journey through 1,000 years of history! At no other museum in the world will you find the ceremonial sword of Founding Father Josiah Bartlett, the family bible of legendary pioneer Daniel Boone, the "Big Stick" of President Theodore Roosevelt, or the bow attributed to the great Apache warrior Geronimo.
Ontario
- Nature's Natural Beauty
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The Bruce Peninsula – one of the most beautiful places you've never visited! See salmon climb up the fish ladder, enjoy waterfalls, take a glass bottom boat ride, and enjoy beautiful sunsets. Relax on the deserted beaches in the quaint towns, and enjoy the wonderful hospitality of our Canadian neighbors.
Pennsylvania
- Gone with the Wind
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Be swept away as you tour, dine and stay in a mansion reminiscent of “Tara” complete with Civil War era memorabilia. Visit a candy factory and tour the Vocal Group Hall of Fame. Shop for a pair of snazzy sneakers at the world 's largest shoe store! Entertainment includes a Sock Hop and a Hawaiian Luau.
South Carolina
- The Grand Ladies of the South
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Enjoy Charleston and Beaufort in the Palmetto State, before slipping across the Georgia border to Savannah. Experience the grace and grandeur of the old coastal South. Enjoy historic homes, fine dining, relaxing cruises, plus out of the way and lesser known attractions. - Southern Charm
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Enjoy a leisurely tour to the Myrtle Beach and Charleston areas. Take a boat cruise and a safari jeep tour. Go back in history to a gracious southern plantation, experience fine dining and entertainment, and time to relax on the beach.
Tennessee
- Fools & Tall Tales
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Experience the Story-Telling Capital of the World! Enjoy the Farmhouse Gallery &Gardens. Take a scenic barge ride and visit the Wolf Habitat. Visit the Dickinson-Williams Mansion. Take an adventurous Lanterns and Legends tour of Jonesborough, and view the world's largest natural rhododendron garden. Visit beautiful Lake Watauga and have fun with an “inside-out ” meal. Great for a Mystery Tour! - History, Horses, & a Hoedown
- Enjoy a little out of the way Volunteer State hospitality. Explore the area around Nashville, some of the rural homes of country music notables, and meet a “Star” at his winery. Explore frontier and Civil War history, visit a horse farm, and hear a little bluegrass and gospel music that will keep your feet movin'.
Indiana
- Put a Little Spring in your Step
- Enjoy the area around French Lick Springs Resort. Tour Spring Mill Pioneer Village and Stream Cliff Herb Farm. Take train and trolley rides, visit the simplicity of Indiana's second largest Amish community ,and the grandeur of the historic West Badin Springs Hotel. Gamble at a NEW Riverboat casino.
- Bridges, Boats and Beauty
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Enjoy a relaxing Lake excursion cruise. Take a ride in a horse-drawn wagon, visit Indiana's largest waterfall, and enjoy a luncheon on a covered bridge. Then view our nation's only publicly displayed WWII German Buzz Bomb.
- The Other Columbus
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Visit Columbus, Indiana, smaller than Columbus, Ohio, but equally as interesting. Architects consider it a national gem with plenty of unique attractions, shopping, and scenery to enjoy.
- A Simpler Way of Life
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Explore the Amish way of life in northern Indiana. Visit a baker, noodle maker, weaver and buggy maker, or an RV manufacturer if you want a little of the modern world. For dining, try the Dutch Essenhaus or dine in an Amish home.
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- A Time to Remember
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Participate in an 1890's wedding with an authentic 19th century dinner reception. Tour Conner Prairie, an auto museum, Opalescent Glass Factory, James Dean Museum, and enjoy a sock hop as well.
Georgia
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- Southern Delights with Harbor Lights
- Visit lighthouses of the south. Tour Jekyll, St.Simon's, and Tybee Islands, as well as Darien, Brunswick, and Savannah. Enjoy a dolphin cruise, great seafood, and learn all about sea turtles.
West Virginia
- Cruising Down the River
- Cruise to and tour the beautiful Blennerhasset Island and Plantation. Tour the mansion, take a wagon ride, and visit the on shore Blennerhasset Museum. Tour a doll factory, stay in a historic hotel, and visit local museums while enjoying fine riverside dining along the banks of the Ohio River.
New York
The Gilded Age View the lap of luxury of the 1870's on a tour through the “turn of the century” in the Adirondack Region of New York.
- Check into the Inn at the Beeches , a 52 acre country estate with ponds and walking paths for a two night stay. Enjoy a buffet dinner and take a trip down memory lane with a Broadway styled show.
- After a peaceful night and breakfast, take a trip into the Adirondacks. Arrive at Great Camp Sagamore in Old Forge—the national historic landmark has been a summer retreat of the Vanderbilt family for over 50 years. Take a guided walking tour and enjoy the “illusion of roughing it” while experiencing luxurious amenities enjoyed by all as early as 1914. Visit the Adirondack Museum and explore culture, environment and history of the region. Then, board the W.W. Durant for cocktails on the open upper deck. Enjoy a gourmet dinner as the captain provides fascinating commentary.
- After another peaceful night and breakfast, travel to Sonnenberg Castle and Gardens —the mansion has forty rooms and three floors. The gardens are incredible and can be explored via tram. Enjoy a plated lunch at the Canandaigua Inn on the lake and stroll along the waterfront.
- Additional activities available to extend your tour include: a ride up Gore Mountain, garnet mine treasure hunt, a “diamond” treasure hunt, train rides through the region, The International Thousand Islands, a day trip to Ottawa, or a visit to Cooperstown.
Trip insurance is available and optional but recommended. Please ask for quote.
