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Signature Tour. Departure Date: October 2 - 7, 2010. $2,025 Double. Single add $351. Pay by check discount: $55.

Day 1 Travel Day / Boston Tour / Quincy Market (D)
After your arrival at Logan Airport, spend the afternoon on a Boston City tour with a local guide and enjoy Quincy Market. Feel the cobblestones beneath your feet, see roaming performers and taste the wonderfully diverse ethnic foods

Day 2 Maine / Kennebunkport / Franciscan Monastery / Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad / Lobsterbake Dinner (B, D)
Enjoy a narrated driving tour of the coastal villages of Kennebunk and Kennebunkport. Visit the Franciscan Monastery with its groomed lawns, outdoor shrines and chapel. This afternoon visit a Maine Lighthouse, and then it’s on to Portland, a restored seacoast town and Maine’s largest city. Ride the rails aboard the Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad for a scenic train ride along Portland Harbor overlooking the Calendar Islands of Casco Bay. Enjoy time to visit the museum here that features the historic “two-footer” trains that ran between many towns in rural Maine.

Day 3 New Hampshire / Conway Scenic Railway / Kancamangus Highway (B, D)
Enjoy a spectacular fall foliage ride on the Conway Scenic Railway departing from the historic station on Schouler Park in the vacation village of North Conway, New Hampshire. On this valley route you will experience the excitement of rail travel in the comfort of restored passenger cars. This afternoon, travel the “Kancamangus Highway,” one the most scenic routes in North America, located in the White Mountains of New Hampshire.

Day 4 Kancamangus Highway / M/S Mount Washington / Winnipesaukee Scenic Railroad (B, D)
Travel south to Winnipesaukee for a memorable cruise on Lake Winnipesaukee aboard the M/S Mount Washington. After lunch tour the Wright Museum that

highlights the World War II years with both war and everyday life exhibits. Late afternoon, arrive at the Meredith Station and board the Winnipesaukee Scenic Railroad for a two hour trip along Lake Winnipesaukee. Ride the rails while enjoying Hart’s Hot Roast Turkey carved right at your table with all the trimmings!

Day 5 Cannon Mountain Aerial Tramway / Hobo Railroad/Cape Cod / Lobster Dinner (B, D)
Ride the Cannon Mountain Aerial Tramway, an eighty passenger aerial tram that whisks you above the timberline. Travel to 4,200 feet and arrive at the summit for spectacular views of the White Mountains. Board “The Hobo Railroad” in Lincoln, New Hampshire for a trip into a bygone era when train travel was at its peak. Then, travel to Cape Cod and savor a lobster dinner before checking into your hotel for the night.

Day 6 Hyannis / Cape Cod Central Railroad / Flight Home (B)
Begin your day in the “hub” of Cape Cod – Hyannis. Stop at the Kennedy Memorial and the Korean War Memorial, drive through the village of Hyannisport and view St. Francis Xavier Church. Then, board the Cape Cod Central Railroad for a journey to the quaint town of Sandwich. Then, it’s time to head home with many fond memories of your Railroads of New England tour.