7-Nights Boston, Cape Cod & The Islands, a Women-Only Tour

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• 3 Dinner with Wine (DW)
• 7 Breakfast (B)
• 1 Lunch (L)

• Boston: At 18:00, join your Travel Director for a dinner with wine and an opportunity to mingle with fellow guests.
• Martha's Vineyard: Indulge in a locally sourced dinner in a private dining space in Bettini Restaurant.
• Newport: Meet your new friends in the evening for a seafood dinner with wine, where you can share the highlights of your trip while savoring a freshly prepared meal.

• Newport: Enjoy a visit to one of Newport's renowned landmarks, The Vanderbilt's Breakers Mansion.

• Boston: Explore the great city of Boston, with your Travel Director and learn about its transformative past. You’ll follow part of the red-brick Freedom Trail that brings the story of the American Revolution to life. Journeying to other historically significant sights that include the Boston Common, the Old Corner Bookstore and the Bunker Hill Monument in Charlestown. View the colorful neighborhood of Back Bay and the lively North End, otherwise known as Boston’s Little Italy.
• Cape Cod: Experience the natural wonder and human history emphasizing the cultural themes represented on Cape Cod, including the First People--the Wampanoag; European settlement culture; fishing, life-saving, and lighthouses; communication technology of Cape Cod's National Seashore.
• Martha's Vineyard: After disembarking from your ferry ride, visit the port neighborhood of Oak Bluffs and be transported to a different era. Known for its rainbow-colored, gingerbread-like cottages with Gothic storybook decorations, high-peaked roofs, and dainty verandas. You’ll also find the oldest operating platform carousel in America here.

• : Visit Pilgrim Hall Museum, the oldest continuously operating public museum in the country and America’s museum of Pilgrim possessions. Get up close and personal exploring Pilgrim Hall’s extraordinary collection of 17th-century artifacts, some of which came on the Mayflower, illuminating the story of early Plymouth Colony. Hosted by a direct descendant of the Mayflower arriving in 1620, hear family stories of differing cultures and of courage in the face of great difficulties.
• Plymouth: Join Plimoth Patuxet Museums educators to learn more about the women of 17th-century Plimoth Colony and Patuxet. Over your "Matriarchs in the Margins" immersive experience, understand the traditions that shaped the roles women played in English and Wampanoag society. This living memorial is dedicated to the lifestyle of the first English settlers and the Wampanoag Indigenous community. By visiting, you’re helping the museum preserve the histories and stories of the early inhabitants and the revitalization of pre-industrial crafts, trades, domestic skills, horticulture and the maritime arts. This experience supports United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities.
• : Discover what happened when two cultures met along New England’s shores over A Taste of Two Cultures Lunch at Plimoth Patuxet Museum. Learn about how the way we eat today is influenced by the cultures that met 400 years ago. Step back in time as you dine on traditional English and Indigenous foods including turkey sauced two ways, Naussamp cornmeal, Native stewed squash, Cheate bread with butter, colonial carrot soup, and mint tea with blueberries.
• Sandwich: Full of curiosities, the Sandwich Glass Museum is a treasure trove of unique art celebrating the rich history of glassmaking in America. Get up close and personal viewing glass art, historical artifacts and exhibits that highlight the significance of the Sandwich Glass Company, which has operated in the area since the 19th-century. You'll also learn about the historic techniques of the English and Irish glassmakers when you meet a skilled craftswoman who will share her personal glassmaking story.
• Nantucket: Join a Local Expert walking through historic downtown Nantucket to discover the island’s unique history. As you journey through Nantucket’s past, learn about the rise and the fall of the whaling industry, the tourism boom, and the impacts the island’s economy has had on social and racial development on Nantucket. You'll also hear tales of notable Nantucket women and their impact on the island from the fishing industry to local lifestyles.
• Newport: Meet your female captain and jump onboard the Adirondack II, an 80-foot schooner sailing ship and cruise around the coastline. You’ll sail out and pass nearby islands, old historical buildings and homes of the rich and famous, as you learn about the region’s exciting history, including its pirate activity.

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