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Tours: Generations Touring Company - Seeing Baseball’s Sacred Grounds, Fenway Park, Cooperstown and Yankee Stadium.146GTCBaseballKids Each season Generations Touring Company (GTC) offers a truly special American vacation experience that allows families to enjoy the game of baseball in a whole new way and make memories along the way. This year the tour begins in New York City with a visit to Yankee Stadium The seven-day tour continues to Cooperstown and the Baseball Hall Fame, and concludes in Boston at Fenway Park, the home of the World Champion Red Sox. 

This unique tour explores multiple perspectives of baseball culture ranging from the excitement of live games, conversations with sports journalists, behind-the-scenes stadium tours and culminating in a visit to the Baseball Hall of Fame. This is the fun stuff grandpa should know about.

It begins at the new Yankee Stadium in New York City. Feel the spirit of such baseball greats as Ruth, Gehrig, Dimaggio, Jackson and many others who wore the Yankee pinstripes. Attend the Staten Island Yankees vs. the Brooklyn Cyclones and enjoy an all-you-can-eat picnic supper. Tour of the Big Apple, including a special “Stage Door Tour” at Radio City Music Hall; take an insider’s look at the new Yankee Stadium before watching the world-famous New York Yankees play against Oakland.

 
Pay homage at Cooperstown. The tour moves on to Cooperstown, the home to baseball’s Hall of Fame. Discussions on the way include such topics as the evolution of sports journalists and their role in sports today or watch your favorite baseball movie. Lunch is free time, your opportunity to explore Cooperstown on your own. Spend the afternoon at the Hall; see the permanent exhibits and visit the Baseball Wax Museum. Participate in the family oriented “Connecting Generations” trivia game featuring a panel of Hall of Famers matching wits with people from audience. The tour includes the Hall of Fame Induction ceremony. 146GTCBaseball

It concludes at Fenway Park in Boston. Guests have the opportunity to explore Fenway Park home of the World Champion Boston Red Sox and the Green Monster in left field. Fenway Park is one of America’s oldest and most fabled baseball stadiums in America. To attend a game at Fenway Park is exhilarating. In a time when everything is turning high-tech Fenway Park has one of the last hand-operated scoreboards in the major leagues. The stadium and playing field hold the memories of some of baseball’s greatest games and anointed players including Babe Ruth, Cy Young, Jimmy Collins, Joe Cronin, Bobby Doerr, Duffy Lewis, Tris Speaker, Harry Hooper, Johnny Pesky, Ted Williams, Jimmie Foxx, Carlton Fisk, Jim Rice and Carl Yastrzemski. Lunch at famous Cheers - The Bull & Finch Pub which inspired the TV show. Enjoy a student-led tour of the Harvard University Campus. Watch the Boston Red Sox to see whether they match the Yankees abilities against Oakland.

Additional GTC tour options include: America's Southwestern National Parks, Canyon de Chelly and Arizona’s Grand Canyon, California’s Palm Springs, one-of-a-kind Christmas in Oaxaca, Costa Rica, Ecuador and Galapagos Islands, Machu Picchu in Peru, and Cape Town South Africa.
 
Make it happen. Baseball’s Sacred Grounds (six nights and seven days) includes all gratuities, accommodations, most meals, all tours and events and the services of the GTC SAGE and Travel Manager. Generations Touring Company.  Toll-free 1-888-415-9100, or  www.generationstouringcompany.com

About the GTC: About Generations Touring Company. Founded by Tom Easthope, Generations Touring Company was purchased in late 2008 by TOURCO of Nobleboro, Maine, owned by Jerry and Marian DiPietro. TOURCO is one of only a handful of US Tour Operators, designated by the United States Travel and Tourism Administration (under the US Department of Commerce), as an “American Pathways” Tour Operator, for offering tours showcasing America’s history, heritage, and blending of cultures. TOURCO infuses the same energy and passion for travel sustaining the GTC mantra family travel for curious minds. GTC provides “unique and interesting” intergenerational tours throughout North America and the world.  GTC tours are limited to small groups, are family focused and promote cultural awareness.  The company’s “off the beaten path” itineraries are substantive and include an emphasis on global awareness and responsible tourism. Generations Touring Company. 16 East Pond Road Nobleboro, ME. 04555. Toll-free 1-888-415-9100, (207) 563-2288 x 134.

Content researched and created by Travel Communications Inc. Images provided by Generations Touring Company. Copyright 2009.

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