Day Trips

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Guided Tour & Private Dining The Morgan Library & Museum

Step inside one of New York City’s great cultural treasures on a guided tour and talk at the Morgan Library & Museum. Once the private library of financier J. Pierpont Morgan and now a stunning Renzo Piano-designed campus, the Morgan blends museum, library, and historic landmark. Explore extraordinary holdings spanning 4,000 years – from rare manuscripts and handwritten musical scores to literary and historical treasures, including works by Mozart, Milton, Dickens, and Phillis Wheatley. A rich, inspiring encounter with art, history, and ideas. Docent-led tour, private lunch experience at the Morgan followed by ample time on your own to explore more.

Thursday, April 30, 8:15am – 5:45pm, $195

Search Course Code: XTRVY-341

Chanticleer, A Pleasure Garden: Lunch At The White Dog Café, PA

Delight in a guided tour of the Rosengarten estate, built as a country retreat by the late Adolph G. Rosengarten Jr., a former Army spy during WWII, Philadelphia corporate director and Main Line philanthropist. Mr. Rosengarten’s humor is evident in naming his home after the estate “Chanticlere” in Thackeray’s 1855 novel The Newcomes. The fictional Chanticlere was “mortgaged up to the very castle windows” but “still the show of the county.” Playing on the word, which is synonymous with “rooster,” the Rosengartens used rooster motifs throughout the estate. A garden of pleasure and learning, relaxing yet filled with ideas to take home, Chanticleer has been called the most romantic, imaginative, and exciting public garden in America. Enjoy a delicious lunch at The White Dog Café; the perfect spot to complete a day of enchanted surroundings.

Wednesday, May 27, 8:15am – 5pm, $195

Search Course Code: XTRVY-322

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