Dickens Victorian Village - Ohio

Day 1

Today we depart for our holiday getaway in Cambridge, OH. Stops will be made for rest & lunch enroute to our overnight accommodations. After checking-in, we will meet our local guide who will be with us for the next 2 days. Dinner and entertainment will be included at a local restaurant, followed by a visit to the Guernsey County Courthouse for their Holiday Light Show. This historical 1881 building jumps into the 21st Century as it is bathed in more than 66,000 lights, an amazing twenty-foot Christmas tree, 60 animated displays, and holiday music.

Day 2

Following breakfast, we'll begin our day with a guided driving tour of Cambridge. Afterward we'll tour the National Museum of Cambridge Glass, which was in production from 1902-1958. This is where the world's most extensive collection of Cambridge Glass is housed in addition to the molds, tools, and equipment used to manufacture handmade glassware. Then we'll head to Mosser Glass to view uniquely handmade pressed glass products. The remainder of the afternoon will be spent at Dickens Victorian Village. You'll see 180 life-like figures stationed along Wheeling Ave at lamp posts, benches, and in store windows depicting society at that time. Each life-sized mannequin is hand-crafted, painted, and dressed in period clothing to provide an authentic Victorian look. We'll have an included lunch during today's touring. We'll end our day with a visit to Guernsey County Historical Museum, which houses a coal mine display, one-room schoolhouse, Veterans display, and thousands of photos of Cambridge & Guernsey County and the region. Dinner and entertainment will be included this evening.

Day 3

After breakfast, we'll meet our guide before we head to Dresden & Co. This small business looks to enrich the lives of their customers through handmade baskets, modern farmhouse décor, and home organizing essentials. We'll head to Historic Roscoe Village which will be decorated for the holiday season. Lunch will be included at the old Warehouse Restaurant. Built around 1838, this building was used not only as a warehouse for canal cargo, but also as a general merchandise store. Next is a tour of the Olde Main Street Museum followed by an included dinner with entertainment.

Day 4

Following breakfast we bid farewell to our local guide. Enroute home, we will visit Belmont County Victorian Mansion Museum. This Romanesque Revival-Style mansion was completed in 1893 and stayed in the possession of private families until the 1960s when it became a public museum. Twenty-six period-themed rooms await you in this historic gem. With stops for rest & lunch enroute, arrival home is scheduled for late afternoon.

Please note

Our intention is to run each tour as originally planned and published. However, if deemed necessary to do so, Perkiomen Tours reserves the right to make changes to tour components, schedules or itineraries without prior notification.

Tips for Perkiomen motorcoach drivers and tour escorts are not included in the price of this tour. We feel that these gratuities should be extended on an individual basis and dictated by the level of service provided.

Motorcoach seating is assigned at the time of reservation but cannot be guaranteed. Although we do our best to keep each traveler in the seat assigned at the time of reservation, there are times that it is necessary to move seat locations. Please be sure to verify your final seat number(s) with your driver at the time of boarding. Historically, daily seat rotation was practiced on most multi-day tours. We have suspended this practice for a period of time. Seat rotation will be explained by your driver or tour escort if reinstated.

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To fully participate in this tour may require extended amounts of walking. There may be steps, inclines, uneven surfaces or extended periods of standing. Participants with physical limitation should take this into consideration.

CB=Continental Breakfast, L=Lunch, D=Dinner