A250 - Bus Tour to Philadelphia and Valley Forge: Visiting America's Story!

Join us for a bus tour to one of the most historic cities in our nation! As one of 55 attendees, you can see the Liberty Bell up close, see inside Independence Hall where the Declaration of Independence was signed, eat dinner inside Carpenter’s Hall in the room where the First Continental Congress was convened in 1774, tour the Museum of the American Revolution and the National Constitution Center, visit Valley Forge where Washington’s troops were encamped during the long winter of 1777/78, eat and drink in Philadelphia's oldest continually operated tavern, see the Justice Bell, which travelled throughout Pennsylvania in 1915 to help win women’s right to vote (visiting Meadville twice!) and more over four days and three nights full of special tours and amazing food!

Included:

• Breakfast on Friday
• Lunch on Saturday
• Dinners on Thurs, Friday and Saturday nights
• Hotel Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights
• Two-hour guided bus tour of Valley Forge Battlefield
• Docent-led tour of Washington’s Memorial Chapel
• Visit to Reading Market (grab lunch and maybe some Amish donuts for breakfasts in your room!)
• Tour of National Constitution Center and Museum of the American Revolution
• Tour of Carpenter’s Hall
• Optional Walking tour of Independence Mall, including the Liberty Bell
• Optional free time to explore on your own in Old City Philadelphia
• Entrance fees and gratuities
• Motorcoach transportation from Meadville
• Informational videos and historical-themed talks by CCHS Executive Director
• Access to private Facebook page limited to tour registrants as a place to share information and updates

Not included:

• 2 breakfasts (Wyndham Hotels has a restaurant but does not provide a complimentary breakfast. However, there is a small refridgerator and microwave in each hotel room and you can certainly bring a small cooler and light breakfast items for your room!)
• Lunches on Thursday and Sunday – these will be fast-food-type stops
• Lunch on Friday – on your own at Reading Market
• Dinner on Sunday – fast-food-type stop on return trip to Meadville

This trip includes mostly door-to-door transportation but will require some walking in Philadelphia – a block or two at a time. Additionally, due to the historic nature of some of the places we will be visiting, there may be a flight of stairs to climb in some locations. Please let us know of any accommodation you might need!

Cost:

Double room:

• $748 pp - Crawford County Historical Society members
• $823 pp – non-members **

Single room:

• $980 pp – Crawford County Historical Society members
• $1055 pp – non-members **

Triple room:

• $673 pp – Crawford County Historical Society members
• $748 pp – non-members **

** Become a CCHS member and save $75 per person!!

Limited availability:

Deadline for reservations is March 20, 2026. (Note: due to hotel policies, no refunds on hotel reservation portions of your fee after March 20. Refunds after February 15 are dependent on CCHS ability to fill the seat(s)).

Payment information:

• $100 deposit with reservation
• 50% payment due by Feb 15
• Payment in full due Mar 15

Checks may be made payable to Crawford County Historical Society. Please contact us at 814-724-6080 or jsherretts@crawfordhistorical.org to make reservation if paying via check, cash, etc.

America250PA - Crawford Sponsors:

• The RDL Family Foundation
• Allegheny College
• City of Meadville
• Crawford County Convention & Visitors Bureau
• Crawford County Historical Society
• Wesbury Methodist Retirement Community
• Northwestern Rural Electric Cooperative
• Howard Hanna Bainbridge Kaufman Real Estate
• Channellock
• ERIEBANK
• Seton Catholic School
• Highland Bed and Breakfast

Thank you for your generosity and support of our community’s history!