ROAD SCHOLAR@ at the Unl'y'CfSlty of Cincinnati

Experience St. Louis

Overview

Journey to the heart of America for a comprehensive exploration of the "Gateway

City." Explore the city's greatest landmarks, glimpse history at Forest park, site of the

1904 World's Fair, and visit the Anheuser-Busch Brewery and its world-famous team of

clydesdale horses. Explore the three main ethnic regions of St. Louis and experience the

beauty of the world-renowned Missouri Botanical Garden.

Highlights

• Get the inside stories of great city icons, including the Gateway Arch, St. Louis

Cathedral and Missouri's Botanical Gardens.

• Explore the Irish, Italian and German neighborhoods of St. Louis, learn about the rich

heritage and dine on traditional cuisine.

• Go back in time at Forest Park, the site of the 1904 World's Fair. Visit the St. Louis

Zoo, Art Museum, and History Museum.

Activity Rating: Active - walking up to two miles over smooth surfaces, standing up to

one hour.

This Six-Day Adventure About Our to St. Louis Includes: Program Provider

This St. Louis experience is offered

through Road Scholar, formerly known as

• 5 nights of accommodations

13 meals 5 breakfasts, 4 lunches,

4 dinners Elderhostel, a not-for-profit organization

founded in 1975 to provide lifelong­5 Expert-led lectures learning opportunities for baby boomers

12 Field tri ps and beyond. Its mission is to inspire adults

Group travel and transfers to learn, discover and travel. Its learning throughout the program

adventures engage expert instructors, • A Group Leader to accompany provide extraordinary access, and stimulate

you throughout the program to discourse and friendship among people for handle all logistics

whom learning is the journey of a lifetime.

• Modest gratuities, taxes and As a leader in educational programs, Road destination fees Scholar offers 5,500 educational adventures

• The Road Scholar Emergency and in all 50 states and 150 countries.

Travel Assistance plan, including

24-hour assistance for medical

and other emergencies

About Our Lodging

Drury Inn - Union Station:

St Louis, Missouri,S nights

Across the street from the famous St.

Louis Union Station, this historic hotel

has a heated indoor pool and a fitness

center.

Daily Itinerary

Day 1: Sunday, June 7 Arrival/Orientation and Welcome Dinner

Check in at the hotel begins at 3 p.m. Orientation and Welcome Dinner

Day 2: Monday, June 8 Overview of City / Exploration of St. Louis

Neighborhoods / St. Louis Cathedral Basilica

Hear an overview of st. Louis, bringing the past into the present. Then

enjoy a field trip to the historic Old Court House, site of the Dred

Scott trial, and continue on to experience St. Louis neighborhoods.

Enjoy lunch and an exploration of St. Louis Hill, an Italian-American

neighborhood established in the late-19th century and birthplace of

baseball greats Yogi Berra and Joe Garagiola Sr. Later, experience St.

Louis Cathedral Basilica and the world's largest collection of mosaics.

Day 3: Tuesday, June 9 Campbell House Museum / Lunch at Tower Grove

Park / Missouri Botanical Garden

Step back in time at the Campbell House Museum, which opened in

1943 to preserve the family's collection of original furniture, fixtures,

paintings, objects and thousands of pages of family documents. Robert

Campbell was an entrepreneur and fur trader. Enjoy a picnic lunch at

gorgeous Tower Grove park, a gift to the City of St. Louis from 19th­

century merchant Henry Shaw. After lunch, explore the Missouri

Botanical Garden.

Day 4: Wednesday, June 10 Jefferson National Expansion Memorial I Gateway Arch / Anheuser Busch Brewery

and Clydesdales

After breakfast, view "Monument to the Dream," a documentary

about the engineering feat erecting this centerpiece of the Jefferson

National Expansion Memorial. Then board a bus to experience the

Gateway Arch, built as a tribute to Thomas Jefferson and pioneers

for whom St. Louis was the gateway to the West. Stop at the Old

Cathedral, site of the oldest Catholic parish west of the Mississippi,

and the location of the baptism of sacagawea's son. Then walk down

a tree-lined path to the Arch and travel to the top of this 630-foot-high

stainless steel structure for amazing views of the Gateway City, the

Mighty Mississippi and neighboring Illinois. Or choose to keep your

feet on the ground and view "Lewis and Clark: Great Journey West."

See the expedition of Lewis and Clark and the Corps of Discovery

on The Odyssey Theatre's giant four-story screen. While at the Arch,

you can go step by step with Lewis and Clark on their journey at the

interactive Museum of Westward Expansion. Later, experience the

Anheuser Busch Brewery, including the stable housing the majestic

Clydesdale horses. If you are a beer lover, enjoy free samples of

Anheuser-Busch products.

Day 5: Thursday, June 11 Forest Park Exploration / St. Louis Art Museum /

St. Louis History Museum / st. Louis Zoo

Explore Forest Park, site of the 1904 World's Fair, and one of the

largest urban parks in the country, surpassing Central Park in New

York City by 500 acres. Experience the St. Louis Art Museum, St. Louis

History Museum, and the world-renowned 5t. Louis Zoo.

Day 6: Friday, June 12 Breakfast / Departure

The program concludes after breakfast.

To Register ,

Please call Road Scholar toll free at (800) 322·5315 and

reference Program #12804, "Signature City St. louis," starting

on Sunday, June 7, 2015 and say you are a member of the

Cincinnati OlL!.

Program Price

Double-occupancy price: $949 per person

Single-occupancy price: $1,247 per person

Registration and Cancellation Information

Signature City St. louis: An Exclusive learning Adventure for Cincinnati OlLi Members

Program #12804\ June 7-12,2015

Please note that participants on this program must be 21 years

or older due to program content and the serving of alcohol.

Cancel Schedule: Should you need to cancel from this program,

please refer to the chart below for schedule and refund

information.

payment Schedule

Deposit Payment $100 (due upon

enrollment)

Final program

payment Due April 9, 2015

Cancellation policy Fee amount per person

Cancel up to 120 Days

Prior to Program Start Date $50 (date of enrollment)

Cancel 119 to 56 days prior

to program start date

Cancel by Feb. 7, 2015:

$100 fee

Cancel 55 to 14 days prior

to program start date

Cancel by April 12, 2015:

$200 fee

Cancel less than 14 days

prior to program start date

Cancel by May 24, 2015:

50% of the order total

Non-attendance fee will be

applied if you do not call

Road Scholar participant

Services at least one

business day prior to the

program start date.

Cancel by June 6, 2014: 100%

of the order total

Road Scholar recommends that you purchase optional Trip

Cancellation, Interruption &Travel Delay Insurance to protect

your investment. You will receive a detailed brochure about this

insurance policy when you enroll in a program.

ROAD SCHOLAR@ Road Scholar educational adventures are created by Elderhostel, the not-for-profit world leader

in lifelong learning since 1975.