INCLUDES:
One Night Hotel Accommodations
One Breakfast, One Lunch and One Dinner
Tour of Marietta, Ohio
Valley Gem Sternwheeler
Henderson Hall Plantation
Blennerhassett Museum
Blennerhassett Mansion
Horse Drawn Wagon Ride
Marietta, Ohio - The City of Marietta was established on April 7, 1788 as the first permanent settlement of the Northwest Territory. Located at the confluence of the Ohio and Muskingum Rivers, the City of Marietta offers heritage homes, historical parks, monuments and cemeteries, charming shops in our quaint downtown shopping district, museums, trolley tours, and seven miles of paved brick streets.
Valley Gem Sternwheeler - The Valley Gem is truly a thing of beauty. It is meticulously maintained and offers you the opportunity to sit back, relax, close your eyes and feel the wind on your face and hear the rush of the water. It's an experience that is difficult to duplicate.
Henderson Hall Plantation - Listed on the National Register of Historic Places as an historic district unto itself, Henderson Hall offers an unprecedented untouched view of the early American Victorian Era. This elegant 8,000 square foot pre-Civil War Italianate mansion boasts 29 rooms as a centerpiece of a 2,600 acre plantation, horse breeding farm and river port. Spanning six generations and 200 years, the Henderson family homestead features original furnishings from the frontier life of the 1700s to the oil boom of the 20th century.
Blennerhassett Museum - The Blennerhassett Museum became the first professionally-operated, publicly-funded museum of regional history in west/central West Virginia. The Blennerhassett Museum of Regional History is a showcase of three floors of priceless historical relics and objects of art from the Ohio Valley's past. While at the Blennerhassett Museum visit the Blennerhassett Gift Shop. Handmade gifts, art, and souvenirs are available along with special holiday items.
Blennerhassett Mansion - Constructed by a wealthy Anglo-Irish couple named Harman and Margaret Blennerhassett, the Blennerhassett Mansion became known during its brief existence as the Ohio Valley’s most beautiful private residence. Beyond its extravagantly landscaped lawns and gardens lay a dark wilderness broken only infrequently by scattered log cabins and a few small settlements. Thus the Blennerhassett Estate seemed like a jewel whose contrast with its crude frontier setting made it sparkle all the more.
Horse Drawn Wagon Ride - Wagon rides are horse-drawn and are narrated by the wagon driver about the island history. The wagon trail is approximately 2 miles long and goes around the upper portion of the island.