Lexington & Louisville, Kentucky; Belleville, Illinois; & St. Louis, Missouri: From the Blue Grass State to the Gateway of the West, sample the local culture and history. Enjoy Blue Grass music and a Blue Grass horse farm. Go on a hayride and a carriage ride. Dine on Kentucky style Burgoo (a wonderful stew that can take 30 hours to cook). Tour Kentucky Mansions, including “My Old Kentucky Home”. From the Kentucky Derby Museum, the Louisville Slugger Museum, to the Muhammad Ali Center we have put together a trip to appeal to all interests. Tour a cathedral. Learn about Kentucky whiskey. Shop in an old country store. Visit a sculpture park. Take a tram ride to the top of the Gateway Arch, an engineering masterpiece. All this and more await you on this memorable trip this autumn.