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Day 1
10:00 am Hunter’s Honey Farm
Hunter's Honey Farm is a family owned and operated farm.  They are a third generation of beekeepers who have been producing honey and honey related products in Indiana for over 90 years.  Your group will experience first hand how honey is created. They will learn about the types of bees and the many products they produce. Your group can also schedule a hands-on activity such as creating beeswax candles.  A variety of products made with honey produced on the farm can also be purchased in their gift shop.
Cost: $3.00 per person for tour, $1.00 for candle making
Time: 1 1/2 hours depending on activity
12:00 pm

Lunch and tour Indianapolis Museum of Art
Visit and enjoy the National Historic Landmark Oldfields–Lilly House & Gardens, world-renowned Indianapolis Museum of Art and beautiful IMA gardens. 

The Lilly House features eight furnished historic rooms on the main level. The majority of these rooms reflect the 1930s period of the Lilly family's occupancy and almost 90 percent of the furnishings and decorative arts objects featured belonged to the Lillys and were used in the home.

IMA's gardens and grounds are renowned for their beauty, elegance and history. The 152-acre complex includes: Oldfields, the 26-acre American Country Place estate that once belonged to J.K. Lilly Jr., the Indianapolis Museum of Art's 26-acre main campus and the 100-acre Virginia B. Fairbanks Art & Nature Park, which is currently under development.

Once you are done touring Treat your group to lunch at Puck’s, Wolfgang Puck’s restaurant located at the Museum.  Puck’s features innovative cuisine and exceptional service. Wolfgang and executive chef Brad Gates have developed a menu that includes “Wiener Schnitzel” and Roasted Pork Chops, Puck’s trademark gourmet pizzas, salads, desserts and specialty coffees and tea.

Cost:  $5 for highlights tour; $4 for Oldfields-Lilly House and Gardens tour.  Call for lunch and tour price.
Time: 2 hours

3:30 pm Take a one hour tour of downtown via your coach or for something special rent a Trolley or Carriage ride.
Cost: $50.00 per hour
Time: 1 hour (2 hours also available)
4:45 pm Check into hotel to refresh and prepare for dinner
6:00 pm

Boggstown Inn Cabaret
Experience great food in a classic supper club atmosphere. Now in their 22nd yaer, they are the only theater that offers cook to order entrees.  They combine (Also a lunch option.)
Cost:  $37.49 for dinner, gourmet dessert, show and gratuity
Time:   3 1/2 hours
Contact:  Brad Zumwalt at 317-835-2020

Day 2
9:30 am Conner Prairie
Visit with the good folks of Prairietown 1836 and experience the lifestyle of these fearless residents by learning blacksmithing, pottery, weaving and candle making in this living history museum or step into an Indian camp wigwam, grind corn, help make a dugout canoe and chat with a fur trader at the trading post in the 1816 Lenape Indian Camp or explore religious life and social issues of the Victorian era in the 1886 Liberty Corner.
Cost:  Apr.-Nov.: $8.50 Adults; $5 Youth 2-12, Dec.: $4.25 Adults; $2.50 Youth 2-12
Time: 2 hours
Contact: Joyce Duvall at 317-776-6000 or 800-966-1836
11:30 am

Clay Terrace
As the first outdoor lifestyle center in Indiana, Clay Terrace stands as a unique and beautiful jewel.  Over 70 retailers line the center's broad sidewalks, gently rising up Clay Terrace Boulevard from U.S. 31.  Vintage storefronts and antique lighting blend seamlessly with modern amenities and convenience. It is home to everything from locally owned boutiques to nationally known shopping destinations; Clay Terrace offers something for even the most discerning shopper.
Cost: Free
Time: 3 hours
Contact: 317-566-0011

1:00 pm   Depart for Kosciusko County
4:00 pm Check-in to your Host Hotel
6:00 pm Have Dinner at the Boathouse Restaurant on beautiful Winona Lake.
Cost: $18.95
8:00 pm Wagon Wheel Theatre – The Wagon Wheel Theatre is a theatre in the round, which offers professional productions through the summer months.  The Wagon Wheel also offers a Christmas production as well as a wide variety of concerts throughout the year.
Cost: $19.00 each for groups of 15 or more
Time: Approximately 2 to 2 1/2 hours
10:30 pm Return to the hotel for a good nights rest.

Day 3
8:00 am Enjoy a leisurely breakfast at your hotel.
9:30 am

Biomet
Tour Biomet, Inc. one of the four manufacturers of orthopedic implements headquartered in Kosciusko County.  During this tour you will learn how orthopedic implements (knees, hips, etc.) are created from raw material through packing to hospitals. 
Cost: No charge
Time: Approximately 1 1⁄2 hours

11:00 am Warsaw Biblical Gardens
A unique garden of Biblical plants.  This garden was started in 1986 and has since grown to be the 3rd largest of its kind in the United States and offers more spices of plants than any other with the exception of the Holy Lands.  Your group will enjoy a guided tour of the gardens as they walk through Biblical times among the plants, flowers, trees and herbs.  The gardens are comprised of six micro-climates which represent the main environments of which the Bible speaks. With area benches all along the way, your group will have ample time to relax and take in the solitude of the gardens. At the end of your tour, each person will be given a book to take home with them of all the plants they have viewed and references to where they are mentioned in the Bible. 
Cost: $5.00 per person
Time: Approximately 1 hour in length
12:00 pm “Lunch in the Gardens.” 
If you are looking for a unique lunch that your group has never experienced, this is it.  Lunch will be served Biblical Style, with many of the offerings available throughout the gardens.
Cost: $15.00 per person.
1:30 pm S.S. Lillypad
Enjoy an afternoon cruise on the S.S. Lillypad as it takes you on a two-hour cruise of Lake Wawasee – the largest natural lake in the state of Indiana – and can accommodate groups of up to 120 people. 
Cost: $600 for weekday cruises. (Example: $15.00 each if you have 40 people)
4:00 pm

Gangster Dinner Show - Barbee Hotel
Step back in time to the heyday of gangsters in Kosciusko County.  Al Capone, John Dillinger, Baby Face Nelson were just a few of the gangsters who hid out in Kosciusko County.  The Historic Barbee Hotel was their hangout and pity the soul who was staying there when the gang arrived!  Experience the era of gangsters as your group meets Al Capone and hears some of his wildest tales about his gang, women and whiskey. You will also be entertained by some of the greatest music of the era from Bunny Love and her deep, sweet, sexy voice.  Come enjoy an evening of entertainment at the Old Barbee Hotel.  
Cost: $30 per person
Time: Approximately 2 1/2 hours

6:30 pm Depart for Home

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Contact:
www.indy.org
Indianapolis Convention & Visitors Association
Phone: 317-684-2475
Toll Free: 800-642-4639

or
www.koscvb.org
Sharon Gosnell, Kosciusko County Convention & Visitors Bureau
Phone: 800-800-6090

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