NYC DAY TRIPS
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26; SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16  
& WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4

     

EXCURSIONS FROM THE SQUARE

215 732 8487

cultural tours since 1992 

www.squaretrips.com 

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019
 
GLENSTONE IN THE FALL
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2019
Path to the PAVILLIONS at GLENSTONE. Architect: Thomas Phifer. 
 
Travel with us once again to GLENSTONE and immerse yourself in art, architecture and nature at the height of fall foliage season. Enjoy the vast modern and contemporary art collection of Emily and Richard Rales, located in POTOMAC, MARYLAND, near Washington DC. The museum contains more than 1300 artworks from all over the world. This wonderful venue  recently reopened to the public after a significant expansion with a new museum complex called THE PAVILLIONS designed by American architect Thomas Phifer. GLENSTONE is situated  on 230 acres of landscape which includes paths, streams, meadows forests and wonderful outdoor sculpture.. Lunch is included before our  afternoon visit. COST: $135.   https://www.glenstone.org/ 

  A WALKING TOUR at HUDSON YARDS
THE VESSEL, THE SHED, THE HIGH LINE & MORE!
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2019
Enjoy a walking tout of HUDSON YARDS with architectural historian MATT POSTAL. Learn about the
A view of the VESSEL. Architect: Thomas heatherwick 
 
development and architecture of this exciting new neighborhood in NEW YORK CITY at the nexus of CHELSEA and HELL'S KITCHEN, which was built atop the New York Central Railroad Yard. Lunch is optional before our tour at one of HUDSON YARDS' eateries. After the tour you can browse in dozens of their new shops, take a walk on the HIGH LINE, or climb the 150 feet-tall VESSEL, a honeycomb-like structure designed by architect Thomas Heatherwick . MATT POSTAL is an architectural historian  and a licensed New York City tour guide based in Brooklyn. Throughout 2019, he has led a series called SHAPING OUR CITY partnering with the MUNICIPAL ART SOCIETY. COST: $125 includes bus and walking tour.  
 
OUR DAY TRIPS provide a safe and comfortable ride with a congenial group of travelers. You have the option of joining the special activities we have planned or you may "do your own thing". DEPARTURE POINTS in the Philadelphia area are near City Line Avenue and Rittenhouse Square. On our trips to NEW YORK, we we always have a drop off in the theater district and midtown. Other drop-offs might  depend upon special events we are offering. Departures points are from midtown Manhattan, and often from the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The bus cost for NEW YORK DAY TRIPS is $75.  20% DISCOUNT IF YOU RESERVE BY OCTOBER 1. 
 
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4
 
PAYMENT for our day trips is by check only. Please make your check payable to EXCURSIONS FROM THE SQUARE, and mail it to PO Box 2189, PHILADELPHIA, PA, 19103. All sales are final.  Dates may not be changed. Please include your land line, cell phone numbers and email address with your payment. For more information, call 215 732 8487.  
 
  BALTIMORE CRAFT SHOW
plus BALTIMORE MUSEUMS
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2020
It's that time again! Time to think about planning a trip to our annual February trip to the BALTIMORE CRAFT SHOW. See the nation's highest caliber artisans displaying and selling their work in wood, glass, clay, jewelry leather, metal and textiles.  COST; $85 included the bus and ticket to the BALTIMORE CRAFT SHOW. As on every Craft Show trip. we will also take you to the BALTIMORE MUSEUM OF ART or the WALTERS ART MUSEUM. Coincidentally, FREE FORM: 20TH CENTURY STUDIO CRAFT is an exhibit that will be on view at the BALTIMORE MUSEUM OF ART. Both museums are free. If you wish to skip the Craft Show , the BUS ONLY cost is $70. SAVE $10 IF YOU RESERVE BY NOVEMBER 1.
 

EXCURSIONS FROM THE SQUARE

PO BOX 2189, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19103

Contact us for more details 215 732 8487 ellenkay@prodigy.net

 
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