America at its Best!
Featuring the Dutton Family Variety Show
April 22-24, 2009
Be the first to experience the history of tea at the Twisted Fig Tea Room with an afternoon of German tea tasting. Compliment your tea with a “SnickerTea Cookie.” Start with a green tea to a black tea to the new popular white teas. Stroll thru Art Works on Main Gallery and see local and national artist’s work. Take home delightful loose leaf teas of your choice. $ www.twistedfig.com
Kingwood Center’s grounds are renowned for both their historic significance and brilliant floral displays of new gardens. The mansion contains original furnishings with an outstanding gift shop. Seasonal florals fill the greenhouse with breathtaking flowering displays. $ www.kingwoodcenter.org
Check into the Holiday Inn Hotel and Suites. Offical host hotel for the Dutton Family Variety Show. Connected to the Renaissance Theatre. Contact the Mansfield CVB for an additional list. 800-642-8282 or www.mansfieldtourism.com.
Enjoy an elegant dinner in the Leland Ballroom at the Holiday Inn, located next to the Renaissance Theatre. Groups that choose to eat here will be personally escorted by Renaissance Theatre staff from their table to their seats in the Theatre. $
Live from Branson, the Dutton Family takes the stage at the Renaissance Theatre in Mansfield to perform two power-packed hours of fast-paced entertainment! Enjoy the entertainment experience of a lifetime close to home. The Dutton's play numerous instruments combined with beautiful vocal harmonies, instrumental virtuosity, high-energy dancing and heart warming comedy that will keep everyone entertained and will leave all who watch with a smile! $ www.mansfieldtickets.com
*2 FREE tickets over 25 paid customers per coach!
Enjoy breakfast served at your hotel.
Take a whirl on the carousel at the Richland Carrousel Park. Carrousel figures are carved in the style of G.A. Dentzel. All 52 figures were designed, carved and painted in Mansfield. This beautiful attraction will bring back memories. $ www.richlandcarrousel.com
Watch skilled craftsmen use time honored techniques of carving and painting at Carousel Magic! as they transform wood blocks into prancing ponies and magical menagerie figures. $ www.carouselmagic.com
Enjoy shopping through the Historic Carousel District. Quaint shops feature food, antiques, gifts for the home, local artist’s work, jewelry and more. View the beautifully restored Victorian-age buildings with tin ceilings, solid oak floors, brass lighting, ornate iron fencing, and the feel of yesteryear. www.carrouseldistrict.com
Your delectable lunch buffet will be waiting for you at Fire Mountain Buffet. Five buffets plus an open grill featuring hot foods, salads, vegetables, potatoes and endless desserts, $ www.ryansinc.com
Visit one of the area’s special places- Possum Run Greenhouse. A garden center and restored barn with a beautiful stone waterfall, rainbow bridge and Dutch glass greenhouse along with a guided tour of the greenhouse production. www.possumrungreenhouse.com
Humphrey Bogart picked Malabar Farm for the site of his wedding to actress Lauren Bacall. Enjoy the Romance That Became a Legend tour at Malabar Farm with highlights of the famous Hollywood couple’s wedding and honeymoon rooms complete with the wedding march played on the very same piano used for the ceremony. Wedding cake and beverage at the end of the tour. $ www.malabarfarm.org
Relax and unwind for dinner in the charming atmosphere at Troyer’s Dutch Heritage Restaurant. Smell the sweet aromas of their bakery and browse for something special in the Heritage Gift Shop. $ www.troyercorp.com
Additional Options
Set in a rural location, The Cabin Restaurant boasts of having the area’s best meals and scenery. Enjoy delicious cuisine prepared by the restaurant’s certified executive chef for a great dining experience! $
Watching over Pleasant Valley for over 180 years, the Malabar Farm Restaurant serves up more than history. Featuring fresh produce from their own farm market, fresh produce and traditional meals. $
www.malabarfarmrestaurant.org
Living History Productions is where history comes alive! Meet the unique pioneer Johnny Appleseed or the Father of our country George Washington, conducted in first person by Ken Hammontree. This historical program is created to enhance a set time period in American History and the historical figure can be customized to create a fun perspective bringing that time period to life. $ www.jennywadebb.com
Breakfast is served at your host hotel.
Tour Cooper’s Applebutter and Jelly Factory in where you can watch jellies and apple butter being made using grandma’s recipes. Taste these irresistibles and homemade fudge at the Farm Market. Free tour. www.coopersmill.net
Welcome to Mansfield’s only year round Christmas store,
ALL-ways CHRISTmas. Whether you are looking for something special, unique or a golden classic, you will find it here. www.allwayschristmas.com
Visit Ohio’s Largest Blueberry Plantation at the Blueberry Patch. Gift Shop, greenhouses, and the new Blossoms Café and Tea Room. Enjoy the convenience of fresh pre-picked at the Blueberry Patch. Shopping or add $4.00 p/p for a blueberry surprise. www.theblueberrypatch.org
After a great day of touring Mansfield, make your final stop Ed Pickens’ Café on Main for Wine and Cheese Tasting overlooking the Central Park District. The relaxing atmosphere, tempting wines and delicious snacks will be the perfect venue to un-wind and reflect on the day’s activities. www.pacatering.net
Smell the delicious aroma of homemade fudge and chocolates made fresh daily at the Squirrel’s Den offering your group flavored popcorn, cinnamon frosted nuts, fudge and unique gifts.
www.squirrelsden.com
Take home a mini bundt cake at the Eatmor Bundt Co. Unique flavors of gourmet mini bundts that are guaranteed to bring back warm memories of grandma’s kitchen. See them made right here in Mansfield! $ www.eatmorbundt.com
America at its Best tour is available April 22-24, 2009
