On Thursday, July 21, Congress participants who have signed up for the Excursion will board buses at 9:00 am and travel to Springfield, Illinois (further info), a ride of an hour and a half. There we will get a taste of “small town America” and visit such notable sites as:
the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum (further info)
the Lincoln Home National Historic Site (further info)
the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (further info)
Returning to the St. Louis riverfront around 5:00 pm, there will be time to explore the Arch grounds (further info), including such notable sites as:the Gateway Arch itself (further info)the Arch Museum, beneath the Arch (further info)the Basilica of St. Louis, King of France, or “Old Cathedral” (further info)
Finally, at 6:30 pm we will board the riverboat Becky Thatcher for a dinner cruise on the mighty Mississippi River, “Father of Waters,” which lasts from 7:00 to 9:00 pm (further info).
