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MPT is currently planning its travel excursions through 2026. These trips include both domestic and international destinations. Please check back often as more trips are added. 

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Trains, Tall Ships, and Tanglewood trip - July 13-20, 2026

Tour highlights include: Train rides on Cape Cod Central Railway, the Cog Railway to the top of Mount Washington and back, the Café Lafayette Dinner Train, and the Winnipesaukee Turkey Dinner Train; Guided sightseeing on Cape Cod to include: Historic Route 6A on Cape Cod, Cape Cod National Seashore Visitor’s Center, Cape Cod Windmill, Cape Cod Lighthouse, Whale Watch Cruise or Dune Tour; Boston Harbor Cruise aboard the Spirit of Boston or the Odyssey to see the Tall Ships, plus free time to explore the tall ships docked in Boston Harbor; much more.

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FILLED. Please contact MPTtravel@boscovs.com to be added to the waitlist.

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Nemours Estate & Longwood Gardens Tour - September 3, 2026

Tour highlights include: This full-day excursion offers a captivating immersion into the opulence and horticultural mastery of the du Pont family legacy. Traveling in comfort via private motorcoach, guests will first explore the grand Nemours Estate in Wilmington, Delaware, where they can wander through a 77-room mansion filled with fine art, admire a vintage automobile collection in the Chauffeur’s Garage, and stroll through French-inspired formal gardens modeled after Versailles. After a relaxing lunch at the historic Mendenhall Inn, the journey continues to the world-renowned Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square. There, a guided tour reveals the transformation of a 1906 farmstead into a premier horticultural destination, allowing visitors to experience the breathtaking beauty and historic significance of Pierre S. du Pont’s visionary landscapes.

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Best of Turkey & Greece Cruise - October 12-23, 2026

Tour highlights includeTwo nights pre-cruise accommodations in Athens, Greece with Breakfast; half day guided city tour of Athens with lunch & admission to the Acropolis; eight nights’ accommodations onboard Celebrity Cruises’ Celebrity Infinity plus melas, entertainment, classic drink package, and wifi; Ports of call at Rhodes, Ephesus, Santorini, Mykonos, and Thessaloniki

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Tour highlights include: Candlelight Christmas Evening at Biltmore – self-guided evening audio tour of the mansion; Antler Hill Village at Biltmore, wine tasting at Biltmore Winery and reserved timed tickets to the Special Exhibition at the Amherst at Deerpark exhibition venue; Southern Highland Folk Art Craft Center; Winter Lights display at the North Carolina Arboretum; Mast General Store; and more

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FILLED. Please contact MPTtravel@boscovs.com to be added to the waitlist.

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Previous Trips

Yuletide Tea & Tour at Winterthur – December 5, 2025

All Creatures Great & Small Tour – September 10-18, 2025

Canadian Rockies & Glacier National Park Tour – June 10-16, 2025

Montreal & Quebec City Christmas Markets – December 4-9, 2024

Adirondack Rail & Sail Tour – May 31 - June 2, 2024

Bethlehem, PA - Christmas City – November 30 - December 2, 2023

Iceland Explorer Tour - September 19-25, 2023

New England Call of the Wild Tour - May 30 - June 4, 2023

Charleston, SC & Savannah, GA – May 10-15, 2022

Ride the Rails Tours – October 4-8 & 11-15, 2021

A Taste of New York – October 5-6, 2019

Italian Splendor Tour – September 7-15, 2019

Newport, RI – April 11-14, 2019

The Biltmore Estate & Asheville, NC – May 17-20, 2018


MPT Travel is coordinated by the MPT Foundation, Inc., a 501(c)(3) organization, that helps Maryland Public Television (MPT) achieve its mission to enrich lives and strengthen communities through the power of media. A portion of each travelers fees go to the MPT Foundation. These funds help to support not only the programs you watch, but also the non-broadcast, educational, outreach, and other initiatives that touch the lives of tens of thousands of Marylanders, and people in the surrounding region, daily. Thank you for your support!

 

For more specific details on our upcoming travel experiences, or if you are ready to reserve your spot, please contact our Boscov’s Travel Manager Michelle Tymon at 833-282-8738 or MPTtravel@boscovs.com.

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Maryland Public Television is proud to work with our travel agency of choice, Boscov's Travel. With 50 years' experience planning adventures to every corner of the globe, Boscov's Travel delivers exceptional customer experience and unforgettable excursions. We hope you'll join us on a variety of domestic and international trips.

At their best, travel and public tv accomplish the same thing. They both allow us to venture into our world and experience great art, music, history, food and people - By Rick Steves

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