EAST SIDE EXPLORER 

FEATURING SONNENBURG GARDENS & VALENTOWN

MONDAY, AUGUST 19, 2024

$150

Board your LUXURY MOTOR COACH for a day filled with history and beauty as we head to VICTOR, NY to make our first stop at VALENTOWN MUSEUM. Valentown was erected in 1879 and has remained practically unaltered since. This landmark 4-story building was once home to an original Grange meeting room, a co-op general store and bakery, community meeting room, harness shop, millinery shop, cobbler's shop, music school, and 3rd floor Grand Ballroom. We will tour this location before heading nearby for an INCLUDED LUNCH at a local restaurant.

Following lunch we will be welcomed at SONNENBERG GARDENS to see this amazing property which was built shortly after Valentown. Nestled in the picturesque FINGER LAKES REGION OF NEW YORK, Sonnenberg Gardens is a New York State Historic Park offering one of the few remaining estates with a Queen Anne Victorian-style mansion and formal gardens in America. Sonnenberg greets 35,000 visitors annually and has been doing so since it opened its doors to the public in 1973. Visitors from all over the globe come to enjoy the relaxing nature and beauty of its gardens.

After an afternoon of exploring and touring the grounds, we will board our coach and return home. This is a great way to explore our local history for both the young and the young at heart!

Photo Credit: Fatamorgana2121 - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0,