Meals at the American Treasure Tour

At the American Treasure Tour, we offer different meal options depending on your group size.

Here is a group from Fellowship Community enjoying lunch in our Theater Room.

Before or after your tour ~ you can enjoy a hot meal or light lunch in our theater room or Bistro.

Please call our office number to make arrangements.

610-551-1629

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Today's Treasure; Circus Posters

These treasures are canvas paintings depicting actual circus posters of the early 20th century. 

 The advertisements often bragged of freaky sideshow acts like these. 

Pennsylvania artist Joan Fay created these one of a kind paintings for the American Treasure Tour

Real American Treasure: Washington Irving

Washington Irving was born in 1783 in New York City. He was an author, biographer, essayist and editor. After his initial works, written under different pseudonyms like Jonathan Oldstyle and Diedrich Knickerbocker, Irving became editor of Analectic Magazine, and became one of the first editors to publish Francis Scott Key's poem "Defense of Fort McHenry," later dubbed, "The Star Spangled Banner."

Irving is best known for his short stories, "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,"  and "Rip Van Winkle."
Legendary Characters like these are a great part of the American Story that we love to share at the American Treasure Tour

Hot Dawg, It's Friday

LOL!!!!  

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Today's Treasure; Music Box Roll

Take a look inside some of our antique music boxes. 

make sure to look very close at the little things when you visit the American Treasure Tour

Notice the tiny bronze men sitting in the box to "play the music"

for more information about antique music boxes, see the Music Box Society International 

American Treasure: John Wayne

photo courtesy of JohnWayne.com

John Wayne's birth name was Marion Michael Morrison. His family moved to southern California when he was just a kid. He was a good student and very athletic, attending college at the University of Southern California. A body surfing accident cut short his promising athletic career, so he turned to some work in the Hollywood studios to pay the bills. 

After his first movie, "The Big Trail," Morrison was known as John Wayne, and continued to act in more than 175 movies. He won an Oscar in 1979 for his performance in "True Grit." 

Bravo, John Wayne.

Funny Friday

thanks to icanhascheezburger.com and thefunnyblog.com

American Treasure Tour On The News

 Check out this fantastic clip from the 69 News the other day. Karin Mallett does a fantastic job with her "One Tank Trip" Segment featuring various great places to visit within an hour or so of the Reading-Berks viewing area. She visited us at the American Treasure Tour, conducted interviews, and we all had a blast!

View The Segment Here

Today's Treasure: The Coyote Needs Help!

The American Treasure Tour features dozens of canvas paintings by Pennsylvania artist Joan Fay like the one pictured here:

She has put to canvas so many American memories! Our halls are lined with her circus paintings, looney toons, movie characters and various americana. 

American Treasure: Ray Kroc

Ray Kroc (1902-1984) has an inspiring story. He worked as a paper cup salesman for restaurants. He then began selling special milkshake machines across the US. He had an idea about how to streamline food production in a restaurant inspired by one of the restaurants he did business with-- it was owned by the McDonald brothers.

Ray convinced the brothers to franchise their business through him. Ray opened his first McDonalds in 1955. The rest is history. From selling paper cups, through his innovative thinking, Ray's business was worth 500 million dollars by the time of his death in 1984!

TGIF! Have a Great Weekend!

TGIF! Have a great weekend!

Today's Treasure: The Coke Phone

Does this make you reminisce of a time before cell phones? This one pre-dates the cordless home phone! 

Today's Treasure: The Coke Phone

Does this make you reminisce of a time before cell phones? This one pre-dates the cordless home phone! 

American Treasure: Larry Bird

photo courtesy of roundballdaily.com

Larry Bird (born 1956) joined the Boston Celtics in 1979 with the largest contract in basketball history at that time. He won the NBA's rookie of the year award and later won three consecutive most valuable player awards. 

After he ended his career as a basketball player, Bird coached the Indiana Pacers, and later became the President of Basketball Relations for the NBA. 

The American Treasure Tour salutes you, Larry Bird!

Thanks to http://www.usa-hero.com for great info on American Heros.