RLC Day Tours focus on two St. Louis neighborhoods

by ReAnne Palmer

Experience two popular neighborhoods in St. Louis like never before with two Day Tours through Rend Lake College’s Community and Corporate Education Division. In October, visit the historic Victorian streets in Lafayette Square, and in November, learn about St. Louis’ Italian heritage at The Hill.

The Downton Abbey in Downtown St. Louis tour will make stops in Lafayette Square neighborhood and at the Campbell House Museum to take participants back to the opulence of the 1880s. After a five-year, $3 million restoration at the Campbell House Museum, participants will tour one of the most accurately restored 19th century buildings in America.
Lunch will be served at Mary Ann’s Tea Room before stopping by Lafayette Square to see the rows of Victorian homes, often referred to as the “painted ladies.” A tour of a private home and a horse-drawn carriage ride through Lafayette Square Park are included in the tour price of $145. Charter bus transportation, lunch and gratuities are also included.

Attendees will depart from the Ina campus at 7:30 a.m. Monday, Oct. 2 and will return that evening at 6:30 p.m. Participants can also board the bus at the Mt. Vernon MarketPlace at 8 a.m., with a return time of 6 p.m. All attendees must pre-register by Wednesday, Sept. 6.
The following month, visit famed Italian neighborhood The Hill during the Shop n Sample St. Louis tour. Stops on this tour include Chris’ Pancakes, J Viviano & Sons Grocer, and a tour at the Herbia Soap Factory. Lunch will be served at Favazza’s Restaurant on The Hill. The afternoon will be spent exploring St. Louis’ newest chic place to shop: IKEA.

Lunch, tour fees, gratuity, and charter bus transportation are included in the $120 fee. Participants can get on the bus in Ina or Mt. Vernon, at 7:30 a.m. and 8 a.m. respectively, on Tuesday, Nov. 21. The bus will return to Mt. Vernon by 6 p.m. and to Ina by 6:30 p.m. Attendees must pre-register by Sunday, Oct. 29.

To learn more about these Day Tours or to pre-register, contact RLC’s Community and Corporate Education Division at 618-437-5321, Ext. 1714 or commcorped@rlc.edu.