BEYOND THE POSTCARD
with your own private tour
Tour privately with the Celebrity Historian:
2. Professor at Harris Stowe State University, HBCU in St. Louis
3. Author of 3 Amazon best-selling books on American history
4. Producer and Host of Clio The Muse TV show on AppleTV
5. Former Park Ranger at the Gettysburg battlefield, NPS Richmond Civil War sites, and MLK home
6. Former Educator at the birthplace of the atomic bomb for the Los Alamos Historical Society
7. President of the St. George Tucker Society, scholarly organization on the study of the U.S. South
8. Judge for National History Day in state competitions (MO and NM) and nationals in D.C.
9. Public Speaker at universities (i.e. Oxford & Cambridge), humanities councils and historical societies (i.e. U.S. Capitol Historical Society), and regular presenter at academic conferences
10. Multiple master’s degrees in history and historic preservation
Private Tour Menu
Defining the American Dream: Star-Spangled Banner to Gettysburg Address
Engage with the defining moments of the American Dream by people like Francis Scott Key, John Brown, and Abraham Lincoln at the iconic battlefields, towns, and rivers that created and contested freedom, slavery, and religion.
Witches and Pirates: Maritime New England from Salem Witch Trials to the Boston Tea Party
Sink or float with pirates, witches, and tea swimming in shipping, black magic, and rebellion.
Founding Presidents: Washington, Jefferson, Madison, and Monroe
Welcome to Presidential homes to get to know the earliest leaders of the most idealistic nation in the world.
Cajun and Creole: French Colonial in the Northern Caribbean
Taste the colorful multicultural past of Louisiana positioned at the edge of the "white gold" sugar empire.
In The Footsteps of Freedom Fighters: Landmarks of the Civil Rights Movement
Walk the grounds consecrated by legends like Martin Luther King Jr. who overcame Jim Crow in the Deep South.
Atomic History: Oppenheimer and the Manhattan Project
Reflect immersed in the place that changed the world at the birthplace of the atomic bomb.
Manifest Destiny: Westward Expansion with Lewis & Clark
Explore the natural and historic wonders of the Missouri River through the eyes of Sacagawea and Jefferson's Corps of Discovery.
Origins of We The People: Creating and Selling the Constitution
Debate the many perspectives of the Founding Fathers about the validity, shortcomings, and necessity of the Constitution by learning its origins, opposition, and campaign for approval.
Before the Pilgrims: Spanish Colonial Empire
Surprise yourself in the most powerful and sophisticated European colonial empire generations prior to the Mayflower.
Becoming American: English Colonial from Pocahontas to Patrick Henry
Transform from England to the United States in the Chesapeake region with Disney lore and "Liberty or Death!"
Ancient Civilizations: America before Columbus
Discover the advanced America reminiscent of the ruins of Rome that neither you nor Columbus knew existed.
International Trade: El Camino Real and the Santa Fe Trail
Travel from Missouri to Mexico on the ancient American Indian routes that later became engines of growth for the Spanish, Mexicans, and Americans.
The Rise and Fall of the Confederacy
March through the capital of the Confederacy of Richmond that carried the dreams of a nation at the war machine's industrial hub, heart of political power, and influential cultural center that is surrounded by battlefields still in pristine condition today.
St. Louis: Centuries of Cultural Crossroads
Meet the generations of people coming together in the most American city on earth, located at the confluence of the rivers: from Cahokia's ancient empire to modern immigrant destination, always a continental transportation hub foundational to major industry headquarters, and architectural beauty reflecting culturally rich heritage.
Missouri: Epicenter of the American Dream
Find every aspect of the American Dream here: the nation of landowners imagined by the Louisiana Purchase, the fight for freedom by Dred Scott, the development of an American music genre by Scott Joplin, and the underdog victory by President Harry Truman.
Frontier Adventures in the Badlands: Rough Riding with Teddy Roosevelt at Mount Rushmore, Withstand at Custer's Last Stand, and Playing Poker with Wild Bill Hickok
Survive the Wild West gunfights and gambling of the mining towns, rugged ranches, and vast landscapes of the old Dakota Territory.
You choose the theme and dates of your private tour!
Customize your exact itinerary!
One price for any size party (must fit into single car/van/bus):
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Weekend Getaway: $10,000
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Week-Long Excursion: $15,000
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Off-Menu create-your-own: $29,000
