For over two decades, we have been tailoring comprehensive bus and walking tours to the hallowed sites where American history unfolded. By laying eyes upon the scene, and walking the ground in conversation with the most authoritative and passionate guides, we gain a fuller understanding of the events that transpired there.

Just finished --

Seldom Heard History of the Civil War Era
the 2nd Central Coast Conference, May 2-4, 2025, Monterey, California

[Above: David Woodbury, Edda Fields-Black, Anne Woodbury]

THANK YOU to everyone who attended the Central Coast Conference in early May. It was a stellar program—informative, fascinating, and deeply moving. 
     THANK YOU to all of the presenters who took the time to travel from such far-flung places as Oregon and Boston and the Virgin Islands. And thanks to Vikki Bynum for coming through with online presentations after being trapped at the airport for a full day after an airport ordeal for the ages.
     CONGRATULATIONS to Dr. Edda Fields-Black, whose COMBEE book was awarded the 2025 Pulitzer Prize for History the day after the conference.

Still to come --

JUNE 2025 (tour)
The Corps of Discovery
Exploring the Lewis & Clark Trail
June 16-25, 2025 with historian Neil Mangum

A ten-day expedition following the route of the Corps of Discovery through some of the most stunning landscapes of the American West. Custom, guided tour beginning and ending in Great Falls, Montana.
ONE SEAT REMAINING — REGISTRATION INFO
Lewis and Clark at Three Forks by Edgar Samuel Paxson, 1912, oil on canvas, 81 x 153 inches, Montana State Capitol (House lobby). Individuals from left are Coulter, guide; York, Clark's servant; Captain Meriwether Lewis; Captain William Clark; Sacagawea; Charbonneau, Sacagawea's husband. 

OCTOBER 2025 (tour)
Strangers in their Own Land
The Apache Tragedy in Old Arizona and New Mexico
October 13-20, 2025 luxury van tour with Neil Mangum

SEATING IS LIMITED — reserve your seat on the van with a deposit — REGISTRATION INFO
Starting and ending in Phoenix, this one-of-a-kind tour will explore a broad array of Arizona Apache Wars sites, including a number of museums and the ruins of the Warm Springs and San Carlos Agencies, sites associated with Crook's Tonto Basin Campaign, and the Cibecue Creek battlefield. 
The tour also includes strong emphasis on the Chiracahua Apache with visits to Cochise's Stronghold, Fort Bowie and Apache Pass, and the Geronimo Surrender Monument. Additionally (because we're there) we'll see two Civil War battlefields (Valverde, and Picacho Peak), the astounding Pima Air & Space Museum, and historic Tombstone.

AUGUST 2026 (tour)

The Flight of the Nez Perce (8 days)
and the Battle of the Little Bighorn (1 day)
August  22–September 1, 2026 luxury van tour with Neil Mangum

We'll follow the Nez Percé National Historic Trail from Spokane, Washington to Great Falls, Montana, through some of the most beautiful landscapes of the American West, including the Nez Percé route through Yellowstone Park. We'll visit all of the major sites of this epic, 1,170-mile journey. Along the way, we'll detour for a one-day examination of the Battle of the Little Bighorn (where once upon a time Neil Mangum served as Superintendent). The year 2026 marks the 150th anniversary of the battle.  [After years of fantastic tours, this will likely be the final outing with Neil as our guide. Visit the tour page to reserve your seats. ]
Above: Neil Mangum on the Bear Paw Battlefield, during our 2022 tour. Right: The Keogh Sector at the Little Bighorn. 

​June 2027 (tour)
The Wilderness & Spotsylvania
Exclusive hiking tour with historian Gordon Rhea

On this entirely unique, four-day tour, Gordon will conducts hikes along every step of the NPS trails on these two battlefields, interpreting along the way. He'll also take the group to some rarely-seen private sites, to discuss the monumental opening battles of Grant's 1864 Overland Campaign. Headquarters hotel will be in Fredericksburg, Virginia. 

Other tours in the hopper . . .

— The Modoc War of 1872-1873
​— Civil War to Cold War in New Mexico
​— The Portolá Expedition of 1769-1770
Gordon Rhea and Dave Woodbury following the Overland Campaign of 1864