2025 Proposed Trip Schedule
Bus trip information for the 2025 season is listed below, and can also be found on our facebook page. There is a link to make on-line payments further down on this page or you can call into the office to make a payment, stop in the office or pay by mail.
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March 8 - Stonewall Jackson Murder Mystery |
Gather your crime-junkie friends and join us for a bus trip to Stonewall Resort for an evening of detective work to solve this exciting, hard-hitting mystery. "Prohibition Murder" - Chicago Mayor "Big Bill" Thomas, an advocate for prohibition, is secretly attending a local SpeakEasy to celebrate a new city government contract. His enemies have tracked him to Kitty Malone's to kill him? The show will be from 7:00 - 9:00 pm, table seating is communal.
- Cost for the trip is $99.00 per person and includes the round-trip bus ride, dinner and show.
- Payment in full must be made by February 14, 2025.
- Menu: Spinach Salad, Herb & Balsamic Beef Medallions, Frutti di Bosco Torte
- You can pay online using the link below or stop by the office to make payment.
- Bus will leave from the Fairmont Walmart parking lot at 5:00pm with return ETA 10:00pm.
April 5 - Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens /National Aviary |
Spring is here! Take a trip with MCPARC to Pittsburgh, PA to Phipps’s Conservatory and Botanical Gardens. Each room is dedicated to a different signature spring bloom in this year’s edition Spring Flower Show. It will provide the burst of color and fragrance you’ve been missing all winter long. See stunning seasonal bloom, from tulips to pansies, lilies and more. You will get to appreciate the beauty and unique details of each flower.
Our next stop will be at the National Aviary. Enjoy an amazing collection of more than 500 exotic and endangered birds from nearly every continent. Walk through large habitats where birds fly freely, including tropical rainforest, wetlands, and grasslands. See sloths, owls and penguins, the impressive wingspan of giant condors, feeding time for rainbow lorikeets and the majestic hall of eagles. We will attend the live immersive bird show; birds will fly, strut and glide right by the audience, accompanied by dramatic video, theatrical lighting and thrilling music.
Our next stop will be at the National Aviary. Enjoy an amazing collection of more than 500 exotic and endangered birds from nearly every continent. Walk through large habitats where birds fly freely, including tropical rainforest, wetlands, and grasslands. See sloths, owls and penguins, the impressive wingspan of giant condors, feeding time for rainbow lorikeets and the majestic hall of eagles. We will attend the live immersive bird show; birds will fly, strut and glide right by the audience, accompanied by dramatic video, theatrical lighting and thrilling music.
- The cost for this trip is $115.00 per person and will include; the roundtrip bus ride, guided tour of Phipps’s Conservatory, a box lunch, exploring, and immersive bird show at the National Aviary.
- A non-refundable deposit of $50.00 to reserve your spot is due at the time of your reservation. The balance in full will be due March 5, 2025.
- The bus will leave Fairmont Walmart Parking lot at 7:15 am on Saturday April 5, 2025. The return ETA is 5:30 pm.
May 10 - Falling Water /Nemacolin /The Christmas Shoppe |
Join MCPARC for a trip to Fallingwater in the mountains of Southwestern PA in the town of Mill Run. Fallingwater is a house designed by American Architect Frank Lloyd Wright. It is one of his most widely acclaimed works and best exemplifies his philosophy of organic architecture: the harmonious union of art and nature. Wright designed Fallingwater to rise above the waterfall over which it is built.
The casino at Nemacolin – Take your pick from 500 of the latest and greatest slot machines, along with keno, video poker and table games. Enjoy time on your own at the casino and get your lunch of choice at the Royale located in the casino. They have many options of delectable classics from land and sea in addition to pub style appetizers, sandwiches and sides.
The Christmas Shop and Downer House Antiques, Chalk Hill, PA. Come on in it’s MAGICAL inside! Everything Christmas and other shops.
The casino at Nemacolin – Take your pick from 500 of the latest and greatest slot machines, along with keno, video poker and table games. Enjoy time on your own at the casino and get your lunch of choice at the Royale located in the casino. They have many options of delectable classics from land and sea in addition to pub style appetizers, sandwiches and sides.
The Christmas Shop and Downer House Antiques, Chalk Hill, PA. Come on in it’s MAGICAL inside! Everything Christmas and other shops.
- *Must be 21 to attend*
- The cost for this trip is $89.00 per person and will include the roundtrip bus ride, guided tour at Fallingwater, afternoon at Nemacolin Casino and lunch on your own and shopping at the Christmas Shop and village.
- A non-refundable deposit of $50.00 to reserve your spot is due at the time of your reservation. The balance in full will be due by April 11, 2025.
- The bus will leave Fairmont Walmart parking lot at 8:00 am on Saturday May 10, 2025. Return ETA is 6:00 pm.
Additional Planned Trips - More Information Coming Soon
- May 31 - Sight and Sound Theater
- July 4 - Gateway Clipper Dinner and Fireworks
- October 4 - Tracks and Yaks
- December 7 - Olgebay Dinner Show and Lights
For more information about our trip schedule or to register for a trip, please call our office at 304-363-7037 or email [email protected].
General Trip Information
Our goal is to offer the best trips at the best prices.
Deposits and Payments
Travel Information
- If you are interested, we need to hear from you as soon as possible for reservations to ensure that we have enough for the trip. Most trips have early deadlines for deposits.
- If we do not have enough interested, we have to cancel and you will receive a full refund.
- DEPOSITS ARE NON-REFUNDABLE! (unless the trip is canceled)
- Reservations can be made any time. Call 304-363-7037 or email [email protected] for details.
Deposits and Payments
- Non-refundable deposits will be required on all trips at the time the reservation is made.
- One-day trips deposit will be $50.00 per person.
- Multi-day trips with a fee of up to $500, the deposit will be $100.00.
- For trips with a fee of more than $500.00, a 25% deposit is required.
- Balance due must be paid 30 days prior to the trip. There will be no refunds after this date.
- Payments on any trip can be made in installments.
Travel Information
- Luggage tags will be mailed to you for overnight trips, and tagged luggage will be stored under the bus.
- Buses leave from the Fairmont Walmart parking lot near the Walmart gas station.
- Trips may be canceled if minimum number of people is not reached.
PhoneCall 304-363-7037
Fax304.367.0676
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Mailing AddressP.O. Box 1258
Fairmont, WV 26555 Physical Address1000 Cole Street, Suite B
Pleasant Valley, WV 26554 |
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