Afternoon: HOTEL CHECK-IN: Available from 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm. After you have your room assignment, come over to the Road Scholar desk in the lobby to pick up your arrival packet containing your name tag, the up-to-date schedule, and to confirm the time of the orientation session. Please be aware that program activities and scheduled times could change due to local circumstances. In the event of changes, we will alert you as quickly as possible. Thank you for your understanding.

Dinner: Enjoy dinner at the hotel.

Evening: ORIENTATION: We'll review the schedule and any changes; discuss responsibilities, safety guidelines, emergency procedures; and answer any questions you may have. You'll also have an opportunity to meet the program staff and your fellow participants.

Lodging: Hyatt Resort and Spa Key West

Meals Included: Dinner

Harry Truman Lecture / Trolley Tour / Key West Museum of Art and History / Celebrate the Sun

Breakfast: Breakfast in the hotel

Morning: Enjoy a lecture about Harry Truman's Little White House with Bob Woltz, our Truman expert. After the lecture, visit The Key West Museum of Art and History in the Custom House. Built in 1891, served as a post office, court house and government center.You will have a docent led tour of this amazing and cultural space.

Morning: We will take the Trolley for an hour long, narrated trip around the island- 4 miles long and 2 miles wide. This will help you see why this is such a fascinating place to visit!

Lunch: Lunch at the hotel

Afternoon: Listen to a representative from the National Weather Service in Key West. He will discuss the unusual weather patterns in this area. Hear about the many hurricanes this area has experienced.

Dinner: Dinner at a local restaurant

Evening: Experience "Celebrate the Sun" at Mallory Square, a gathering of locals and visitors that come to see the vendors, and artists. It is mainly an event to celebrate the sun setting. It's a huge event and a must see.

Lodging: Hyatt Resort and Spa Key West

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Breakfast: Breakfast in the hotel

Morning: A local author will delight you with stories of famous literary figures who lived in Key West.

Lunch: Lunch at the hotel

Afternoon: After lunch we will gather to walk to Hemingway House and a professional docent will lead us through this famous residence of a very colorful former resident.

Dinner: Dinner on your own and a free evening to visit any of the local pubs or just enjoy the "scene"

Evening: Free Time

Lodging: Hyatt Resort and Spa Key West

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch

Deep Sea Diving Lecture / ECO Discovery Center / Presentation by a Naturalist

Breakfast: Breakfast at hotel.

Morning: Our favorite deep sea diver will talk to you about his many years of fishing these waters. View his treasures and enjoy his stories.

Morning: Enjoy a visit to the ECO Discovery Center. Learn about the unique recreational and commercial use of the nationally significant marine resources surrounding FL demands of a multitude of creative education strategies.

Lunch: Lunch on your own

Afternoon: Free Time

Dinner: Dinner at the hotel

Evening: Christina Celano from the Audubon House will bring her knowledge to you in a very interesting presentation.

Lodging: Hyatt Resort and Spa Key West

Meals Included: Breakfast, Dinner

Breakfast: Breakfast in the hotel.

Morning: After breakfast enjoy a guided walk around Old Town.

Lunch: Lunch at Red Fish Blue Fish, a local favorite

Afternoon: After lunch walk over to the Audubon House and Gardens for a guided visit. Audubon visited the FL Keys and Dry Tortugas in 1832. He left KW having sighted and drawn 18 new birds for his "Birds of America" folio. It is believed that many of those drawings were conceived in the Audubon House garden. After visiting the Audubon House walk over to the Little White House and see where Truman and Bess spent their winters

Dinner: Farewell dinner at the hotel

Evening: After dinner enjoy a performance

Lodging: Hyatt Resort and Spa Key West

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

We will close out the week about KW with a visit to the famous Mel Fisher Museum where you will see treasures brought up from the sunken Spanish Ship Atocha.

Breakfast: Breakfast in the hotel.

Morning: We will conclude our journey of discovery with an exploration of the Mel Fisher Maritime Museum, where you'll learn about marine archaeology and see treasures, including gold and silver bars, retrieved from beneath the sea.

Lunch: The program ends with lunch. You'll have a box lunch that you may have at the hotel or take with you. We hope you have enjoyed this Road Scholar learning adventure and look forward to having you on other programs in the future. Best wishes for all your journeys!

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch