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Branson Performance Opportunities:
Branson Landing, Branson On Stage Live, Churches, College of the Ozarks, Malls, Parades, Music Festivals, Parks, On stage Pre-shows for Headline Acts, Schools, Senior Center or Residence, Showboat Branson Belle, Silver Dollar City, Special Events, and University Clinics

Student Educational Sightseeing:
Aquarium at the Boardwalk, Beyond The Lens!, Branson Ferris Wheel, Branson Scenic Railway, Caverns, ButterFly Palace and Rainforest Adventure, College of the Ozarks (i.e. Ralph Foster Museum, Tractor Museum), Dewey Short Visitor Center, Fritz’s Adventure, Guided City Tour, Hollywood Wax Museum, IMAX shows, National Tiger Sanctuary, Nature Parks, Ripley’s Believe It or Not, Silver Dollar City, Shepherd of the Hills (Homestead, Fish Hatchery, Inspiration Tower, Zipline), Table Rock Dam Tour, Titanic Museum, The Track Family Fun Parks, Top of The Rock-Cave Trail Tour & Museum, Veterans Memorial Museum, Wax Museum, Wild World, And World’s Largest Toy Museum, Wonderworks.  SHOPPING – Branson Craft Mall, Grand Village, Bass Pro Shops, Historic Downtown Branson, Tanger Outlet Mall or Branson Landing with water fountain show.

Evening & Special Events:
Branson Fest, Spectacular Shows With Music From Rock n Roll, Rock, Jazz, Gospel, Country, plus Dance, Comedy, Patriotic, or Magic, IMAX, Dinner Shows (ie Showboat Branson Belle or Dolly Parton Stampede), Escape Rooms, and World Fest at Silver Dollar City

Day Trip Options:
Eureka Springs, AK — Passion Play; Kansas City, MO; Carthage, MO — Precious Moments Museum

Chicago Performance Opportunities:
Children’s Home/Hospital, Church/Chapel, Museums (ie Adler, Field, Science, Shedd), Music or Jazz Festivals, Navy Pier, Public Spaces, Shopping Centers, Six Flags Great America, St Patrick’s Day Parade, and University Clinics

Student Educational Sightseeing:
360 Chicago (94th floor of John Hancock Center), Adler Planetarium, Art Institute of Chicago, Brookfield Zoo, Buckingham Fountain, Field Museum of Natural History, Harbor or River Cruises, Gangster Tour, Guided City Tour, Lincoln Park Zoo, Millennium Park, Museum of Broadcast Communication, Museum of Science and Industry, Navy Pier, Shedd Aquarium & Oceanarium & Wild Reef, Skydeck Observatory & The Ledge, Gangster Tours, and Water Tower Place

Evening & Special Events:
Blue Man Group, Broadway Show, Chicago Symphony or Pops, Comedy Sportz, Dinner Cruise, Dinner Theater,  Escape Rooms, Sporting Events, Theater, Theme Dinners, and Medieval Times

Day Trip Opions:
Gurnee — Six Flags Great America; Milwaukee, WI

Dallas/Fort Worth Performance Opportunities:
Churches, Heart of Dallas Bowl Game & Festival, Music Festivals, Schools, Senior Centers, Six Flags Over Texas, Thanksgiving Square, University Clinics, and West End Marketplace

Student Educational Sightseeing:
AT&T Stadium, African American Museum, Backstage Tours of Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center, City or Public Art Tours, Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas World Aquarium, Dallas Zoo, Dude Ranch, Fort Worth Stockyards, GeO-Deck at Reunion Tower, George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum, Guided City Tour, Nasher Sculpture Center, The Perot Museum of Nature & Science, Pioneer Plaza, Ripley’s Believe it or Not!, Science Place, Six Flags Over Texas, Sixth Floor Museum & Dealey Plaza, Stadium Tours, Thanksgiving Square, Tussaud Palace of Wax, and West End Marketplace

Evening & Special Events:
300 Dallas (bowling), Broadway Show, Dallas & Fort Worth Symphony, Sport Games, Dinner Theaters, Rodeo, Theme Restaurants, Medieval Times

Day Trip Options:
Oklahoma City Memorial, Will Rogers Visitor Center; Austin—LBJ Ranch, Texas Capitol; Waco—Texas Rangers Hall of Fame

Houston/Galveston Performance Opportunities:
Churches, Malls, MLK Grande Parade, Museums, Music Festivals, Parades, Schools, Senior Center or Residence, Special Events, Sporting Event, and University Clinics

Student Educational Sightseeing:
Houston: American Cowboy Museum, Art Car Museum, Aquarium /Restaurant, BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Battleship Texas, Buffalo Soldiers National Museum, David Adicks Sculpturworx, Guided City Tour, Herman Park, Holocaust Museum Houston, Houston Visitor Center, Houston Zoo, IMAX, JP Morgan Chase Tower, Kegg’s Candy Tour, Minute Maid Park tour, Museum of Fine Arts, Museum of Natural Science, Parks and Nature Center, San Jacinto Battleground & Museum, Space Center Houston-NASA, Splashtown Houston, Stadium Tours, and The Water Wall

Galveston/Galveston Island:
Historic Pleasure Pier, Kemah Boardwalk, Lone Star Flight Museum, Moody Gardens (Rainforest Pyramid, Aquarium Pyramid, IMAX Discovery Pyramid, Palm Beach -seasonal), Moody Mansion, Schlitterbahn Galveston Island Water Park (year round), Seawolf Park, The Great 1900 Storm, and Water Excursions

Evening & Special Events:
300 Houston (bowling), Blues Festival, Broadway plays, Comedy Sportz, Cultural Festivals (Japan, Asia Pacific, Southwest, Scottish, Italian), Dinner Cruises, Grand Opera House, Mardi Gras South East Texas (Feb), Miller Outdoor Theatre, San Jacinto Festival, Sport event, or Symphony Concert

Day Trip Options:
College Station–George Bush Presidential Library

Kansas City Performance Opportunities:
Music Festivals, Schools, Crown Center, Crown Center Choral Festival, Senior Centers, Malls, Union Station, Churches and University Clinics

Student Educational Sightseeing:
American Jazz Museum, Arabia Steamboat Museum, City Market, Crown Center, Guided City Tour, Hallmark Visitor Center, Harley-Davidson Operations Tour, Harry S. Truman Presidential Library, IMAX, Liberty Memorial, KC Streetcar, Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Money Museum @ Federal Reserve Bank, National World War I Museum, Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, Nelson-Atkins Museum or Art, Oceans of Fun, Sea Life Aquarium,  The Plaza, and Worlds of Fun

Evening & Special Events:
Bowling, Broadway show, Escape Rooms, New Theater Restaurant & Show, Theater, Symphony, Comedy club, Kaufmann Symphony Center, Sporting Events

Day Trip Options:
Carthage– Precious Moments Museum or Branson.

Memphis Performance Opportunities:
Churches, Court Square Park, Graceland, Handy Performing Arts Park, Mud Island Amphitheater, Schools, Senior Centers, Shopping Malls, and University Clinics

Student Educational sightseeing:
Beale Street Historic District, Brooks Museum of Art, Cotton Row, Gibson Guitar Showcase, Graceland, Guided City Tour, Historic Elmwood Cemetery, IMAX, Laser Quest, Main Street Trolley, Memphis Pink Palace, Memphis Zoo, Mud Island, National Civil Rights Museum, Peabody Hotel & Ducks, Pyramid Arena, Rock n’ Soul Museum, Slave Haven Underground Railroad Museum, St. Blues Guitar, Stax Museum of American Soul Music, Sun Studios, WC Handy Home & Museum

Evening & Special Events:
Broadway Show, Jazz Club, River Cruises, Symphony, Theme Restaurants, Sporting Events

Day Trip Options:
Or stop en route to/from Nashville or New Orleans

Minneapolis/St. Paul Performance Opportunities:
Cathedral/Churches, MN History Center, Music Festivals, Senior Centers or Residents, State Capitol, Sport Events, Valleyfair Park, and University Clinics

Student Educational Sightseeing:
Alexander Ramsey House, American Swedish Institute, Backstage Tours (ie. Guthrie, Ordway, Orchestra Hall), Cathedral of St. Paul, Como Park Zoo and Conservatory, Gangster Tour, Guided City Tour, Historic Fort Snelling, IMAX, James J. Hill House, Mall of America, Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minnesota History Center, Minnesota State Capitol, Minnesota Zoo, Minnesota Sculpture Gardens, Museum of Musical Instruments, Nickelodeon Universe Theme Park, Science Museum of Minnesota, Sealife Aquarium, Segway Tours, Stadium tours, Walker Art Museum, and Water Park of America

Evening & Special Events:
Bowling, Broadway show, Chanhassen Dinner Theater, Comedy Sportz, Escape Rooms, Guthrie Theater, Minnesota Orchestra, St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, Sport Events, State Fair, Theater, Summerfest, or Winter Carnival

Day Trip Options:
Duluth or La Crosse, WI

Nashville Performance Opportunities:
Belle Meade Plantation, Churches, Country Music Hall of Fame, Hermitage, Music Festivals, Opry Mills, Ryman Auditorium, Schools, Senior Centers, Studio B, Shopping Malls, Tennessee State Capitol, The Parthenon, and University Clinics

Student Educational Sightseeing:
Adventure Science Center, Antebellum Homes (ie Belle Meade Plantation or Belmont Mansion), Cheekwood Botanical Gardens, Country Music Hall of Fame, Fontanel Mansion, Grand Old Opry Tour, Guided City Tour, Hermitage, Johnny Cash Museum, Loretta Lynn’s Ranch, Madame Tussauds, Museum of Art, Music City Walk of Fame Park, Nashville Zoo, Opry Mills, Opryland Hotel, Parthenon (Art Museum), Ryman Auditorium, Studio B, Tennessee State Capitol & Museum

Evening & Special Events:
General Jackson Showboat, Grand Ole Opry, TV Show Taping, Chaffin’s Barn Dinner Theater, Broadway show, symphony, Dinner with Line Dancing, Laser Quest, Bowling, Theme Restaurants, and sport games

Day Trip Options:
Louisville, KY, Memphis, Gatlinburg/Pigeon Forge

New Orleans Performance Opportunities:
Jazz Festival, Mardi Gras Parades, Music Festivals, Riverwalk Fountain or Marketplace, Schools, Spanish Plaza, Sugar Bowl, University Clinics, and Washington Artillery Park

Student Educational Sightseeing:
1850’s House, Aquarium of Americas, Audubon Zoo, Cabildo, Cafe Du Monde, City Park, Farmer’s Market, French Quarter, Guided City or Katrina Tours, Herman-Grima Historic House, Jackson Square, Mardi Gras World, Musee Conti Wax Museum, Museum of Art & Sculpture Garden, National WWII Museum, Old US Mint, Plantation Tours, Presbytere, Sightseeing Cruises, Superdome, and Swamp Tours

Evening & Special Events:
Broadway Show, Cajun Cooking School, Dinner Theater, Festivals (ie Congo Square, French Quarters, Jazz & Heritage, Literary, Mardi Gras), Jazz Cruises, Preservation Hall, Riverboat Dinner Cruises, Sport Events, Symphony, Theater, Theme Restaurants, and Wednesdays at the Square (Mar-June)

Day Trip Options:
Plantation or Swamp Tours

San Antonio Performance Opportunities:
El Mercado, Historic Sites, Landmarks, Malls, Music Festivals, Parades, San Antonio Missions/Churches, Schools, Senior Centers, The Alamo, Theme Parks, University Clinics and USS Lexington in Corpus Christie

Student Educational Sightseeing:
Aquarium, Art Museums, Brackenridge Park & Japanese Tea Gardens, Buckhorn & Texas Ranger Museum, Guided City Tour, Guinness World Record, Holocaust Memorial Museum, IMAX, Institute of Texan Cultures, La Villita Historic Arts Village, Market Square – El Mercado, Missions, Passeo Del Rio River Cruise, Natural Bridge Caverns, Ripley’s Believe It or Not (4D Theater, Cargo Hold Store, Museum, Odditorium, Waxworks), River Walk, River Walk Art, San Antonio Zoo, Seaworld of Texas, Six Flags Fiesta Texas, The Alamo, Tower of the Americas, Water Parks

Evening & Special Events:
Broadway show, Chuckwagon Dinner & Show, Dude Ranch, Fiesta San Antonio in April, Sport Events, Symphony

Day Trip Options:
Corpus Christi— Beach Fun, Dolphin Cruise, Science & History Museum, Symphony, Texas State Aquarium, and USS Lexington
Austin— LBJ Library, LBJ Ranch, State Capitol; Waco – Texas Rangers Museum

St. Louis Performance Opportunities:
Cathedral/churches, Hospitals, Music Festivals, Old Courthouse, Schools, Science Center, Senior Centers, Six Flags St. Louis, Union Station, and University Clinics

Student Educational Sightseeing:
Art Museum, Cathedrals, City Garden, City Museum, Fox Theatre, Gateway Arch/Westward Expansion Museum, Grant’s Farm, Guided City Tour, Holocaust Museum & Learning Center, IMAX, Laumeir Sculpture Park, Old Courthouse, OMNI/IMAX, Science Center, Six Flags St. Louis, St. Louis Mills, St. Louis Walk of Fame, St. Louis Zoo, Stadium Tour, Union Station, Walk of Fame, and World Aquarium

Evening & Special Events:
Bowling, Broadway Show, Dinner Cruise, Escape Rooms, Royal Dumpe Dinner Theater, Mystery Dinner Theater, Sport Games, or Symphony

Day Trip Options:
Hannibal or St Joseph, Missouri, Springfield, Illinois -Lincoln Boyhood Home, Museum, and Visitor Center