9 Day Moss Mountain Farm and PioneerWoman

We board our deluxe motorcoach traveling west through Nashville and Memphis, Tennessee where we cross the river into Arkansas on our wayto Little Rock for our first night.

This morning we have a short drive to Roland, Arkansas and Moss Mountain Farms, the home of P. Allen Smith who is an author, conservationist and TV host of “Garden Home” and “Garden Style”. We will enjoy a tour of P. Allen Smith’s three-story Greek Revival-style home situated on 650-acres overlooking the Arkansas River. We will sit down to a farm-to-table lunch featuring a Seasonal recipe from P. Allen Smith’s book, Seasonal Recipes from the Garden. For dessert, enjoy a slice of Allen’s famous buttermilk pecan pie with homemade whipped cream.Whenever possible Allen enjoys visiting with guests and signing autographs.We continue northwest through Arkansas and into Oklahoma to Tulsa for a two night stay.

It’s a short dive to Pawhuska, Oklahoma where we meet a local guide and roam the Osage Hills around Pawhuska, Oklahoma the home town of Lee Drummond—”The Pioneer Woman”.We go by way of Osage Shuttle to the Lodge on the Drummond Ranch. The Lodge is the family guest house and also serves as the production location for Ree’s Food Network show! (If The Pioneer Woman is taping for TV, we will not be able to visit the lodge.) We returm to downtown Pawhuska for a delicious luncheon all made in The Mercantile and served family style next door to the Mercantile. After lunch, we will visit the historical museum and Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in town. The Immaculate Conception Catholic Church is known for its 22 stained glass windows. We visit the Pioneer Woman Mercantile, owned by Food Network TV show host Ree Drummond, aka The Pioneer Woman, this shop is a must-see destination. The Pioneer Woman Mercantile began in 1910 as Osage Mercantile and was a place for trading goods and browsing. Ree Drummond and family wanted to honor The Merc’s legacy by creating a shopping experience that hints to an earlier time in small town America. We return to Tulsa for our last night. Come explore the glorious cabinets, browse the abundant shelves, and peek in all the drawers! Shopping at The Merc is a treasure hunt, with surprises everywhere you turn. We return to Tulsa for our last night.

We depart Tulsa traveling south through Oklahoma crossing into Texas to Parker—the home of the “Dallas” TV Series. After a catered lunch at South Fork, we board a tram at the Visitors Center to the famous Ewing Mansion. We will hear a history of the ranch and see Texas longhorns and American quarter horses along the way. At the Ewing Mansion, a tourguide will share interesting tidbits about the years of filming, both pastand present and provide insight into the TV characters of the Ewings. Guests are given a full guided tour of the “most famous White House west of D.C.” You’ll even see J.R.’s famous bedroom! As you depart the Mansion, you’ll be free to stroll through the ranch grounds. Be sure to stopand visit Lincoln’s and Longhorns where you’ll find Jock Ewing’s original1978 Lincoln Continental.You’ll also want to stop by the Ranch RoundUp shop in the Visitors Center, featuring a wide selection of Southfork gift items and Texas collectibles. Waco, Texas for the night.

This morning we enjoy a guided tour of Waco, the hometown of Chip & Joanna Gaines.We will visit some of the familiar spots from their HGTV’s Fixer Upper show. We will see some of their fixer upper homes, visit Jimmy Don’s Metal Works and stop by Harp Design Wood Shop featured on HGTV’s Fixer Upper. Clint & Kelly Harp founded this company that is gaining fame for making handmade furniture with recycled and reclaimed wood. Many of their pieces are a patchwork of pine, oak, mahogany, walnut, poplar and other reclaimed woods rescued from old buildings, fallen trees and scrap piles. Then you have time to enjoy Magnolia Market and the Silos, by Chip & Joanna Gaines, hosts of HGTV’s Fixer Upper. You will have time for shopping in the Market, games on the lawn, and touring the garden. Before departing, be sure to have lunch on your own at the ‘Siloteria’ – a collection of food trucks with a wide variety of menu selections. Located just a few blocks from the Magnolia Market, the Dr. Pepper Museum is housed in a historic three story bottling plant. We will take a guided tour of the original bottling facility, and sample some hand-made Dr Pepper from an old fashioned soda fountain.