2025 Presidential tour

2025 Presidential tour

Black Tie Guys: Presidential Tour
March 24-27, 2025


DAY 1: Monday, March 24, 2025
Travel Day & Arrival
•    9:30 AM: Departure from Monroe, LA
•    1:00 PM: Lunch at a McDonald’s
•    3:00 PM: Check-in at Great Wolf Lodge (100 Great Wolf Dr, Grapevine, TX 76051) 
      Phone: (800) 693-9653
      Website: https://www.greatwolf.com/grapevine
•    4:00 PM - 7:00 PM: Indoor Waterpark time at Great Wolf Lodge
•    7:30 PM: Dinner at an area restaurant
•    8:30 PM - 10:00 PM: Evening activities at Great Wolf Lodge (MagiQuest, arcade games)


DAY 2: Tuesday, March 25, 2025
(Today we will Dress in our Tuxs)
      8:00 AM: Breakfast at a McDonald’s near. (101 TX-114, Grapevine, TX)
•    10:30 AM - 12:00 PM: George Bush Presidential Library 
      Address: 2943 SMU Boulevard, Dallas, TX 75205, United States - Southern Methodist University 
      Phone: (214) 200-4306
      Website: https://www.bushcenter.org/about-us/contact-us
•     12:30 PM: Scheduled meeting with City leader
      Meet with David Etheridge, Deputy Director of Empl. Retirement Fund City of Dallas
      Address: 1920 McKinney Avenue 10th Floor
      Contact: Melissa Harris 214-580-7719 (mharris@dallaserf.org)
•    3:00 PM - 4:00 PM: ATT Dallas Cowboys Stadium 
     Address: One AT&T Way, Arlington, TX 76011.
      Features: Photo Opportunity 
•    5:00 PM - 6:00 PM: Evening Meal 
     Address: Nearest McDonald’s
•    7:00 PM: Return to Great Wolf Lodge
•    8:30 PM - 10:00 PM: Evening activities at Great Wolf Lodge 


DAY 3: Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Presidential History & JFK Sites
•    8:00 AM: In Room Breakfast (Great Wolf)
•    10:00 -11:00 p.m.: Golden Gate Funeral Home
      Address: 4155 S. R.L. Thornton Freeway, Dallas, TX 75224
      We will meet with John Beckwith, Jr. who will explain
The philosophy of Golden Gate Funeral Celebrations.
•    12:00  PM: Lunch at Luby’s Cafeteria (5600 S. Hampton Rd. Dallas Tx)
•    2:00 PM – 3:00 PM The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 
      Address: 411 Elm St, Dallas, TX 75202
      Phone: (214) 747-6660
      Website: https://www.jfk.org
      Features: Comprehensive museum chronicling the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, located in the former Texas School Book Depository building where Lee Harvey Oswald fired the fatal shots
•    3:00 – 4:00 PM: Dealey Plaza National Historic Landmark District 
      Address: 400 Main St, Dallas, TX 75202
      Features: Walk through the "Grassy Knoll" area, see the X-marks on Elm Street indicating where the presidential limousine was when shots were fired, and view the John F. Kennedy Memorial Plaza nearby
•    6:00 PM: Dinner near the Great Wolf Lodge
•    7:30 PM - 10:00 PM: Evening activities at Great Wolf 


DAY 4: Thursday, March 27, 2025
Departure Day
•    7:00 AM: Breakfast at Great Wolf Lodge
•    8:00 AM: Check out and load luggage
•    9:00 AM: Departure from Dallas to Monroe, LA
•    3:00 PM: Arrival at Powell Street Center

 

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