Your Itinerary

1Embark in St Paul
Welcome aboard the Viking Mississippi!

2Red Wing, MN
Tour Red Wing and learn more about our country's national symbol at the National Eagle Center! Other options include the Pottery Museum with beautiful stoneware, or spend the afternoon at Lake Pepin with a winery tour.

3La Crosse, WI
Your included excursion today is the River Town Discovery tour, for a look at historic sites. Premium excursions include the Vesterheim Museum, the La Crosse Queen Steamboat ride, a guided bike ride. a fishing adventure, or kayaking local waterways.

4Dubuque, IA
Enjoy the Historic Dubuque tour with a stop at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium. If that's not up your alley, try Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin.

5Quad Cities, IA
You won't want to miss the John Deere Pavilion and tour of the historic Deere family homes, as it gives you insight into farming and agriculture history with these iconic green and yellow farming inventions. Other tours include the Botanical Center, and Iowa farm visit, the Rock Island Arsenal, or the Figge Art Museum.

6Burlington, IA
Burlington is a charming city, and the Historic Burlington tour will help you get to know and experience small-town American life. Other activities include an art project with a local artist, visiting Old Fort Madison, the Historic Nauvoo tour, a farm to table lunch a local farm, or a visit to a sustainable dairy farm.

7Hannibal, MO
This is the town where Mark Twain was born and raised! You'll spend the day seeing the sites that inspired his famous novels, like the white picket fence at the house he grew up in.

8St, Louis, MO
In the Gateway to the West tour you'll discover the main attractions of St Louis, such as the Old Cathedral, the Old Courthouse, and of course the iconic Gateway Arch. If you;d prefer something different, there's a Anheuser-Busch Brewery tour, or a visit to the National Blues Museum

9Scenic Cruising
There's plenty to do onboard today, whether you'd like to socialize with new friends at a cooking demonstration, attend a lecture, read a book in the library, book an appointment for the spa, or sit on the deck and watch the scenic shores.

10Memphis, TN
Your included shore excursion is a visit to Graceland, the home of famed Elvis Presley, where you'll find a home filled with memorabilia and even the Trophy Building filled with Gold and Platinum Records. Two other options for today include the Blues, Soul and Rock 'n' Roll tour, or the National Civil Rights Museum.

11Scenic Cruising
There's plenty to do onboard today, whether you'd like to socialize with new friends at a cooking demonstration, attend a lecture, read a book in the library, book an appointment for the spa, or sit on the deck and watch the scenic shores.

12Vicksburg, MS
The Vicksburg National Military Park is a must-see destination for anyone interested in the Civil War or American history. When the Union won the battle at Vicksburg it turned the tide of the war in the Unions favor, and you'll be fascinated by the historic trenches and monuments. If the battlefield isn't for you today, enjoy a walking tour or a Vicksburg Behind the Scenes tour.

13Natchez, MS
Natchez has over 500 historic buildings with 200 preserved homes, making it a great destination to explore. Take a town tour and see The Best of Natchez and see two homes, or enjoy the Historic Homes and Chef-Hosted Lunch.

14Baton Rouge, LA
The included tour today is the Baton Rouge Panorama tour, visiting important sites in the city as well as the Old and New State Capitols. Other options include the WW2 Fletcher Class Destroyer the USS Kidd, the Cajun Heritage Tour, Atchafalaya Basin by Boat or Canoe.

15Disembark in New Orleans
Disembark and return home on your flight