Day Trips & Travel Programs

From trips to theatre productions to tours of California wine country to international travel, there's a variety of opportunities to explore the world with day trips and travel programs at the WSU Retiree Center.

You do not need to be a Winona State retiree to enjoy our day trips and travel opportunities. These experiences are open to all adults who are interested!

Treasures of Ireland Trip

Oct. 15-25, 2019

Highlights

• 2 Nights in Belfast
• 2 Nights in Dublin
• 2 Nights in Killarney
• Dublin City Tour
• Trinity College - Book of Kells
• Old Jameson Whiskey Distillery
• Giants Causeway
• Belfast City Tour & Titanic Belfast
• Cliffs of Moher
• Ring of Kerry
• Medieval Banquet
• Glendalough & St. Kevin’s
• Killarney & Jaunting Car Ride
• Limerick & Galway
• Blarney Castle & Woolen Mills
• Rock of Cashel
• Adare & Foynes

View the Ireland Trip Itinerary and Reservation Details (PDF).

Steel Magnolias Day Trip

November 3, 2019

Trip Itinerary:

8:15am – Board bus at Phillips Bus Company parking lot (12th and Main)
10:45 – Brunch at Granite City
1pm – Showtime (we will plan to arrive by 12:30 to give everyone ample time to find seats)
4pm - Board the bus for Winona
6:30pm – Arrive at the Phillips Bus Company parking lot

The cost of the trip is $115 per person and includes your ticket to the play, brunch at Granite City Food & Brewery (not including alcoholic beverages), the bus ride (including snacks and water) and tip for the bus driver.

Cuba Discovery

March 24-30, 2020

Trip Highlights:

• 5 nights in Havana
• Museum of the Revolution
• Old Havana Walking Tour
• Artist Jose Fuster
• Cigar Factory Tour
• Colon Cemetery
• Havana Club Rum Museum
• Hemingway’s Farm
• Habana Compass Dance Group Performance
• Old Style Classic Car Club
• Nacional Hotel Tour
• Pinar Del Rio & Vinales Valley
• Tobacco Farm & Farmhouse Visit

View the Cuba Trip Itinerary and Reservation Details. (PDF)

New England Rails and Trails

Oct. 3-11, 2020

Multi-night stays in North Conway, NH, Burlington, VT & Portland, ME

Trip Highlights:

• 2 Rail Journeys (Conway Scenic Railroad & Mt. Washington Cog Rail)
• Boston City Tour & Faneuil Hall Marketplace
• Billings Farm & Museum
• Woodstock
• Maple Sugar Farm
• Ben & Jerry’s Factory
• Shelburne Museum
• Casco Bay Cruise
• Kancamangus Highway
• Quechee Gorge
• Cold Hollow Cider Mill
• Portland Lighthouse
• Lobster Farewell Dinner

View the New England Trip Itinerary and Reservation Details. (PDF)

Past Trips