As Story Chasers, we’re determined to follow the adventure of books right out of their pages and into the places where they began. We may not be able to visit The Shire, but we can stroll along the familiar haunts of JRR Tolkien in Oxford. We may not be able to meet the actual little women, but we can visit Concord where Louisa May Alcott wrote the book.

We’re planning a series of Story Tours throughout this next year where you can join other members of our reading community on real-life adventures. Join Ben and Ainsley Arment, along with their family, as they go on a “Little House on the Prairie” family road trip, a Boston and Concord literary tour in the fall, and an unforgettable trip to England in 2027.

Little House on the Prairie Family Road Trip

JULY 8-12, 2026 | 5 DAYS

• Wed: Meet in Minneapolis, MN
  Group Welcome & Dinner Together

• Thurs: Pepin, WI
  Laura Ingalls’ Birthplace

• Friday: Walnut Grove, MN
  Dug Out Site & Wilder Pageant

• Saturday: De Smet, SD
  Homestead & Laura Ingalls Pageant

• Sunday: Back to Walnut Grove, MN
  Village Fair | Back to MPLS

Boston & Concord, MA Family Literary Tour

NOVEMBER 2-6, 2026 | 5 DAYS

• Mon: Meet in Boston, MA
  Group Welcome & Dinner

• Tues: Tour Boston Sites
  Boston Tea Party Museum,
  Freedom Trail, Revere House

• Wed: Lexington & Concord, MA
  Stops Along Battle Road

• Thurs: Concord, MA
  The Orchard House & Walden Pond

• Friday: Back to Boston

London, England Family Literary Tour

MAY TBD, 2027 | 9 DAYS

• Day 1: Arrive in London
  Group Welcome & Dinner

• Day 2: Charles Dickens, The Globe,
  Sherlock Holmes Museum

• Day 3: Oxford, England
  Christ’s Church Chapel

• Day 4: Stratford-Upon-Avon
  Shakespeare’s Birthplace

• Day 5: The Cotswolds

• Day 6: Bath, England
  Jane Austen Sites

• Day 7: Lacock
  Filming sites for Harry Potter, Pride & Prejudice, Downton Abbey

• Day 8: Stonehenge
  Back to London & Final Dinner

• Day 9: Explore London or Depart