California Zephyr Rail Experience

Welcome to Chicago! Today you can explore the "Windy City" on your own. Perhaps you want to take a stroll through Millennium Park (home of the famous Chicago "Bean") or enjoy some authentic deep dish pizza - the day is free for your choosing. (Overnight in Chicago)

Today a hop-on, hop-off sightseeing tour will guide you around Chicago. Along the way, you can visit such top attractions as Navy Pier, the John Handcock Observatory, Michigan Avenue, and the Shedd Aquarium. You will also have admission to the Skydeck Observatory level at the Willis Tower. (Overnight in Chicago)

This morning you will have free time to explore Chicago on your own. Then this afternoon head over to Chicago's Union station to board the California Zephyr for your journey to the west! (Overnight onboard Amtrak)

The train journey you experience on board the Zephyr is magnificent. After traveling across the great plains, your train enters the majestic Rocky Mountains this morning. After traveling past breathtaking alpine scenery for most of the day, the mountains begin to recede as you enter the more open desert spaces of Utah in the afternoon and evening. Keep your camera handy as you take in view after view of places you can only experience traveling by train. (Overnight onboard Amtrak)

After passing through the picturesque Sierra Nevada Mountains, you arrive today to San Francisco. This evening, relax and reminisce about the once-in-a-lifetime scenic journey you've just completed. (Overnight in San Francisco)

Take time today to explore all San Francisco has to offer. With your included hop-on, hop-off pass you have a wonderful guided tour at your disposal taking in the city's most beloved points of interest. Hop-off and explore any such as Golden Gate Park, Union Square, Haight Ashbury, and many more. San Francisco has a wide variety of experiences available to excite any visitor. Tonight, you will enjoy dinner at a popular restaurant on San Francisco's Pier 39! (Overnight in San Francisco) D