this train holiday leaves Barcelona to Madrid Spain. Spain is a country with two capitals: Madrid, the country’s capital city, and Barcelona, the capital of the autonomous Catalonia region. On this tour, experience both. Barcelona is a boisterously independent city that is full of life. Thanks to the imagination of architects like Antoni Gaudí, the architecture here is positively whimsical, and totally unlike anywhere else on Earth. Join the pulsing energy in this city and feel free to let your hair down. Barcelona is a city built for dreamers. Then, travel by rail to Madrid. Enter a city with a regal spirit and a distinctively Spanish style that can be felt in every corner of the city. Madrid is one of Europe’s capitals of culture. Visit the Museo Nacional del Prado, one of the world’s finest art museums. Explore the city’s many grand plazas surrounded by stunning Herrerian architecture. Immerse yourself in the rich, ebullient Spanish culture on this 8-day tour.

This incentive train trip emanating from Africa tours Chicago on-board Amtrak’s along major portions of the Lewis and Clark trail. Relax on-board in the observation car while you take in the stunning views of the Missouri River, the beautiful North Dakota plains, and Glacier National Park in “Big Sky Country” and enter Seattle, visit popular attractions such as Pikes Place Market or Seattle’s Waterfront and on to Vancouver and finally Chicago. Visit popular sites such as the Royal Ontario Museum, Casa Loma, the Hockey Hall of Fame, Toronto Harbor front, Eaton Center and Chinatown. Get the best views as you board the Lake Shore Limited to Chicago and enjoy your final train ride which completes your cross the USA and Canada Rail Experience.