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Grand Canyon National Park
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tour while the 10-day Glacier National Park Express takes you from Chicago to Seattle on Amtrak, visiting the national park along the way but also providing tours of both Chicago and Seattle.
If you want to visit more than one national park on your journey, Amtrak has you covered. The Grand National Park excursion will take you to Yellowstone, Yosemite and the Grand Canyon in a 13-day, multistate trip. Besides tours in the national parks, you also will visit Salt Lake City, San Francisco and Los Angeles in a roundtrip journey from Chicago.
Another Grand National Parks package can take you to the Grand Canyon, Yosemite and Glacier national parks, while also touring San Francisco and Seattle on a 14-day roundtrip journey from Chicago.
And what will you see at these at national parks? Let’s break them down.
GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK
It might have taken more than 35 years from when the first bill was introduced to get national park status for this Arizona landmark, but the Arizona landmark recently celebrated its 100th anniversary as a national park. Officially designated as such by an act of Congress on February 26, 1919, this UNESCO World Heritage Site has become the second-most visited
Glacier National Park
national park in the United States behind the Great Smoky Mountains in North Carolina and Tennessee.
The canyon, formed by the flowing Colorado River, is considered one of the natural Wonders of the World since many of the river’s tributaries have created canyons of various depths over thousands of years.
From hiking down into the canyon or just enjoying the view from the rim, the park provides something for those who love the outdoors.
The Grand Canyon Railway started taking visitors to the Grand Canyon before it was even a national park, back in 1901. Now, you can travel from Williams, Arizona, into the park and also spend the night at the Grand Canyon Railway Hotel.
GLACIER NATIONAL PARK
Deep valleys, ancient forests and alpine scenery are only part of what makes Montana’s Glacier National Park
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