My husband and I got married earlier this year and figured we would plan a honeymoon later once wedding stress had passed. Now we've started planning and being in the Midwestern United States has us feeling frustrated about travel options that aren't planes, as we do not want to use them.
I discovered the Amtrak Rail Pass yesterday and was wondering if anyone had any experience (or knows of a blog, vlog, etc) where somebody talked about their experience using the pass to do a city-hopping sort of trip/honeymoon/vacation using Amtrak, or the pass specifically. Cursory research didn't show me anything, but I did see that the pass was on sale from $499 to $299 in January, so I am going to keep an eye out and see if they do that again. If so, it seems like a (relatively) cost-effective way to do a longer sort of trip, hitting 6 or so cities along the way.
Any perspectives welcome!
All good places to visit and good public transit to get around once you are there (if you take the time to wrap your head around them). Consider adding Pittsburgh to the list too, not only is it a nice city in it's own right but going east from Pittsburgh is the horseshoe curve which is some of the most beautiful train scenery anywhere in the world! You can even take a day in Harrisburg between Pitt and Philly to check out the state museum (walking distance from the train station!) and the state capital building which is a real looker.
Try and check out Lee's Deli in west Philly when you come. Best cheesesteaks in the world! Even their vegetarian cheesesteaks are better than other places meat ones if you are a vegetarian. I can drown you in Philly and Harrisburg recommendations if you ask me to lol.
That's a great and compelling case for Pittsburgh, and I think it will fit in great to the map I'm working on for this trip! Thank you for the recommendation