Good choice! It's been just a few years since the golden spike was driven into the Trans-Continental Railroad, bringing the West closer than ever before. You'll travel in relative comfort and with unprecedented speed. The Iowa frontier is only a few days away by rail, and California just one week away by rail!

Your father walks you to the railroad station. "Farewell, son. My agent will meet you in San Francisco in a month. Be prepared to have your knowledge of landscape art tested. If you have spent your time wisely, you will find yourself with a ticket to the Academy. If not, your quill and ledger book will be waiting."

Where will you go first?

Iowa | Colorado | Yellowstone | Grand Canyon | Sierra Nevada | Yosemite
San Francisco