The Napa Valley Wine Train is one of the most unique and best Napa restaurants.

This top dining establishment is housed in an antique train that runs on 25-miles of track in the heart of the Napa Valley. The train itself has two engines, three kitchens on board and a collection of early 20th century rail cars that are pure Americana. It offers guests great regional food and fabulous, hard-to-find wines.

Choose from an excellent seasonal menu, and then enjoy the dish that was prepared to your specifications in our specially designed kitchen cars. Nationally known Executive Chef, Kelly Macdonald uses only the freshest seasonal ingredients, earth friendly produce, humanely raised meats, and line caught or responsibly farmed fish.

Napa Valley Wine Train Contact information:

1275 McKinstry Street
Napa, CA 94559
707-253-2111

www.winetrain.com

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One of the best places to see California's towering redwood trees is just 80 miles south of San Francisco, at the Roaring Camp Railroads. There, the first forest of coastal redwoods (Sequoia Sepervirens), preserved in California in 1867, can be seen from two historic railroads.

In the 1880s, narrow-gauge steam locomotives were used to haul giant redwood logs out of the mountains. Roaring Camp's steam engines date from 1890 and are among the oldest and most authentically preserved narrow-gauge steam engines providing regularly scheduled passenger service in America.

Travel over trestles, through towering redwood groves and up a winding narrow-gauge grade to the summit of Bear Mountain as conductors narrate the history of Roaring Camp, the railroad and the forest!

Visiting Roaring Camp is like a trip back to an 1800's California logging town. You can shop in an old general store and see historic western structures, including an opera house, depot and covered bridge.

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The Santa Cruz, Big Trees & Pacific Ry. operates passenger and freight services on one of the oldest and most historic lines in California. When the route opened in 1875 it carried picnickers and tourists to the Big Trees and Santa Cruz. Today’s Beach Trains travel through Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park, down the scenic San Lorenzo River Gorge, across a 1909 steel truss bridge, and through an 1875 tunnel before arriving at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk.

This tour is seasonal and only operates from 27 May through to 1 October.

Roaring Camp Railroads | Felton, California

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Located in Old Sacramento, the California State Railroad Museum is a complex of historic facilities and unique attractions. Widely regarded as North America’s most popular railroad museum, there is something here for everyone! Throughout the year, experience lavishly restored trains, engaging exhibits, and unique special events. Every weekend April-September, ride behind a real steam locomotive!

California State Railroad Museum

Sierra Railroad was built in 1897 connecting the Gold Country and Central Valley. The railroad now hosts the Sierra Railroad Dinner Train.  Regarded as one of the five best dinner trains in the West, we combine delicious food, luxurious cars, unspoiled scenery and great entertainment.  The train boards in Oakdale, CA, which is 90 miles east of San Francisco and 70 miles south of Sacramento.

Sierra Railroad Dinner Train

The Sacramento River Train offers food and entertainment while you roll through the countryside. Popular sights include the Sacramento River and the 8000 foot long Fremont Trestle. The train is ideal for both daytime or evening trips because it features open-air observation cars, open-air patio bar, high-level dining coach and fun club car. The train boards in Woodland, CA, which is 15 minutes from Sacramento.

The Sacramento River Train

With a route criss-crossing over the Noyo River and cutting through the coastal mountains to towering Redwood forests, a ride aboard the Skunk Train is considered one of the ten most scenic train rides in North America!  Trips are offered from two stations at opposite ends of our railroad in Fort Bragg, and Willits in the beautiful Mendocino region of California.

Skunk Train