Cross-Country

Visit all 50 states
I love to travel. But I've currently only visited 10 states in the United States. (Alabama. California. Florida. Indiana. Mississippi. New York. New Jersey. Pennsylvania. Rhode Island. Tennessee. )

A road trip would be a fun way to visit multiple states. But I recently came across, the "fabulous new Rail Pass allowing travelers to see all of the 46 US States in more than 500 destinations."

"The ultimate coast to coast train experience with Amtrak! Valid for 15, 30 or 45 days of flexible rail journeys anywhere in the continental United States.

15-day (maximum 8-segment) rail pass costs $389.
30-day (maximum 12 segment) rail pass costs $579.
45-day (maximum 18-segment) pass $749.

Children aged 2-15 get passes for half price, under 2's travel free."

Here is a list of related articles
http://www.nytimes.com/ref/travel/20080601_SUMMER.html#
http://intransit.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/09/30/traveling-from-new-york-city-to-berkeley-calif-by-train/