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Now on bbc news, the travel show. i am on a coast—to—coast trek across the south of the usa, exploring the places that have grown up along the sunset limited train line. myjourney started in the unique port city of new orleans, and continued across from louisiana to texas, and one of america's most distinctive national parks. this is the rio grande. welcome to the border! this week, as i continue my journey along the rail route, but off the beaten track, i find out how close we came to the end of the world. three, two, one, release. you and i have just started something that we can't stop....

Time to leave this garden of dreams behind and head westward to america's so—called city of dreams, los angeles. it's the final stop on the sunset limited train line, which i followed here all the way from new orleans. they call this one of the last great railway stations in the us, and it marks one end of a line that created the hugely important artery carrying cargo and passenger traffic from coast to coast. and i tell you what, it's absolutely beautiful. like a church.

Has staycation saved the day for the cathedral? it has certainly made a huge difference. we are seeing people coming to salisbury and salisbury cathedral from right across the country, so we are feeling very positive about the future, but knowing that we still have quite a long way to go. but the issue now is what happens next. as the summer tapers away, they've got the autumn to think of, but crucially, they are already looking ahead to the summer of 2022. a summer that they hope will see more of us holiday at home. duncan kennedy, bbc news. now on bbc news — the travel show, with another c...

To settle for a ride on this. i physically can't get in this! of course you can fit in there! you're not that big! i'm not that big at all. do you think grown—ups should be riding around in these, too? absolutely, there is no excuse not to. kenny, there's only one problem, right? what, what's that? we are on this thing and there's no—one to turn it off. does that mean we are on this flight forever? well, in theory, that could happen. time to leave this garden of dreams behind and head westward to america's so—called city of dreams, los angeles. it's the final stop on the sunset limited t...

It owes its existence to the train line, which transformed this isolated frontier post into a major urban centre. and they are proud of their rail history here. is that a bell? can i ring that? sure, go ahead. yeah? bell rings. wow, that is a slice of history. just in that noise, that sound. it's beautiful. but there's more to this area than meets the eye. this is a typical arizona landscape, vast desert and mountain ranges. but what the state is less famous for is something that could have changed the course of history in a momentous way, and it's right beneath my feet.