My Amtrak train has a layover in a city for 7 hours. What am I supposed to do to kill time when I get there?

Question

Its going to be in Chicago, Illinois

Answer 1

Find out a bit about the city before you get there - then go for a walk, hop on a bus at the station and ride it around town on it's route and get back off at the station, find a nice restaurant and treat yourself to a nice leisurely & stationery meal. If the city is large enough to show up on a website then find out if there is a nice park near the station or even a movie theatre and spend a few hours there.

Or - when you get to the train station - ask someone who works there about what cool things are within walking distance.

Just make sure you leave enough time to get back to the train station and get a good seat on the train.

Have Fun!

Edit - Chicago? Great city, great restaurants - you will have no trouble filling seven hours there! You could easily spend seven days of lay over there and still be completely entertained!

Answer 2

You can leave your gear on the train or the station (if you have to change trains) and go sightseeing in the city.
You can just walk around or take a city tour.
Maybe Amtrak has something handy, otherwise they will point you to the tourist information office that certainly will be able to help you.
You can, of course, also go shopping, find an internet cafe or see a movie.

Answer 3

What City?

Answer 4

Sometimes reading really kills time and you never know it. Like one time I was reading at 8:00pm and when I was done reading it was 10:00pm and I didn't even know it. So reading is a good option. You could also bring a set of headphones or an mp3 and listen to music. Hope this helps :)

Answer 5

Read and/or sleep, buy lots of newspapers and magazines.