Golden Spike National Historic Site celebrates the final spike during the construction of the First Transcontinental Railroad. The railway served an integral part in the growth of America as a country, and the Golden Spike commemorates this piece of American history.

On Saturdays and holidays from May through mid-September, the site holds re-enactments of the ceremony that accompanied the depositing of the last spike, complete with volunteers dressed to portray the attending dignitaries. Re-enactments are followed by a steam demonstration, where locomotives are driven down the track.

Steam demonstrations also occur daily throughout the week. Aside from these events, visitors can explore the site’s landscape, see some of the steam locomotives at rest, watch historic films, view photographs, and tour the visitors center.

Address: Golden Spike National Historic Site, 6200 North 22300 West, Promontory Summit, UT 84307, Phone: 435-471-2209

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