Golden Spike Tower & Visitor Center

23/10/2026

🚂ɪ sᴘʏ ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴏʟᴅᴇɴ sᴘɪᴋᴇ ᴛᴏᴡᴇʀ!🚂
The view is starting to look a little different around North Platte. Can you find the Golden Spike Tower hiding among the fall colors?
✨ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴛᴏᴡᴇʀ! ᴡʜᴇɴ ʏᴏᴜ sᴘᴏᴛ ᴜs, ʙᴜᴛ ᴅᴏɴ’ᴛ ɢɪᴠᴇ ᴀᴡᴀʏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀɴsᴡᴇʀ!✨

22/10/2026

🚂ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴀ ʙᴇᴀᴜᴛɪꜰᴜʟ ᴠɪᴇᴡ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴏʟᴅᴇɴ sᴘɪᴋᴇ ᴛᴏᴡᴇʀ🚂

21/10/2026

🚂ᴍɪʟᴇs ᴏꜰ ʀᴀɪʟ, ᴀʟʟ ɪɴ ᴏɴᴇ ᴠɪᴇᴡ🚂
From long strings of freight cars to tracks stretching toward the horizon, Bailey Yard is the kind of place where there’s always more to see the longer you look.
The Golden Spike Tower gives visitors a front-row view of the scale, movement, and everyday work that keeps the railroad running.
✨ʜᴏᴡ ꜰᴀʀ ᴅᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛʜɪɴᴋ ᴛʜᴇsᴇ ʀᴀɪʟᴄᴀʀs sᴛʀᴇᴛᴄʜ?✨

20/10/2026

🚂ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴛʜᴀɴ ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴀ ɢʀᴇᴀᴛ ᴠɪᴇᴡ🚂
Standing eight stories above North Platte, the Golden Spike Tower gives visitors a one-of-a-kind look over Union Pacific’s Bailey Yard, the world’s largest railroad classification yard.
From the observation decks, you can watch locomotives move through the yard, see railcars being sorted, learn more about North Platte’s railroad history, and get a better sense of just how massive Bailey Yard really is.
Whether you’re a lifelong railfan or just curious about what keeps the railroad moving, there’s always something new to see from the top.
✨ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴍᴀᴅᴇ ɪᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴏᴘ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴏʟᴅᴇɴ sᴘɪᴋᴇ ᴛᴏᴡᴇʀ ʏᴇᴛ?✨

16/10/2026

🚂ɪ sᴘʏ ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴏʟᴅᴇɴ sᴘɪᴋᴇ ᴛᴏᴡᴇʀ!🚂
The Golden Spike Tower is somewhere in this photo. Take a good look and let us know when you find it!
✨ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴛᴏᴡᴇʀ! ᴡʜᴇɴ ʏᴏᴜ sᴘᴏᴛ ᴜs, ʙᴜᴛ ᴅᴏɴ’ᴛ ɢɪᴠᴇ ᴀᴡᴀʏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀɴsᴡᴇʀ!✨

15/10/2026

🚂ʙᴀɪʟᴇʏ ʏᴀʀᴅ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏs ɢɪᴠᴇs ᴜs sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴡᴏʀᴛʜ sᴛᴏᴘᴘɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ʟᴏᴏᴋ ᴀᴛ🚂

15/10/2026

Only in Nebraska.

A towering observation deck offers unparalleled views of the world’s largest rail yard. Link in comments to find out more. ⬇️

14/10/2026

🚂ᴛʜɪs ᴠɪᴇᴡ ʀᴇᴀʟʟʏ ᴘᴜᴛs ʙᴀɪʟᴇʏ ʏᴀʀᴅ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴘᴇʀsᴘᴇᴄᴛɪᴠᴇ🚂
Tracks stretching in every direction, railcars lined up for what feels like miles, and locomotives moving through it all, Bailey Yard is massive in a way that’s hard to understand until you see it from above.
From the Golden Spike Tower, you get a front-row look at just how much railroad activity is packed into one place.
✨ᴡʜᴀᴛ’s ᴛʜᴇ ꜰɪʀsᴛ ᴛʜɪɴɢ ʏᴏᴜ ɴᴏᴛɪᴄᴇ ɪɴ ᴛʜɪs ᴠɪᴇᴡ?✨

13/10/2026

🚂ᴇᴠᴇʀ ʟᴏᴏᴋᴇᴅ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴏʟᴅᴇɴ sᴘɪᴋᴇ ᴛᴏᴡᴇʀ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜɪs ᴀɴɢʟᴇ?🚂
Standing at 8 stories tall, the Tower can feel even bigger when you’re looking straight up from the ground. From down here, it’s hard to imagine the incredible view waiting at the top, overlooking miles of Bailey Yard and the nonstop movement of the railroad below.
Sometimes a different perspective makes you appreciate just how unique this North Platte landmark really is.
✨ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴠɪsɪᴛᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴏᴘ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴏʟᴅᴇɴ sᴘɪᴋᴇ ᴛᴏᴡᴇʀ?✨

11/10/2026

Another happy traveler—and we love hearing it!

“Another awesome Harvest Host stopover with a very cool museum, gift shop and observation tower. If you love trains this is your place!”
— Tom C.

Thanks for stopping by, Tom! Whether you’re a lifelong railfan or just looking for a one-of-a-kind Nebraska stop, there’s always something to see at the Golden Spike Tower.