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Billy Connolly takes to the rails for a six thousand mile trip through the backyard of America.
Billy Connolly travels from Chicago to Seattle aboard the mighty "Empire Builder" train. He stops off to witness a true slice of Americana at the Minnesota State Fair, where giant butter sculptures are among the attractions.
In Oregon, Billy visits a vegetable farmer who has switched to growing cannabis. His next stop is the world's largest and probably loudest elephant seal rookery. He also meets U.S. border guards in Arizona and visits a nuclear missile silo,
Billy travels from San Antonio Texas and up the soulful Crescent Route to New York. Kicking off in a spectacular fashion - a Friday night in Texas, which can mean only one thing: football.
