Washed-up historical past professor Lewis Birch takes his begrudging youngsters Zoe and Jack on a street journey to a convention in hopes of jumpstarting his profession and reconnecting along with his youngsters. However, when Lewis’s estranged father Stanley goes lacking on a Lewis and Clark historic reenactment trek, Lewis is pressured to make a household detour. The Birch household discover themselves on a journey of discovery and connection as they make their very own passage west.