Sightseeing Vehicles

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Sometimes getting there isn't just half the fun -- it's all the fun! Horse-drawn surreys, railroad excursion cars, tour buses, and open-deck boats provided tourists with panoramic views of the passing scenery. Whether traveling through natural splendors, or touring through vibrant cities, these vehicles allowed their passengers to experience all the surrounding sights and sounds from the comfort and convenience of a moving seat.

Sightseers aboard Cable Car on Circular Bridge, Mt. Lowe Railway, California, 1899

Located north of Los Angeles, California, the Mount Lowe Railway opened in 1893. It offered passengers a scenic -- and sometimes thrilling -- seven-mile ride up to the top of the San Gabriel Mountains. The railroad struggled with recurring fire and flood damage throughout its existence, and was abandoned after an especially severe flood in 1938.

Six Horses Pulling a Sightseeing Carriage, circa 1900

Park Stage Passing 'Liberty Cap' Rock Formation, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, circa 1905

Coach on the Boulevard, Duluth, Minnesota, circa 1905

1906 Rapid Bus - 5

"How to See Detroit" Touring Guide for Sightseers, circa 1910

Women in a Rolling Chair Pushed by a Male Attendant, Boardwalk at Atlantic City, New Jersey, circa 1930

Pilot V. N. Johns with Ford Tri-Motor Plane at Ford Airport, Dearborn, Michigan, 1931 - 1

Greyhound Tour Bus with Visitors at the Century of Progress Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, 1933-1934

Ford Motor Company Visitors' Bus at the Rouge Plant, April 1940

Tour Boat near Atlantic City, New Jersey, 1949

Torch Lake Steam Locomotive Pulling Passenger Cars in Greenfield Village, August 1972

Keywords	travel traveling Vehicles horse and carriage horse drawn transport flight Ford Tri-Motor roads and road trips locomotives
Themes	Mobility

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