Originally Posted by Delta767
Back in 1961 I doubt many American families left their own states to go on vacation. Disneyland was only a few years old, and I somestic air travel was too expensive for most familes.
Beaches had not yet been invented, either.
Washington DC was never a destination for vacationing families. Ever.
National Parks like Yosemite, Yellowstone, Grand Canyon and others were empty. No visitors.
In fact, there were no roads connecting any of these far-flung places, either.
Seriously, I'm sure that some people had never left the state of their birth - but deregulated airfare and the settlement of Orlando didn't mark the beginning of interstate vacation travel. Not by a longshot.
