America's most historic attractions from every decade
Rachel Truman
10 June 2019
Top tourist spots from the 1900s to the 1990s
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1900s: Coney Island, New York City, New York
Hulton Archive/Getty Images
1900s: Venice Beach, Los Angeles, California
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1900s: Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, Santa Cruz, California
Wikimedia/public domain
1900s: Times Square, New York City, New York
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1900s: White City, Denver, Colorado
Wikimedia/public domain
1910s: Grand Central Terminal, New York City, New York
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1910s: National Parks established
Library of Congress
1910s: the Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona
Library of Congress
1910s: Navy Pier, Chicago, Illinois
Wikimedia/public domain
1910s: San Diego Zoo, San Diego, California
San Diego Zoo Library
1920s: Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, California
General Photographic Agency/Getty Images
1920s: Lincoln Memorial, Washington DC
Library of Congress
1920s: Knott's Berry Farm, Buena Park, California
Knott's Berry Farm
1920s: Hollywood Sign, Los Angeles, California
Bob Beecher/Wikimedia/CC BY-SA 3.0
1920s: The Museum of Modern Art, New York City, New York
MoMA/Facebook
1930s: Chrysler Building, New York City, New York
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1930s: Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California
Hulton Archive/Stringer/Getty Images
1930s: Empire State Building, New York City, New York
Everett Historical/Shutterstock
1930s: Hoover Dam, Nevada/Arizona
Everett Historical/Shutterstock
1930s: Radio City Music Hall, New York City, New York
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1930s: Cannon Mountain Tramway, New Hampshire
Boston Public Library
1940s: The Strip, Las Vegas, Nevada
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1940s: Mount Rushmore, South Dakota
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1940s: Weeki Wachee Springs mermaid show, Spring Hill, Florida
Florida Memory/Flickr/CC BY 2.0
1940s: Gatorland, Orlando, Florida
State Archives of Florida
1950s: Disneyland, Anaheim, California
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1950s: Sun Valley ski resort, Idaho
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1950s: The Guggenheim Museum, New York City, New York
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1960s: Space Needle, Seattle, Washington
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1960s: Gateway Arch, St Louis, Missouri
Missouri State Archives/Flickr/CC0
1960s: SeaWorld, San Diego, California
SeaWorld
1960s: Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, Florida
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex skua47/Flickr/CC BY-NC 2.0
1960s: The Studio Tour, Universal Studios Hollywood, California
Robert Ciavarro/Flickr/CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
1960s: Six Flags over Texas, Arlington, Texas
Bill Wilson/Flickr/CC BY 2.0
1960s: Route 66
Hulton Archive/Staff/Getty Images
1970s: Walt Disney World Resort, Orlando, Florida
State Archives of Florida/public domain
1970s: Pike Place Market, Seattle, Washington
Seattle Municipal Archives/Flickr/CC BY 2.0
1970s: Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Washington DC
Smithsonian Institution
1970s: Art Deco Historic District, Miami, Florida
1950sUnlimited/Flickr/CC BY 2.0
1970s: Alcatraz Island, San Francisco, California
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1980s: Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park, Atlanta, Georgia
Wikimedia/public domain
1980s: Epcot, Walt Disney World Resort, Orlando, Florida
marada/Flickr/CC BY 2.0
1980s: Disney’s Hollywood Studios, Walt Disney World Resort, Orlando, Florida
Loren Javier/Flickr/CC BY-ND 2.0
1980s: Dollywood, Pigeon Forge, Tennessee
Todd Van Hoosear/Flickr/ CC BY-SA 2.0
1980s: Graceland, Memphis, Tennessee
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1990s: Disney’s Animal Kingdom, Orlando, Florida
Stephen Weppler/Flickr/CC BY-NC 2.0
1990s: Bellagio Fountains, Las Vegas, Nevada
JOHN GURZINSKI/AFP/Getty Images
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