What it Was Like to Travel the Decade You Were Born

Mode of Transportation: Horse and Buggy

A family tours by caravan on country roads. In the early 1900s, horse-and-buggies were still popular, but would soon be replaced with cars.

Mode of Transportation: Ocean Liner

Passengers gather on the deck of the RMS Lusitania. In 1912, trans-Atlantic ocean liners trips were the only way for travelers to journey across the pond.

Mode of Transportation: Train

The Midland Railway in the United Kingdom was just one of many railway systems in the 1920s that provided travelers with comfortable seating and on-board dining. Now, it's something of a nostalgic, romantic experience.

Mode of Transportation: “Aeroplane”

The interior of the Handley Page HP42 was a luxury airplane for Imperial Airways, and flew at about 100 mph, carrying 24 passengers and four crewmembers.

Mode of Transportation: Car

A couple begins their journey in a convertible sedan, packed with luggage. Even in 1940, nothing could replace a good, old-fashioned road trip.

Mode of Transportation: Airplane

Passengers on a TWA Super G Constellation Airplane serve themselves at a buffet. Some of the first luxury airplanes featured quite the spread when it came to in-flight dining. They could not imagine the horror of the sad, single packet of dry-roasted peanuts.

Mode of Transportation: Airplane

A flight attendant serves coffee to passengers aboard a Braniff International Airplane. During the Golden Age of Flying, an airplane ticket could have been up to 40 percent more than what it costs today.

Mode of Transportation: Airplane

Classy interiors, plenty of space, and a huge spread of food: lunchtime on the BOAC Jumbo Jet was a fancy affair in the 1970s.

Mode of Transportation: Airplane

Princess Diana and Prince Charles board a royal flight to Australia.

Mode of Transportation: Airplane

A stewardess serves passengers in the economy seating area. By the 90s, air travel had become the new normal for long-distance travel.

Mode of Transportation: Airplane

Passengers settle into their seats for a domestic flight on a Boeing 767. Before 9/11, airport security in the U.S. was drastically different to what we know today.

Mode of Transportation: Airplane

At JFK Airport in New York, travelers walk along a moving walkway to catch their flights. During the holiday season in 2010, 2.75 million domestic travelers flew within the U.S.

Mode of Transportation: Airplane

A passenger settles into his first-class seat onboard a Boeing 747-8 with Korean Air. Flying first-class in 2015 is the epitome of luxury travel: think fresh orange juice, champagne, hot towels, and total privacy—it doesn’t get much better than this.