If the Great American Road Trip is so great now, imagine what it would've been like last century: in the age of early automobiles, charming roadside motels, and real retro diners where milkshakes come in tall, frosty glasses instead of junky plastic cups.
Our travel nerd hearts simply leapt with glee when we learned Boston Public Library had recently uploaded a set of 25,000 vintage Tichnor Brothers postcards, dating to the 1930s and 40s. The postcards hail from each continental U.S. state (sorry, Hawaii). When strung together, they map an old-school, cross-country road trip we'll never get to take in real life.
Sit back, turn off your GPS, and enjoy the ride.
ALABAMA
ALASKA
ARIZONA
ARKANSAS
CALIFORNIA
COLORADO 
CONNECTICUT
DELAWARE
FLORIDA
GEORGIA
IDAHO
ILLINOIS
INDIANA
IOWA
KANSAS
KENTUCKY 
LOUISIANA
MAINE 
MARYLAND
MASSACHUSETTS
MICHIGAN
MINNESOTA
MISSISSIPPI
MISSOURI 
MONTANA
NEBRASKA
NEVADA
NEW HAMPSHIRE
NEW JERSEY
NEW MEXICO
NEW YORK
NORTH CAROLINA
NORTH DAKOTA
OHIO
OKLAHOMA
OREGON
PENNSYLVANIA
RHODE ISLAND
SOUTH CAROLINA
SOUTH DAKOTA
TENNESSEE
TEXAS
UTAH 
VERMONT
VIRGINIA
WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON, D.C.
WEST VIRGINIA
WISCONSIN
WYOMING
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