Vacation Planning Map

Delightful map of the United States illustrated by M.E. Bush for Greyhound bus lines.

By the middle of the 1950’s, road travel in America was all the rage. Greyhound wanted to capitalize on the newfound American freedom, and developed a series of cross country tours that would take the stress out of planning such a trip. It was advertised as a cheaper, safer, and more comfortable alternative to private travel that could take you to nearly any destination along it’s 96,000 miles of route coverage, helpfully shown in an inset map in the lower left.

The map itself was designed as a tool to help plan these guided vacations, and forty six illustrations depict just a fraction of what one can seen along the Greyhound lines in the United States, Canada and Mexico. On the verso are additional details regarding each trip, such as length, attractions, and what’s included (meals, hotels, etc.). There is also a rate table that is illustrative of the relative costs at the time of publication – a 22 day vacation through California, Utah and Colorado cost around $240!