Album: Retro Travel Posters

Description: Gothic spires and a glowing rose window front this design for Washington National Cathedral, lettered with the line 'See the great church in the nation's capital.'

Description: Visit the Tower of London, says the bold text on this retro travel ad, calling it the historic royal residence of HM Tower and Palace. The castle complex sits along the Thames with the city skyline and smoke stacks behind it.

Description: The Crossroads of the World, proclaims this retro ad for Times Square, New York City. Neon signs and yellow cabs fill the busy intersection beneath a lit-up night sky.

Description: "20 Hudson Yards" marks this honeycomb-patterned Vessel rising against a clear blue Manhattan sky. The copper staircases interlock into a maze-like structure, with skyscrapers rising behind it in true travel-ad fashion.

Description: "California's Unique Oceanfront Playground" tops this Venice Beach Boardwalk scene, where skaters, cyclists, and bodybuilders fill a classic travel-ad sunset. The colorful lifeguard tower and outdoor gym give it that unmistakable Muscle Beach energy.

Description: Pier 86 is home to the USS Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum, where a Concorde and a vintage propeller plane sit close enough to touch. The retro travel-ad layout puts the carrier's hull and a glowing sunset skyline front and center.

Description: Visit Historic London, announces the bold lettering on this retro ad for Trafalgar Square. Red double-decker buses and black cabs circle Nelson's Column while crowds gather near the fountains and lion statues under a clear sky.

Description: John Hancock Tower rises as New England's tallest building and an icon of modern design, according to the poster's own tagline. The retro travel-ad scene sets the glass rhomboid skyscraper against red brick buildings, a historic church steeple, and an orange and white streetcar on the Boston street below.

Description: Vintage cars line the street as WRIGLEY FIELD glows across the red brick facade and clock tower in this print. The address line below reads 1060 WEST ADDISON STREET, CHICAGO, with flags and people filling the scene.

Description: VISIT HISTORIC BRITAIN reads the slogan across this Southern Railway-style ad for Westminster Abbey. A red double-decker and black cabs roll past the cathedral in the clean retro line work that sold rail tickets decades ago.

Description: Watts Towers in Los Angeles, California, says the vintage lettering on this retro ad, calling Simon Rodia's structure a folk art masterpiece open to the world. Mosaic-covered towers rise against a purple sunset with palm trees and houses lining the street.

Description: Granary Burying Ground has held the graves of Paul Revere, Samuel Adams, and John Hancock since 1660, as the poster text notes along Tremont Street in Boston. Weeping willows and a wrought iron gate frame the gravestones in this retro travel-ad design.

Description: At 137 Beacon Street, the Gibson House Museum has anchored Boston's Victorian Back Bay since 1860, per the poster's tagline. Brownstone stairs, black railings, and wrought iron balconies line the street in this retro travel-ad scene.

Description: Central Park, New York City, says the bold text on this retro ad showing the park in full autumn color. Orange and green leaves frame the lake and bridges as boats drift past the skyscraper skyline.

Description: Lungotevere Castello, Roma marks the address beneath the bold Castel Sant'Angelo lettering on this retro Italian ad. The fortress and its angel-topped bridge sit over the Tiber under a warm yellow sky.

Description: The stone obelisk at Bunker Hill Monument honors the first major battle of the Revolutionary War, marked EST. 1842 in this retro travel-ad design. People in 19th-century dress walk the grounds in Charlestown as the Boston skyline rises in the distance.

Description: Three men in tricorne hats and colonial coats stand on the dock beside two tall sailing ships at Fort Point Channel. Text across this retro travel-ad design reads BOSTON TEA PARTY, SHIPS & MUSEUM, and EXPERIENCE THE HISTORIC REVOLUTIONARY EVENT, LIVE INTERACTIVE TOURS.

Description: The Boston Public Library appears here as the McKim Building in Copley Square, a retro travel-ad design reading FREE TO ALL and RENAISSANCE LIBRARY. Another line calls it AMERICA'S FIRST LARGE FREE MUNICIPAL LIBRARY, ESTABLISHED 1848, as people in vintage dress cross the plaza near Trinity Church.

Description: America's first public botanical garden opened in 1837 and still runs its iconic swan boats, as this retro-style travel ad proclaims. Riders glide past weeping willows, cherry blossoms, and tulips along the lake, with red brick buildings framing the view.

Description: Ship masts rise near the base of the Boston Custom House Tower in this light-toned travel-ad design. The clock tower and its columned base stand against a clear sky with the skyline behind, labeled BOSTON CUSTOM HOUSE TOWER.

Description: Men in top hats and women in long dresses stroll Boston Common in this lithographic travel-ad design, with the Massachusetts State House dome and weeping willows in view. Text across the piece reads BOSTON COMMON, AMERICA'S OLDEST PUBLIC PARK - ESTABLISHED 1634, and BOSTON - MASSACHUSETTS.

Description: Boston City Hall's brutalist concrete plaza anchors this retro travel-ad design, labeled BOSTON CITY HALL and PLAZA - BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS. A black border frames the building under an overcast sky.

Description: The American Museum of Natural History rises at 200 Central Park West, its stone arches and columns framing the brachiosaurus skeleton inside. Retro travel-ad styling sets the red brick facade against a clear blue sky.

Description: The address '180 Greenwich Street' anchors this retro travel-ad style tribute to the 9/11 Memorial & Museum, framed by the reflecting pool, waterfall and Oculus against the New York skyline.

Description: A pentagonal World Trade Center tower rises over Baltimore's harbor under an orange sky in this print. Bold text spells out BALTIMORE and WORLD TRADE CENTER above the blue water below.

Description: New York's skyline rises behind a bold 'NEW YORK' and 'ONE WORLD TRADE CENTER' slogan, framed in a retro travel-ad border. Light reflects off the glass facade beneath a clear sky.

Description: "3 Days of Peace & Music" plays out across this Bethel, New York scene from August 15 to 17, 1969. A bird perched on a guitar neck watches over the massive crowd and stage beneath swirling psychedelic lines.

Description: Orange lettering spells out WOODSTOCK '99 over a black and white crowd packed in front of the concert stage. The text below marks Rome, New York, July 23-25, 1999, and Griffiss Air Force Base, with hangars visible behind the stage.

Description: July 13, 1985 brought Wembley Stadium and JFK Stadium together for "The Global Concert." An Africa-shaped guitar body links London and Philadelphia, with satellite dishes and a cheering crowd marking the broadcast that united two continents for Live Aid.

Description: The Friendship Gate arches over red lanterns and Chinese characters on a busy Philadelphia street corner. Bold text reads Discover the Culture, Dine and Explore, in a retro ad style.

Description: The slogan 'INDEPENDENCE HALL PHILADELPHIA' tops this red brick clock tower in classic retro travel-ad style, its hands frozen at 10:10. Green trees and blue sky complete the sightseeing look of this founding landmark.

Description: "CITY HALL, THE HEART OF THE METROPOLIS" reads the slogan beneath the clock tower and the William Penn statue overlooking downtown Philadelphia. The scene uses a mid-century travel ad style, with bold lettering set against a clear blue sky.

Description: Red letters of the LOVE sculpture cast blue and green shadows near a fountain, with City Hall's tower rising behind. Text reads The City of Brotherly Love in a bold retro ad style.

Description: EASTERN STATE PENITENTIARY lettering anchors this Philadelphia poster in a retro travel-ad style. Stone towers, crenellations, and an arched entrance rise against a clear blue sky.

Description: The Thinker sits in bronze contemplation before the Rodin Museum's garden pool and archway entrance. Bold lettering spelling RODIN MUSEUM and PHILADELPHIA frames the scene in a classic travel-ad layout.

Description: "Visit the Nation's Capital" calls out beside the Washington Monument, framed by cherry blossom branches and a still reflecting pool. The WPA Federal Art Project styling gives the obelisk a deep blue night glow.