The 19th Century 'Show Caves' That Became America's First Tourist Traps - Atlas Obscura

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The 19th Century 'Show Caves' That Became America's First Tourist Traps Atlas Obscura The story of Tongo, and of Hrdlicka's excavation, put Luray back in the national news just as domestic tourism entered a post-World War I boom. Millions of middle-class Americans bought cars and flocked to novelty roadside attractions from the 1920s ...