What Family Vacations Looked Like Before Smartphones
Before smartphones, family vacations were enjoyed differently, far removed from worries and the news. Back then, neither parents nor children were constantly checking chat notifications, calls, or social media, and the experience was truly fulfilling.
Families took analog cameras to their tourist destinations, the beach, or on their adventures. The children played in the sand and didn't use screens for entertainment while their parents read novels, talked to each other, or explored the places they were visiting.
Family trips weren't dependent on technology and were memorable for the relaxed lifestyle they offered away from the big city and without screens.
National Park Vacation
A family national park vacation in the 1960s.
Father & Son
“Late 80's. My son and me on vacation.”
North Carolina
A family on vacation around 1975 in North Carolina.
'80s Vacation
"Some '80s vacation photos I found of my family."
San Francisco
“My sister and me, San Francisco, 1967.”
Family's Vacation in the '70s
“My mom, aunt, uncle and grandparents on vacation in 1979.”
Texas
“My family van life in the ‘70s. A summer month on the road in Texas until car trouble.”
Vacations in the '70s
“My family on vacation in the late 1970s”
Jamaica
"My dad tolerating my weirdness while on vacation in Jamaica, 1984."
Seaside
“My dad having more fun than the rest of his family put together on their annual trip to the seaside, 1970.”
Corpus Christi, TX
Mid 1950s. Vacation at Corpus Christi, TX.
Brazil
“Me at age 6, with my grandfather and father posing for a photo on a wilderness beach in Nova Almeida, Brazil.”
Caseville
“My dad and me in family vacation, Caseville, MI, 1980.”
California
Family vacation to California, 1990.
Florida
Family vacation in Florida, 1950s.
Wyoming
Family trip in Wyoming, 1976.
Vacations in the 1960s
Family vacation on the beach, 1962.
Disney World
Disney World vacation, 1990.
Family's Vacations
Family on vacation in 1975.
Biloxi Beach Mississippi
"8 year old me, on vacation, Biloxi Beach Mississippi, 1989.