<p>Tourists have been coming to New York City for a long time, and it seems they've never been big on walking. This Library of Congress photo, taken in front of Grant's Tomb on Riverside Drive sometime between 1900 and 1915, shows what looks like an early prototype of the now classic double-decker tourist bus.</p>
<p>It makes today's buses look ginormous:</p>
<p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/531a4823eab8ea343aad6af4-1024-800/4a25242v.jpg" border="0" alt="1900 nyc tourists grant's tomb" /><p class="source"><span>Library of Congress</span></p></div><p></p></div></div></p>
<p>[<a href="http://gothamist.com/2014/03/07/tourists.php#photo-3" target="_blank">Via Gothamist</a>]</p>

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Here's How Tourists Got Around NYC A Century Ago

Tourists have been coming to New York City for a long time, and it seems they've never been big on walking. This Library of Congress photo, taken in front of Grant's Tomb on Riverside Drive sometime between 1900 and 1915, shows what looks like an early prototype of the now classic double-decker tourist bus. It makes today's buses look ginormous: Library of Congress [Via Gothamist]

Tourists have been coming to New York City for a long time, and it seems theyve never been big on walking.  This Library of Congress photo, taken in front of Grants Tomb on Riverside Drive sometime between 1900 and 1915, shows what looks like an early prototype of the now classic doubledecker tourist bus.

Here's How Tourists Got Around NYC A Century Ago

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