Vacation Spots Our Grandparents Could Visit, But We Can't (or Don't)

This historic hotel, completed in 1906, was symbolic of Atlantic City's heyday. This queen of the Boardwalk was demolished in 1978.

The Lascaux Caves are a site of ancient cave art. Recently, experts deemed them too fragile to remain open to the public. Your grandma could marvel at them, but you can't.

St. Michael's, also known as Coventry Cathedral, was a 14th-century Gothic church that was destroyed in WWII.

Located on Malta's picturesque island of Gozo, the Azure Window was a stunning natural arch that attracted throngs of sightseers. It collapsed during storms in 2017.

Constructed in 1905, the stately Statler Hotel was one of Detroit's finest. However, as tourism declined, so too did the hotel's prospects. It was demolished in 2006.

The Sutro Baths were a celebrated swimming pool complex built in 1896. Today, sadly, they are mere ruins.

A legendary New York City theatre, the Hippodrome was built in 1905 and demolished in 1959.

A gorgeous hotel overlooking the narrows, the Grand View Hotel could have gone down in New York City history. Unfortunately, it succumbed to fire in 1893, just six years after it was constructed.

People may head to Pennsylvania for vacation, but not like they used to. The Poconos were once the nation's honeymoon capital.

You can't visit the French colony of Southeast Asia, but you can visit present-day Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia.

Although you can visit Acapulco today, it's not the tourist hub it was back in the 1950s. Resort destinations like Cancun and Cozumel have left Acapulco in the dust.

At the turn of the last century, Port Said was a fixture on the Mediterranean cruise route, but it no longer attracts crowds the way Ibiza does.

Bruhl Palace was an illustrious complex completed in 1642. The Nazis deliberately destroyed it during WWII.

An opulent construction, the Old Metropolitan Opera House opened its doors in 1883. It was demolished in 1967.

Built in 1916, the Edgewater Beach Hotel was a fixture of on the Chicago skyline. It was demolished in 1970.

Made popular by Asian immigrants, Chinatown Limehouse met its end during WWII when many of its residents left for Soho or other areas of the city.

Famed for its beauty and carpet-making traditions, Isfahan once drew tourists in search of the exotic. Now, traveling in Iran is difficult and often dangerous.

Like so many places, Algiers with its French influences was a tourist hotspot in the early 20th century. Most international travelers today consider the region too dangerous.

During the 1920s, Luna Park and its carnival atmosphere were all the rage. Today, the area has lost its luster in view of its legendary past.

Las Vegas has seen many of its historic hotels become defunct, but will it ever really get over the loss of the Aladdin?

This historic grand hotel was a Miami legend. Once it was past its prime, it had to make way for newer models.

When your grandparents wanted to live it up in LA, the Ambassador Hotel was on their list of best places to hang their hats.

Palmyra was a fixture on the tourist route of the early 1900s. It was destroyed during the Syrian War in 2015.

A gorgeous hotel overlooking the Atlantic, Ducor Palace was abandoned during the country's recent civil wars.

Once the destination for big city millionaires, this picturesque area of Arkansas is no longer a vacation hot spot for wheelers and dealers.

During the early 20th century, Shanghai was regarded as the Pearl of the Orient. The Japanese put an end to its international communities during the second world war.

Europe's spa towns were the height of sophistication and tourists once flocked there to take the waters.

Before the revolution, Havana was as happening a place as it gets with its clubs, and cars, and movie stars.

This stunning glass palace captivated the world. Sadly, it's glory days are in the past.

Since its heyday, the celebrated train has undergone many incarnations, but nothing compares to the Orient Express of yesteryear.