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====The Twentieth Century====
[[File:Bathers-Enjoying-the-Atlantic-City-Beach-1905-e1449006000625.jpg|thumb|left|Figure 2. Atlantic City became popular by the early 20th century as it catered to urbanities looking for easy breaks from the city.]]
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While beach holidays and nature spots were already popular in the mid to late 19th century as vacation areas, soon city breaks also became popular in the 1910s and 1920s. Travel included cities such as New York and Philadelphia, which were seen as exciting places and as city holidays began to be popular. Hotels were built in increasing number, such as the Waldorf Astoria, and by the 1920s grand hotels were being built in major cities. These catered to wealthier but also middle-class Americans. Along the coast, towns such as Atlantic City became popular for short breaks and began to create large hotels for holidays (Figure 2).