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Touring California in 1964: 'Natural Wonders' and 'Scenic Treasures'

Thanks to the decreasing quality and increasing frustration of air travel, plus shows like ABC's Pan Am, 2011 has been a year for much interest in the heyday of "glamorous" travel—aka the dawn of the Jet Age.

We've already spent some time investigating a 1960s in-flight menu from United, ticket prices on American and even the airline back in 1959, but now we're going to focus on TWA for a moment.

In the 1960s, if you wanted to take a 12-day tour of California including flights from either Chicago or NYC, the cost was only $279 or $339, respectively. That's crazy to think of now, but although prices have changed, the travel style really hasn't all that much. This week, we'll be peeking inside a brochure for this trip, to see exactly what you could get for that cash in 1964: