When is a bus map not a bus map? When it doesn’t really show any routes at all, that’s when. While this cheerfully cartoonish map might show destinations and label some major roads with bus route numbers, I think that anyone – let alone tourists new to LA! – would find it very difficult to actually navigate their way anywhere using only this map. It just about works as an introduction to the region and the bargain tourist pass rates ($1 per day for unlimited bus rides – sweet!), but that’s about it.

Source: Metro Transportation Library and Archive/Flickr