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A Century of Progress %u2022 Vintage PostcardsA Second World%u2019s Fair for Chicago (Continued)Greyhound%u2019s Intra-Mural buses were convenient for getting around the Fair.Fair. Then there was Germany%u2019s Graf Zeppelin, which flew over Lake Michigan. It was a grim reminder to many Americans of Adolf Hitler%u2019s recent rise to the Chancellorship, as well as Dachau%u2014his first concentration camp, which was established only two months before the Fair%u2019s openingOn the other hand, almost universally anticipated was Union Pacific Railroad%u2019s first streamlined train%u2014the M-10000. Not to be outdone, The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad brought its Zephyr on a record-breaking %u201cDawn-to-Dusk Dash%u201d from Denver to Chicago in a blistering 13 hours and 5 minutes. Today, that same Zephyr can be seen at Chicago%u2019s Museum of Science and Industry. Then there was Frank Buck%u2019s Jungle Camp, where two million people saw how Buck and his %u201cnative%u201d assistants collected animals in remote parts of Asia. During the extended 1934 season, the Fair boasted some new buildings, new color schemes, new exhibits, and new attractions. There were never-before-seen illumination effects, more than a dozen picturesque ancient and foreign villages, unprecedented water spectacles in the lagoons, an expanded Midway, and up-todate scientific and industrial exhibits. Even the Chicago Art Institute installed special exhibits to draw visitors who came for the Fair. Because there were so many wonderful reasons for people who had attended the Fair in 1933 to return, many did.Getting AroundMost out-of-towners probably arrived in their own automobiles, having been guided along specially chosen routes marked with informative signage. Once at the Fair, they parked in one of the 7,000 parking spaces provided just west of the grounds. Other visitors came by bus, train, airplane, even steamers plying the Great Lakes. For 25 cents, a small commuter boat would ferry you from Chicago%u2019s Navy Pier to the fairgrounds, or you could opt for riding the El from downtown for a dime. If you were spending the night, Chicago had plenty of hotels in a range of prices. However, there were also motor camps, tourist cabins, and camping facilities for those on a strict budget%u2014and a number of local families took in paid guests.Once on the grounds, walking, walking, and more walking, was what most visitors did. As an alternative, you could ride a bus from one