After the advent of steam-powered transportation around 1825, the Grand Tour custom continued, but it was of a qualitative difference — cheaper to undertake, safer, easier, open to anyone.
1825年前后蒸汽动力交通来到以后，壮游的习惯延续了下来，但是性质已有所不同—廉价、安全、舒适、向所有人开放。