(Source: Mother Nature Network via Planetizen)

This slideshow from Mother Nature Network spotlights seven global cities that are completely free of cars.

Image Courtesy: Flickr via Apture - Fez El Bali Medina, Morroco - One of the car-free cities in the world, thanks to its narrow streets, which are a mere 2ft wide at some sections

Most of the cities are islands, including Sark Island in the UK, Mackinac Island in Michigan and various Greek islands.  The introductory slide has this much say before ushering you (visually) through the different cities:  It’s hard to believe that before the early 20th century, almost every city in the world was “car-free.” Zoom ahead 100 years later, and you have to do some real digging to escape the army of cars now clogging the planet’s roads and highways. Sure, there are some cities with car-free zones, but we wanted to find destinations where entire populations go about their business independent of the automobile.  If you visit, just remember to pack some good sneakers.

Image Courtesy: Flickr via Aprture - Sark Island,

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