Mid Century Photo Friday – Retro Roadtrip to Manitou Springs Colorado
We’re off on another Retro Roadtrip – this time to give some support to the communities around Colorado Springs our moral and financial support after
Featuring Quirky Lodging, Mom-and-Pop Motels and more! Not just mid-century, but amazing places to stay the night on your Retro Roadtrip!
We’re off on another Retro Roadtrip – this time to give some support to the communities around Colorado Springs our moral and financial support after
Legendary Route 66 is more than America’s most famous highway and its longest attraction. It is also more than a living, breathing time capsule with
Thanks to to Frank Gifford at Route 66 Pix for setting Rand McNally right! Rand McNally misplaced Route 66 for a large section that stretches
We love personal recommendations for motels – one of the great reasons to stay a place is that you’ve heard positive feedback. This past week,
Eight years ago, Brian and Sara, two Brooklynites, stumbled upon an old roadside lodge where the paint had faded, the floors were cracked, and most of
The neon green cactus sign welcomes guests to the Desert Hills Motel, a charming mid-century getaway along the Tulsa, Ok stretch of Route 66. Built
While traveling the mother road (also known as Route 66) over spring break, we were fortunate enough to find out about a side road –
One of the Motels in Colorado Springs we didn’t stay in – but the architecture and sign are awesome, aren’t they? Be sure to link
Near the heart of historic Carlinville, Illinois, The CarlinVilla Motel offers a relaxing getaway for the whole family. Spend a day with the family visiting
The fun thing about having a website like this is when your friends travel – they send you photos. This one was taken by my
A couple of months ago, my husband and I took our kids (and my in-laws) to New Mexico. In travelling we realized how many awesome
You are driving your vintage Cadillac, traveling the open New Mexican stretch of Route 66 with your canine companion. The sun starts creeping below the
Spring Break we hit the road and traveled a bit of the “Mother road” (Route 66 for those of you new to the hobby!)! One
What we love about Mid-Century travel is feeling you’ve been thrown back in time to a period where motor travel was cool, lounging by the
Taken by my friend Staci the Apache Motel in Moab is where we’re hoping to stay before the month’s out!
*This feature will introduce our new Mid-Century Motels site – we’ve been working on it and now just need more wonderful motels – please email
This motel came as a recommendation from two different readers, Jim Ross and Jerry McClanahan with the EZ66 guide. We added it to our stays
The Historic Route 66 motel was built in the International Style that was enormously popular in the mid 20th Century. In typical Palm Springs fashion,
Route 66: Radiance, Rust, and Revival on the Mother Road Until October 2nd at the Albuquerque History Museum and conceived in honor of the 90th anniversary
Having used this book twice now on different trips along Route 66, I feel very slack in not writing a glowing review! Travel Route 66:
The good folks at the City of Kingman, Josh Noble, the tourism director, Ray Cullison and the Kingsmen, and the volunteers who labored so hard
If you’ve been a regular reader, you probably remember our articles in 2011 about saving The Boots Motel in Carthage Missouri. Save the Boots Motel
Check out this rockin Lego Mid-Century Motel – it’s really cool: We’re still working on modifications to the site – check back with us often!
“The Motels of Route 66”, a project “in the works”, is documentary film and accompanying book about the iconic vintage motels alongside the Main Street
A favorite stop along Route 66 is the Blue Whale. Folk art stops like this make Route 66 fun to travel – but you have