Motels

This family-run roadside motel is an ode to the mid-century motor era.

John Wayne, Ronald Reagan, and other Hollywood actors have resided in this picturesque Route 66 hotel.

Built for a motel, this cartoon dino is now a symbol of the area's paleontological heritage.

This bright and bubbly Palm Springs hotel was the brainchild of an iconic drag queen.

Once a safe haven for Black patrons and performers—including Billie Holiday and Duke Ellington—during the Jim Crow era, portions of this nightclub and motel have been restored to welcome a new kind of visitor.

The world's first motel is now an administrative building for an apple farm.

These mid-century motels once housed the workers who built the Glen Canyon Dam.