Maverick Inn in Alpine, Texas. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3089230/free-photo-image-hotel-motels-alpineFree Image from public domain licenseDesert Inn, Nevada. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3089121/free-photo-image-america-carol-highsmith-cc0Free Image from public domain licenseDusk shot of the neon sign for the Maverick Inn in Alpine, Texas. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582654/carol-highsmiths-texas-photographFree Image from public domain licenseRustic cabin associated with the nearby Mast Farm Inn, and decorated with pumpkins for the fall season, in Valle Crucis… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434610/free-photo-image-carol-highsmith-farm-americaFree Image from public domain licenseNeon sign in Bishop, a small town in Inyo County, California, at the northern end of the sweeping Owens Valley in the… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2212445/thunderbird-hotel-signFree Image from public domain license The modest Shoreland Motel at the Lake of the Ozarks family resort around a winding reservoir of the… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8067237/photo-image-plant-tree-skyFree Image from public domain licenseGas pump sign on the Hopson Plantation site on the outskirts of Clarksdale in Mississippi. Original image from Carol M.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3089164/free-photo-image-gas-station-carol-highsmith-americaFree Image from public domain license Vintage sign for the Royal Host Motel and Restaurant in Las Cruces, the hub city of southern New… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8068567/photo-image-border-sky-vintageFree Image from public domain licensePlowed cotton fields on the outskirts of Clarksdale, in Mississippi's Delta region. Original image from Carol M.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434613/free-photo-image-soil-harvest-plantationFree Image from public domain license A vintage sign for the Happy Host Inn in Grand Forks, the principal city in northeast North Dakota… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8063067/photo-image-plant-tree-skyFree Image from public domain license Sign for the Pony Express Motel in St. Joseph, the principal city in the northwest corner of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8043279/photo-image-horse-sky-roadFree Image from public domain licenseMunger Moss Motel neon sign in Lebanon, Missouri. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3091385/free-photo-image-hotel-america-carol-highsmithFree Image from public domain licenseLast Vegas old Motels with historic neon art. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America. Digitally enhanced by… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3089188/free-photo-image-hotel-motel-americaFree Image from public domain license Sign for the vintage Town House Motel in Las Cruces, the hub city of southern New Mexico, 27 miles… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8071848/photo-image-border-person-skyFree Image from public domain license Neon sign for the historic Bothwell Hotel and Spa, built in 1927 in Sedalia, Missouri … https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8066037/photo-image-cloud-person-crossFree Image from public domain licenseHoliday Motel, Las Vegas, Nevada. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3089118/free-photo-image-motel-nevada-americaFree Image from public domain licenseGreen tiki head at the old Ranchero Motel in Anteres, Arizona. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3092715/free-photo-image-arizona-green-public-domainFree Image from public domain license The Stampmill Inn in Lead, a onetime gold-mining boomtown in the Black Hills of South Dakota … https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8043155/photo-image-gold-public-domain-blackFree Image from public domain licenseFlatbed truck loaded with pumpkins at Harvest Farm in Valle Crucis, North Carolina. Original image from Carol M.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3092911/free-photo-image-america-autumn-carol-highsmithFree Image from public domain licenseOcracoke Light lighthouse in Hyde County, on Ocracoke Island, North Carolina. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3088942/free-photo-image-lighthouse-america-americanFree Image from public domain licenseCape Hatteras Lighthouse on Hatteras Island in North Carolina. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3089202/free-photo-image-lighthouse-america-americanFree Image from public domain licenseHistoric Route 66 Motel sign, Kingman, Arizona. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/421714/free-photo-image-route-sign-carol-highsmithFree Image from public domain license The vintage London Lodge Motel, the word "motel" missing its m, stands in Metairie, Louisiana, along… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8071488/photo-image-cloud-plant-skyFree Image from public domain licenseThe old Cowboy Motel in Amarillo, Texas. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3089141/free-photo-image-cowboy-vintageFree Image from public domain licenseThe Round Barn farm hostel in Waitsfield, Vermont. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3091593/free-photo-image-hostel-america-buildingFree Image from public domain licenseThe last moments of a wave on Ocracoke Island, a North Carolina Outer Banks. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3093649/free-photo-image-carol-highsmith-beach-high-resolution-landscapeFree Image from public domain licenseChapel Tower, Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3093916/free-photo-image-america-american-buildingFree Image from public domain licenseThe Orange Motel in Florida. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3093927/free-photo-image-florida-america-carol-highsmithFree Image from public domain licenseHistoric Route 66 Motel sign, Kingman, Arizona. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/421731/free-photo-image-black-and-white-desert-advertisingFree Image from public domain license This is (and it would be hard to dispute it), the "world's largest chili," according to the owners… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8071622/photo-image-border-sky-roadFree Image from public domain licenseThe Towers Bed & Breakfast Inn in Milford, Delaware. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3092127/free-photo-image-america-bed-and-breakfast-inn-carol-highsmithFree Image from public domain licenseTwo downtown buildings, including the old Avenue Hotel, right — now (2019) a bed-and-breakfast inn that celebrated its… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582353/carol-highsmiths-arizona-photographFree Image from public domain licenseLollipop Motel sign, Wildwood, New Jersey. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America. Digitally enhanced by… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3092564/free-photo-image-america-carol-highsmith-cc0Free Image from public domain licenseOld tobacco barn in North Carolina. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3094673/free-photo-image-america-carol-highsmith-cc0Free Image from public domain licenseShip on a lake in North Carolina. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3094597/free-photo-image-sailboat-america-carol-highsmithFree Image from public domain licenseOld wooden barn in rural North Carolina. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3094674/free-photo-image-barn-america-carol-highsmithFree Image from public domain licenseOut buildings at the Latta Plantation in Huntersville, North Carolina. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3089105/free-photo-image-huntersville-cabin-americaFree Image from public domain licenseNorth Carolina mansion. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection. Digitally… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3094471/free-photo-image-america-architecture-buildingFree Image from public domain license Artists Seth Bishop and Ben Harrison of Asheville, North Carolina, created this "Red's Cafe" mural… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8062494/photo-image-person-art-brick-wallFree Image from public domain licenseElephants at the North Carolina Zoological Park in Asheboro, North Carolina. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/422088/free-photo-image-pond-america-public-domain-americanFree Image from public domain licensePalomino Motel sign in Sweetwater, Texas. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3089089/free-photo-image-motel-america-carol-highsmithFree Image from public domain license The old Great Northern Hotel in Devils Lake, North Dakota, is a classic "flatiron" building … https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8065782/photo-image-public-domain-lake-united-statesFree Image from public domain licensePony Express Motel sign in St. Joseph, Missouri. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3092269/free-photo-image-motel-america-carol-highsmithFree Image from public domain licenseNorth Carolina rural farm scene. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3094574/free-photo-image-america-blue-sky-carol-highsmithFree Image from public domain licenseGarden in North Carolina. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection. Digitally… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3094734/free-photo-image-america-carol-highsmith-cc0Free Image from public domain licenseOld tobacco barn in North Carolina. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3094652/free-photo-image-america-carol-highsmith-cc0Free Image from public domain licenseTwo young donkeys along the road in rural North Carolina. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3094671/free-photo-image-donkey-america-animalFree Image from public domain licenseAwilda & Irma, mother-and-daughter stainless-steel sculptures by Jaume Plensa at the North Carolina Museum of Art in… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3089191/free-photo-image-america-awilda-irma-statues-carol-highsmithFree Image from public domain licensePeter Pan Motel sign in Las Vegas, Nevada. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3090678/free-photo-image-motel-america-carol-highsmithFree Image from public domain licenseBodie is a ghost town in the Bodie Hills east of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in Mono County, California, United States… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2212380/bodie-ghostFree Image from public domain licenseChimpanzee at the North Carolina Zoological Park in Asheboro, North Carolina. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/422096/free-photo-image-monkey-public-domain-chimpFree Image from public domain licenseDecayed vegetation has given the Run Swamp in Camden County, North Carolina, a distinctive green hue. Original image from… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3093639/free-photo-image-america-camden-county-carol-highsmithFree Image from public domain licensePier along the Atlantic Ocean in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3094104/free-photo-image-america-atlantic-beachFree Image from public domain licenseThe Roanoke River Lighthouse in Edenton, North Carolina. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3094586/free-photo-image-america-beautiful-buildingFree Image from public domain licenseEngine and engineer of a Tweetsie Railroad steam-fired locomotive in North Carolina. Original image from Carol M.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3093431/free-photo-image-steam-locomotive-america-blowing-rockFree Image from public domain licenseThe Blowing Rock, near the North Carolina city of the same name. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3093667/free-photo-image-green-america-blowing-rockFree Image from public domain licenseBeach near Jennette's Pier in Nags Head, a community on North Carolina. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3089167/free-photo-image-america-beach-scenesFree Image from public domain licenseThe Roanoke Marshes Lighthouse in Manteo. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3094628/free-photo-image-america-beautiful-buildingFree Image from public domain licenseFamily reunion in North Carolina. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3089219/free-photo-image-family-reunion-america-cakeFree Image from public domain licenseNorth Carolina's Oldest Brick House, Perquimans County. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3094622/free-photo-image-architecture-america-blue-skyFree Image from public domain licenseDorothy strolls down the Yellow Brick Road in OZ in Boone, North Carolina. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3092148/free-photo-image-wizard-yellow-brick-road-americaFree Image from public domain licenseGazebo at the Magnolia House and Gardens plantation site in North Charleston, South Carolina. Original image from Carol M.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3089227/free-photo-image-gazebo-america-carol-highsmithFree Image from public domain licenseBridge at the Magnolia House and Gardens plantation site in North Charleston, South Carolina. Original image from Carol M.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3089220/free-photo-image-green-america-bridgeFree Image from public domain license Vintage sign for the Lazy K Motel in Ogallala, a small city in southwest Nebraska that was once on… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8044024/photo-image-cloud-plant-treeFree Image from public domain licenseLas Vegas wedding chapel in an old mote. Originalimage from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3089157/free-photo-image-motel-casino-nevadaFree Image from public domain licenseCoffee Shop Sign in Memphis, Tennessee. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3093967/free-photo-image-coffee-motel-sign-americaFree Image from public domain licenseSupai Motel neon sign in Arizona. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3092490/free-photo-image-arizona-america-carol-highsmithFree Image from public domain licenseMurray & Minges General Store, in Catawba County, North Carolina. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3089210/free-photo-image-north-carolina-america-americanFree Image from public domain licenseElaborate metal welcome sign to Kennebunkport, Maine, home of the summer compound of the 41st president of the United… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2372447/photo-image-plant-tree-skyView license Time and rust have nearly obscured the name of the motel mentioned on this old sign (it was the… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8041223/photo-image-cloud-plant-grassFree Image from public domain licenseNorth Carolina Outer Banks Scene. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/421802/free-photo-image-beach-coastline-atlanticFree Image from public domain licenseView of Grandfather Mountain in North Carolina. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3093671/free-photo-image-garden-nature-americaFree Image from public domain licenseBeach houses on the Atlantic Ocean coast in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3094717/free-photo-image-aerial-view-america-atlantic-oceanFree Image from public domain licenseHistoric old general store in rural North Carolina. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3094397/free-photo-image-america-american-flag-barnFree Image from public domain licenseAerial view of Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3092915/free-photo-image-aerial-views-charlotte-america-bank-stadiumFree Image from public domain licenseCabin at the Hickory Ridge Living History Museum in Boone, North Carolina. . Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3089122/free-photo-image-fireplace-cabin-americaFree Image from public domain licenseOld Motels and Historic neon art, Las Vegas, Nevada. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America. Digitally… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3090644/free-photo-image-motel-nevada-americaFree Image from public domain licenseCactus garden at the Hermosa Inn, a secluded hotel, restaurant, and lounge — or “boutique hideaway” in the… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582291/carol-highsmiths-arizona-photographFree Image from public domain license A very, very old, long-abandoned motel whose colorful facade remains strikingly visible (if fading)… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8044177/photo-image-public-domain-united-statesFree Image from public domain license A very, very old, long-abandoned motel whose colorful facade remains strikingly visible (if fading)… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8043826/photo-image-public-domain-united-statesFree Image from public domain license The oldest surviving Wigwam Village Motel, part of what was once a series of quirky motels… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8071624/photo-image-cloud-plant-personFree Image from public domain license Units of the appropriately named Sand Hill Motel in Mullen, in Hooker County, within the vast… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8029572/photo-image-sand-public-domain-hillFree Image from public domain licenseCape Hatteras Lighthouse on Hatteras Island, in North Carolina. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3089206/free-photo-image-america-buxton-cape-hatteras-lightFree Image from public domain licenseWalkway at the Hermosa Inn, a secluded hotel, restaurant, and lounge — or “boutique hideaway” in the words… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582278/carol-highsmiths-arizona-photographFree Image from public domain licenseThe Painted Desert Inn, originally built of petrified wood and other native stone and modified to this adobe configuration… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582335/carol-highsmiths-arizona-photographFree Image from public domain licenseLast Vegas neon oil lamp art. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3089199/free-photo-image-old-las-vegas-gold-americaFree Image from public domain license Sign at the Everglades Safari Park, a tourist attraction in the Everglades, an ecosystem in South… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8068921/photo-image-cloud-plant-treeFree Image from public domain licenseFall scene on a stretch of roadway along the southern reaches of the Blue Ridge Parkway, near Blowing Rock, North Carolina. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434611/free-photo-image-road-autumn-trees-sceneFree Image from public domain licenseSan Francisco Giants baseball team plays the Chicago Cubs at AT&T Ball Park in San Francisco. Original image from Carol M.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2110803/carol-highsmiths-californiaFree Image from public domain licenseSan Francisco Giants baseball team plays the Chicago Cubs at AT&T Ball Park in San Francisco. Original image from Carol M.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2110355/carol-highsmiths-californiaFree Image from public domain licenseThe Lost Colony scene in Manteo, a community on Roanoke Island in North Carolina. Original image from Carol M.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3089174/free-photo-image-drama-america-carol-highsmithFree Image from public domain licensePart of a tableau of bronze statues depicting the first successful, sustained, power flight of a heavier-than-air machine --… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2363348/photo-image-public-domain-america-carol-highsmithView licenseAlligator Adventure, a fourteen-acre theme park of sorts that calls itself the "Reptile Capital of the World" in North… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/422094/free-photo-image-alligator-zoo-adventureFree Image from public domain licenseKayaks, windsurfer boards, and paddles at North Duck Watersports in Duck. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434587/free-photo-image-surfing-board-surf-boardsFree Image from public domain licenseShellfish traps in Wanchese, an old fishing port on Roanoke Island in North Carolina's Outer Banks. Original image from… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434585/free-photo-image-close-carol-highsmith-shellfishFree Image from public domain licenseNorth Carolina cotton field. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/433985/free-photo-image-cotton-fieldFree Image from public domain licenseHotel sign, Seattle, Washington. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3092502/free-photo-image-hotel-america-americanFree Image from public domain licenseAlligator Adventure, a fourteen-acre theme park of sorts that calls itself the "Reptile Capital of the World" in North… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/422092/free-photo-image-zoo-alligator-beachFree Image from public domain licenseCreative "diver" neon sign at the old Starlight Motel in Mesa, Arizona. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3092576/free-photo-image-motel-arizona-americaFree Image from public domain license