A rather sublime-looking tiki head stands outside the gift shop of the old Ranchero Motel in the tiny settlement of Anteres… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582270/carol-highsmiths-arizona-photographFree 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 licenseThe Arizona state flag flies along old U.S. highway 66 in Mohave County, Arizona. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582293/carol-highsmiths-arizona-photographFree 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 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 licenseA distant butte near Truxton, along old U.S. Highway 66 in Mohave County, Arizona. Original image from Carol M.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582268/carol-highsmiths-arizona-photographFree 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 license The Court motel, along the historic U.S. Route 66 as it winds through Carthage, a city in… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8057122/photo-image-cloud-sky-public-domainFree Image from public domain licenseThe old Hackberry General Store in Hackberry, Arizona. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3092917/free-photo-image-america-arizona-carol-highsmithFree Image from public domain license An old police car next to the Court Motel accents the vintage ambience along the historic U.S. Route… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8071709/photo-image-person-vintage-roadFree 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 licenseHistoric Route 66 Seligman Sundries coffee shop in Arizona, Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3093412/free-photo-image-public-domain-arizona-coffeeFree 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 Wigwam Motel on Route 66 in Holbrook, Arizona, where one can indeed “spend the night in a wigwam.” The… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582250/carol-highsmiths-arizona-photographFree Image from public domain licenseAbove Hoover Dam near Boulder City, Nevada. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/421829/free-photo-image-colorado-hydroelectric-damFree Image from public domain licenseSunset near the settlement of Antares in northwestern Arizona. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582247/carol-highsmiths-arizona-photographFree Image from public domain licenseRainbow across a dirt road near the settlement of Antares in northwestern Arizona. Original image from Carol M.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582452/carol-highsmiths-arizona-photographFree 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/8070019/photo-image-public-domain-city-united-statesFree Image from public domain license One unit at the oldest surviving Wigwam Village Motel, part of what was a quirky motel chain… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8069030/photo-image-public-domain-city-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/8069281/photo-image-public-domain-city-united-statesFree Image from public domain licenseCorner of an eclectic gift shop and convenience store mere feet off historic U.S. Route 66 in Seligman, Arizona. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582351/carol-highsmiths-arizona-photographFree Image from public domain licenseCreative "diver" neon sign at the old Starlight Motel in Mesa, a small Arizona city that became one of sprawling Phoenix's… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582406/carol-highsmiths-arizona-photographFree Image from public domain licenseRusty Bolt souvenir store on Route 66 in Seligman, Arizona. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/421702/free-photo-image-travel-road-sign-arizonaFree Image from public domain license The office sign, but no name, is still present (as of 2020) on the 1929 Rock Fountain Court (later… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8056850/photo-image-sky-public-domain-blueFree Image from public domain license A Phillips 66 gasoline station, opened in 1930 and refreshed into the town visitor center in Baxter… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8093080/photo-image-plant-tree-skyFree Image from public domain license Signs at the Totem Pole Trading Post, a tourist attraction along a surviving section of the old, two… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8041166/photo-image-sky-road-public-domainFree Image from public domain licenseThe stars and stripes, American flag. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/421704/free-photo-image-usa-flag-america-public-domainFree Image from public domain licenseBell Gas Sign in Truxton, Arizona. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/421713/free-photo-image-advertising-america-americanFree Image from public domain licenseBell Gas Sign in Truxton, Arizona. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/421707/gas-signFree 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 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 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 licenseRoute 66 Mural in Tucumcari, New Mexico. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3092287/free-photo-image-mexico-art-america-artworkFree Image from public domain licenseRoute 66 Rocker world's largest rocking chair in Missouri. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3090923/free-photo-image-america-carol-highsmith-cc0Free 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 licenseA neon sign of historic U.S. Route 66 in Amarillo, Texas. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3088763/free-photo-image-route-texas-amarilloFree Image from public domain licenseGreasy Spoon restaurant inside the Route 66 Museum in the Texas Panhandle. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3092566/free-photo-image-public-domain-texas-cafeFree Image from public domain licenseBell Gas Sign in Truxton, Arizona. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/421705/free-photo-image-black-white-bell-gas-sign-arizona-carol-highsmithFree Image from public domain licenseThe stars and stripes, American flag. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/421708/free-photo-image-american-flag-carol-highsmithFree 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 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 licenseRoute 66 Mural City in Cuba, Missouri. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3090958/free-photo-image-public-domain-mural-wall-americaFree Image from public domain licenseRoute 66 Mural City in Cuba, Missouri. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3092832/free-photo-image-street-art-route-americaFree 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 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 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 licenseMaverick 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 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 licenseCorvette Car outside the Route 66 Hackberry General Store in Hackberry, Arizona. Original image from Carol M.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582306/carol-highsmiths-arizona-photographFree Image from public domain licenseMountaineer Inn Motel in Asheville, North Carolina. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3089018/free-photo-image-north-carolina-hotel-americaFree 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 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 licenseAmerican flag mural in Chinatown. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/422006/free-photo-image-california-democracy-americaFree Image from public domain licenseAmerican flag mural in Chinatown. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/421996/free-photo-image-american-flag-carol-highsmith-patriotismFree Image from public domain licensePOPS Restaurant on Route 66 in Arcadia, Oklahoma. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3092560/free-photo-image-route-bottle-americaFree 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 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 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 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 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 licenseBlue Swallow Motel on Route 66 in Tucumcari, New Mexico was built in 1939 by W.A. Higgins. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2347080/photo-image-cloud-plant-treeView 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 license No name is posted any longer (as of 2020) on the 1929 Rock Fountain Court (later named the Melinda… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8070551/photo-image-public-domain-united-statesFree Image from public domain licenseBraum's Milk on Route 66 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3092249/free-photo-image-america-barums-milk-braumFree Image from public domain licensePOPS Restaurant on Route 66 in Arcadia, Oklahoma. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3090991/free-photo-image-route-bottle-black-and-whiteFree Image from public domain license The 66 Drive-In movie theater, a long-standing attraction along historic U.S. Route 66 as it winds… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8070934/photo-image-cloud-sky-lightFree Image from public domain license The Route 66 Barber Shop, "The Oldest Barber Shop in Springfield[Missouri]" still operates (as of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8059941/photo-image-plant-grass-artFree Image from public domain licenseThe Blue Whale of Catoosa is a waterfront structure in Catoosa, Oklahoma. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3094408/free-photo-image-america-art-big-blue-whaleFree Image from public domain license66 Drive-In Theatre - located on Route 66 and built in 1949 - one of less than 400 Drive-In Theatres in the United States… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2347022/photo-image-person-sky-public-domainView 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 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 Site of a rest area on the Missouri side of the Old Chain of Rocks Bridge over the Mississippi River… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8070489/photo-image-sky-public-domain-blueFree Image from public domain licenseTee Pee Curios Shop on Route 66 in Tucumcari, New Mexico. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3093448/free-photo-image-route-america-carol-highsmithFree Image from public domain license An old but interesting truck is perched atop an illuminated sign for historic U.S. highway 66 in… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8065739/photo-image-plant-grass-treeFree Image from public domain license The Holy Cross Catholic Church in Cuba, Missouri, named after the island of Cuba in 1857 for reasons… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8109232/photo-image-church-cross-public-domainFree Image from public domain license Sign for the old Route 66 soda fountain in Baxter Springs, one of only two small towns, Galena is… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8031320/photo-image-cloud-sky-roadFree 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 licenseClarence Buckingham Memorial Fountain at Grant Park in Chicago. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3090732/free-photo-image-fountain-america-buckinghamFree Image from public domain licenseRoute 66 neon sign. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection. Digitally… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434178/routeFree Image from public domain licenseRoute 66 neon sign. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection. Digitally… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434184/free-photo-image-black-and-white-route-hollywoodFree Image from public domain license Sign in a brief portion of the old, mostly two-lane U.S. Highway 66, at the Route 66 State Park near… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8061790/photo-image-plant-grass-treeFree Image from public domain licenseA massive cloud presages a thunderstorm above Groom, a tiny community along old U.S. Route 66 in the Texas Panhandle.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582567/carol-highsmiths-texas-photographFree Image from public domain license Federhofer's Bakery was opened in 1966 in St. Louis, Missouri, a time when a significant portion of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8045040/photo-image-person-neon-lightFree Image from public domain licensePops Restaurant on Route 66 in Arcadia, Oklahoma. This sculptural take on a soda bottle and straw soars 66 ft. into the sky.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/487714/routeFree 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 license A Bigfoot carving commands the grounds of the Wall Motel in tiny Wall, South Dakota (2020 census… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8041507/photo-image-plant-person-woodFree Image from public domain licenseDairy King Ice Cream Cafe in Plymouth, Michigan. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3094365/free-photo-image-america-cafe-carol-highsmithFree 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 license The classic Mobil Gas Pegasus, or flying horse, sign in the distance beyond a newer Phillips 66… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8041371/photo-image-horse-plant-treeFree Image from public domain license Tiki head at the Big Kahuna's Amusement Park in Destin, Florida, a popular beach community in the… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8070171/photo-image-beach-public-domain-united-statesFree Image from public domain 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 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 licenseCactus in the desert Arizona. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3093654/free-photo-image-desert-green-americaFree Image from public domain licensePalm-lined pond in Papago Park, a mountainside park in the middle of booming Phoenix, Arizona. Original image from Carol M.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3094302/free-photo-image-view-nature-reflectionFree Image from public domain licenseA portion of the in the “Granite Dells” — exposed bedrock of estimated-1.4-billion-year-old igneous-rock… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3093657/free-photo-image-america-arizona-beautifulFree Image from public domain license Rural cabins, a Native American totem pole, and a settlers' windmill at the Cherokee Strip Land Rush… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8064123/photo-image-border-plant-grassFree Image from public domain license