Gas 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 licenseConverted cabin on the Hopson Plantation site in Mississippi. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3090736/free-photo-image-america-cabin-carol-highsmithFree Image from public domain licenseClarksdale historian Robert Birdsong at the Hopson Plantation in Clarksdale, Mississippi. Original image from Carol M.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3089225/free-photo-image-america-american-bartenderFree 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 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 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 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 licenseAn old-style crank telepone inside a prairie "I house," part of the Ackley Heritage Center. Original image from Carol M.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434560/free-photo-image-telephone-phone-usaFree 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 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 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 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 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 licenseColorful HIstoric Motel in Wildwood, New Jersey. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/421703/motel-wildwoodFree 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 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 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 licenseTrain cars at Rail Road Park, an unusual motel and resort complex in which guests may opt to stay and sleep in a caboose or… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2110800/carol-highsmiths-californiaFree Image from public domain licenseCourtyard and fountain at the Arizona Inn, a venerable hostelry in Tucson, Arizona. Original image from Carol M.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582252/carol-highsmiths-arizona-photographFree 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 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 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 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 licenseA 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 licenseWild mustard plants bring color to the otherwise dormant vines of California's Napa Valley in wintertime. Original image… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434152/free-photo-image-mustard-tree-napa-valleyFree Image from public domain licenseEntrance to the Hermosa Inn, a secluded hotel, restaurant, and lounge — or “boutique hideaway” in the… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582280/carol-highsmiths-arizona-photographFree 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 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 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 licenseLime plant in rural Alabama. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/421784/free-photo-image-factory-plant-industrialFree Image from public domain licenseMarshall Hopper performs during the Clarksdale Juke Joint Festival in Mississippi. Original image from Carol M.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3089211/free-photo-image-america-american-carol-highsmithFree 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 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 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 licenseClarksdale Juke Joint Festival food booth in Mississippi. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3093036/free-photo-image-junk-food-america-boothFree 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 licenseSunflowers in a Wisconsin field. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/421862/free-photo-image-sunflower-field-flowers-carol-highsmithFree Image from public domain license Manor house at the c.-1796 Myrtles Plantation in the Louisiana city of St. Francisville … https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8041306/photo-image-public-domain-house-cityFree Image from public domain license The Treasury Inn, a neoclassical home built in 1905 as the luxurious residence of A.W. and Caroline… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8071718/photo-image-public-domain-city-united-statesFree Image from public domain licenseColorful field of sunflowers near Beloit. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/421970/free-photo-image-carol-highsmith-garden-farmFree 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 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 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 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 license A stately-looking birdhouse on the grounds of the Houmas House and Gardens, a sugar-cane plantation… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8041717/photo-image-road-public-domain-houseFree Image from public domain licenseSunflowers in a Wisconsin field. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/421859/field-sunflowersFree 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 Rosedown, the manor home of a lucrative cotton plantation built in 1835 by Daniel and Martha… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8041401/photo-image-public-domain-houses-united-statesFree 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 license Scene inside the open-hearth kitchen building at the Magnolia Mound sugar-plantation site in Baton… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8072907/photo-image-public-domain-city-kitchenFree Image from public domain license Scene inside the open-hearth kitchen building at the Magnolia Mound sugar-plantation site in Baton… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8041200/photo-image-public-domain-city-kitchenFree Image from public domain license This sign in front of the Carnton Plantation House in Franklin, Tennessee, is not particularly… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8042701/photo-image-public-domain-house-signFree 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 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 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 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 license The open hearth fireplace in the kitchen building of the Magnolia Mound sugar-plantation site in… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8060584/photo-image-fireplace-public-domain-cityFree 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 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 licenseConoco gasoline station in Shamrock, Texas. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3088901/free-photo-image-shamrock-inn-americaFree Image from public domain license Animals of various species, including a very longhorn steer, share feeding space at the Hedrick… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8041337/photo-image-space-camels-animalFree Image from public domain licenseParlange Plantation in New Roads, Louisiana. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America. Digitally enhanced by… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3091642/free-photo-image-plantation-america-carol-highsmithFree Image from public domain licenseParlange Plantation in New Roads, Louisiana. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America. Digitally enhanced by… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3089195/free-photo-image-plantation-america-carol-highsmithFree Image from public domain license This is the Carnton Plantation house in Franklin, Tennessee, built in 1826 for Randal McGavock, the… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8042839/photo-image-public-domain-house-united-statesFree 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 licenseOld man sitting outside Red's Blues Club in Clarksdale, Mississippi'. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3091014/free-photo-image-music-america-carol-highsmithFree Image from public domain licenseJazzman Terry "Harmonica" Bean performs at the Club Red jazz club in Clar Unlinkksdale, Mississippi, a center for… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3091296/free-photo-image-african-american-america-artistFree 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 license Dining room inside the Big House, as it is known, at Oak Alley in Vacherie, Louisiana, one of the… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8068177/photo-image-road-public-domain-houseFree Image from public domain license Dining room inside the Big House, as it is known, at Oak Alley in Vacherie, Louisiana, one of the… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8068609/photo-image-road-public-domain-houseFree 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 licenseVintage car in Clarksdale, Mississippi. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3089182/free-photo-image-america-carol-highsmithFree Image from public domain licenseDell Creek Motel sign, Lake Delton, Wisconsin (1988) photography in high resolution by John Margolies. Original from the… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3803732/photo-image-blue-vintage-retroFree Image from public domain license The estate's mansion at Houmas House and Gardens, a Louisiana plantation-era attraction that… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8068397/photo-image-road-public-domain-restaurantsFree Image from public domain license The Rosberg House bed-and-breakfast inn in Lindsborg, Kansas, which the locals are fond of calling… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8041886/photo-image-cloud-plant-treeFree Image from public domain licenseMount Vernon, a near (but larger) replica in Dallas, Texas, of George Washington's Virginia estate home. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582573/carol-highsmiths-texas-photographFree 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 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 licenseMotel Dine-a-ville sign, Vernal, Utah (1991) photography in high resolution by John Margolies. Original from the Library of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3802530/photo-image-blue-vintage-retroFree Image from public domain licensePalms Motel sign, Royal Oak, Michigan (1986) photography in high resolution by John Margolies. Original from the Library of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3803773/photo-image-blue-vintage-retroFree Image from public domain license View of the west side of the plantation mansion at Houmas House and Gardens, a Louisiana attraction… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8050277/photo-image-road-public-domain-restaurantsFree Image from public domain license View of the plantation mansion from the notable Burnside Oak at Houmas House and Gardens, a… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8068932/photo-image-road-public-domain-restaurantsFree Image from public domain licenseThe parlor at Parlange Plantation in Louisiana. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3094096/free-photo-image-louisiana-plantation-americaFree Image from public domain licenseRestored corn crib at a plantation in Alabama. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3094427/free-photo-image-alabama-america-architectureFree Image from public domain licenseOld plantation house in Demopolis, Alabama. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3094473/free-photo-image-plantation-alabama-americaFree Image from public domain license The second-floor wraparound porch of the Big House, as it is known, at Oak Alley in Vacherie… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8066858/photo-image-road-public-domain-houseFree Image from public domain license The Greek Revival-style manor house at Oak Alley in Vacherie, Louisiana, one of the historic former… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8045046/photo-image-road-public-domain-houseFree 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 license