Admit it; you’ve always wanted to live in a tepee or a wigwam, haven’t you? Well, living in one may not be all that practical, but you can stay in a wigwam if you are traveling through Arizona on the famous Old Route 66.
The Wigwam Motel, in Holbrook, Arizona, was built during the mid-twentieth century heyday of the road trip by a man named Chester E. Lewis. Mr. Lewis, whose family still owns the motel, has seen similar Wigwam villages built in Kentucky and conceived a similar village along Route 66 as a family attraction and an example of architectural innovation. Today, the stucco, wood and chicken wire wigwams stand as a proud monument to cool hotels everywhere. In 2002, The Wigwam Motel was put on the National Register of Historic Places.
The wigwams themselves are cozy (14 feet at the base) and comfortable, with their own bathrooms, televisions and window air-conditioning.