In the heart of Holbrook, Arizona, the vacancy sign is a beacon for the pit stop of Americana. The Wigwam Motel opened along the most famous highway in America on June 1, 1950.

Wigwam Motel Just off Route 66 in Holbrook is an icon of roadside kitsch. The Wigwam Motel is a flashback to the 1950s, when motor courts were beacons along the most famous highway in America ...

Wigwam Motel What: The historic motel on Route 66 includes 15 concrete tepees arranged in an open rectangle. Where: 811 W. Hopi Drive, Holbrook. Price: $69 (one queen bed), $76 (two full beds).

The sun sets on the Wigwam Motel, in Holbrook, Arizona. Wigwam Village #6 opened in 1950 as a motel, gas station and roadside attraction, a Route 66 trifecta.

The Wigwam Motel in Holbrook, Ariz., was certainly tops on my list. But there was one small problem: Having promised I wouldn’t plan my vacation to death, I wasn’t booking my next hotel room ...

After Interstate 40 bypassed Route 66 in Holbrook, traffic through the small town significantly decreased and the Wigwam Motel closed in 1974. Chester Lewis died in 1986.

The Wigwam Motel opened along the most famous highway in America on June 1, 1950. Not much about it has changed since then. Arizona Highways TV ...