HOLBROOK — On a shady bench along a busy highway, a spot designed for watching the world go by, 12-year-old Clifton Lewis did just that. An endless parade of Detroit steel rumbled along Route 66 ...

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.

HOLBROOK, Ariz. -- There probably isn't a kid in the country who wouldn't jump at the chance to sleep in a giant tepee, even if it's a concrete imitation serving as a motel room. And admittedly, th… ...

In the town of Holbrook, Arizona, a unique motel draws in curious travelers making their way along Route 66. The Wigwam Motel is one of the few remnants of a bygone era, a period that can be ...

HOLBROOK — Clifton Lewis hasn't seen "Cars." Doesn't plan to. Nor will he visit Disney's California Adventure to see the part of the park he believes his family motel inspired. "I don't believe ...

Out of seven original locations, Wigwam Village No. 2 is one of the last three motels still standing in the United States along with No. 6 in Holbrook, Arizona, and No. 7 in Rialto, California.

He then built his own Wigwam Village in Holbrook, Arizona. It was completed in 1950, and since the motel was the sixth of its kind, it is simply identified as Village #6.