Posts Tagged ‘Motel’
Sign Seeker: White Sands Motel, Alamogordo, NM
The White Sands Motel in Alamogordo, NM is conveniently located just 12 miles from White Sands National Park. The well-maintained sign is most likely from the 1960s and the motel recently renovated with positive reviews. It’s definitely a good option when visiting White Sands National Park, which is one of the coolest places we’ve visited…
Read MoreSign Seeker: Driftwood Motel, Denver, CO
The Driftwood Motel sits just off Denver’s Colfax Ave/US Highway 40, “the longest, wickedest street in America”. It looked like a pretty hopping place in the 60s based on postcards; however, we are unable to find any other history, with the exception of the less than stellar more recent happenings of explosion and barricade situations.
Read MoreSign Seeker: Trail Rider’s Motel, Granby, CO
Trail Riders Motel in Granby, Colorado has definitely been around for quite some time, though we’re not sure for exactly how long. A vintage postcard (from the 1950s?) shows the sign looking relatively the same with the ‘Motel’ part reading ‘Lodge’ and states the motel is “A completely modern motel” with hot water heat, wall-to-wall…
Read MoreOur Favorite Pet-Friendly Roadside Motels
Once upon a time, city streets were lined with the bright and flashy neon of motel signs. The bigger and more elaborate the sign, the more likely the chance of catching the attention of the passing traveler. Sadly, many of these roadside motels and their neon signs have been left to deteriorate, met with the…
Read MoreFive Enchanted Days in New Mexico
Last February, we set off on a five-day road trip through the Land of Enchantment. While the highlights of our trip were the alien-crazed town of Roswell and the lunar-like magnificence of White Sands National Monument near Alamogordo, we found many other historical, quirky, and kitschy roadside attractions. One of the reasons that we love…
Read MoreTin Sheets on 66 Pics: McLean, TX to Holbrook, AZ
As you head west through the Texas Panhandle and into New Mexico and Arizona, the land opens up and the views make you feel like you’ve stepped into an Old Western. A stretch of Route 66 that we’ve driven in the past, it a section of perhaps our favorite part of the Mother Road and…
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