Wigwam Village Motel
Holbrook, AZ
Photo courtesy Dave & Debra van Hulsteyn

Ever wanted to “sleep in a wigwam” along the Mother Road? Wigwam Village Motel in Holbrook offers that classic Route 66 experience with 15 concrete-and-steel, teepee-shaped rooms. Vintage automobiles parked outside help complete a roadside scene that looks delightfully removed from the modern interstate.

Chester E. Lewis opened Wigwam Village No. 6 in 1950 after obtaining design rights from Frank Redford. Lodging ended in 1982 following the interstate bypass, but the Lewis family restored and reopened the motel in 1988. Its individual guest rooms also helped inspire the Cozy Cone Motel in Pixar's Cars.

UPDATE: Wigwam Village remains open along Hopi Drive and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is one of three surviving Wigwam Village motels, alongside locations in California and Kentucky. 11-26