A true Route 66 landmark and one of only two surviving Wigwam Village motels still taking guests, where you actually sleep inside a freestanding concrete teepee. Holbrook's Wigwam Village No. 6 was built by local businessman Chester E. Lewis and opened on June 1, 1950, using a design he licensed from Frank Redford after seeing the original wigwam villages back east.
Fifteen white teepees are arranged in a C shape around the lot, with a collection of classic vintage cars parked out front. The motel closed in 1982 after Interstate 40 bypassed Route 66, but Lewis's family restored and reopened all fifteen rooms in 1988 and still runs it today, and it joined the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.
Each wigwam is a private room with a queen bed or two full beds, plus a few small apartments for larger groups, all keeping the retro feel with much of the original hickory furniture. The office opens in the afternoon with a 3pm check-in, and because it is such a sought-after stop, booking ahead is smart.
You do not have to stay to enjoy it: anyone can pull in to wander the classic cars and snap photos of the teepees, which makes it one of the best free things to do in town and a must for a Route 66 trip.
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