Route 66: The Unique Wigwam Motel and its Teepee-Shaped Rooms The Wigwam Motel was part of a chain at the time. There are only two such establishments left on Route 66

This is perhaps the most original of the vehicles used as decoration in front of the Wigwam’s teepees.

Each teepee rests on a base with a diameter of 14 feet and rises to 32 feet. Surprisingly, the rooms are more spacious than they look from the outside. Above all, the stone walls insulate occupants well from outside noise, especially that generated by passing trains; the railroad track is only a few metres from the motel.

It’s wholly appropriate that we should find a Hudson Hornet in front of one of the rooms of the Wigwam. Why? Because it’s one of the main cars featured in the movie Cars.