American motel

Half a century ago, a Swiss photographer named Robert Frank traversed the United States, capturing the essence of the American Dream, its poetry and its failings. Each night, he laid his head to rest on the pillow of some new and anonymous roadside motel. Twenty years later, it was Stephen Shore who stayed overnight along Route 66; in the 2000s, Alec Soth would follow in their footsteps. Ever since its inception, the American motel has lured photographers away from home, becoming their…

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Staying overnight at one of the more than 150 motels in the Wildwoods can feel like traveling back in time.

Who doesn’t love an all-American road trip? As automobile travel gained popularity in the early 20th century, a slew of kitschy roadside motels popped up along the country's brand-new highways. The golden age of road trips may have passed, but some of these hidden gems are still going strong today. They’re renovated, retro, and steeped in classic Americana. So, the next time you hit the road, consider skipping corporate hotel chains and checking into one of these 15 iconic roadside motels…

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This motel was demolished a few years ago and condominiums were built in its place.

It never really occurred to me to visit the Jersey Shore, not until I saw it in the dead of winter, through the lens of American photographer Tyler Haughey. His serene series Ebb Tide makes me want to check into a room at one of the lonely mid-century motels, stay awhile in limbo, maybe write a shor

It's all about taking that detour and finding the beautifully haunting moments of traveling through the unknown. Walker Pickering is a young photographer and photography teacher based not in his Texan hometown, but on the road. And you won't find him on Route 66. He'll be taking the back roads of Am