Motels

Built for a motel, this cartoon dino is now a symbol of the area's paleontological heritage.

This bright and bubbly Palm Springs hotel was the brainchild of an iconic drag queen.

Once a safe haven for Black patrons and performers—including Billie Holiday and Duke Ellington—during the Jim Crow era, portions of this nightclub and motel have been restored to welcome a new kind of visitor.

The world's first motel is now an administrative building for an apple farm.

These mid-century motels once housed the workers who built the Glen Canyon Dam.