The Grand Mt. Washington Hotel Bretton Woods, NH – Retro Roadmap Repost from The Distracted Wanderer

Mt Washington Hotel Distracted Wanderer

While Mod Betty has always been a fan of the little Mom n Pop places, she’s also always moved by the grandeur of historic public places that have been around forever – and it runs in the family! When Retro Roadmum wanted to celebrate a milestone birthday years ago, we stayed at the Mt. Washington

A Real Retro Retreat! The Sunset Motel – Brevard NC

Sunset Motel Brevard NC Retro Roadmap

When we heard that there was a “retro-vated” vintage 1950′s motel  on our route from Atlanta to Asheville NC  that’s all it took for us to get off the beaten path and check out The Sunset Motel in Brevard, NC. You know how picky Mod Betty is about recommending vintage lodgings, right? Well rest assured,

The Madonna Inn – AKA The Kitsch-inn! San Luis Obispo CA

The Madonna Inn

Where do I begin, in describing the Madonna Inn? It’s grandiose, fun, tacky, pink, kitschy – AKA the perfect place for Retro Roadhusband and me to stay for our wedding anniversary, as it’s a hotel that we won’t easily forget. Despite the fact that the Inn’s neon sign – replete with galloping horses- can’t be

Our 2012 Koolwink Motel Visit – A Fun “Winkend” Had By All!

Koolwink Motel

Those of you who frequent the Retro Roadmap Facebook Page already got a glimpse into the fun times we had this weekend at our 2nd visit to the Koolwink Motel in Romney WV. This time we brought some pals along and now they’re fans of this family owned vintage motel too! You can read all

Wigwam Village #7 San Bernardino, CA – A Birthday Present from Wacky Tacky Mr. Tiny!

wigwam village 7 san bernardino ca wacky tacky

When internet pal Mr. Tiny of the fun blog Wacky Tacky heard my dream of getting all 3 remaining Wigwam Motels onto Retro Roadmap he graciously offered up his reviews! What a swell pal, eh? Here are some excerpts from  Mr. T’s stays at the San Bernardino Wigwam Motel, but I encourage you to visit

Wigwam Village #6 Holbrook, AZ – Get Your Kicks on Route 66!

Wigwam Village 6 Holbrook AZ Road MaveN 2

Peter C aka – Road_maveN  has added a PERFECT Retro Roadmap destination to our collection – Wigwam Village #6 in Holbrook AZ – right on Route 66! Wigwam Motels, or Wigwam Villages are part of a now-defunct motel chain where the rooms are built to resemble Native American teepees. If you ever saw the Disney

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