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Open thread: Your favorite Retro Roadtrips?

pam kueber - Updated: August 18, 2021

Retro Renovation stopped publishing in 2021; these stories remain for historical information, as potential continued resources, and for archival purposes.

SUMMERTIME IS ON ITS WAY — and research from AAA says that in this economy, we’ll be taking a lot of road trips.  Although…maybe not in our vintage 1941 Cessna Family Car of the Air (see post below). Over the past year we’ve spotlighted some cool places to visit:

  • The Madonna Inn, in San Luis Obispo, California.
  • The Villa Basque in Vernon, outside LA.
  • Wigwam City in Cave City, Kentucky.
  • The Wilson House in Temple, Texas.
  • And the vintage pink GE kitchen at the Wisconsin Historical Society.

Got more? Share them via a Comment and starting tomorrow I’ll start featuring Retro Roadtrip destinations based on your input.

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vacation spots, historic homes, museums

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  1. Sooz says

    July 29, 2009 at 12:13 pm

    Thanks Elaine, I’m glad to get some feedback before our trip. I found a great site called Roadside attractions that you can search by state and decide what it is you want to see. It’s great and I’ve bookmarked a heap of stuff to see on the way in each state we pass through.

    I’ve done a small part of Route 66 in 2007 and I absolutely loved Tucumkeri, it looked like time stood still.

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