Columnist Tom Wharton of the Salt Lake Tribune expresses his fondness for the weird and wacky in roadside attractions:
I love everything about driving the older parts of Route 66, especially some of the classic old motels still standing in places including Flagstaff, Ariz., and Gallup, N.M. Besides, where else can you stay these days for $17.95 a night, cable included?
The saddest thing about the modernization of America is that such treasures have been lost to interstate franchises. In our rush to drive faster and see more, why is it that too often we see less?