Roadside Americana · New Mexico
Blue Swallow Motel
The most photographed neon on Route 66
TypeVintage Neon & Motel
StateNew Mexico
WhenSpring & fall
How to visitWorking motel — stay or photograph the sign at night
A lovingly restored 1939 motor court in Tucumcari whose neon — the swooping swallow and “100% Refrigerated Air” — is the most photographed sign on the Mother Road. Tucumcari after dark is a neon time machine.
The photo
The neon swallow glowing after dark.
Pair it with
- Tucumcari
- Route 66 neon row
- Tucumcari Mountain
- Mesalands dinosaur museum
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