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The Campfire Hotel—a revamped 100-room motel lodge tucked away in Bend, Oregon's industrial stretch—first opened in October 2020. (Campfire Hotel)

 

Across the United States, Vintage Motels Are Being Imagined for Modern Times

The re-envisioned lodgings offer easy car-to-door access but also all the amenities of a boutique property, from local artwork to on-site fire pits

Laura Kiniry

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At 200 Years Old, the London National Gallery Is Redefining What It Means to Be a 'National' Museum

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Chicago Museum Unveils the 'Most Important Fossil Ever Discovered': the Feathered Dinosaur Archaeopteryx

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See 1,000 Perfect Replicas of Objects Unearthed From King Tut's Tomb

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Five Places Where You Can Still Find Gold in the United States

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Moulin Rouge Windmill Blades Fall Off in the Middle of the Night

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Venice's First-of-Its-Kind 'Day-Tripper Tax' Sparks Outrage

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Spain's Prado Museum Will Showcase a Lost Caravaggio That Nearly Sold for Under $2,000

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French Bakers Set a New World Record by Making a 461-Foot-Long Baguette

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A Canaletto Masterpiece Stowed in a Mine During World War II Returns to Wales

 
 
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