Books
and Articles
Dive into our collection of over 20 published books exploring Route 66, the infancy of the American auto industry, and classic road trips. Our feature articles appear in leading travel and history publications as we share stories of America’s most fascinating places and people. Sharing America’s story and inspiring road trips by telling people where to go. It’s what we do at Jim Hinckley’s America!
Digital
Content
Join our international community of passionate road trip enthusiasts that follow our regular blog posts for travel tips and smile inducing stories. Check out our YouTube channel for engaging video content and shared adventures. And join us on Sunday mornings at the virtual diner that is Coffee With Jim, our weekly podcast. From time capsule diners to ghost towns, dusty trails and legendary Route 66, Jim Hinckley’s America is a shared adventure.
Coffee With Jim Podcast
Tune in weekly to the Coffee With Jim podcast for conversations with fascinating guests from tourism directors and film producers to historians and adventurers. Each episode is a shared adventure that brings fresh perspectives on travel, preservation, community development and the enduring appeal of the great American road trip. It’s a virtual diner for folks that are passionate about road trips and the diverse, colorful American story.
Welcome To
Jim Hinckley’s America
It’s a shared adventure! For over three decades we’ve been sharing America’s amazing story and inspiring memory making road trips by telling people where to go. From neon-lit diners along iconic Route 66 to forgotten ghost towns in the desert southwest, we’re your trusted guide to authentic American adventures that blur the line between past and present.
Latest Articles
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Coffee With Jim: A Route 66 Tale
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-racb6-1b14083 It’s a dusty desert crossroads with quite a story. It is mentioned in the song about getting your kicks on Route 66. And it has a connection to Louis Chevrolet, Hollywood history, Charles Lindbergh and even Pamela Anderson. By tapping into its amazing story Kingman is being transformed into a destination, a small town…
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The Great American Road Trip: Two Lane Adventures
The great American road trip is best with two lane adventures. And the best of those two lane adventures is legendary Route 66. On those old highways is where you really discover America. It is where you discover our shared history, learn that we have more in common than separates us, and make memories that…
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Every Town Has A Story (or two): Every Town Needs a storyteller
Every town has a story (or two). That is why every town needs a storyteller. In any community blending heritage tourism, leisure tourism, adventure tourism and business tourism assets can be a powerful component of economic development. Even more important, linking these assets and telling the story behind them will ensure a strong sense of…
Professional Services
Discover America with road trips and let Jim Hinckley’s America be your guide to adventures on the open road.
Custom tour development and consulting
Speaking engagements and presentations
Tourism development projects for communities
Community Educational program creation
Whether you’re planning your first Route 66 odyssey or are looking for ideas on how to harness tourism as a catalyst for economic development and historic district revitalization, we’re here to tell you where to go – in the best possible way.
We write feature articles for magazines and for tour company newsletters, blogs for clients of Talisman Magic Marketing, community visitors guides, and develop community education programs.
We also add smile inducing programs to conferences, festivals, tours, and conventions.
We share America’s story and inspire road trips.
What can we do for you?
Deana Nelson is more than a sponsor of Jim Hinckley’s America, she is a hometown hero that shares our passion for the American story and road trips –