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Route 66, the infancy of the American auto industry, and road trips. Sharing America’s story and inspiring road trips by telling people where to go. It’s what we do at Jim Hinckley’s America!

Ghost Towns of Route 66 – The Big Book of Car Culture – The Route 66 Encyclopedia – 23 books published to date!

And our feature articles appear in leading travel and history publications as we share stories of America’s most fascinating places and people.

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If you have a pssion for discovering America with road trips join our international community of passionate enthusiasts.

From time capsule diners to ghost towns, dusty trails and legendary Route 66, Jim Hinckley’s America is a shared adventure.

The Jim Hinckley’s America network

The Jim HInckley’s America network is the foundation for a vibrant community of folks passionate about road trips, adventure, and the American story.

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Route 66 and road trips, colorful characters and fascinating stories, great pie and historic sites, scenic wonders. Sharing America’s amazing story and inspiring road trips by telling people where to go. It’s what we do at Jim Hinckley’s America. Join us and share the adventure!

This is where America’s story inspires memory making road trip adventures. It is a search for good pie, quirky road side attractions, scenic wonders, museums, historic treasures, and neon nights. It is a shared adventure on Route 66, dusty desert back roads, and two lane highways with author, historian, and humorist Jim Hinckley as your guide.

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Stories from the road, chapters from the American story, shared adventures on Route 66, and introductions to fascinating folk. That is Coffee With Jim. But this podcast is only one facet of our expanding network that now includes Substack, the Jim Hinckley’s America YouTube channel, Instagram and Facebook, and the acclaimed Jim Hinckley’s America website. We share the adventures and inspire road trips by telling people where to go. Join the conversation. Invite your friends. Become a member of one of the fastest growing communities of road trip enthusiasts in the country!

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Jim Hinckley’s America on substack

From the smile inducing Decade With Jim series to updates on podcasts, road trips, books, projects, and presentations our Substack platform is chock full of road trip inspiring content.

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Latest Articles

  • Route 66: The Main Street of America Revisited

    Route 66, the Main Street of America was revisted by acclaimed documentary film producer John Paget. It was a Route 66 centennial project. And it was a unique opportunity for a man with a passion for the American story that traveled and documented this iconic highway in 1994 for his film Route 66: An American…

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  • Before Route 66: Fearless Women & Epic Road Trips

    https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-fcnxn-1b87271 Alice Huyler Ramsey was a young New Jersey motorist who drove across the continent in 1909. Then there was Effie Hotchkiss, who in 1915 rode a motorcycle from New York to California and back with her mother in the sidecar. And Emily Post, the future authority on etiquette, wrote a book, By Motor To…

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  • Route 66: A Healthy Dose of Inspiration

    Route 66 provides a healthy dose of inspiration when we slow the pace. With every mile traveled there is endless opportunity for a conversation that might transform your life. Grab a cup of coffee and a slice of pie at a multigenerational family owned diner established by immigrants from Greece or Russia. Pull up a…

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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 –

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