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INspiring road trips by telling people where to go. Sharing America’s story. It’s what we do.
Welcome to Jim Hinckley’s America –
The great American road trip. Route 66. Ghost towns and big cities. A search for roadside diners that still serve fresh apple pie. Fascinating people. Inspirational people. Natural wonders and historic sites.
Jim Hinckley’s America is built on a sixty year association with Route 66, two lane highways, and colorful characters.
That allows me to provide a unique perspective when sharing travel tips, historical insights, and inspiring stories. And it ensures that we will fuel your wanderlust and help you plan your next memory making great American adventure.
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Hit the Road with Jim Hinckley’s America
Hit the road with Jim HInckley’s America. Discover the amazing, the colorful, and the diverse story of America with road trips. Our network is built on a passion for telling people where to go and the sharing of America’s story. It is a fast growing community of folks that are as obsessed as we are…
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Coffee With Jim, February 15, 2026
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-in8xh-1a478df Pete Oprisko isn’t old enough for a drivers license. But family vacation road trips and books have instilled in him an infectious curiosity as well as a passion for the American story, historic preservation, road trips, and legendary Route 66. So, if you are curious about how we ensure Route 66 and the great…
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HIstory Isn’t Always Carved In Stone
History isn’t always carved in stone. But to tell the inspirational story of our history it has to begin with rock solid truth. What kind of picture would you have if the jigsaw puzzle you are working on had the blue pieces removed because they were deemed offensive? How warm will you be if the…
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Coffee With Jim. February 8, 2026
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-8mxb8-1a3dcd5 Tom Saluzzo, today’s guest, is a man on a mission. His vision of a museum that preserves artifacs from WWI to the Vietnam War will soon be a reality. But what makes this museum unique is the focus that is being placed on the exhibits and educational programs that tells the stories of men…
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Coffee With Jim, February 1, 2026
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-qf4j3-1a33e03 Our visit with Mayor Janet Jernigan in Needles, California will surely inspire a road trip or two! A discussion about the upcoming Route 66 Info fair at the historic El Garces Harvey House Hotel scheduled for February 14, 2026 kicked things off. Then we talked about upcoming events including the annual rodeo, new motels…
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relics of war
Relics of war are scattered throughout the deserts that embrace the Colorado River Valley. They are tangible links to an era when the world was being convulsed by global war, and the United States was proclaimed to be the arsenal of democracy. In the early 1940s, the dusty expanses of western Arizona and California’s Mojave…
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Coffee With Jim, January 25, 2026
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-yntur-1a2aca0 The Route 66 centennial as a catalyst for historic preservation. Building a sense of community and community purpose through historic preservation. The importance of and challenges associated with preserving mid century homes and commercial architecture. The dollars and cents of historic preservation. Our discussion on this episode of Coffee With Jim with Mary-Frances O’Dea,…
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Coffee With Jim, January 18, 2026
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-79a4w-1a20944 Prepare to be inspired! After a few minutes of technical difficulties Roger Naylor and Jim Hinckley resorted to a phone call for a wide ranging conversation about legendary Route 66 and adventures in the Grand Canyon State. Aside from Roger’s latest book, Arizona Route 66 Road Trip, these two stoytellers discussed hiking trails, great…
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