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Route 66: Live like Gomer Pyle or Lightning McQueen at historic Rockwood Motor Court
April 16, 2026

Route 66: Live like Gomer Pyle or Lightning McQueen at historic Rockwood Motor Court by Emily Pritchard for KY3

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) — Along Route 66 in Springfield, Missouri, the Rockwood Motor Court —the oldest operating court on the Mother Road — is still welcoming travelers nearly a century after it opened.

Owners Phyllis Ferguson and her husband purchased the property in 2019 and began restoring the 1929 motor court, which now features ten themed rooms designed to preserve the feel of early road-trip America.

“It’s a step back in time,” Ferguson said.

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