The roadside motel, an innovation conceived in California, turns 100 this year. Travel writer Christopher Reynolds went ...

Merch Motel’s Barkev Msrlyan took his obsession with midcentury motels and turned it into a retro-lover’s dream.

According to the organization’s website, there are currently 220 official chapters worldwide. Conscious Creations Art Studio, which is co-hosting the event, was founded in 2012 by artist Karen Izzi.