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!

Book titled 'Route 66: 100 Years' edited by Jim Hinckley, featuring a neon sign design on the cover.

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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.

A ceramic mug featuring the text 'Coffee with Jim' and 'Jim Hinckley's America', with a desert landscape and a cactus illustration.

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 hidden ghost towns in the desert southwest, we’re your trusted guide to authentic American adventures that blur the line between past and present.

Certificate of Recognition from the California Legislature honoring Jim Hinckley for his dedication to the preservation of American history, dated March 25th, 2026.

Latest Articles

  • Our Virtual Diner Has Moved: A New era for Coffee With Jim

    Our virtual diner has moved. That marks a new era for Coffee With Jim, our weekly podcast. Aside from a more interactive program and a new location, nothing else has changed. Stories will still be shared, road trips will be inspired, and America’s amazing story will be brought to life. This program will still be…

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  • Good Morning From Jim Hinckley’s America

    https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-7qk9e-1ace437 It’s the dawn of a new era at Jim Hinckley’s America and we wanted to share some exciting, and a few darkly comedic, updates. On today’s program: We confirm that Jim Hinckley and Jim Hinckley’s America is still going strong –  Provide an update about Coffee With Jim, our weekly podcast –  Invite you…

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  • Hiding in Plain Sight: A vacation destination

    Hiding in plain sight is a vacation destination that is one of the most famous towns in America. Its Route 66 connection gives it name recognition. That connection also obscures the diverse array of attractions that make this desert crossroads one of the most overlooked vacation destinations in the southwest. Now you go through St.…

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Professional Services

Let Jim Hinckley’s America be your passport to adventure.

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 some smile inducing programs to conferences, festivals, tours, and conventions. What can we do for you?

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