Ever since I was a little girl, it was always a treat for us to stop in Cave City, Kentucky, and visit the Wigwam Village #2.  Even to this day, I have taken many friends to see a real concrete Wigwam Village.  It is a piece of Americana of our days past.  The days were novelty attractions helped ease roadweary minds.

A little history lesson - it was built in 1937 as the 2nd Wigwam Village in Kentucky (first being down the road in Horse Cave, Kentucky, but no longer there).  It will be 70 years old in 2017.  According to their website, "Of the seven original Wigwam Villages, only three remain: #2 in Cave City, Kentucky, #6 in Holbrook, Arizona. and #7 in Riallto, California.  Wigwam Village #2 is an impressive sight and is truly a monument to one man’s American dream that came true. The main building, made up of 38 tons of concrete and 13 tons of steel, stands 52 feet high. It originally housed a restaurant and gift shop, but with the completion of Interstate 65 in the mid-60s, the restaurant was closed and this main building now houses a gift shop. Smaller wigwams on either side of the gift shop are public restrooms. Each of the remaining 15 buildings are bedrooms, complete with private bathrooms. Ten of these buildings have one double bed and the other five have 2 double beds. Furnishings in each of the buildings are original from the 1930's and are made of hickory and cane."