Roadside oddity
Blue Whale of Catoosa
Catoosa, Oklahoma
A huge smiling concrete whale built as a family swimming hole, now a free Route 66 picnic stop.
- Cost
- Free
- Booking
- No need to book
- Time to allow
- 30 min
Hugh Davis built this concrete whale in the 1970s as an anniversary present for his wife, with a pond for swimming around it. Swimming is no longer allowed, but you can walk onto the whale, take photos and picnic in the shade of the surrounding grounds. A small gift shop sits across the lot.
Good to know
- Swimming is not permitted any more
- Free to visit; the gift shop is seasonal
- Combine with a stop in Tulsa 20 minutes west
- Getting there
- Sealed lot right off old Route 66, big enough for campervans
- Vehicles
- Campervans fine
- Dogs
- Dogs on a lead
Facilities
- Picnic tables
- Rubbish bins
- Toilets
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