Things to do in Oklahoma
19 places worth stopping for and 1 places to stay on a road trip through Oklahoma.
See and do
- Wildlife
Wildlife · Lawton
Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
Granite peaks with free-roaming bison, elk and longhorns beside the road.
- Roadside oddity
Roadside oddity · Catoosa
Blue Whale of Catoosa
A huge smiling concrete whale built as a family swimming hole, now a free Route 66 picnic stop.
Waterfall · Davis
Turner Falls Park
A 77-foot waterfall into a swimming pool in the Arbuckle Mountains.
Museum · Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City National Memorial
A quiet outdoor memorial and museum for the 1995 bombing.
- Roadside oddity
Roadside oddity · FoyilHidden gem
Totem Pole Park
A 90-foot concrete totem pole built by one man over 15 years.
- History
History · HydroHidden gem
Lucille's Service Station (Provine Station)
Lucille Hamons' roadside station, the Mother Road's 'Mother' for nearly 60 years.
Museum · Oklahoma City
National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum
Large museum on the American West, from cowboys to Native art and rodeo.
- Museum
Museum · Clinton
Oklahoma Route 66 Museum
Decade-by-decade walk through Route 66 history in Clinton, Oklahoma.
- History
History · ArcadiaHidden gem
Arcadia Round Barn
A 1898 round barn with a domed roof, restored by locals.
- Museum
Museum · Chandler
Route 66 Interpretive Center, Chandler
Museum in a WPA Art Deco armory telling the story of the road decade by decade.
- Museum
Museum · ClaremoreHidden gem
J. M. Davis Arms and Historical Museum
One of the largest private gun collections in the world, plus a mix of local oddities.
- Roadside oddity
Roadside oddity · Tulsa
Golden Driller
A 76-foot oilman statue standing over Tulsa's expo grounds.
Museum · TulsaHidden gem
Route 66 Historical Village
Outdoor village with a Frisco steam locomotive and a 1920s style gas station.
- History
History · Miami
Coleman Theatre
Grand 1929 Spanish colonial theatre on Route 66 in Miami, Oklahoma.
- Museum
Museum · Claremore
Will Rogers Memorial Museum
Museum on the life of Oklahoma's best-loved humorist, set on a hill above town.
- Museum
Museum · Elk City
National Route 66 and Transportation Museum
Elk City's museum complex of Route 66 history, vehicles and a 1903 grist mill.
- History
History · SapulpaHidden gem
Bridge No. 18 at Rock Creek
Restored 1920s steel truss Route 66 bridge with brick decking, now a pedestrian park in Sapulpa.
Roadside oddity · Oklahoma CityHidden gem
Milk Bottle Grocery
Tiny grocery with a giant milk bottle sign on its roof.
- Museum
Museum · SapulpaHidden gem
Heart of Route 66 Auto Museum
Classic cars and Route 66 memorabilia in a 1948 armory building.
Food stops
- Restaurant
Restaurant · El RenoHidden gem
Sid's Diner
Fried onion burgers in a tiny diner on Route 66, a local specialty.
- Restaurant
Restaurant · Arcadia
Pops 66 Soda Ranch
A glass-walled diner and gas stop stocked with hundreds of bottled sodas, under a giant neon soda bottle.
Restaurant · Arcadia
POPS 66
A diner under a 66-foot soda bottle with hundreds of drinks on the wall.
Restaurant · StroudHidden gem
Rock Cafe
A 1939 stone cafe on Route 66 known for chicken-fried steak.
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