Oklahoma City to Tulsa

Jeff and Paula wanted to go see the Hobby Lobby Corporate Headquarters so we agreed to separate for the day and meet up again in Tulsa.

Bill and I headed out and made our first stop at Pop's Soda Ranch. In front of the building is a 60' tall soda bottle complete with neon lights if you come by at night.  The store has an impressive assortment of different soda flavors.  Some of the flavors are different varieties of cola, root beers and fruit flavored sodas but they also have a huge selection of unique flavors some of which sound downright gross and disgusting. We bought an assorted six pack to try out.

After the Soda Ranch it was only a mile or two down the road to the Arcadia Round Barn. The barn was built by a local farmer in 1898.  He built it round because he thought in case of a tornado the strong winds would flow around the barn instead of knocking it down. At least so far, it seems to have worked.

The next stop on the Route was in Chandler at the 66 Bowl. This is a Route 66 themed bowling alley and it is a 5-Star "Must See" stop.  The whole inside is decorated with vintage road signs. They have a neon mini putt-putt golf, and arcade room, a collection of antique gas pumps, and the world's longest bowling lane at 101' long.  A young man, 17 year old Toby gave us a personal tour of the whole facility.  We offered to buy him lunch but he said he couldn't accept it.  I told Bill he'd probably prefer a tip anyway.   We gave him $10 and told him to use it for gas for his car or to take his girlfriend out on a date.  It turns out he is the owner's son and we told the owner what a great kid he is and that he is a real asset to their business 

After leaving the bowling alley we continued along Route 66 and when we got to Davenport, OK we came upon a diner with lots of cars outside which is usually a pretty good sign that the place has good food.  We pulled into Tammy's Route 66 Roundup Diner for lunch.  The place lived up to our expectations with good food, large portions, and reasonable prices.  As crowded as the parking lot looked when we arrived there were twice as many cars when we left.  Apparently a very popular choice for travelers and locals as well.

We made a quick stop at the Historic Rock Cafe in Stroud, OK.  I went in a took a quick look but we didn't stay.  After we met up with them, Paula and Jeff said they ate there and the food was just okay and the servers were all young girls more interested in talking to their boyfriends than taking care of the customers. 

We continued along the Route into Sapulpa and made a quick visit to the Vintage 66 Market.  It is just an antique shop with several rooms and booths by different vendors.

I searched and found a campground in Tulsa called Warrior Rv Park and reserved space for both motorhomes. We set up and relaxed and Paula and Jeff met us there after about an hour.

After they arrived, the four of us took off in the jeep to see some of the sights around Tulsa. Our first location was the giant Gold Driller Statue.

We took a couple of quick pictures and searched for directions to the Cyrus Avery Bridge at Centennial Plaza.  We drove around a bit to find the plaza which is also the location of the huge East Meets West sculpture. 

It was an easy drive to the old Meadow Gold sign which turned out to be the site of several iconic attractions in a one block area.  In the "Meadow Gold District" you'll find Buck Atoms Cosmic Curios shop with a Giant Cowboy, a giant Rosie the Riveter statue, and Ike's Chili.

We had made plans to go to Kilkenny's Irish Pub for dinner and found it to be a short drive from the Meadow Gold district.  It is rated as one of the best Irish pubs in the country.  It did not disappoint and was a welcome change of pace from the diner food we have been eating the past couple of weeks.

We went back to the campground and watched some of the returns from the primary election held today before heading to bed.  We were awakened a couple of times during the night from the sound of heavy rain.