Our Route 66 Daily Journal: October 7, 2026

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Today we did Route 66 from Shamrock to Amarillo, TX including museums, car ranches, and mini golf.

Our first stop of the day was the Devil’s Rope and Texas Route 66 Museum in McLean.

Next we visited the McLean-Alanreed Area Museum.

Before leaving McLean we stopped at the restored 1929 Phillips 66 Station, which was the first Phillips 66 station in Texas.

As we continued on Route 66, we found the Old 66 Service Station in Alanreed.

Next we stopped to take photos of the Leaning Tower of Britten in Groom.

Our next stop was at the Cross of Our Lord Jesus Christ Ministries, which has the largest cross in the Western Hemisphere.

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We had lunch at The Big Texan in Amarillo.

After lunch, we stopped to take some photos of the Slug Bug Ranch.

Next we visited Texas Ivy Antiques.

We then went to the Texas Route 66 Visitor Center.

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Our next stop was at Cadillac Ranch.

Afterwards we stopped at the nearby 2nd Amendment Cowboy, where there ares some non-graffitied Cadillacs and a gift shop.

Next we played mini golf at Starlight Ranch Mini Putt.

Our last stop of the day was at Buc-ee's Amarillo.

See full list of Our Route 66 Adventures here and Google map here.

Our Route 66 Daily Journal: October 6, 2026

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Today we did Route 66 from Foss, OK to Shamrock, TX as well as detours to Washita Battlefield NHS and a Route 66 themed Interstate rest area.

I did not have a coffeeshop planned, but we ended up happening upon The Turtle Hole in Cheyenne, OK,

Washita Battlefield NHS is not on Route 66, but it is close enough that they have a Historic Route 66 stamp. The Washita Battlefield NHS America 250 stamp was my 250th NPS stamp of 2026.

As we drove through Sayre, we stopped for a photo of the WPA 1939 Pedestrian Underpass.

Also in Sayre, we happened upon the World's Largest Horseshoe.

As we drove through Erick, we stopped for photos of the Roger Miller and Sheb Wooley murals.

Before leaving Oklahoma, we visited the Erick Tourism Info Center to collect our keychains for completing the Oklahoma Route 66 passport.

In Erick, we also found their Route 66 Community Unifier statue.

Near the Texas/Oklahoma state line, we stopped at the Will Rogers Highway Marker and Dad added Texas to the back window of the car.

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Our first stop in Texas was at the Conoco Tower Station & U-Drop Inn Cafe, where we had lunch.

After lunch, we visited Shamrock's Pioneer West Museum.

We then checked out the Blarney Stone Plaza.

Down the road a little, we stopped at the Tower Plaza with the largest water tower of its kind in Texas.

In Shamrock, we also stopped for photos of a big boot outside a steakhouse.

We then took the Interstate to check our the Donley County Route 66 themed rest area.

After sunset, we took a short walk from the hotel to take photos of the U Drop Inn's neon.

See full list of Our Route 66 Adventures here and Google map here.

Our Route 66 Daily Journal: October 5, 2026

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Today we backtracked to Clinton, OK for the Oklahoma Route 66 Museum, went to Elk City via Interstate, took Route 66 to Sayre, OK and then backtracked to the KOA in Foss via Route 66.

The Oklahoma Route 66 Museum was our first stop of the day.

Outside the museum there is a Will Rogers Highway marker.

As we entered Elk City, we spotted the Elk City Route 66 Centennial Monument.

We also found the Elk City Community Unifier Statue.

We made a quick stop at the Elk City Chamber of Commerce for the stamp in the Oklahoma Route 66 passport.

We enjoyed a good lunch of soup and sandwiches at the Country Dove Gift & Tea Room in Elk City.

After lunch, we explored the Elk City Museum Complex, which includes a transportation museum, National Route 66 Museum, Old Town Museum, and a farm museum.

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Before leaving Elk City, we got a snack at 66 Sweet Spot. 

As we drove Route 66 from Elk City to Sayre, we crossed the Timber Creek Bridge (Dad got out to take some photos before we crossed).

In Sayre, we found the Sayre Community Unifier Statue.

As we drove Route 66 back to the KOA, we stopped at the Holy Family Cemetery in Canute to see the the 1928 grotto.

Nearby we visited the Canute Route 66 Park, where we played on the seesaw.

Our last stop of the day was near the KOA to take photos of cattle statues and old cars in a field that we noticed when we were driving by on the Interstate earlier in the day. It appears to be set up in honor of this area being part of the Great Western Cattle Trail.

See full list of Our Route 66 Adventures here and Google map here.

Our Route 66 Daily Journal: October 4, 2026

Today we started Route 66 in Calumet and ended in Foss, but also took somewhat of a detour off Route 66 to visit Foss State Park and did some parts more than once as we backtracked to things in Weatherford that were not open until later.

We started our day with coffee from White Buffalo Coffee Bar in Weatherford, OK.

We then drove out to Foss State Park, where we took a short hike and drove around to an overlook area.

For lunch, we returned to Weatherford and ate at Lucille’s Roadhouse.

After lunch, we visited the Stafford Air & Space Museum.

On the way to our checking in to our next KOA, we planned to mini golf in Clinton, but found that it was not open.

See full list of Our Route 66 Adventures here and Google map here.