Tuesday, September 29, 2026

Our Route 66 Daily Journal: September 29, 2026

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Today we revisited Sapulpa, Bristow, and Chandler to see museums that were closed yesterday and ended the day backtracking to stay in Stroud, OK.

We did not have a planned coffee stop and ended up pulling into the first coffeeshop - Jones Coffee Co - we saw as we drove down Route 66 from the Campbell Hotel.

At the Sapulpa Historical Society and Museum, we enjoyed a guided tour of the museum.

The guided tour continued over to the Sapulpa Fire Museum.

The Waite Phillips-Barnsdall Filling Station Museum is also operated by the Sapulpa Historical Society, but we just went over there and took photos of the outside.

Next we went to Happy Burger for grilled cheese and shakes for lunch.

Our last stop in Sapulpa was at the Heart of Route 66 Auto Museum, which has a 66 food tall gas pump outside.

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In Bristow, we stopped at the Bristow Toy Museum and enjoyed the collection of toys as well as some ice cream.

As we drove through Davenport, we decided to turn into town when we saw the sign about their historic Brick Broadway.

As we had visited the Route 66 Interpretive Center last year, this time we just stopped in for the stamp.

At the Route 66 Bowl in Chandler, we bowled a game.

We then headed back to Stroud to check into the Skyliner Motel.

We then walked to the Stroud Community Unifier Statue. 

We continued our walk to have dinner at the Rock Cafe.

On the way back to the hotel, we checked out some of the Neon on Main in Stroud, although it was not really dark enough to see it much.

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

Mini Golf Adventures: Douglas Park Miniature Golf


Date of Visit:
September 11, 2026

Location: Douglas Park Miniature Golf, Chicago, IL

Trying out the Douglas Park Miniature Golf was something I have wanted to do the past several trips I have been in Chicago, but the timing just never worked out. When I was finalizing our Route 66 route, I discovered Route 66 goes through Douglas Park, so I made it a priority to try to get a round of mini golf in here the day we arrived in Chicago.

We arrived to discover it closed, but there was a number to call and the person was able to come over to let us play. Turns out this time of year, it is mostly only open by appointment. While we waited for him to come open up, we enjoyed a walk around the park and its lake.

We really enjoyed this course. I liked that each course was themed to a different bird and there was a sign with some info about that bird. The course was a little worn in some parts, but they have been open for about four years, I think, and the worker said they plan to refresh the greens before next summer. It was also a surprisingly challenging course, but for once I beat Dad!

Hole 1 - American Robin

Hole 1 - American Robin

Hole 2 - Baltimore Oriole

Hole 2 - Baltimore Oriole

Hole 2 - Baltimore Oriole

Hole 3 - Dickcissel

Hole 3 - Dickcissel

Hole 4 - Northern Cardinal

Hole 4 - Northern Cardinal

Hole 5 - Barn Swallow

Hole 5 - Barn Swallow

Hole 6 - Pied-Billed Grebe

Hole 6 - Pied-Billed Grebe

Hole 7 - Downy Woodpecker

Hole 7 - Downy Woodpecker

Hole 7 - Downy Woodpecker

Hole 8 - American Goldfinch

Hole 8 - American Goldfinch

Hole 8 - American Goldfinch

Hole 9 - Indigo Bunting

Hole 9 - Indigo Bunting

Hole 10 - Black-Crowned Night Heron

Hole 10 - Black-Crowned Night Heron

Hole 10 - Black-Crowned Night Heron

Hole 11 - Canada Goose

Hole 11 - Canada Goose

Hole 12 - Red-Winged Blackbird

Hole 13 - Ring-Billed Gull

Hole 13 - Ring-Billed Gull

Hole 14 - American Crow

Hole 14 - American Crow

Hole 15 - Great Blue Heron

Hole 16 - Cooper's Hawk

Hole 16 - Cooper's Hawk

Hole 17 - Yellow Warbler

Hole 18 - American Tree Sparrow

Hole 18 - American Tree Sparrow

Final Scores

  • Kj - 60
  • Dad - 68

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