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Wednesday, September 30, 2026

Our Route 66 Daily Journal: September 30, 2026

Today we did Route 66 from Stroud to Oklahoma City, which including going through the midpoint of Route 66 in Oklahoma, seeing a Route 66 Community Unifier statue being installed in Luther, and sushi for dinner in Oklahoma City.

Before sunrise, we took a walk around Main Street in Stroud to take photos of the neon signs.

We got coffee at Manvel Avenue Coffee Co. in Chandler.

We then walked a few blocks to take photos of the Westfall Phillips 66 Cottage Station.

We planned to also go to the Lincoln County Museum of Pioneer History in Chandler, but there hours have changed to only being Friday and Saturday. Thus, our next stop was the Oklahoma Route 66 Midpoint Statue in Wellston.

Also in Wellston, we found a Giant Matchstick when we stopped to do a selfie for credit for Butcher BBQ in the Oklahoma Passport because it was not open on the days we were in the area.

There is also a Will Rogers Highway Marker near the Giant Matchstick.

Our next stop was to take photos of the Threatt Filling Station.

We also took photos of the Route 66 Centennial Monument for Threatt Station.

As we were passing through Luther, we found the Luther Community Unifier being installed. We could also see the next one in the truck was for the Asian District, which maybe we can find installed while driving around Oklahoma City tomorrow.

In Arcadia, we stopped at the Round Barn mainly for the stamp in the Oklahoma Passport, but we also got some other cool stamps from there in my journal.

Of course, we could not pass through Arcadia without stopping at Pops 66.

Next stop was Bluebird Books in Edmond, OK, where they gave me a bookmark and a sticker to put in my journal along with their bluebird stamp.

At the Edmond History Museum, we learned about the local history including the Blue Hippo.

As we headed through Edmond towards Oklahoma City, we made sure to find and take some photos of the Blue Hippo.

Our first stop in Oklahoma City was for a few photos of the Uptown OKC Route 66 Centennial Monument.

Next we stopped at Craig’s Emporium for the stamp for the Uptown 23rd District, but it was also an interesting place to browse and find some unique things.

Nearby I took photos of the Milk Bottle Grocery as we drove by it.

As we drove to where we were going to have dinner, we found the Asian District Route 66 Centennial Monument.

After parking for dinner, we noticed the Western Avenue Route 66 Centennial Monument.

Our last stop of the day was for dinner at Sushi Neko.

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

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!