Our Kaotic Life: Our Route 66 Adventures: Driving Route 66 through Tulsa

Date of Visit: June 22, 2025

We drove Route 66 through Tulsa mostly following the 1926-1932 alignment making a few stops along the way.

We started at Tulsa's Route 66 Eastern Gateway.

Next we planned to stop at the Route 66 Interpretive Plaza, but when we got to it there was signage saying closed to public due to littering, so we did not stop there.

As we took the 1926-1932 alignment, we passed the "Route 66 Rising" sculpture that is in the middle of a roundabout.

We parked at the Whittier Square to visit Circle Cinema. We also were going to get She Brews, which we had tried the day before, but found out it was closed on Sundays, although it is confusing because it seems open with there being a church service there (also found there was one at the Circle Cinema).

We had a Tulsa Route 66 map that we had picked up at the Route 66 Road Fest that helped us navigate Route 66 in Tulsa, but there was also signage that mostly helped stay on the alignment. It only became unclear when we got to downtown Tulsa and the map was not labeled well enough and we did not notice any signs to follow.

We liked the lights of the Blue Dome District.

Pedestrian Bridge for Cyrus Avery Centennial Plaza

Cyrus Avery Memorial Bridge Alongside Current 11th Stree Bridge

Avery Plaza Southwest Neon Sign Park

Cities Service Station Number 8

We drove into the parking lot for Howard Park, but did not get out because it looked like just a grassy area. As we continued on Route 66, we realized that there were some monuments on the far side of the park near the road.