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Monday, July 21, 2025

Mini Golf Adventures: Route 66 Bowl Putt Putt

Date of Visit: June 22, 2025

Location: Route 66 Bowl Putt Putt, OK

Route 66 Bowl is more than just a bowling alley and one of the other attractions there is putt putt. Since we didn't have our bowling gear, we only played putt putt, but it did make me think we should bring our bowling gear next year when we do Route 66 so we could bowl here.

The putt putt area's walls are set up to resemble a town along with having some various road signs on the walls. The most interesting hole/holes is Hole 7 and 8, which has one starting point used for two separate holes. Also, unique is there are only 17 holes total and really it might as well have be just 16 as Holes 15 and 16 seem to be exactly the same.

Hole 1

Hole 2

Hole 3

Hole 4

Hole 5

Hole 6

Holes 7 and 8

Hole 9

Hole 10

Hole 11

Hole 12

Hole 13

Hole 14

Hole 15

Hole 16

Hole 17

Final Scores

Kj - 42
Mom - 56
Dad - 40

See full list of our Mini Golf Adventures here and our Route 66 Adventures here.

Destination Info:

Route 66 Bowl

901 E 1st St

Chandler, OK 74834

Check out our other Route 66 Mini Golf posts:

Route 66 Road Fest Mini Golf, Tulsa, OK

Saturday, July 19, 2025

Our Route 66 Adventures: Arcadia Round Barn

Date of Visit: June 22, 2025

We've been by the Arcadia Round Barn many times on our trips to Pops nearby and even stopped to take pictures of it at least once, but this was the first time we managed to find it open to visit. The lower level features a gift shop and a museum with exhibits about the barn and local history. The loft was built to host dances. Outside there are a variety of old farm implements.

Arcadia Round Barn Loft

Arcadia Round Barn

See full list of Our Route 66 Adventures here.

Destination Info:

Arcadia Round Barn

107 E Highway 66

Arcadia, OK 73007

Check out our other Arcadia area Route 66 posts:

Pops 66

Wednesday, July 16, 2025

Our Route 66 Adventures: Route 66 Interpretive Center

Date of Visit: June 22, 2025

The Route 66 Interpretive Center is located inside the former Chandler Armory, which was built as a WPA project. We enjoyed the short tour of the armory and the main video about a man's two journeys on Route 66 decades apart finding some of the same places he had stayed and visited. There is also several different video stations to watch other short videos about Route 66 while sitting in different car seats or laying on beds, but most of these either did not work or the volume was too low to really enjoy them. It's hard to recommend stopping here until they upgrade their audio system, but I still liked seeing the architecture and the main video is good.

Texaco Memorabilia Collection

See full list of Our Route 66 Adventures here.

Destination Info:

Route 66 Interpretive Center

400 E 1st St

Chandler, OK 74834

Check out our other Chandler area Route 66 posts:

Route 66 Bowl Putt Putt

Tuesday, July 15, 2025

Our Route 66 Adventures: Rock Cafe

Date of Visit: June 22, 2025

On our drive of Route 66 from Tulsa to Pops 66, we stopped at Rock Cafe for lunch. I was most interested in checking out Rock Cafe because I had read that their fried pickle slices inspired the dill pickle popcorn in Cars Land, which is my favorite Disney Parks food.

The Rock Cafe was one of the places Pixar visited when researching Cars and the owner inspired the character Sally. There is now a lot of Cars decor and memorabilia inside and out. We ended up in a corner booth next to what seems to be the most popular item as every few minutes it seemed someone came over to take a photo of the movie poster signed by John Lasseter.

Of course, I had to have the fried pickles, which were good fresh and also heated up the next morning for breakfast.

One of their other specialties is späetzle (german style noodles). I had enjoyed the Späetzle & Cheese and Dad had the Rock Cafe Späetzle (noodles w/ onions, bell peppers, and tomatoes).

After eating we also checked out the gift shop, which reminds me of the gift shop in Cars Land at Disney's California Adventure. We got a sticker for our Route 66 journal and a pin that is a fun addition to the Cars Land lanyard I have.

Before leaving we walked over to the park next door, which has a veteran's memorial and a Route 66 Centennial sign.

See full list of Our Route 66 Adventures here.

Destination Info:

Rock Cafe

114 W Main St

Stroud, OK 74079

Saturday, July 12, 2025

Our Route 66 Adventures: Driving Route 66 through Tulsa - 1926-1932 Alignment

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.

Goodwill Retail Store Route 66 Sign

Our last stop on our Route 66 drive through Tulsa was at the Route 66 Historical Village.

See full list of Our Route 66 Adventures here.

Check out our other Tulsa area Route 66 posts:

Route 66 Road Fest Mini Golf

She Brews

Our Route 66 Adventures: Route 66 Historical Village

Date of Visit: June 22, 2025

Route 66 Historical Village is an outdoor museum in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It is set up to mostly represent a train depot with a train out front (not original depot, but meant to represent the Red Fork Depot, which was originally nearby). It also celebrates Tulsa's oil history. The visitor center is located in a Phillips cottage style gas station, but it was not open yet when we visited and we did not have time to wait and ensure we got to Rock Cafe in time to have lunch.

Phillips Cottage Style Gas Station Replica

North America's Tallest Oil Derrick

Checking Route 66 Map

Trolley

You can go inside the trolley, but it was full of shattered glass.

Shattered Glass all over inside Trolley

Red Fork Depot

Frisco 4500 Meteor Steam Engine

Main Street Tulsa Route 66 Neon Sign

See full list of Our Route 66 Adventures here.

Destination Info:

Route 66 Historical Village

3770 Southwest Boulevard

Tulsa, Oklahoma 74107

Check out our other Tulsa area Route 66 posts:

Route 66 Road Fest Mini Golf

She Brews

Friday, July 11, 2025

Our Route 66 Adventures: Circle Cinema

Date of Visit: June 22, 2025

While driving through Tulsa on the 1926-1932 alignment, we stopped at Circle Cinema for the Oklahoma Route 66 Passport stamp. We also checked out the Oklahoma Walk of Fame in the sidewalk in front of the theater.