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POPS Soda Ranch


A giant 66 foot tall soda bottle lures travelers off of Route 66.

A gas station like no other: POPS Soda Ranch. In addition to serving up fuel, POPS offers a restaurant and a selection of hundreds of varieties of soda pop.

A unique building for a unique stop.

Do you like orange soda? Here are some of the orange options.

Or do you prefer flavors from another world?

Or do you prefer bacon and maple syrup?

PB&J pairs well with Buffalo Wings.

Corn and peanut butter. I might need something to wash that down.
No matter your tastes, POPS likely has something for you.


Arcadia Round Barn

It's a barn. It's round. It's old. It has stored hay. It has sheltered cattle. It has hosted dances. It's on the old Route 66. It was neglected for years. It was restored by volunteers in 1992 after the roof collapsed. Its downstairs contains a museum and gift shop. Its upstairs is available to rent for private parties.

As you travel Route 66, stop and see the round barn. Or, if you can't get there, take a virtual tour.




A museum and unique thrift-store-like gift shop fill the downstairs

Round barns were once touted to be tornado-proof

The upstairs is available to rent for private parties




Chandler Phillips 66 Service Station







Catoosa Blue Whale

From 1972 through 1988 Hugh Davis' giant Blue Whale attracted Route 66 travelers and local visitors to swim in his pond in Catoosa, Oklahoma. Today, swimming isn't permitted, but visitors are welcome to see the whale and picnic by the pond. When you visit, check out the small gift shop and ask to see the photos from the days that the pond was open for swimming.














Oklahoma City National Memorial

Oklahoma City National Memorial






We Search for the truth
We seek Justice.
The Courts Require it.
The Victims Cry for it.
GOD Demands it!


The Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum was created to honor those who were killed, those who survived and those changed forever by the 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City.


The field of empty chairs sits where the Murrah building once stood. Each chair represents a person killed in the bombing. The smaller chairs represent children. Very sobering.









Across the street...



Jesus Wept.