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Route 66 - Western Oklahoma Road Trip

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158.4 miles: 3 hours, 45 minutes
I-40 replaced the fabled Mother Road decades ago in this part of Oklahoma, but no area recalls its heritage more enthusiastically, with not one, but two museums filled with Route 66 memorabilia, one in Elk City and one in Clinton. Another museum honors native son Roger Miller, known for “King of the Road,” his 1964 hit celebrating the vagabond life.
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Erick Welcome Center to Clinton
61.4 miles: 1 hours, 31 minutes
I-40 replaced the fabled Mother Road decades ago in this part of Oklahoma, but no area recalls its heritage more enthusiastically, with not one, but two museums filled with Route 66 memorabilia, one in Elk City and one in Clinton. Another museum honors native son Roger Miller, known for “King of the Road,” his 1964 hit celebrating the vagabond life.
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National Route 66 Museum
2717, West 3rd Street Elk City, Oklahoma 73644
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Elk City Old Town Museum Complex
2717, West 3rd Street Elk City, Oklahoma 73644
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Oklahoma Route 66 Museum
2229, West Gary Boulevard Clinton, Oklahoma 73601
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Clinton to Oklahoma City
96.9 miles: 2 hours, 14 minutes
From Clinton the route makes a beeline east to Oklahoma City past wind turbines and vast, irrigated fields. In OKC, a segment of historic Route 66 passes two iconic, mid-century landmarks: the futuristic Gold Dome of Citizens State Bank at 1112 N.W. 23rd St., and a giant milk bottle atop a little wedge of a building one block north.
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Heartland of America Museum
1600, South Frontage Road Weatherford, Oklahoma 73096
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Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum
620, North Harvey Avenue Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102
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Myriad Botanical Gardens and Crystal Bridge Tropical Conservatory
301, West Reno Avenue Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102