Our Route 66 Daily Journal: September 25, 2026

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Today was mostly spent going to museums in Claremore. We made a few other stops as we headed to Tulsa.

We got coffee at French Quarter Coffee Company.

As we still had time before the museums opened, we drove around Claremore taking some photos of the Will Rogers markers and statues in the median of 66. We also checked out the Route 66 Legacy Gardens, which has statues of a few famous people from the area.

The first museum we visited today was the Will Rogers Memorial Museum. We spent about two hours here and could have spent longer if we had watched more of the videos you can select to play in the theatre.

Next we visited the J. M. Davis Arms & Historical Museum, which has the world's largest private arms collection, but it also has other collections including steins, saddles, sculptures, and more local history than the Claremore Museum of History we visited later.

Our visit to the Claremore Museum of History was quick as it is rather small, but also because it was awkward as no staff greeted us and they were hosting a homecoming high school reunion event that included refreshment tables set up and was not clear if we were allowed to be there or not.

Before we left Claremore, we got another coffee each at French Quarter Coffee Company because I wanted to try the Royal Chickory Latte.

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As we headed towards Tulsa, we made a quick stop at The Nut House.

Since it was only around 3pm, as we drove through Catoosa, we decided to visit the D.W. Correl Musuem today instead of tomorrow. They have an impressive rock collection including Oklahoma rose rocks.

Our last stop of the day was at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Tulsa, so I could get a pin for my collection.

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

Ranger Dan: 105.2 Pullman National Historical Park

Date of Visit: September 11, 2026

As we have visited Pullman National Historical Park previously, this was mostly just a quick stop to get the America 250 stamp. We also visited the Pullman Coffee Club, which is in the building that used to be the Pullman Club and was not open on our last visit. I also did a sketch while we ate our picnic lunch.

Inside Pullman Club

Inside Pullman Club

Inside Pullman Club

See full list of Ranger Dan's National Parks Visited here.

Previous Visits to this Unit:

• 105.1 Pullman National Historical Park

Our Route 66 Daily Journal: September 24, 2026

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Today we did Route 66 from Vinita to Claremore, OK.

We started our day with coffee from Eastside Coffee.

Since we already did the Cherokee Nation Anne Mitchell Welcome Center yesterday, we had extra time this morning and decided to go back to the Buffalo Ranch. Coming at it from the south, we easily spotted where the buffalo are kept.

Next we visited the Vinita Welcome Center, where they have a Route 66 Monument.

We then learned about some of the local history of Vinita at the Eastern Trails Museum.

For lunch, we ate at the Hi-Way Cafe.

As we continued on Route 66, we stopped to take photos of the 1926 Pryor Creek Bridge in Chelsea.

Next we checked out the Chelsea Pedestrian Underpass and its mural art.

As we headed to our next stop, we decided to take a little detour and see the Site of Oklahoma’s First Oil Well.

Our next stop was at Ed Galloway’s Totem Pole Park.

Next we stopped to take photos of the Foyil Filling Station.

Nearby we also checked out the 1928 Route 66 Footrace Historical Marker.

We were ahead of schedule when we got to Claremore and were going to go to one of the museums we had planned for tomorrow, but after taking pictures of the Centennial Monument and Will Rogers Highway Marker, we realized we had a nail in a tire and instead went to a tire place to take care of that before it caused a delay.

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

Our Koffee Trail: Eastside Coffee

Date of Visit: September 24, 2026

Location: Eastside Coffee (Vinita, OK)

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We enjoyed visiting Eastside Coffee last summer, so when we ended up staying in Vinita on our Route 66 trip, it was an easy pick for this morning’s coffee.

I got a Brown-Eyed Girl (Nutella, Chocolate, Hazelnut) and Dad got a Honey Latte.

See full list of Our Koffee Trail stops here and Our Koffee Trail Google Maps list here.

Our Route 66 Daily Journal: September 23, 2026

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Today we started in Miami, OK, backtracked to see some things in Commerce, OK, and then continued along Route 66 back through Miami and ending in Vinita, OK.

We started the day with coffee from The Frozen Elephant, which is located in an old gas station building

Next door we took photos of an old Marathon station, which behind they are working on building a mini golf course.

With our coffees, we strolled up and down checking out the murals and Route 66 Park while we waited for things to open.

The first place we went to on Main Street was the Myaamia Heritage Museum & Miami Nation Gift Shop, which has a good exhibit about their ribbonmaking.

We stopped in at the Coleman Theatre right when it opened at 10am. They were getting ready for a tour group, but gave us a very quick tour including letting us hear the Wurlitzer.

Our last stop in Miami was at the Dobson Museum and Home, which had good exhibits about the local area's history.

After the museum, we headed to Commerce, OK, for lunch at Dairy King, which included a Route 66 cookie.

After lunch, we went across the street to take photos of Allen’s Conoco Filling Station.

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Next we visited Mickey Mantle’s Childhood Home.

Before leaving Commerce, we also checked out the Mickey Mantle Memorial Statue.

As continued on Route 66 back through and past Miami, we drove on the Ribbon Road remnants of the original Route 66.

Next we stopped at the Buffalo Ranch Travel Center, which used to be where you could see buffalo, but seems to just be a regular truck stop gas station now, although supposedly there are still some buffalo nearby you can see, but we didn't.

At Miller Pecan Company, we got some pecans.

A little bit down the road we found one of the Will Rogers Memorial Highway markers and some more remnants of the Ribbon Road.

We made a brief stop at Nowhere on Route 66 for the stamp in the Oklahoma Route 66 passport (too many places too close together to eat at all the food stops in the passport).

As we drove through Afton, we stopped to take photos of their Route 66 mural.

Before leaving Afton, we checked out the Crosstar Flag and Tag Museum.

Not much farther down the road, we found one of the older Will Rogers Memorial markers.

As we ended up in Vinita earlier than expected, we visited the Cherokee Nation Anna Mitchell Cultural & Welcome Center today instead of our original plan of visiting tomorrow.

Our last stop of the day was for dinner at Clanton's Cafe.

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