Route 66

Route 66 Oklahoma: Miami to Clinton

This ongoing photo gallery documents the historic stretch of Route 66 across Oklahoma, running westward from Miami to Clinton. Captured using a mix of digital and 35mm film, the images showcase iconic landmarks, vintage architecture and surviving roadside attractions along the longest drivable portion of the original Mother Road.

La Route 66 en Oklahoma : de Miami à Clinton

Cette galerie de photos documente le tronçon historique de la Route 66 à travers l'Oklahoma, d'est en ouest, de Miami à Clinton. Capturées à l'aide d'un mélange de numérique et de pellicule 35 mm, les images présentent des monuments emblématiques, une architecture d'époque et des attractions routières subsistant le long du plus long tronçon praticable de la Route 66 originale.

A towering 66-foot-tall illuminated soda bottle sculpture with a giant straw, standing outside the futuristic glass-and-steel Pops restaurant and gas station along Route 66 in Arcadia, Oklahoma.

A weathered, roofless stone skeleton of an early 1920s filling station standing alongside Route 66 just east of Arcadia, Oklahoma, featuring exposed masonry walls, a historical marker out front, and a rustic roadside charm near the Round Barn.

A view of the Oklahoma State Capitol building in Oklahoma City, featuring its neoclassical architecture and iconic 220-foot dome, situated along the historic path of Route 66.

Owl Court is a historic 1930s motor court and former filling station building located along the old Route 66 bypass on Britton Road in the historic Britton district of Oklahoma City, now restored as micro-retail and coffee spaces.

An old Ken's Pizza building in Chandler, Oklahoma.

A towering 30-foot-tall fiberglass superhero sculpture of "66 Man"—designed by local artist and Route 66 historian Jerry McClanahan—standing proudly in McClanahan Park in Chandler, Oklahoma.

The historic Rock Cafe in Stroud, Oklahoma, featuring its native sandstone exterior, neon signage, and iconic vintage vibe that inspired the "Sally Carrera" character in the Pixar movie Cars.

A historic 1924 steel-truss bridge featuring Parker through trusses and camelback Warren pony trusses, spanning the North Canadian River near Lake Overholser in Oklahoma City as a vintage landmark of original Route 66.

A striking geodesic dome building featuring a shimmering gold anodized aluminum exterior and mid-century modern architecture, located along historic Route 66 at NW 23rd Street and Classen Boulevard in Oklahoma City.

A vintage 1960s fast-food restaurant featuring a cuckoo clock-shaped roof, a giant yellow cuckoo bird mascot, and a bright green-and-yellow neon sign, standing as the last surviving Waylan's Ku-Ku Burger location along historic Route 66 in Miami, Okl

Historic Blue Whale of Catoosa roadside attraction along Route 66 in Catoosa, Oklahoma.

Buck Atom Space Cowboy Muffler Man roadside attraction on Route 66 in Tulsa, Oklahoma

A towering 35-foot-tall red cowboy boot sculpture titled Kicks 66, featuring illuminated details and a companion prickly pear cactus, standing in the parking lot of the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City as a tribute to Route

A giant, 23-foot-tall illuminated map push pin titled 'You Are Here' standing upright as a roadside art installation in Wellston, Oklahoma, marking the midpoint of Route 66 in the state.