If you love all of that Route 66 history, you can also visit an old Phillips 66 filling station that is under the process of renovation and the last remaining Meramec Cavern barn sign in the state.ĭestinations is a kitschy diner for when all of that makes you hungry. What was going on in these ice cream shops?!? There’s no real coherent thread here, but we did have some fun reading old documents detailing rules for teaching in the 1900s.Įxample: No loitering in ice cream shops. It’s a retelling of a man’s adventures on a Route 66 road trip back in the day, and you really just had to be there.įrom there, you can visit the Museum of Pioneer History, which resembles an antique shop or maybe an old lady’s attic. It’s home to the Route 66 Interpretive Center, a modest museum that kicks things off with required viewing of one of the strangest home movies I’ve ever seen. This odd little town was our pick as a meeting point when we didn’t want to drive all the way to Oklahoma City to meet up with Brian’s cousin, a grad student up there. What is there to do between Tulsa and OKC? Chandler, Oklahoma, is one of the quirkiest things to do between Tulsa and OKC. It’s not exactly on Route 66, but it’s close enough that it doesn’t feel like an aggressive detour if you’re already traveling the Mother Road. Galloway was a retired teacher and semi-retired artist who used the last few years of his life to build these giant totem poles with his art students. As we visited in the off-season, we weren’t able to see inside his Fiddle House, a literal collection of fiddles, but the totems were still impressive. Chelsea, OklahomaĪ quick trip of under an hour will get you to Chelsea and Ed Galloway’s Totem Pole Park. If you’re at all into Thorpe’s legacy, I’d recommend calling ahead just in case, especially if you’re visiting in the winter as we were. The point of this story is that the house seemed like a really intriguing thing to do. She offered to return in a half hour when she was done with her soak, but we didn’t really want to stick around. I’m in the tub,” the guide on the phone told me. Despite clearly posted signage about hours of operation on the front door and signage leading up to the house, no one was there. Our visit to Yale was admittedly quick, but that’s only because we thought we could stop at the Jim Thorpe House on our way back to Tulsa from Oklahoma City. I’m talking beeswax lotion, honey straws, and honey soaps. They make the expected all-natural honey but also all kinds of honey items you didn’t know you needed. In the mood for unique gifts? Roark Acres Honey Farms is a great place to start and support a locally-owned business. It’s the town’s hub for dining, shopping, and entertainment, and a great people-watching destination. I keep wanting to call it the Jenks Riverwalk, but alas. There are over 100 unique exhibits, including an underwater tunnel with sharks swimming overhead.įrom there, you can go antiquing or take a stroll around the Riverwalk Jenks. This is one of the largest indoor aquariums in the region, so expect to spend a few hours here. Start at the Oklahoma Aquarium and visit its over 8,000 water inhabitants. If you’re looking for day trips from Tulsa with kids, this is a great easy option. Jenks is a charming Oklahoma town just 15 minutes from Tulsa. Photo courtesy of Roark Acres Honey Farms. If you really only have time for one, it’d be between Tahlequah and Oklahoma City for me! Jenks, Oklahoma Just follow the link below: GIMME MY EASY ROAD TRIPS FROM TULSA MAP! If you want to see all of these on a map, I’ve got you. You’ll find that it’s easy to combine a few into a longer day trip or spend a few hours in each destination vs. They’re not in any order of importance but listed by approximate drive time and mileage. The day trips in Oklahoma from Tulsa that I get into below are all battle-tested by us, for better or worse. Rent a car upon arrival in Tulsa from a site like Hotwire or Priceline. This guide assumes you have a car to make the day trips from Tulsa happen. That said, always check those map apps before you hit the road to account for traffic, weather delays, and whatever else may go down on these roads. Everything you see here will be listed by travel time so that you can explore with max efficiency. I’ll get into all of that and more with this guide to Tulsa day trips. You’ll have to add another hour to check out the Ouachita Mountain Range and its imposing terrain. Bentonville and Fayetteville, two Arkansas towns, are a great base for exploration in the area. Tulsa is about two hours and 20 minutes from the mountains if you want to visit the Ozarks.
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